Internet of Things INNOVATION SUMMIT

The next Tech Policy Summit will be held November 6-7, 2013 at the Silverado Resort in Napa. A preliminary schedule of events for the 2013 program will be available in May.

Below is a look at last year's agenda. If you'd like to suggest a topic or nominate a speaker for the 2013 conference, please complete the online form on the Contact Us page.
 

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

4:00pm   Hotel check-in for participants staying at the Silverado Resort

6:00pm   Happy Hour in The Arbor 

7:00pm   Dinner on Your Own

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

8:00am   Continental Breakfast on the Fairway Deck

8:45am   Welcome Remarks

9:00am   The State of Tech Policy: Priorities and Politics

Tech, like so many other communities, has a long list of Congressional bills that they'd like to see some movement on this year. In what is likely to be one of the most expensive hyper-partisan election seasons we've ever seen, will Congress be able to get anything done? As election day nears, we can expect to see more "message bills" and even less bipartisan cooperation. Where does this leave the tech industry agenda?

• Maggie Fox, Managing Editor for Technology and Health Care, National Journal
• Tod Cohen, VP and Deputy General Counsel, Government Relations, eBay
• Tekedra Mawakana, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Global Public Policy, AOL Inc. 
• Rey Ramsey, President and CEO, TechNet

9:45am   Why Tech Policy Isn't Just for High Tech

It's hard to find an industry that hasn't being transformed by advances in technology. Whether it's because of the digitizing of information or the pervasiveness of mobile phones, technology has become everybody's business. As a result, tech policy is a growing concern not only for those within the high tech industry but also for leaders in other communities that are impacted by it.

• Natalie Fonseca, Co-founder and Executive Producer, Tech Policy Summit
• Melanie Wyne, Senior Technology Policy Representative, National Association of Realtors

10:15am   Break

10:45am   The Fight Against SOPA/PIPA and the Rise of the 'Bitroots Movement'

The protests against the House's Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Senate's Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) earlier this year have been referred to as a "Nerd Spring" that spurred everyday Netizens into action. While not everyone agrees with that assessment, or the protests themselves, it was a watershed moment for tech policy. So what can we learn from the protests that can improve the policy process going forward? How has it changed the way techies engage in tech policy?

• Michelle Quinn, Technology Correspondent, Politico PRO
• Larry Downes, Author, The Laws of Disruption
• Jonathan Nelson, Founder, Hackers and Founders
• Nnena Ukuku, Co-founder and CEO, Black Founders Startup Ventures

11:30am  Using Technology to Empower Civic Engagement

Social media and other technologies have changed the way people connect and communicate with one another - and now the power of those platforms is being leveraged to enable greater citizen involvement in the political process. Hear from some of the pioneers who are charting new territory in the civic engagement space, and learn more about the potential and impact of these tools.

• Sarah Granger, Founder, Center for Technology, Media and Society
• Dave Binetti, Co-founder and CEO, Votizen
• Marci Harris, Founder and CEO, POPVOX
• Shannon Spanhake, Deputy Innovation Officer, City and County of San Francisco

12:15pm  Lunch in the Silverado Ballroom East

1:25pm   Announcements

1:30pm   Looking Ahead: Intellectual Property and Innovation

What is the future of digital copyright post-SOPA/PIPA? What are the lessons learned from the recent battle over those bills? How can the content and technology communities collaborate, and what will happen to the debate over IP rights and piracy when emerging technologies like 3-D printing take off?

• Rob Pegoraro, Technology Writer and Analyst
• Mike Masnick, CEO, Floor64 and Founder, Techdirt
• Jonathan Taplin, Director, Annenberg Innovation Lab, USC

2:15pm   Online Intermediaries and the Platform Economy

What responsibility do online intermediaries have for content and apps that are delivered via their platforms, and what are the implications for digital privacy and copyright? What kind of policing should app stores do and what type of limitations should there be on intermediary liability? This session will look at how online intermediaries are evolving and the challenges they face in enabling innovation without turning into enforcers.

• Eric Goldman, Associate Professor and Director of the High Tech Law Institute, Santa Clara University School of Law
• Berin Szoka, President, TechFreedom
• Fred von Lohmann, Senior Copyright Counsel, Google

3:00pm   Break sponsored by Internet Society

3:15pm   The Government's Role in Improving Private Sector Cybersecurity

Despite agreement about the benefits of increasing cybersecurity, there's been disagreement over the best approach to take in order to make the Internet more secure. Most recently, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (CISPA) legislation, which passed the House in late April, has been threatened with a Presidential veto and critics argue that CISPA is a threat to privacy rights. This panel will explore what the government's role should be, and how the public and private sectors can strike the right balance to improve national security without sacrificing civil liberties.

