DEF CON Franklin will infuse research from the hacker community into national security and foreign policy debates. We aim to lift up groundbreaking work happening across villages and deliver this critical research to key policymakers across the globe. Furthermore, Franklin will enhance DEF CON community impact to actively promote democracy, justice, and human rights. Aside from policy work, Franklin will establish a mechanism that empowers individual members of the DEF CON community to volunteer at under-resourced organizations supporting our critical infrastructure.