Mat Morgan, ShoutAbout
Cristina Garmendia, OpportunitySpace
Seth Flaxman, TurboVote
Gaurav Keerthi, Dialectic
Archon Fung, Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Citizenship (Moderator)
About the Event
Mainstream efforts in the arena of democratic reform include campaign finance reform, election administration, and reform of the electoral college. But the next democratic revolution may be driven by much smaller operators—especially start-ups riding the digital technology revolution. And Harvard University students, alumni, and faculty are launching some of the most compelling and promising tech start-ups that find creative ways to deepen democracy by mobilizing citizens and empowering them to influence the critical public and private decisions and policies that affect their lives.
The panel discussion will feature tech entrepreneurs among Harvard alumni and current students. Each will explain their technological innovation and its contribution to the field of democratic reform efforts and what we are learning about technology’s contributions and shortcomings to the health of democracy. Reception to follow the panel discussion.
