On Saturday March 29, 2025, BetaNYC hosts NYC School of Data 2025 at CUNY School of Law in Queens. This year’s event celebrates the 13th anniversary of the City’s transformative open data law and concludes NYC Open Data Week 2025. NYC School of Data is a community driven conference with a focus on open data, civic technology, and service design.
The main stage will be webcast via ISOC.LIVE. ASL interpretation will be provided. Other tracks will be recorded and made available via the BetaNYC YouTube channel. Much appreciation to Reinvent Albany for the funding support.
01 Opening Session Jazzy Smith – Chief of Staff, BetaNYC Martha Norrick – Chief Analytics Officer, Office of Technology and Innovation. NYC Hon. Kristen Gonzalez – Chair, Internet and Technology Committee, New York State Senate Noel Hidalgo – Executive Director, BetaNYC
02 Congestion Pricing: Data Lessons From the First Three Months Matt Yarri – Data Science Manager, MTA
11 Creating a Multimodal Urban Planning Simulation for Diverse Publics using NYC Open Data Katie McMillan Culp – Chief Learning Officer, New York Hall of Science Jenna Lang – Content Producer, Trivium Interactive Andrew Kittredge – Civic Innovation Lab Director, BetaNYC Amelia Merker – Exhibits Manager, NYSCI
20 Beyond the Data: The Tech Driving City Council Programs Johnathan Chei – Assistant Deputy Director, Web Development Unit Alaa Moussawi – Chief Data Scientist Frank Perez – Community Engagement Division Brad J. Reid – Deputy Director, Legislative Division Yogi Rosario-Doran – Community Engagement Division Ahmad Zaki – Full-stack Developer, Legislative Division
28 In Code We Trust: Volunteering and Careers in Government & Public Interest Technology Meli Glenn – Experience Design Strategist, Digital Transformation Office, Human Centered Design Team, NYS Office of Information Technology Services Noel Hidalgo – Executive Director, BetaNYC Martha Norrick – Chief Analytics Officer, Office of Technology and Innovation Gabe Paley – Assistant Secretary for Technology, Office of Governor Kathy Hochul Jai Rodgers – Talent Community Manager, U.S. Digital Response
01 – Welcome and Introduction – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Randolph May, President, Free State Foundation
02 – Fireside ‘New Directions in Competition and Consumer Protection Policies’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Andrew Ferguson – Chairman, FTC
Co-Moderators: Randolph May / Barry Nigro
03 – Keynote ‘The Indispensable Right: FreeSpeech in an Age of Rage’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Jonathan Turley, George Washington University Law School
04 – ‘New Directions in Communications Policy’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Rick Cimerman – VP, NCTA Robert Fisher – SVP, Verizon Rosa Mendoza – CEO, ALLvanza
Moderator: Seth Cooper, Free State Foundation
05 – Keynote ‘The View from the Senate’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Senator Ted Cruz, Chair, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
07 – ‘Universal Service After the Supreme Court’s Consumers’ Research Decision’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Michelle Connolly, Duke University Daniel Lyons, Boston College Law School
Moderator: Randolph May, FSF
08 – Fireside – ‘TMT With Mike O’Rielly’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Melissa Holyoak – Commissioner – FCC Ajit Pai – ex-Chair, FCC Nathan Simington -Commissioner, FCC
Moderator: Michael O’Rielly – ex-FCC
09 – Keynote – ‘The View from the House’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY ) Rep. Richard Hudson – Chair, House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
The Caribbean region faces severe structural financial challenges, including limited financial connectivity, high transaction costs together with low transaction speed, and dependency on foreign correspondent banks and the US dollar for cross-border transfers. These hurdles restrict regional trade, in particular the development of CARICOM’s Vision 25 by 2025 food and nutrition security initiative and slow the progress of the digital CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
Complementary currencies offer a solution to these barriers by providing additional liquidity, facilitating seamless cross-border transactions, and supporting economic resilience. Furthermore, they may be designed in a manner to foster regional development by appropriately adjusting their core parameters. Carib$, a Caribbean digital, asset-backed complementary currency, has proven its functionality in 2024 several times and at the same time has generated significant interest amongst multilaterals and within the agricultural sector.
HOST Rodney Taylor – Secretary-General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)
PRESENTERS Gianlucca Dettori – Chairman, Sardex Pay Dr. Jan Schröder – Co-Founder and Chief System Architect, Carib$ Dr. Wendell Samuel – Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM
PANEL – The Road to Integration Hon. Saboto Cesar – Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Dr. Patrick Antoine – Chief Executive Officer, CARICOM Private Sector Organisation John Outridge – Chief Executive Officer. The Trinidad and Tobago Financial Centre
Moderator: Michelle Marius – ICT Pulse
(Video lightly edited for clarity – EN/ES/FR Captions)
The UK government’s recent demand for Apple to create a backdoor in its end-to-end encrypted cloud services raises alarming concerns for online safety, privacy, and cybersecurity. This panel discussion will explore the global implications of this move, particularly how it could set a dangerous precedent for weakening encryption and jeopardizing online safety for individuals, businesses, and civil society.
PANEL Farzaneh Badiei – Founder, Digital Medusa Charles Mok – Trustee, Internet Society Callum Voge – Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy, Internet Society HOST Godsway Kubi – Lead Facilitator, Online Safety SIG
On Friday March 21 2025, at 11:00 EAT (08:00 UTC) the Internet Society Ethiopia Chapter (ISOC Ethiopia) hosts a webinar ‘Digital Parenting Online‘.As technology becomes an integral part of everyday life, parents face new challenges in guiding their children through the digital world. This webinar aims to provide parents, guardians, and educators with practical insights into responsible digital parenting. The session will explore strategies for managing children’s online presence, ensuring digital safety, and fostering a balanced approach to technology use. Experts in child safety, online safety specialists, and digital literacy will share actionable tips to help parents create a safe, productive, and positive digital environment for their children.
SPEAKERS Jennifer Kaberi – Founder Mtoto News (slides) Theorose Elikplim Dzikenu – Research Assistant at Kent State University
Moderator: Dr. Asrat Mulatu – President, Internet Society Ethiopia Chapter
On Wednesday 19 March 2025 at 18:00-19:30 CET (17:00-18:30 UTC) the Internet Society Norway Chapter (ISOC Norge) will hold its Årsmøte (AGM) at Rebel in Oslo. IGF 2025 Host Country Co-Chair Ole-Martin Martinsen will open proceedings with a keynote ‘Norges rolle i styringen av Internett‘ = ‘Norway’s role in the governance of the Internet” which will be webcast live via YouTube. It will be spoken in English.
SPEAKER Ole-Martin Martinsen – Director for Digitalization and Emerging Technologies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway.
On Thursday May 8, 2025 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT (11:30-00:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘Championing Accessibility: Technical and Non-Technical Tips‘. In this session, Asha Sachdeva and Kai Wong from Teladoc Health‘s Accessibility team will provide practical strategies, including engineering-specific tips, to champion digital accessibility within your team or organization.
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