May 27, 2026 – People-Friendly Tech Erin Rollenhagen, Summer Struggle Jodi Grant & Gigi Anton and Comcast Bret Perkins

Erin Rollenhagen – Founder and CEO of People-Friendly Tech No one’s looking to download a new app, so you have to stake your claim to why this is worth space on someone’s home screen Erin Rollenhagen is the Founder and CEO of People-Friendly Tech and the author of Love at First Launch: A visionary’s guide to bringing extraordinary tech to life. With nearly two decades of experience guiding visionary executives, Erin has led over 200 successful technology launches spanning startups, healthcare, finance, and other highly regulated industries. Her work has been featured in TechCrunch and Axios, earned national awards, and positioned her as a trusted partner for leaders determined to build more than just functional products. Erin’s approach centers on preserving the magic of the original vision, balancing compliance with creativity, and designing experiences that spark deep emotional connection. Whether working with C-suite innovators or fast-growth entrepreneurs, Erin helps transform bold ideas into platforms that delight users, reshape businesses, and redefine industries. Jodi Grant – Executive Director at Afterschool Alliance & Gigi Antoni – Vice President, Youth Development, at The Wallace Foundation When their parents are working, they are going to be learning. The question is just what are they learning, and where are they doing it? Jodi Grant has spent two decades making afterschool and summer learning a national priority. As Executive Director of the Afterschool Alliance, she has secured billions in federal and state investments, built a network of nearly 30,000 partners, and positioned afterschool and summer learning programs as essential supports for children, families, and communities. Gigi Antoni leads The Wallace Foundation team responsible for its work on summer learning and after-school system building. Before joining Wallace, Antoni served as president and CEO of Big Thought, a nonprofit that today serves 130,000 of Dallas’s most marginalized young people with school and community-based programming during the school day, after school, and over the summer. Bret Perkins – Senior Vice President of Community Growth and Economic Development at Comcast Every entrepreneur that takes that step makes a statement about taking a risk on themselves. Bret Perkins serves as Senior Vice President of Community Growth and Economic Development. He shapes and advances Comcast’s economic development efforts in partnership with government and business organizations to support investment, drive business growth, and strengthen regional economies. Bret joined Comcast in 2001 and most recently was Senior Vice President of External and Government Affairs, guiding the company’s growth from 2,500 to serving more than 6,000 communities. He helped create Internet Essentials, which has become the nation’s largest and most comprehensive internet adoption program for low-income Americans.