• Declan McCullagh, Chief Political Correspondent, CNET
• Wayne Crews, VP for Policy & Director of Technology Studies, Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Jamil Jaffer, Senior Counsel for the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, United States House of Representatives
• Audrey Plonk, Global Security and Internet Policy Specialist, Intel Corporation

4:00pm   Privacy Regulation in the U.S.: Developing a Framework for Protecting Consumers and Promoting Innovation

Recent reports by the White House and the Federal Trade Commission have recommended steps that the private sector can take to protect consumer privacy, while also calling on Congress to pass baseline privacy legislation. We'll review the key tenets of the proposed framework, including the creation of a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, and discuss what the approach means for industry.

• Lauren Gelman, Founder, Blurry Edge Strategies
• Laura Berger, Senior Attorney, Federal Trade Commission
• Christina Gagnier, Partner, Gagnier Margossian LLP
• Josh Galper, Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel, Personal
• Alexandra Robert Gordon, Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice

4:45pm   Looking Ahead: Investing in America's Competitiveness

What investments do we need to make now to create the next generation of innovation in the United States? From increasing the supply of skilled workers through better STEM education and smarter immigration policies to revitalizing manufacturing, how can the public and private sectors work together to build a stronger economy?  

• Nigel Cameron, President and CEO, C-PET
• Paul Kedrosky, Senior Fellow, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
• Emanuel Pleitez, Chief Strategy Officer, Spokeo
• Vivek Wadhwa, Vice President of Academics and Innovation, Singularity University
• Kathleen Warner, COO, Startup America

5:30pm   Tech Policy in the Trenches: The Small Business Perspective

How do entrepreneurs and developers who, by necessity, need to be more focused on building products and finding customers keep up with what's happening in D.C.? What policy issues matter most to young companies, and what can be done to encourage more entrepreneurs to get involved as they grow their businesses?

• Natalie Fonseca, Co-founder and Executive Producer, Tech Policy Summit
• Lorraine Akemann, Co-founder, Moms with Apps
• Adam Bonnifield, Co-founder, Spinnakr
• Robert Leshner, Co-founder and CEO, Safe Shepherd
• Mike Sax, Co-founder, Asigo

6:15pm   Reception on The Terrace

Thursday, June 7, 2012

8:00am   Continental Breakfast on the Fairway Deck

8:45am   Opening Remarks

9:00am   Looking Ahead: Digital Privacy and the "Right to Be Forgotten"

The European Union's proposed "Right to Be Forgotten" - designed to let individuals have personal data about them deleted from the Internet upon their request - raises critical questions about the future of digital information. What would such a right mean for free speech and censorship? Should personal data have an "expiration date," and how would data ownership be determined? Should kids have the ability to start over with a clean digital slate when they become adults?  

• Larry Magid, Technology Analyst, CBS News
• Jim Adler, Chief Privacy Officer and GM, Data Systems, Intelius
• Lauren Gelman, Founder, Blurry Edge Strategies
• Andrew Keen, Author, Digital Vertigo
• Adam Thierer, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center
• Phil Zimmermann, Co-founder and President, Silent Circle

From commerce to gaming, healthcare to education, technology is going mobile at an unprecedented rate with the growth of the smartphone and tablet markets. Earlier this year, Cisco predicted that monthly global mobile data traffic will surpass 10 exabytes in 2016, with over 10 billion mobile-connected devices on the planet. How should technologists and policy leaders prepare for that kind of growth? This panel will discuss the demand for mobile broadband, the availability of spectrum and strategies for ensuring that mobile innovation continues to flourish.

• Steve Wildstrom, Co-founder and Columnist, Tech.pinions
• Rebecca Hanson, Senior Advisor, Broadcast Spectrum, FCC
• Larry Irving, President, Irving Group
• Ed Schmit, Director, Developer Program, AT&T

• Steve Wildstrom, Co-founder and Columnist, Tech.pinions
• Ed Black, President and CEO, Computer & Communications Industry Association
• Robert Pepper, VP, Global Technology Policy, Cisco 
• Sally Shipman Wentworth, Senior Manager, Public Policy, Internet Society