Photos: KC Digital Drive’s Forward to the Future Civic Tech Cocktail Reception & Fundraiser

by | Aug 25, 2015 | Marketing the Region

  • Hermon Mehari Trio

    The Hermon Mehari Trio played for the crowd at Forward to the Future

  • FTTF attendees

    Attendees at KC Digital Drive's Forward to the Future

  • Morgan and Carrie

    Morgan Waller of Children's Mercy and Carrie Coogan of KC Library

  • Carrie Coogan

    175 people came to hear speakers like Carrie Coogan (foreground) at KC Digital Drive's 2015 fundraiser.

  • Mayor Sly James

    Mayor Sly James at Forward to the Future

  • Mayor Mark Holland

    Mayor of Kansas City, Kan., Mark Holland

  • Joe Fives and Kari Keefe

    Joe Fives of KCK Public Schools and Kari Keefe of the Think Big Foundation

  • Ray Daniels and Mike Burke

    Ray Daniels (left) and Mike Burke of the Mayors' Bistate Innovation Team

  • Jeff Shackelford and Ryan Weber

    Jeff Shackelford of the Digital Sandbox (left) and Ryan Weber of KCnext

  • Aaron Deacon

    KC Digital Drive's Aaron Deacon

  • Dane Stangler, Deb Socia and Luke Norris

    Dane Stangler, Deb Socia and Luke Norris give the national perspective on civic tech.

  • Cheptoo and Adam

    Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner and Adam Arredondo share a light moment

Photos by Chris Walter

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