Alka Patel, Esq.

Bridging the #DigitalDivide @Comcast; Former Chief of #ResponsibleAI @DoD; at intersection of tech/law/business
#TechPolicy #ConnectedCommunities #EmergingTech

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

What a great 1st day ⁦@APAICS⁩ #Leadership Summit - from diversity in media, to affordable housing to c-suite leadership to my favorite- #BridgingTheDigitalDivide with ⁦⁦@joonkim0123⁩ ⁦⁦⁦⁦@comcast⁩!

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

Looking forward to this event today with @PittCyber! Brings me back to my roots in my prior role on #ResponsibleAI with the @JAICDoD @DeptofDefense #AIAssurance #AIGovernance

[NTIA @NTIAgov]

🚨TOMORROW: @DavidsonNTIA will speak to @PittCyber on how we can ensure trust and accountability in emerging artificial intelligence systems.

Tune in for a great discussion and some news you won't want to miss! 👇
https://t.co/idKjKStt3I

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

All the way from #Pittsburgh to see the @Canucks in action!!!! Over 4,000 km #FanLove #DreamComeTrue for my 18 yr old HS senior!!

[Vancouver Canucks @Canucks]

Autism Acceptance Night with @canucksautism!

🆚 LA Kings
⏰ 5:00 PM PT
📺 Sportsnet Pacific
📻 Sportsnet 650

GAME NOTES | https://t.co/huKf60aeMt

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

So excited for this weekend! Come innovate with us on how we advance #DigitalEquity in the region! @ComcastWestrnPA @comcast @GwynethGaul

[Draft Pgh @draftpgh]

Thanks to our friends at @Comcast Western Pa for sponsoring the #XchangeIdeas Digital Equity scholarship track to encourage solutions around connecting people to the Internet, advanced economic mobility & opening doors for the next generation of innovators & entrepreneurs!

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

#DUQTechEthics Symposium has kicked off with @AlondraNelson46 - speaking my language! Rethinking #policy and #AIGovernance recognizing that AI technologies are not static. #ResponsibleAI @WHOSTP45

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

Looking forward to then conversation! Design thinking meets system engineering thinking! #InnovatingTheFuture

[Adam Paulisick @paulisick]

It's time! @CMUSwartzCenter x @MiroHQ x @CorpStartupLab x @maadlabs = FREE #UIUXDesigner #ux #design #uxdesign KIT (preview: https://t.co/raW2Wop1vp)

#FREE event, Oct 13th (Thursday) from 12PM -1PM EDT: https://t.co/ati462Ksgi (virtual and in person)

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

Expect your “best”! Continue to be inspired every day by @CharlieBatch16 who is all heart and focused on mission! Thanks for all you do for our community and sharing your message at @PAMunicipalLeag!!!#LeadershipMatters

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

What a way to start the morning!!! #GirlGovPower with Toni Murphy @ComcastWestrnPA and @cityoflancpa Mayor Sorace, president of @PAMunicipalLeag!!!

[PA Municipal League @PAMunicipalLeag]

Toni Murphy, Sr. VP ⁦@comcast⁩ provided inspirational words at the Awards Breakfast at the #MunicipalLeadershipSummit2022

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

Opening Ceremony with @TheNextPGH @MayorEdGainey at the @PAMunicipalLeag Leadership Summit!!! Bringing all voices to the table including across our government We have “more in common than different”!#LeadershipMatters

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

Love being back on campus at @HeinzCollege!!! @ConorLambPA @RoKhanna talking about investment, the digital revolution, raising all communities up. #BridgingtheDigitalDivide

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

Looking forward to this week's #TechSummit! Come join us as we talk about bridging the #DigitalDivide, how @comcast kept communities connected during Covid/what's to come, and hear about the amazing work of our partner, @SelfHelpElderly on #DigitalLiteracy! @APAICS

[APAICS @APAICS]

"Challenges to Broadband Access" PANELIST ANNOUNCEMENT:
💡 Anais Carmona, T-Mobile
💡 Anni Chung, Self-Help for the Elderly
💡 Emilio Gonzalez, Verizon
💡 Alka Patel, Comcast
💡 Thu Nguyen, OCA-Asian Pacific American Adovcates
Register for Tech Summit at https://t.co/DlNiexhGwI!

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

Great start to the AM with @jakejsullivan as he highlights progress across: 1.Investing In Sciences 2. Nurturing Top Talent 3. Protecting Talent 4.Deepening Alliances. #ConnectingTheDots for greater impact.

[Special Competitive Studies Project @scsp_ai]

#SCSPsummit22 is now live! Join us in ensuring that new technologies support the advancement of freedom, the strengthening of democracies, and the preservation of the rules-based order. Join the conversation using hashtag: #SCSPSummit22 https://t.co/MLlsvoF7AW

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

@Gregory_C_Allen @Fermat15 @MarkBeall @DoDJAIC I'm so glad @Fermat15 did ask! It was an honor of a lifetime to create and lead the @DeptofDefense on #ResponsibleAI - making it not only a #leader within U.S. federal gov. but also #globally. #MakingHistory & Putting #AIEthicsPrinciples Into Practice

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

@Gregory_C_Allen @Fermat15 Don't leave me hanging @Gregory_C_Allen....then what happened?!!! @Fermat15 @MarkBeall @DoDJAIC #ResponsibleAI 🤔😇😉

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

And amazing music with @madelinemaking and her band on the stage! Great to be back in the #Burgh!

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

Beautiful evening at @Dollar_Bank #TRAF22 @DowntownPitt!!!! Amazing art, great food, & ❤️ seeing #RISE @ComcastWestrnPA!!! Proud to work for an org that is putting $1M into the region to support #SmallBusinesses- the engine of our #community!

[Alka Patel, Esq. @AlkaPatel]

So excited to be part of this announcement! #SmallBusinesses are the heart of our communities. @comcast’s $1M to Allegheny County is a #Gamechanger! Applications open June 1!

[We've Moved ⏩ @Comcast @ComcastWestrnPA]

Today, we announced with @RepAbney @RepCovington @ACE_Fitzgerald @RevBurgessPgh that Comcast will award $1 million in grants to 100 small businesses owned by women and people of color in Allegheny County. https://t.co/6fOlwJBw5c

[White House Office of Science & Technology Policy @WHOSTP]

ICYMI: @WHOSTP launched the #OSTPTimeIsNow #SciEquityChallenge because #science and #technology must include and benefit all of America. We know progress is being made, but there's more to be done. This challenge allows YOU to share your ideas about how.

[Alondra Nelson @AlondraNelson46]

Last week, @WHOSTP held the 5th "Time is Now" roundtable on advancing equity in science and technology, focusing on the intersectional impact of COVID-19 on women STEM researchers, students, and advocates. Read more about this critical discussion here⤵️ https://t.co/OfrqP71uWv