Lorena Molina-Irizarry

Census Open Innovation Labs

Director of Operations

Lorena Molina-Irizarry serves as Director of Operations of the Census Open Innovation Labs (COIL), at the U.S. Census Bureau— bringing together technologists, government and communities through tech collaborations, tapping into the power of open data for good. In this capacity she also managed strategic partnerships with Big Tech companies, media, entertainment and civic-tech organizations to protect the integrity of the 2020 Census. Previously, she served as the Deputy Chief of National Partnerships, setting up the infrastructure for engaging and collaborating with national and local partners in industry, tech community and the third sector to increase data use and awareness, and the importance of the 2020 Census as the cornerstone of our democracy. She previously served as the Technology Communications Liaison for the CIO, leading technology and innovation communications efforts for the Census Bureau. She has been instrumental in developing and implementing enterprise innovation strategy, strategic workforce planning initiatives and civic digital talent pipelines for government.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EST

Welcome to Demo Week! Opening message from Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham

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→ Keynote Government Innovation

Steven Dillingham

U.S. Census Bureau, Director

Drew Zachary

Census Open Innovation Labs, Managing Director

Lorena Molina-Irizarry

Census Open Innovation Labs, Director of Operations

Join us to kick off The Opportunity Project Demo Week! Day 1 will focus on showcasing innovative products to defend and restore the natural environment, lifting up voices from indigenous communities, and featuring perspectives from student innovators.

The Census Bureau is more than just data. In his welcome remarks, Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham will speak about the Census Bureau’s leading role in advancing the federal statistical community’s collaboration efforts via The Opportunity Project, exploring industry engagement, and how other agencies can join us in collaborating to improve federal data quality, usability, and how we share it with the public.

Friday, December 11, 2020

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM EST

Closing: Acknowledgements, What's Next + Meet The Opportunity Project team!

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→ Networking Government Innovation

Drew Zachary

Census Open Innovation Labs, Managing Director

Lorena Molina-Irizarry

Census Open Innovation Labs, Director of Operations

Radhika Bhatt

The Opportunity Project, Deputy Director

Haley Ashcom Miller

Innovation Strategist

Emma Brennan

U.S. Census Bureau, User Experience Designer at the Census Open Innovation Labs

Dominica Zhu

Lead Program Manager and Impact Strategist

Anna Valuev

Head of Strategic Initiatives

Neve Foresti

Civic Digital Fellow

Jianna So

Civic Digital Fellow

Michael Neal Bagby

Census Open Innovation Labs, Program Manager

This last session of Demo Week is your chance to meet the Census Open Innovation Labs (COIL) team, the organizers of Demo Week! Through a quick toast and sendoff, we’ll introduce the team behind The Opportunity Project (TOP) and our larger innovation hub, COIL. Meet the team, hear brief closing thoughts and where we go from here! Join an open Q&A with the team.