- Library Technology Conference 2016
- Humphrey Career Exploration Trip 2016
- St. Paul, MN - January 14, 2016
- Panelists on Nontraditional Policy Change
- Minnesota Government IT Symposium 2015
- St. Paul, MN - December 12 - 14, 2015
- Co-Hosted Open Government Summit; Moderated Summit Panel
- Co-Presented On Civic Technology, Open Data, and Open Government Events and Projects
- University of Minnesota World Usability Day
- St. Paul, MN - November 12, 2015
- Panelist on Creating Spaces for Innovation
- Young African Leaders Initiative
- Minneapolis, MN - July 2015
- Panelist on Government Technology
- Minnesota Data Practices Act Workshop
- Minneapolis, MN - May 11, 2015
- Presented on Open Data in the context of the Minnesota Data Practices Act
- Minnebar 2015
- Bloomington, MN - April 11, 2015
- Presented Lessons learned in working with governments, and advocating for open data
- University of Minnesota World Usability Day
- St. Paul, MN - November 13, 2014
- Keynote on community engagement via civic tech events
- Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) Board Meeting
- St. Paul, MN - October 2014
- Introduced civic tech and open data to an audience of librarians
- University of Minnesota Annual Policy Conference
- St. Paul, MN - October 15, 2014
- Presented Open Data and Civic Tech to an audience of policy analysts and government personnel
- Minnesota Library Association Annual Conference
- Mankato, MN - October 2014
- Introduced civic tech and open data to an audience of librarians
- Civic Tech Lessons from Middle America
- Chicago, IL - August 5, 2014
- Shared lessons learned over nearly two years regarding civic tech, open data, event planning, and community organizing.
- Center for Urban and Regional Affairs Housing Forum
- Minneapolis, MN - August 4, 2014
- Discussed potential of Minneapolis' recently passed open data policy
- Minnesota Digital Government Summit
- St. Paul, MN - July 29, 2014
- Co-Presented on using civic tech, open data, citizen engagement, and social media to build government transparency
- Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Using Community Data to Enrich Community Development Efforts
- Minneapolis, MN - May 20, 2014
- Described local civic technology community, why it exists, and what open data is.
- Twin Cities Research Group
- St. Paul, MN - May 14, 2014
- Discussed hurdles encountered in advocating for open data
- The Open Knowledge Cast Episode 10
- Minneapolis, MN - May 2014
- Interviewing Greg Bloom about Open Referral, Co-Hosting with Alex Fink
- Minnebar 2014
- Bloomington, MN - April 12, 2014
- Presented a review of the first year of Open Twin Cities
- Odd Socks: Auditioning for a Major Symphony Orchestra and Hacking for the Common Good
- Minneapolis, MN - March 21, 2014
- Presented on the what and why of civic tech
- Minnesota Government IT Symposium 2013
- St. Paul, MN - December 13, 2013
- Co-presented on civic tech and government tech innovation to audience of government IT professionals
- Minnebar 2013
- Bloomington, MN - April 6, 2013
- Introduced Civic Hacking and Open Data to local technologists