2024 Tech Prom

CDT is pleased to announce our 2024 Tech Prom on Thursday, November 14, 2024 from 6:00–10:00 PM at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. You won’t want to miss it!

At the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), we fight to advance civil rights and civil liberties in the digital age. We champion policies, laws, and technical designs that empower people to use technology for good, while protecting against invasive, discriminatory, and exploitative uses.

CDT was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1994 and has operated a second office, in Brussels, since 2014.

Tech Prom brings together over 1,000 leaders and innovators in tech policy across government, industry, and civil society for a night of networking and conversation about emerging issues in the tech policy landscape. We’d love to have you join us. *See photos from 2024’s Tech Prom in our gallery.*

For the second year in a row, CDT is adding the voice of artists to our list of tech policy changemakers. The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) is excited to bring you the second-annual Tech Prom Artist Exhibition, a one-night-only group installation showcasing a collection of talented creatives and artwork exploring the impact of data and algorithmic systems at the heart of technology policy discussions happening today.

• Sophia Brueckner – a futurist artist/designer/engineer who researches how technology shapes us. Her romance series pulls in pieces from two bodies of work – Captured by an Algorithm, memorializing Kindle Popular Highlights on porcelain commemorative plates, and Unrequited United, which extends an invitation to viewers to express solidarity with the anonymous highlighters. These series capture these transient collective emotions into multiple physical forms.
• Creative Theory Agency (CTA) – a Black-owned, full-service creative agency mission-driven to bring creative equity and cultural impact to marketing moments – will exhibit ‘Ad Intelligence: New Age Advertising,’ a reflection of advertising’s ability to serve as society’s most honest mirror and an extension of their WHAT PROMPTED YOU? campaign.
• Curry Hackett – an award-winning transdisciplinary designer, public artist, and educator, currently teaching at The Bernard & Anne Spitzer School of Architecture. He is exhibiting a large scale, AI-generated collage entitled “In the Woods, We See Things,” which takes inspiration from the hush harbor: structures erected by enslaved Black folks to conduct religious activity in secret.

You can learn more about last year’s event here and see 2023 photos here.

Interested in being a sponsor? Have additional questions about this year’s Tech Prom? Reach out via email at [email protected] or (202) 637-9800.

Dress code: Business / cocktail attire

Transportation: Metro four blocks away. Parking available on-site. For more info: bit.ly/anthemparking.

Accessibility: If you have access needs or questions, please contact [email protected] in advance of the event.

Thank you to our sponsors!