2nd Annual NYS Digital Equity Network Conference

Tuesday, August 5, 2025
The Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT)
The NYS Digital Equity Network (NYSDEN), in collaboration with CEWIT, will host a full-day event bringing together digital equity leaders from across New York. The Annual Convening unites practitioners, policymakers, funders, and grassroots groups to explore bold solutions for expanding digital access. This year’s theme, Advancing Access Through Collective Advocacy, emphasizes the power of unified action to unlock funding, drive outcomes, and create lasting change.
Through interactive panels, skill-building workshops, and case-driven breakout sessions, attendees will dive into urgent issues including AI and digital inclusion, hardware affordability, infrastructure volatility, funding diversification, and reaching underserved populations like people with disabilities and those impacted by incarceration.
This event is free, but registration is required
Agenda
| Time | Plenary Room | Breakout Room |
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| 8:00am – 9:00 am | Breakfast & Networking | |
| 9:00 am – 9:15 am | Welcome! | |
| 9:15 am – 10:00 am | Keynote with Dr. Revati Prasad | |
| 10:00 am – 10:50 am | From Coalition to Campaign — Turning Partnerships in to Advocacy Engines for Digital Equity |
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| 11:00 am – 11:50 am | The AI Equity Conversation: Nonprofits, AI, and the Future of Equitable, Ethical Service |
Accessibility Is Equity: Centering Services for those with Disabilities in our Digital Inclusion Programming |
| 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm | Cross-Sector Alignment for Impact: Integrating Digital Equity into Workforce, Healthcare, and Economic Systems |
AI For Non-Profits: Workshop on AI Agent Creation |
| 2:00 pm – 2:50 pm | Stronger Together: Strategic Casemaking to Power NYSDEN’s Collective Impact |
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| 3:00 pm – 3:50 pm | Funding in Freefall — Strategies for Sustaining Digital Equity in a Shifting Landscape |
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| 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Closing | |
| 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Networking Social |
