Announcing John Bracken of the Knight Foundation for Glappitnova
We are excited to have John Bracken, VP/Media Innovation for the Knight Foundation on our “Access For All: America’s Last Mile Problem” forum. This forum will be held at Google River North.
Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts. We believe that democracy thrives when people and communities are informed and engaged.
Bracken oversees the Knight News Challenge, Knight’s Prototype Fund, and the foundation’s other journalism and technology investments. He has over 12 years of experience as a philanthropic investor in digital media, media policy and innovation, having previously worked at the Ford Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation. He joined Knight in June 2010.
He was named one of Crain’s Tech 50 in 2013 and was a 2009 fellow of Leadership Greater Chicago. He serves on the board of the Illinois Humanities Council. Bracken has a master’s degree from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Pitzer College in Claremont, California.
Access For All: America’s Last Mile Problem blurb:
The world is becoming more connected. Mark Zuckerberg wants to connect everyone through Facebook, and companies are using technology to impact remote areas. What does this mean for humanity, bridging the digital divide gap, and America’s last mile problem? More panelists will be announced, and the location is Google Chicago in River North.
Moderator
Seth Kravtiz (CEO, Technori)
Panelists
Daniel X O’Neil (CEO, Smart Chicago)
Alaina Harkness (Program Officer, MacArthur Foundation)
John Bracken (VP/Media Innovations at Knight Foundation)
Christyn Henson (Small Business Development Manager at Chicago Urban League)
Tuesday July 14th, 2015
7:30pm – 9:00pm
Starts: 8:00pm
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