Speaking + Events
Conferences + Events
Presentations + Panels
I regularly present at national and international conferences and events.- American Public Human Services Association (2023, 2024)
- Identiverse (2024)
- Smart Cities New York Urban Tech Summit(2021)
- Code for Japan Summit (2018 Keynote)
- Enterprise UX (2017)
- Web Directions: Transform, Australia (2017)
- Personal Democracy Forum (2016)
- AIGA/NY City as Interface (2015)
- Design in Government (2015)
- Code for America Summit (2013, 2014, 2015)
- Puerto Rico Government UX/UI Bootcamp (2013 Keynote)
- 1 Million Cups (2013)
Invited Expert
I’m frequently invited as an expert and trusted partner to join closed-door events.- Center for Public Sector AI / Center for Civic Futures Making AI Work for Human Services (2024, 2025)
- Aspen Financial Resilience Summit (2023, 2024)
- Aspen Institute A Conversation on Digital Identity in Financial Services (2024)
- Aspen Benefits21 Leadership Forum (2022, 2024, 2025)
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Economic Mobility & Opportunity Anchor Partner Convening (2023, 2024)
- National Governors Association Economic Mobility Summit (2022)
Guest Lectures
In addition to working with students at Georgetown, I regularly guest lecture at universities.- Parsons School of Design (2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020)
- Cornell Tech (2022, 2025)
- New York University (2019, 2023)
- University of Michigan (2011, 2024)
- School of Visual Arts (2018)
- Kansas City Art Institute (2013)
Event Curation + Hosting
I design, curate, and host in-person and virtual events to share knowledge, foster collaboration, and explore new horizons.
BenCamp: Ensuring State Capacity for Accessible, Secure, and Accurate Digital Benefits Delivery
Ensuring state and local government capacity for accessible, secure, and accurate digital benefits delivery requires cross-sector collaboration and partnerships. Over the past few years, we have seen new leadership, growing investment, and the scaling of promising practices that have allowed state and local governments to deliver in new ways. This moment in time requires bolder approaches and closer coordination and collaboration.
On June 25–26, 2025, the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University hosted BenCamp 2025 for nearly 60 expert digital services and benefits practitioners from state and local governments, nonprofits, academia, and philanthropy in Seattle, Washington. Together, we mapped existing work and the adoption of best practices, wishes for future collaboration, and where organizations could immediately help. Through these shared priorities, we are able to identify how to best improve digital benefits access and service delivery, raise awareness of opportunities where the ecosystem can provide needed support, and track our work over time.
BenCon: The Digital Benefits Conference
More than 120 practitioners from 70 organizations gathered in Washington, D.C. on June 13-14, 2023 to collaborate on the future of public benefits delivery at BenCon 2023, the first-annual convening of the Digital Benefits Network at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University. The first day featured collaborative working sessions and research report outs. The second day opened with talks and panels, followed by “learn something, build something” workshops on AI, procurement, digital identity, and reaching beneficiaries.
BenCon 2024 brought together more than 200 government leaders, cross-sector practitioners, researchers, advocates, and students who are improving digital delivery of vital programs. Together we explored core topics to navigate accessible, effective, and equitable technology in public benefits. Core themes included improving digital service delivery, digital identity, automation and artificial intelligence, and timely topics in public benefits. We sought to position ourselves in the moment we’re in—socially, politically, and technologically—to continue to chart the course to excellence in digital benefits delivery.
