In case you missed it you can watch the video of our conversation with Matt Lira (Senior Advisor, Office of House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy) and Nick Sinai (Venture Partner, Insight Venture Partners) at Monday’sState of the Net Conference. Led by Ginny Hunt (Director of Platforms, U.S. Digital Service), Matt and Nick forcefully supported innovative programs such as U.S. Digital Service, the Presidential Innovation Fellowships, 18F and other open data initiatives. If you missed this important discussion, we welcome to watch the video below. Here’s a recap in FedScoop.
About The Discussion:
The importance of innovation in government has become a bi-partisan consensus. Connecting government officials and their departments with top talent from the US technology sector has become paramount to keep track with the rapid pace of private sector developments. Most recently, congress sought to solidify already existing programs such as the Presidential Innovation Fellowship, with the TALENT Act of 2017 seeking to codify the provisions that established it.
But beyond solidifying the policies of previous administrations, what is the future of technological innovation in government? Will we be seeing more and deeper ties with the private sector or a more government driven approach? Join us at our Panel “Innovation.gov: The Future of Better, Faster, Cheaper Government” at State of the Net 2017
We are excited to announce that Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA), will participate in a keynote conversation with Tech:NYC’s Executive Director Julie Samuels at State of the Net on January 23 during our morning keynote session.
The keynote conversation will cover a variety challenges we currently face, both nationally and globally, in the areas of STEM education, encryption, surveillance and privacy among others.
In 2017 DelBene joined the House Ways and Means Committee, which will be at the forefront of debate on taxes, healthcare and retirement security in the new Congress.
In the House Judiciary Committee, DelBene serves on the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, which handles the administration of the U.S. courts, as well as oversight over information technology and copyright, patent and trademark law. Her second Judiciary assignment is the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, which tackles bankruptcy law, state taxation affecting interstate commerce and antitrust matters.
Through her role on the House Judiciary Committee, DelBene is at the forefront of issues relating to technology and privacy, and has become a leading voice in the House calling for greater transparency and oversight of the NSA to restore American’s privacy rights, which passed.
In addition she also serves as co-chair of the New Democrat Coalition’s 21st Century Job Skills Working Group, and co-chair of the Women’s High Tech Caucus, Internet of Things Caucus, and Trademark Caucus.
Finally, DelBene hosted the Congressional App Challenge, a competition aimed at encouraging U.S. high school students to learn how to code by creating their own applications. The Challenge is intended to highlight the value of computer science and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education and encourage students to engage in these fields. The winning app in her district (WA-1) was Code Carbon.
Expectations are that the incoming Trump Administration and Congress will work together to realign regulatory authority in the area of communications policy. After this realignment the communications policy roles for the FCC, the FTC, counties, cities, and states may be quite different from recent memory.
At State of the Net 2017 we will be closely examining what the future of communications policy in the US will be with the help of our Keynote Speakers and through our panel discussion later in the day.
Leading the conversation will be:
Keynote Speakers
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Senator John Thune (R-SD) is the Senior US Senator for South Dakota and is currently the senior most Senator and Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. For the 115th Congress, Senator Thune also serves on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee and the Finance Committee. Thune also served in Republican leadership as Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee from 2009 – 2011 and now serves as the Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, the number three position in Senate Republican leadership.
Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) is the Senior US Senator for Hawaii and is currently the Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet. He also serves on three additional Senate Committees: Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Indian Affairs. Senator Schatz is also one of just three Democrats on the Select Committee on Ethics.
PANELISTS
Larry Downes is is author of the New York Times and Business Week business blockbuster, “Unleashing the Killer App: Digital Strategies for Market Dominance” (Harvard Business School Press, 1998). His new book, now a best-seller, is “Big Bang Disruption.” He serves as Project Director at the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy’s Evolution of Regulation and Innovation project, and as Research Fellow with the Accenture Institute for High Performance.
Markham Erickson is a Partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLC, regularly representing clients in regulatory complaints, investigations, rulemakings, and proposed mergers before the Federal Communication Commission and the Department of Justice. He also represents clients before the United States Copyright Office and the Patent and Trademark Office. He has challenged and defended regulatory actions before federal courts.He has been appointed by the White House to represent the United States before the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development on Internet speech and regulatory matters. He also is co-chair of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Committee and a member of its Technology Committee.
Gigi Sohn is currently the Leadership in Government Fellow at the Open Society Foundations. From 2015 to 2016 she served as Counselor to the Chairman at the FCC. Ms. Sohn served from 2001-2013 as the President and CEO of Public Knowledge and, from 2011-2013 as the Co-Chair of the board of directors of the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG).
Dr. Mark Jamison is the director and Gunter Professor of the Public Utility Research Center (PURC) at the University of Florida and also serves as its director of Telecommunications Studies. He provides international training and research on business and government policy, focusing primarily on utilities and network industries. He directs the PURC/World Bank International Training Program on Utility Regulation and Strategy.
We invite you join our Keynote Speakers and Panelists at the 13th Annual State of the Net Internet Policy Conference on January 23, 2017 for a closer look at the Future of Communications Policy.
We are excited to announce that the CEO of Cybereason, Lior Div, will participate in a keynote conversation with Chairman Bob Goodlatte of the House Judiciary Committee at State of the Net on January 23 at 9:00 AM. Cybereason is a pioneering cybersecurity company developing cutting edge software platforms that leverage big data, behavioral analytics, and machine learning, in order to monitor complex advanced threats that evade traditional defenses.
