ChangeInSight Data Summit
Please note: this event will be held in-person. Livestream will be unavailable for this event.
Space is limited. Please plan accordingly and register early. Thank you for your understanding!
Chicago
October 16, 2026
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (central time)
Doors open at 8:30 AM
Impact House
200 West Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60606
Tickets
ChangeInSight Partners: Free
Non-Partners: $35 to help cover lunch and light refreshments.
Pre-registration is required to attend.
Click below to RSVP
ARRIVAL DETAILS
Doors open at 8:30 am.
- Enter the main building entrance, Northwest corner of Madison and Wells
- Have a valid photo ID ready
- Check in with building security
- Security will escort you through the elevators to the event floor (4th floor)
- Check in with event registration to receive your name tag
- Program starts at 9:00 am. Light breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Getting there by train
Impact House sits steps from the Washington/Wells CTA "L" stop, served by the Brown, Green, Pink, and Purple lines. It's also a short walk from the Washington Blue Line stop, Ogilvie Transportation Center, and Union Station if you're coming in by Metra.
Paid Parking
Prepay online at The Poetry Garage (201 W Madison): https://www.thepoetrygarage.com/
Use code PARKFBRK at checkout for 10% off the all-day special.
Dress Code
Business / business casual
SCHEDULE
9:00 AM-Welcome Remarks
10:00 AM-Data, Trust, and the Nonprofit Sector - How AI Is Changing Programs, Funding, and Community Trust
A moderated panel on how AI is outpacing nonprofit policy, budgets, and governance - and what responsible use requires when real people and communities are behind the data.
Moderator: Thy Nguyen
Panelists: Theo Lim, Head of Finance, Synopsis; Gina Chen, Founder & Managing Attorney, One Ally; Julian Diaz, Impact Associate, Julian Grace Foundation; Scott McLellan, Executive Director, Julian Grace Foundation
11:00 AM-Asking Shapes What We See - Cultural Humility, Disaggregation, and Better Community Data
A facilitated conversation on how culture, identity, relationships, and representation shape the information organizations receive - and what organizations can do differently. A survey question may look neutral on paper; the experience of answering it often is not.
Speaker: Liza Merrill, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Community in Action
Facilitator: David Li
11:45 AM-Lunch & Networking
1:00 PM-Built in Chicago - Lessons on Trust, Community Data, and What Works in Practice
Longtime Chicago ChangeInSight partners close the day by sharing what they've learned about participation, relationships, cultural context, and the work required to gather meaningful community information. Before asking what AI can do with information, this session returns to a more fundamental question: what makes information worth trusting in the first place?
Moderator: David Li
Panelists: Yihyun Kim, Deputy Executive Director, Hanul Family Alliance, Synopsis; Shobhana Verma, Executive Director, South Asian American Policy & Research Institute; Thy Nguyen, Vice President of Impact & Advocacy, CASL
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