Network Innovation Summit 2020
Exploring the Future of Networks
At our first annual Network Innovation Summit in May 2020, we engaged with leading experts on network thinking and collaborated with network innovators from around the world. In partnership with the University of CO Denver, Center on Network Science, we explored how our field can help lead humanity through this pivotal time.
Take some time to learn about our amazing group of sponsors and speakers, view our solution pitches, recordings and slides, and sign up below for event updates to hear more about our future events and programs. We hope to see you again for our next Summit in the spring of 2021.
Thanks to our 2020 Network Innovation Summit Sponsors!
As a community of network innovators, we are uniquely positioned to generate valuable insight and expertise that our communities, our governments, all of humanity desperately need at this critical time.
What Questions Were We Asking & Exploring?
What are the systemic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across sectors?
How do we maintain social health in a climate of self-isolation?
How can we more effectively track and share critical resources and information across sectors?
How can we gather accurate information, share data, and also respect privacy?
How do we address health access, social equity, and racial divides in an interconnected society?
The 2020 NIS Schedule At-A-Glance
To see the entire, detailed Network Innovation Summit schedule, click here.
Meet our 2020 Network Innovation Summit Speakers
2020 NIS In-Progress Detailed Schedule
Take your time arriving at our virtual venue, finding a table, and watching a tutorial on how to interact throughout the day. Get yourself a coffee or tea, find a comfortable chair, get your camera and microphone on, and see who else is in the room!
Meet Dr. Danielle Varda, CEO of Visble Network Labs and CO-Director of the Center on Network Science at the University of CO Denver, as she opens the summit with a brief comment to set the context in the field of network science.
Jonathan Mischke, VP of Branding and Marketing at VNL, will set the tone for the day by grounding us all around the enormity of the task ahead of us – to deeply understand the impact of a hyper connected world, as both a systems problem and the ultimate path to solutions.
Meet the other amazing network innovators who are joining together for the NIS. These peers represent practitioners, thought leaders, and researchers. They come from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. You will get the chance to work with them through the day and in this morning network activity, you will get the chance to meet a few!
Dr. Charles Rutheiser from the Annie E Case Foundation will lead the day by introducing a series of “Big Questions” that we face in the future of networks, especially in times of extrodinary crisis such as our shared experience of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic.
Join thought leaders from tech, data science, and community building to frame why we cannot wait another day to address the Future of Networks.
Join thought leaders from tech, data science, and community building to frame why we cannot wait another day to address the Future of Networks.
Join this dynamic hour as we dig in to the network effects that enabled COVID-19 to bring the global community to a screeching halt, and how the ripple effects of this event are transcending into every aspect of our social, health, and economic lives.
This 45 minute panel of speakers will dive deep into how the big questions presented in the morning have systemic implications for Health, Education, Philanthropy, and Rural Communities, especially in times of crisis.
Speakers include: Jason Greer (CEO of CO Community Managed Care Network), Chris Bui (Program Officer, CO Health Foundation), Emily Lockwood (Program Officers, Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation K-12 Team), and others.
In this 45 minute working session, your team will have the opportunity to engage in a collaborative, interactive systems mapping exercise. The goal of this session is to provide a forum for attendees to think through the implications of connected systems and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the sectors and outcomes we are most involved in.
You won’t want to miss this inspiring talk by Shreya Nallapati, Founder of #NeverAgainTech on how she turned the impossible into a network of innovative solutions to address the problems of school shooting head on.
Break into small groups for a fast-paced hackathon style workspace to iterate on potential solutions to the big questions presented early in the day. Pitch your ideas to a panel of judges and go home with a prize for innovative ideas.
More details to come soon!
Connect with our Team!
Contact the VNL team to demo PARTNER™ or discuss a research or evaluation project. We can help you learn more about our services, help brainstorm project designs, and provide a custom scope based on your budget and needs. We look forward to connecting!
Email our team: hello@visiblenetworklabs.com
Send a message: Contact Us Here
