Federal Communications Commission DA 20-1240 DA 20-1240 Released: October 20, 2020 FCC RELEASES AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 23, 2020 TECH SUPPLIER DIVERSITY OPPORTUNITY SHOWCASE Virtual Event to be Co-hosted by Internet Association GN Docket No. 17-208 This Public Notice announces the agenda for the virtual Tech Supplier Diversity Opportunity Showcase occurring on Friday, October 23, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., EDT. The event is co-hosted by the Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment (ACDDE), the FCC’s Media Bureau, and the Internet Association, a member organization of the ACDDE. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, Internet Association Interim President and CEO Jon Berroya, National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial, and William M. Manger, Jr., Chief of Staff and Associate Administrator, Office of Capital Access, U.S. Small Business Administration, will deliver remarks. Prior registration is required. The Tech Supplier Diversity Opportunity Showcase will provide information, resources, and support to diverse communications businesses, including those focused on legacy communications industries (e.g., radio, television, telecommunications, and satellite), as well as those engaged in more technology-oriented industries that wish to do business with tech and communications companies or government agencies as vendors, suppliers, or partners. Businesses seeking to upgrade technology for their own operations will also receive valuable information. The showcase will include two informative panels. The first, Show Me the Money: Traditional and Alternative Sources of Capital, will feature representatives from tech industry financial sources (“FinTech”), tech sector companies, community banks and organizations, private equity/venture capital entities and the Small Business Administration (SBA), who will discuss traditional and alternative sources of capital. The second, How to Pivot in a COVID-19 World: Opportunities and Reinvention Strategies for Diverse Communications Businesses, will examine the resources, strategies, and future technology trends that will enable diverse communications businesses to plan for tomorrow. The agenda for the showcase is attached to this Public Notice. The showcase will be presented as a Zoom webinar. To register and join the online event: 1. Click here or copy the link below and paste it into your browser    https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GW0PCaEdRRipR0mktLcvpQ  2. Complete the requested information and click Register. 3. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email message containing instructions for joining the event, the password, and the link for the meeting. Captioning will be provided for this event.  Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.  Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).  Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed.  In addition, please include a way for the FCC to contact the requester if more information is needed to fill the request.  Please allow at least five days’ advance notice for accommodation requests; last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to accommodate.   More information about the ACDDE is available at https://www.fcc.gov/advisory-committee-diversity-and-digital-enpowerment. You may also contact Jamila Bess Johnson, the Designated Federal Officer for the Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment, at (202) 418-2608, or Jamila-Bess.Johnson@fcc.gov; or Julie Saulnier, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 418-1598, or Julie.Saulnier@fcc.gov; or Jamile Kadre, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 418-2245 or Jamile.Kadre@fcc.gov. – FCC – APPENDIX TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIER DIVERSITY OPPORTUNITY SHOWCASE CO-SPONSORED BY THE MEDIA BUREAU FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, INTERNET ASSOCIATION, AND THE DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT AND INCLUSION WORKING GROUP OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY AND DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT October 23, 2020 1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. VIRTUAL AGENDA 1:00 pm: Welcome Rudy Brioché, Vice President and Policy Counsel, Global Public Policy Comcast Corporation Chair, Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group Sanford S. Williams, Director FCC Office of Communications Business Opportunities FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Anna M. Gomez, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP Representing Hispanic National Bar Association Chair, Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment Jon Berroya, Interim CEO and President Internet Association S. Jenell Trigg, Esq., Member, Lerman Senter PLLC Representing Wireless Internet Service Providers Association Co-Lead, Digital Empowerment Subgroup, Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group 1:25 pm: Session I: Show Me the Money! Traditional and Alternative Sources of Capital Moderator Clint Odom, Senior Vice President for Policy and Advocacy and Washington Bureau Executive Director National Urban League Member, Startup Subgroup, Diversity in the Tech Sector Working Group, ACDDE Remarks William M. Manger, Jr., Chief of Staff and Associate Administrator Office of Capital Access, US Small Business Administration Panelists Jesús Borboa, Supplier Diversity Manager PayPal Melissa Bradley, Founder and Managing Member 1863 Ventures Marcelino Ford-Levine, Managing Director Intel Capital Dr. Francis C. Spampinato, Associate Administrator Office of Government Contracting and Business Development US Small Business Administration Yanki Tshering, Executive Director Business Center for New Americans Sonja Wells, Chief Lending Officer City First Bank 3:00 pm: Workshop Break 3:20 pm: Remarks Sean Perryman, Director, Social Impact Policy and Counsel Internet Association Member, Supplier Diversity Subgroup, Diversity in the Tech Sector Working Group, ACDDE Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Senior Fellow and Director, Brookings Institution Center for Technology Innovation – Governance Studies Chair, Diversity in the Tech Sector Working Group, ACDDE 3:30 pm: Session II: How to Pivot in a COVID-19 World: Opportunities and Reinvention Strategies for Diverse Communications Businesses Moderator Dr. Ron Johnson, Chief Subject Matter Expert – Diversity and Inclusion The Wireless Infrastructure Association Lead, Supplier Diversity Subgroup, Diversity in the Tech Sector Working Group, ACDDE Remarks Marc Morial, President and CEO National Urban League Panelists Anita Stephens Graham, Maryland Market Manager Arctaris Impact Fund; Advisor, Heart and Soul Magazine Ajamu Johnson, Vice President, Procurement Comcast Corporation Joyce Christanio, Senior Program Manager, Supplier Diversity T-Mobile USA David Reaves, Director - Partnerships and Professional Services, Public Sector Verizon Business Group Melynnie Rizvi, Deputy General Counsel, Senior Director of Employment, Inclusion, and Impact SurveyMonkey Guylaine Saint Juste, Managing Director, Employer of Influence Strategy Year Up 5:20 pm Closing Remarks Susan Au Allen, National President and CEO, US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation Co-Lead, Digital Empowerment Subgroup, Digital Empowerment & Inclusion Working Group Jamila Bess Johnson, Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment Federal Communications Commission FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY AND DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT (* Designates a member of the Tech Supplier Opportunity Showcase Planning Committee) Anna Gomez, Chair, ACDDE, Wiley Rein LLP* Heather Gate, Vice Chair, ACDDE, Connected Nation* Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group Members Rudy Brioché, Chair, Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group, Comcast* S. Jenell Trigg, Co-Lead, Digital Empowerment Subgroup, Lerman Senter PLLC* Susan Au Allen, Co-Lead, Digital Empowerment Subgroup, U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce* Sindy Benavides, League of Latin American Citizens Laura Berrocal, Charter Communications Harin J. Contractor, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Roy E. Litland, Verizon* Alfredo Rodriguez, DISH Marie R. Sylla-Dixon, T-Mobile USA* (Shellie Blakeney, Alternate, T-Mobile USA*) Felicia West, Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia Diversity in the Tech Sector Working Group Members: Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee, Chair, Diversity in the Tech Sector Working Group, Brookings Institution Center for Technology Innovation – Governance Studies* Dr. Ronald Johnson, Lead, Supplier Diversity Subgroup, The Wireless Infrastructure Association* Maria E. Brennan, Women in Cable Telecommunications* Deborah A. Elam, Corporate Playbook Consulting, LLC Maurita Coley Flippin, Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council Rosa Mendoza Dávila, ALLvanza Rashidi Hendrix, Metallic Entertainment Clint Odom, National Urban League* Sean Perryman, Internet Association* Brian Scarpelli, ACT/The App Association Dr. Fallon Wilson, Tennessee for Higher Education’s HBCU Success Office Christopher Wood, LGBT Technology Partnership & Institute 2