Secure 2-3 additional D+D speakers

[KevZawacki]

To ensure we have three robust D+D blocks at MozFest, we'll want to secure 2-3 more speakers.

Below, a list of potential candidates. @edrushka, @HPaulJohnson, @Saallen: If you have a moment, please take a quick look and offer feedback / additional speakers. I'll begin outreach next week.

• Dr. Safiya Noble // academic and activist // clip // Vanessa has invited
• Catherine Bracy // director at Code for America // clip // Likely speaking!
• Josef Davies-Coates // founder of The Open Co-Op // clip // Kevin to invite
• Andre Brock // professor // clip // Vanessa to invite
• Morgan Marquis-Boire // journalist and security expert // clip // Kevin to invite
• Ben Hammersley // journalist and futurist // clip // Kevin to invite
• Sahar Aziz // professor // clip // Interested! Kevin is speaking w/ next week
• Simone Browne // professor // clip // Kevin invited
• Jensine Larsen // tk

[edrushka]

👍 let me know if I can help. Great that Vanessa is assisting with the invites. Are any of these speakers London-based, or able to speak on topics specific/appealing to a London audience?

[Saallen]

Hey @KevZawacki Thanks for this great list and tough to choose just one. Great list of speakers and quiet diverse. Personally I am loving Safiya. I think Sahar would be very strong especially with all our arabic localisation thread. I would also be interested to hear more about Josef.

[KevZawacki]

Update:

-- Catherine Bracy is likely speaking -- Sahar Aziz is interested; I have a phone call with her next week -- Invite sent to Simone Brown today

@HPaulJohnson @Saallen @edrushka

[KevZawacki]

Simone Browne has accepted :-)

Closing this ticket.