Cessie Spearing

#SustainableDev #Comms and #Media for @Chemonics in #DC. Roots in Alabama. Branches, everywhere.

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I always leave the #USGLCTribute with a deep gratitude for our community and renewed hope for bipartisan support of strong global engagement that keeps Americans safe and healthy every day. Thanks for having us, @USGLC! @Chemonics

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Food security is national security. Couldn’t agree more, @JohnBoozman #usglctribute

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When we fully fund soft power, smaller countries as well as the the bigger countries will look at us with respect and we will look at them with respect and we will live better together on this planet we call earth. @RepGregoryMeeks #USGLCTribute

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No nation can hide behind their borders and go it alone. @RepGregoryMeeks makes the case for global engagement to keep Americans safe and healthy #USGLCTribute

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Why Alabama is America's Most Improved State for Business (https://t.co/DCuScGuI0C)

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Interesting panel on harnessing #tech to drive global progress at #GIF2024. Nick Bramble of @Google emphasizes the importance of coordination, “No one country can develop #AI on its own because AI is inherently global”

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Grateful to be here at #GIF2024. I look forward to this event every year—joining folks from every corner of the country to promote America’s leadership role around the world! #DevelopmentWorksHere

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The kind of stuff at work I love learning about. Congrats to my Sri Lanka energy teammates @Chemonics who won the popular vote in this year's #SIDUSconference innovation competition! 🥇⚡💡https://t.co/YVOVkO85eK

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The future of #FinancialInclusion in the Philippines is here! 💳💡 Meet a new #FinTech solution from @Chemonics and @TalinoLabs that will serve the roughly 50 million unbanked people in the country by making banking more accessible & affordable. https://t.co/fvf0fXMvUa

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Finally caught a film screening at #SXSW. GO 👏🏼SEE 👏🏼@aniceindianboy. I laughed and cried harder than I ever imagined. Audience member asked @madplays for advice for writers. Her reply? “It’s not an easy career. But find your people. And then hold them tight.”

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Never know who you may run into at #SXSW

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Another fascinating day at #SXSW. Walked through an immersive audio carnival experience, played with a Japanese VR haptics device to slay some zombies, and learned from @blaiseaguera what data tells us about the future of human identity

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#AI can make us feel insecure. Anyone else comforted by @Tabanca’s talk on culture? Despite inventing the printing press, Gutenberg wasn’t a good writer. Leo Fender invented the amplified electric guitar but couldn’t play one. Technology will always require a master. #SXSW

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Hot take from @karlwoolley: Despite tech advances, attending a live sporting event or a live Beyoncé concert will never be replaced by an immersive virtual experience. Do you agree? #SXSW @UKatSXSW

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Ditched the convention center for the @UKatSXSW and an interesting conversation with @squintopera, @Framestore, on cross-reality experiences. Ideas churning. Could we use spatial design and immersive tech to take audiences to the extraordinary places where @Chemonics works? 💡

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Damn fine latte from the folks at #CreatureCoffeeCo to kick off another day at #SXSW. Feeling fueled and excited for more experiences peeking behind the curtain of the future

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Great to see the District repped here at #SXSW. @AmandaMoMorris from @washingtonpost was my fave moderator yesterday. Stellar job facilitating the discussion on building brand engagement through #accessibility. Also high five for #ERGs

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*gen AI arms race

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One of the takeaways for me today from Paramount’s @philwiser: #AI is compelling not only because of the pace of the tech itself but because of the adoption rate. Companies are shifting to AI faster than they did the internet. The gen AI arms rate is dominating #SXSW

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Coming out of a stretch of digital silence to share some thoughts on my first #SXSW! Here in Austin? Connect with me on all things media and storytelling around innovation, sustainability, AI, and tech for good @Chemonics