LINKS
Link to here: http://isoc.live/sotn2019
Homepage: http://www.stateofthenet.org/sotn-19/
Twitter: #SOTN19 http://bit.ly/SOTN19
LIVESTREAMS
Plenary + Breakout 1 https://livestream.com/InternetSociety/sotn2019
Breakout 2 https://livestream.com/InternetSociety2/sotn19
Breakout 3 https://livestream.com/InternetSociety3/sotn19
META
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Tim Lordan – Internet Education Foundation
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2019/videos/187572228
Representative Anna G. Eshoo commemorates Bob Goodlatte
Representative Anna G. Eshoo
Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus, U.S. House of Representatives gifts Caucus Founder Representative Bob Goodlatte with a commemorative baseball bat.
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2019/videos/186541051
KEYNOTES
Keynote with Representative David Cicilline
Representative David Cicilline – Chairman, House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2019/videos/187572389
Keynote with Representative Mike Doyle
Representative Mike Doyle – Chairman, Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2019/videos/187572979
Keynote with Representative Bob Latta
Representative Bob Latta – Ranking Member, Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2019/videos/186527253
Keynote Address with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr
Brendan Carr – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2019/videos/187576271
Keynote with Michael Kratsios
Michael Kratsios – Deputy Assistant to the President for Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, The White House
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2019/videos/187576373
Keynote Address with Representative Suzan DelBene
Representative Suzan DelBene – Washington’s 1st Congressional District Representative, U.S. Congress
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2019/videos/187576712
FIRESIDE CHATS
Fireside Chat with FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alexei Alexis
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter – Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Alexei Alexis, e-commerce/privacy reporter for Bloomberg BNA
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2019/videos/187572743
Fireside Chat with Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim and Ted Johnson
Makan Delrahim – Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Division, The U.S. Department of Justice
Ted Johnson – Senior Editor, Variety
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2019/videos/187573184
Fireside Chat with Representative Jim Langevin and Corey Thomas
Representative Jim Langevin – Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District Representative, U.S. Congress
Corey E. Thomas – President & Chief Executive Officer, Rapid 7
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2019/videos/186536995
PANELS
Artificial Intelligence
Policymakers continue to express alarm at the rate at which tech firms are incorporating AI into all facets of business, infrastructure, and government. While calls to slow down innovation are rarely effective, policymakers and policy experts are acknowledging the need for a careful examination of the impact of algorithms on all aspects of society and business.
Moderator: Daniel Weitzner – Principal Research Scientist, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Deirdre Mulligan – Associate Professor, UC Berkeley
Alex Rosenblat – Researcher/Technical Writer, Data & Society
Dr. Nicol Turner Lee – Governance Studies Fellow, Brookings Institution
Mina Hanna – Chair, AI and Autonomous Systems Policy Committee, IEEE
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2019/videos/186638838/
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Erljg-4-Bjw
Pressure Cooker: What does GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act Mean For Washington?
** Missing first 12 minutes **
California and the European Union have both passed extensive data privacy laws in the past year. Together, the two laws will apply to a huge swath of data both in the United States and abroad — will they prove effective in protecting sensitive consumer data, or will they be an excessive burden on companies, both large and small, which capture user data? Are these laws even enforceable, or will federal legislation and even international norms need to be standardized to protect user data in the digital age?
Moderator: Nancy Scola – Senior Technology Reporter, Politico
Speakers:
Neil Chilson – Senior Research Fellow for Technology and Innovation, Charles Koch Institute
Jordan Crenshaw – Assistant Policy Counsel, C_TEC, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Mary Stone Ross – Proponent and co-author, California Consumer Privacy Act
Lee Tien – Senior Staff Attorney and Adams Chair for Internet Rights, Electronic Frontier Foundation
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2019/videos/187575506
Cloudy with a Chance of Legislation: The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Privacy Policy
Globally, Europe’s privacy law has come into effect and the Commerce Department recently concluded the latest Privacy Shield annual review. While other states mull options, California has passed their own state law governing data privacy. At the federal level, NTIA is reviewing comments they received on the path forward on privacy and NIST is developing their own privacy framework while a number of Congressional offices and committees focus on legislation in the 116th congress. This is all on the backdrop of a tech industry that is replete with differing business models.
Maureen K. Ohlhausen– Practice Group Chair – Antitrust & Competition Law, Partner, Baker Botts LLP
Chris Calabrese – Vice President for Policy, Center for Democracy & Technology
Jason Albert – Deputy General Counsel, Workday
Elizabeth Banker – Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Internet Association
Terrell McSweeny – Partner, Covington
Moderator: Angelique Carson – Editor, The Privacy Advisor, International Association of Privacy Professionals
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sotn2019/videos/187575914
From Lunchpails to Laptops and Beyond: Preparing America’s Workforce for Tomorrow’s Jobs
On November 26, General Motors CEO Mary Barra announced that it was cutting 15,000 jobs by saying “we will transform our global workforce to ensure we have the right skill sets to win today and in the future.” While GM is able to pivot towards its perceived future, the question remains on how the 15,000 workers will be ready for a similar shift.
With multiple stakeholders in the process, including governments, educational institutions, employers, and of course the workers themselves, adapting to the new economy will require incorporating multiple perspectives and opinions.
