Yvette D. Clarke, Representative from the 9th District, New York: Hailing from central Brooklyn, Congresswoman Yvette Diane Clarke feels honored to represent the community that raised her. She is the proud daughter of Jamaican immigrants and takes her passion for her Caribbean heritage to Congress, where she co-chairs the Congressional Caribbean Caucus and works to foster relationships between the United States and the Caribbean Community. Clarke is Chair of the Homeland Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Subcommittee, under the jurisdiction of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and was Chair of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee during the 116th Congress. Clarke has been a member of the Congressional Black Caucus since coming to Congress in 2007 and today chairs its Immigration Task Force. As the Representative of the Ninth Congressional District of New York, Congresswoman Clarke has dedicated herself to continuing the legacy of excellence established by the late Honorable Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman and Caribbean American elected to Congress. In the 116th Congress, Congresswoman Clarke introduced landmark legislation, which passed in the House, the Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6). This legislation would give 2.5 million DREAMers, temporary protected status, and deferred enforcement departure recipients a clear citizenship pathway. Clarke is a leader in the tech and media policy space as co-chair of the Smart Cities Caucus and co-chair of the Multicultural Media Caucus. Congresswoman Clarke believes smart technology will make communities more sustainable, resilient, and livable and works hard to ensure communities of color are not left behind while these technological advancements are made. Clarke formed the Multicultural Media Caucus to address diversity and inclusion issues in the media, telecom, and tech industries. Clarke is one of the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, which develops programs to support the aspirations of Black women of all ages. Congresswoman Clarke is also the co-chair of the Medicare for All Caucus, where she is fighting for the right to universal health care. Prior to being elected to the United States House of Representatives, Congresswoman Clarke served on New York’s City Council, representing the 40th District. She succeeded her pioneering mother, former City Council Member Dr. Una S. T. Clarke, making them the first mother-daughter succession in the City Council’s history. She cosponsored City Council resolutions that opposed the war in Iraq, criticized the federal USA PATRIOT Act, and called for a national moratorium on the death penalty. Congresswoman Clarke is a graduate of Oberlin College and was a recipient of the prestigious APPAM/Sloan Fellowship in Public Policy and Policy Analysis. She received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the University of Technology, Jamaica, and the Honorary Doctorate of Public Policy from the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean. Congresswoman Clarke currently resides in the neighborhood where she grew up, in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Mignon Clyburn, former FCC Commissioner: Mignon Clyburn is the daughter of Congressman Jim Clyburn, Mignon served as commissioner of the FCC from 2009 to 2018. Throughout her tenure as commissioner, Clyburn fought to preserve net-neutrality in the United States and mounted "a vigorous defense of the FCC's pro-consumer policies." Prior to her work as commissioner of the FCC, Clyburn served 11 years on the Public Service Commission of South Carolina and worked for nearly 15 years as publisher of the Coastal Times, a Charleston weekly newspaper focused on the African American community. Following her commissionership, Clyburn served as an advisor to T-Mobile through its merger with Sprint. In July, Lionsgate named her to its board, becoming the company’s first black woman to assume the role. Recently, she worked on a voluntary basis as part of the Biden transition team.

Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies, Director, Center for Technology Innovation: Dr. Nicol Turner Lee is a senior fellow in Governance Studies, the director of the Center for Technology Innovation, and serves as Co-Editor-In-Chief of TechTank. Dr. Turner Lee researches public policy designed to enable equitable access to technology across the U.S. and to harness its power to create change in communities across the world. Her work also explores global and domestic broadband deployment and internet governance issues. She is an expert on the intersection of race, wealth, and technology within the context of civic engagement, criminal justice, and economic development. Her current research portfolio also includes artificial intelligence (AI), particularly machine learning algorithms and their unintended consequences on marginalized communities. Her recent co-authored paper on the subject has made her a sought out speaker in the U.S. and around the world on the topics of digital futures, AI and ethics, algorithmic bias, and the intersection between technology and civil/human rights. She is also an expert on topics that include online privacy, 5G networks and the digital divide. Dr. Turner Lee has a forthcoming book on the U.S. digital divide titled Digitally Invisible: How the Internet is Creating the New Underclass (forthcoming 2021, Brookings Press). She sits on various U.S. federal agency and civil society boards. Dr. Turner Lee has a Ph.D. and M.A. from Northwestern University and graduated from Colgate University.

Angela Y. Ball, Vice President Regulatory Affairs, NBC Universal: Angela Y. Ball, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs NBCUniversal Angela is a member of the Government Affairs team at NBCUniversal (NBCU), where she advises NBCU-owned television stations, cable networks and digital platforms on federal laws and regulations impacting media and technology companies, including those enforced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), relating to content and advertising standards, political broadcasting, children’s programming, accessibility (closed captioning/video description), and station licensing, and participates in the development of and advocacy related to NBCU’s regulatory and legislative priorities, including platform governance, accessibility, privacy and media modernization. In this role, Angela routinely advises internal clients, prepares legal guidance and executive briefing updates and conducts compliance training. Prior to joining NBCUniversal, Angela was Associate General Counsel at Radio One, Inc. and a staff attorney in the Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection. She began her legal career in private practice in the Washington, D.C. office of K&L Gates (formerly, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP). Angela received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.S. in Finance from the University of Maryland at College Park with honors.