Lightning Talks⚡: Look Who’s Presenting

Experts Deliver Lightning Talks at #SOTN2025

We’re excited to publish the slate of Lightning Talks at State of the Net 2025. These 13 expert talks were chosen from close to 100 proposals. Check out the talks below. 

State of the Net is on Tuesday, February 11th. Register now!

Lightning Talks at State of the Net

 

AI in Cybersecurity: A Sword or Shield?

Reema Moussa
Associate Attorney
Goodwin Law
Free Flow of Information Shapes the Internet. What Happens if Information is Restricted? 

Taylor Downs
Federal Policy Manager, ACT
The App Association
Legislating Protections Against Unauthorized Digital Replicas

Andrew Foglia
Deputy Director of Policy and International Affairs
U.S. Copyright Office
Regulating Public Sector AI in States: How Policymakers Should Move in 2025

Maddy Dwyer
Policy Analyst, Equity in Civic Technology
Center for Democracy and Technology
Covenants Without the Sword

Vaibhav Garg
Executive Director
Comcast
Safety By Design: What Role Should AI Play in User Safety?

Matt Kaufman
Chief Safety Officer
Roblox
Community Notes: An Internet-Scale Approach to Addressing Misleading Information, Found Helpful Across the Political Spectrum

Keith Coleman
VP of Product
X
Differentiated, Personalized, and Transparent Online Search

Joseph Jerome
Senior Public Policy Manager
DuckDuckGo
A Counter-Disinformation Agenda for the New Administration

Beth A. Williams
Board Member
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Determining Trustworthiness in the Age of AI

Mevan Babakar
Manager, Trust and Safety
Google
Exploring Preference Signals for AI with Creative Commons

Shanna Hollich
Learning and Training Manager
Creative Commons
Fiber vs LEO Satellite: The Most Economically Efficient Way to Deliver Quality Broadband for All

Andrew Daly
Principal
Analysys Mason
FTC Authority over AI: Looking Back at 2024

Andy Jung
Associate Counsel
TechFreedom