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Track: Government & Politics

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1 Smart World: Best Practices from Global Smart City Leaders
Government & Politics
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2020 Election: A Deep-Dive into Data & Digital Tactics
Government & Politics
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The 2020 Election & the Climate Apocalypse
Government & Politics
Podcast
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2020 Presidential Campaigns Take on World Hunger
Presented by
USGLC
Government & Politics
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21st Century Colonists: The Case for DC Statehood
Government & Politics
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3D Public Servants: The Courage to Be Human
Government & Politics
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Attract, Manage & Train Next Generation Talent
Presented by
Capital Factory
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Beyond the Books: DC's Libraries Foster Innovation
Government & Politics
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The Black Box: 5G Security
Presented by
EU Delegation to the US
Government & Politics
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Building Better Policy: Immigration in America
Government & Politics
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City Change Through Play
Government & Politics
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Code War: Defense in the Age of AI
Presented by
Booz Allen Hamilton
Government & Politics
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Coding Consciousness: Shared Values for Ethical AI
Presented by
EU Delegation to the US
Government & Politics
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Combatting Homelessness in America’s Cities
Government & Politics
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Commodification of Personal Data: Who Owns It?
Government & Politics
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Complete Communities and Box Bazaar Meet Up
Government & Politics
Meet Up
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Conversations About America’s Future: Andrew Yang with Ben Smith
Government & Politics
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Conversations About America's Future: Anita Hill with Anna Palmer
Government & Politics
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Conversations About America’s Future: Beto O’Rourke with Robert Costa
Government & Politics
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Conversations About America's Future: Gretchen Carlson with Samantha Barry
Government & Politics
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Conversations About America's Future: Hillary Rodham Clinton with Joy Reid
Government & Politics
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Conversations About America's Future: Jackie Kucinich, Olivia Nuzzi, Manu Raju, Jake Sherman with Ben Smith
Government & Politics
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Conversations About America’s Future: Lina Hidalgo, Waleed Shahid, Michael Tubbs with Charlotte Alter
Government & Politics
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Conversations About America's Future: Rahm Emanuel with Kara Swisher
Government & Politics
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Conversations About America's Future: Reed Galen, Steve Schmidt, John Weaver and Rick Wilson with Kate Bolduan
Government & Politics
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Conversations About America's Future: Rep. Adam Schiff with Kasie Hunt
Government & Politics
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Conversations About America's Future: Rep. Will Hurd & Sue Gordon with Jeffrey Goldberg
Government & Politics
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Cyber(In)security: Past, Present and Future
Government & Politics
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Cyber Security: Protecting Technology to Protect Democracy
Government & Politics
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Defense and Industry in the Cyber War
Presented by
Capital Factory
Government & Politics
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Defense Innovation Needs Entrepreneurs
Presented by
Capital Factory
Government & Politics
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Democracy after Trump: A Look Ahead with the Founders of the Indivisible Movement
Government & Politics
Book Reading
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Democracy in the Era of Disinformation
Government & Politics
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Democratization of Space
Presented by
Booz Allen Hamilton
Government & Politics
Panel
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Designing Streets That Save Lives
Government & Politics
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Duty Bound: Why the DoD Should Embrace Cannabis
Government & Politics
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Dying to Live: Halting Overdose Deaths
Government & Politics
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Election 2020: On the Front Lines of Youth Culture
Government & Politics
Meet Up
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Elect Tech 2020
Government & Politics
Presentation
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Engel & McCaul: Politics Stops at the Water’s Edge
Government & Politics
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Equal Representation: LGBTQ Electeds Speak OUT!
Government & Politics
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Exploiting AI Before It Exploits Us
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Featured Session: A Starting Point: Connecting Politicians to the People they Serve
Government & Politics
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Featured Session: How Women Win on Gun Safety – and Stop the NRA
Government & Politics
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Featured Session: Noam Chomsky with Mehdi Hasan
Government & Politics
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Featured Session: The Privacy Project at SXSW
Government & Politics
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Featured Session: The State of the Union in Numbers
Government & Politics
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Fighting Mass Surveillance Can and Will Unite Us
Government & Politics
Book Reading
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FOSTA and the Future of Internet Censorship
Government & Politics
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Founders in a Foreign Land
Presented by
Amplify Philly
Government & Politics
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Game of Phones: Regulating While Protecting Rights
Government & Politics
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Gentrification & Inclusive Smart Human Cities Meet Up
Government & Politics
Meet Up
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Guillermo Ochoa-Cronfel (The Cronfel Firm): Mentor
Government & Politics
Mentor Session
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Homeland Insecurity Podcast from RAICES
Government & Politics
Podcast
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How Defense Innovation in Austin was Pioneered
Presented by
Capital Factory
Government & Politics
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How Do We Design an American Social Contract? Meet Up
Government & Politics
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The Immigration Reform Imperative
Government & Politics
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Inclusive Economies: CA Strives for New Standard
Government & Politics
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Influence the Cause Meet Up: Digital Politics Edition
Government & Politics
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Innovate to Collaborate: Tech for Community Voice
Government & Politics
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Innovating with Open Government Data
Government & Politics
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Inside Next Generation Disaster Response
Presented by
Capital Factory
Government & Politics
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Latino Meet Up at SXSW
Government & Politics
Meet Up
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Leaders of New Constituencies for Criminal Justice
Government & Politics
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Lessons from a Lifetime in the Pentagon
Government & Politics
Book Reading
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Making Your Own Luck at CIA
Government & Politics
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Michael Palmer (US Digital Service at DHS): Mentor
Government & Politics
Mentor Session
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Mind the Gap: Innovating for Inclusive Cities
Government & Politics
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Mobility Data and the Digital City Future
Government & Politics
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The National Security Side Hustle
Presented by
Capital Factory
Government & Politics
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New Digital Divide: Economic Equity in Tech Cities
Government & Politics
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Political GabFest Podcast
Government & Politics
Podcast
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Protecting your Global Connection and Communities
Presented by
Department of Homeland Security
Government & Politics
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Protect The Vote: How To Stop Voter Suppression
Government & Politics
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Putting the Brakes on Human Trafficking
Government & Politics
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REPRESENT: The Woman’s Guide to Running for Office
Government & Politics
Book Reading
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A Roadmap to the Future-Ready City
Government & Politics
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Security and Business at Life Speed
Presented by
Department of Homeland Security
Government & Politics
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Sherri Greenberg (The University of Texas): Mentor
Government & Politics
Mentor Session
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Sisterhood of Spies: Real-life Female Spy Stories
Government & Politics
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Six Ways Micromobility Revolutionizes Design
Government & Politics
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Skip the Line: Improving Transportation Security
Presented by
Department of Homeland Security
Government & Politics
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Smarter Government: The Data & The Method
Government & Politics
Book Reading
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Solving for Toronto
Government & Politics
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Threats to the Legitimacy of the 2020 Election
Government & Politics
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The Toddler in Chief: What Donald Trump Teaches Us About the Modern Presidency
Government & Politics
Book Reading
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Trust, Government & Artificial Intelligence
Presented by
GovCity
Government & Politics
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Unexpected Partnerships: How the FBI Connects to Protect
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Welcome Home: Better Active-Duty & Veteran Care Meet Up
Government & Politics
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What Do Democrats and Republicans Know About You?
Government & Politics
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Who Counts? Census 2020 & the Info Ecosystem
Government & Politics
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Who Makes Cyberspace Safe for Democracy?
Government & Politics
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Why We’re Polarized
Government & Politics
Book Reading
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Winning The Clean Energy Transformation
Government & Politics
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Yahoo News' Skullduggery with John Kerry
Government & Politics
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