This session will address some of the most important issues of inclusion in broadband technology, particularly whether greater gender and ethnic diversity is an important goal for tech organizations, employers, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Panelists will discuss challenges to fostering diversity and strategies to unlock the untapped potential, markets and ideas that can come from unexpected sources. A panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee (National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications). Panelists include: Liz Steininger (Rails Girls DC), Joseph Corbett (iStrategyLabs), and Christine Celise Johnson (DiversiTech). Part of the DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer’s Connect.DC Fall 2012 Community Broadband Summit. Register here: http://fall2012summit.eventbrite.com