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TheBridge Events

TheBridge has partnered with leading tech, policy and political organizations including Microsoft, Google, Twitter, WeWork, Postmates, The US Chamber's Technology Engagement Center (C_TEC), National Journal's Policy Makers Network, Verizon, Dell, Lyft, Quorum, Airbnb, 1776, DCode, The United States Digital Service (USDS), The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Vrge Strategies, The Bank Policy Institute, Women's High-Tech Coalition, and more. 

Our events have included policy discussions, career networking events, Women in Tech series, resume and career workshops. How do you want to partner? Email us!  

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TheBridge events are unique. They drive a conversation between the public and private sector, promote understanding and collaboration while catalyzing meaningful and lasting connections. Our events range from intimate discussions among industry leaders, working groups and roundtables, to larger events broadcast live on C-SPAN-TV and have attracted all major outlets including PBS Newshour, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Recode, Politico, among others.

Want to attend an event? The best way to stay up to date with TheBridge events is through our bi-weekly community updates.

Video and Photos - One Year Out: A Discussion about Election Security in 2020

TheBridge and Microsoft hosted a discussion on election security in 2020, expectations for legislation and an outlook on the year to come. Photos and video below.

Photos from the event:

Photo credit: Caleb Smith.

Watch the video from the event:

Participants include:
Tom Burt, Corporate VP, Customer Security & Trust at Microsoft
Liz Howard, Counsel for the Brennan Center's Democracy Program and former Deputy Commissioner, Virginia Department of Elections
Dan Lips, Director of Cyber and National Security at Lincoln Network and former Policy Director at the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Ginny Badanes, Director of Strategic Projects, Cybersecurity & Democracy at Microsoft
Allie Brandenburger, Co-founder and CEO of TheBridge

November 5 ,2019

Location:
Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center
901 K Street Northwest, #11th Floor
Washington, DC 20001

Agenda:
11:30am: Doors open, grab lunch and a seat
12:00pm: Program & panel discussion begins, followed by Q&A/discussion with attendees
1:00pm: Event concludes

TheBridge is a non-partisan organization growing community and connections among technology, innovation, policy and politics. We believe building understanding will lead to further collaboration among these cultures. As a neutral organization, TheBridge provides a unique forum for productive discussions on hotly debated issues. We host a tech, policy, politics jobs board and a career platform helping translate career skills between these industries, we convene our members, make connections and provide resources on our website including a searchable leaders database. Join and get involved!

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