The keynote conversation with Chairman Bob Goodlatte will cover a variety of cybersecurity challenges we currently face, both nationally and globally. With the growing attention cybersecurity has attracted in the headlines, this will be a timely discussion and we encourage you to attend.
About Lior Div: Lior Div, CEO and Co-Founder of Cybereason, is an expert in the fields of hacking operations, forensics, reverse engineering, malware analysis, cryptography & evasion. Previously, Lior served in unit 8200 of the Israeli Intelligence Corps as a commander of a cyber security team, where he received a medal of honor for his excellent achievements. Prior to co-founding Cybereason, Lior founded a cyber security services company that provided services to Israeli government agencies.
About Representative Bob Goodlatte: Representative Bob Goodlatte proudly represents the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. In the 113th Congress, Rep. Goodlatte was elected to serve as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, where he continues to serve as Chairman today. For many years Rep. Goodlatte has served as one of the four co-chairs of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional Internet Caucus, one of the most prestigious and active Caucuses on Capitol Hill.
We’re excited to announce that Senator John Thune will keynote the State of the Net Conference on January 23, 2017 at the Newseum. Senator Thune joins a growing list of speakers at State of the Net who will chart the course for Internet policy in the coming year.
Senator Thune chairs the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and has made a name for himself as a leader on Internet and technology issues. Senator Thune Co-Chairs the bipartisan Congressional Internet Caucus with Senator Leahy and Representatives Goodlatte and Eshoo.
The 13th Annual State of the Net Conference is only a few weeks away. We welcome you to join an audience of 600 attendees engaged in key Internet policy issues on January 23rd, 2017 at the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue in the heart of Washington, DC.
We’re excited to announce two State of the Net 2017keynote speakers. Representative Bob Goodlatte and Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausenare the latest additions to our distinguished lineup of speakers and panelists this year.
Representative Goodlatte serves as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and has made a name for himself as a leader on Internet and technology issues. Rep. Goodlatte Co-Chairs the bipartisan Congressional Internet Caucus with Senators Thune and Leahy and Representative Eshoo.
Sworn in as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission in 2012, Maureen Ohlhausen previously served at the Commission as Director of the Office of Policy Planning, where she led the FTC’s Internet Access Task Force.
The 13th Annual State of the Net Conference is only a month away. We welcome you to join an audience of 800 attendees engaged in key Internet policy issues on January 23rd, 2017 at the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue in the heart of Washington, DC.
United States Chief Technology Officer Megan Smithis the newest addition to a distinguished lineup of State of the Net Conference 2015 keynote speakers featuring FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell, and Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam.
Smith is the third U.S. CTO and an accomplished engineer, entrepreneur, and advocate for women in STEM. She was appointed by President Barack Obama in September to succeed Todd Park and is the first woman to hold the position. Before joining the Executive Office of the President, Smith was Vice President of New Business Development at Google.
The first U.S. CTO, Aneesh Chopra, will also be speaking at the 11th Annual State of the Net Conference on a panel about efficient use of technology in government. Chopra has praised Smith as having “a tinkerer’s enthusiasm for finding problems and looking for ways to solve them” and called her “an inspiration for the country.”
State of the Net annually attracts over 600 policymakers, academics, and other attendees as the premier Internet policy conference. Click here for a complete list of speakers at the 11th annual conference on January 27, 2015 at the Newseum. Follow @SOTN on Twitter for State of the Net Conference news and updates.
You’re invited to attend America’s largest Internet policy conference. The 11th Annual State of the Net Conference is only a month away. Join an audience of 700 annual attendees engaged in key Internet policy issues on January 27, 2015 at the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue in the heart of Washington, DC.
Follow us on Twitter for conference news and updates as we finalize the conference agenda and announce our final panelists and keynote speakers. Registration is free for all government staff, press and media, and a limited number of student tickets are available. Discounted tickets are available for non-profit and academic attendees.
Today the State of the Net Steering Committee announced that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, recently confirmed by the Senate, will address the 10th Annual State of the Net Conference, the largest Internet policy conference in the nation on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at its new location, The Newseum — just blocks from the Capitol. We will be announcing additional speakers, keynotes and panels in the coming weeks. Register now to make sure you save your spot as tickets may be limited.
Chairman Wheeler takes the helm of the FCC at a pivotal point in the history of the agency and amid convulsive changes to the communication technology industry. The decisions made by the FCC over the next several years will have massive implications for how Americans connect through the Internet. These decisions promise to be historic, one way or another. A particularly apt place to be for a man fond of saying, “History doesn’t look like history when you’re living it.” Please join us to hear Chairman Wheeler’s views on the State of the Net.
The 2014 State of the Net will frame the issues for the next session of Congress. Topics may include:
The newly comprised Federal Communications Commission
The Open Internet Order court decision
The Patent Wars Spilling onto Main Street
Rewriting TV video rules for the Internet age
Revising or rewriting copyright law
NSA electronic surveillance
Collecting Internet sales taxes
Challenges to ISP intermediary liability
Commercial privacy legislation including Do Not Track / Intl Data Flows / Data Brokers
Securing the cyber infrastructure
Internet innovation and economics
How the Internet is disrupting currency: Bitcoin and virtual payment systems
Global Internet governance, and many more …
To get a sense of the conference check out videos and the agenda (PDF) from 2013’s State of the Net.
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