Moderator
David Hyman – President, Center for Technology & Workforce Solutions
Speakers
Kenneth DeGraff – Senior policy advisor to the Speaker of the House, The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House of Representatives
Shawn DuBravac – President, Avrio Institute
Liz Shuler – Secretary Treasurer, AFL-CIO
Carol Eggert – Senior Vice President, Military and Veteran Affairs, Comcast
Tiffany Shackelford – Chief Strategic Officer, National Governors Association
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/sotn19/videos/187587240
Online Expression: Balancing Moderation And Amplification and The Role of Government
We’ve reached a crisis of trust in our society’s sources of information just as the lines between traditional media and Internet media have all but vanished. At the same time, more powerful platforms designed to help us sort through information may have inadvertently empowered us to view only information that we prefer or that reinforces our own biases. A sort of societal tribalism is emerging, leading to increased polarization. Solutions to these problems are far more complex than most are willing to believe. Our panel will explore these questions and what we can do about it.
Speakers
Tim Lordan – Executive Director, Internet Education Foundation
Carl Szabo – Vice President and General Counsel, NetChoice
Daphne Keller – Director of Intermediary Liability, Stanford Law School
Henry Fernandez – CEO and Senior Fellow, Fernandez Advisors and Center for American Progress
Abigail Slater – Special Assistant to the President for Tech,Telecom, and Cyber Policy, The White House
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/sotn19/videos/186541047
Nations Divided: Expression And Our Political Discourse
We’ve learned a lot about nation-state attempts to tamper with democratic elections in the U.S., in Germany, in Africa and across the globe. Trust is the bedrock of any well-functioning democracy. Yet revelations over the last 16 months show that actors are trying to use the Internet to undermine that trust. Is it the Internet’s fault? Our panel will look at what we know about how whether the Internet is being used to disrupt democratic elections and what can be done about it.
Moderator: Liz Woolery – Deputy Director, Free Expression Project, Center for Democracy
Speakers:
Ellery Roberts Biddle – Advocacy Director, Global Voices
Graham Brookie – Director and Managing Editor, Digital Forensic Research Lab, Atlantic Council
Robert Faris – Research Director at the Berkman Klein Center and co-author of the book Network Propaganda
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/sotn19/videos/186544480
Internet Policy Literacy: What Level of Expertise Do Decision-Makers Need?
Digital privacy, disinformation campaigns, drones, AI, and antitrust are only a few of the pressing technology policy issues of our time. Lately, there’s been a lot of talk on social media in Washington. We wanted to ask a group of experts what level of knowledge on any issue, especially on technology, is required for Members of Congress and policymakers in Washington to make sound decisions in the best interests of their constituents. What types of access to information do they need? Can we put forth a formula for sound decision-making on Internet policy issues?
Moderator
Tim Lordan – Executive Director, Internet Education Foundation
Speakers
Will Rinehart – Director of Technology and Innovation Policy, American Action Forum
Daniel Schuman – Policy Director, Demand Progress
Stacey Hutchinson – Principal, Monument Advocacy
Lorelei Kelly – Senior Fellow and Director, Resilient Democracy
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/InternetSociety3/sotn2019/videos/186533906
Internet Governance: Sovereignty or A New Geopolitical Order?
Once upon a time “Internet governance” discussions were limited to technical matters such as root zones and domain name functions, and multi-stakeholder processes prevailed. Yet the last five years have laid bare the awesome power of the Internet as a global force for good and for mischief. Starting with the Snowden revelations in 2014 through accusations of election meddling in 2016, a jarring series of events have forced governments and Internet stakeholders worldwide to reassess the appropriate processes for Internet governance. Now Internet issues such as AI, automation, cyber-weapons, deep-fakes, privacy, disinformation, cybersecurity, and human rights are fraying the existing agreements for governing the Internet. Recently, French President Macron issued a “Paris Call” to fill what he sees a void in Internet governance. At the same time the United Nations is racing to adopt its own governance rules. In this high stakes, geopolitical game of chess, what will prevail?
Moderator:
Shane Tews – President, Logan Circle Strategies
Speakers
Drew Mitnick – Policy Counsel, Access Now
Peter Fatelnig – Minister-Counsellor, Delegation of the European Union to the United States
Laura DeNardis – Professor, Scholar, Author, American University
Steve DelBianco – President & CEO, NetChoice
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/InternetSociety3/sotn2019/videos/186540999
Cybersecurity: What’s The Next Move?
The past few years have seen both more and more dangerous cyberattacks, and the U.S. government is beginning to respond to emerging cyber threats. For instance, the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security released a report to strengthen systems against botnet attacks last May. 2018 also saw an updated release of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which will be coming up on its 5th Anniversary this year. Is it time to celebrate that anniversary or do we need something more? At the same time supply chain attacks are becoming increasingly prevalent. Our panel will discuss the current cybersecurity environment, how agencies can improve cybersecurity in government and in the private sector, and the effectiveness of guidance such as the botnet report and NIST framework.
Moderator
Jeff Stone – Associate Editor, CyberScoop
Speakers
Norma Krayem – Senior Policy Advisor, Holland & Knight
Evelyn L. Remaley – Deputy Associate Administrator, OPAD, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Nathaniel Gleicher – Head of Cybersecurity Policy, Facebook
Megan Stifel – Cybersecurity Policy Director, Public Knowledge
Moira Bergin – Director of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security
Chris Boyer – Assistant Vice President of Global Public Policy, AT&T
View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/InternetSociety3/sotn2019/videos/186544277
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