Georgetown Beeck Center Digital Benefits Conference (BenCon)

EPIC’s Grant Fergusson will join Nikki Zeichner and Syed Mohiuddin on a panel to discuss automation in digital benefits at the Georgetown Beeck Center’s inaugural Benefits Convention (BenCon).

• Grant Fergusson, Equal Justice Works Fellow, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
• Nikki Zeichner, Technology and Product Advisor, Office of Unemployment Insurance Modernization, U.S. Department of Labor
• Syed Mohiuddin, Counselor to the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

EPIC’s Tom McBrien will also facilitate a session on mapping core questions and principles for ethical, equitable uses of new technology in benefits delivery, including AI, machine learning, algorithmic tools, and automated decision-making systems.