Software now structures and enables virtually all communications services, thus raising important challenges for governance. On one level, these challenges relate to the rapidity of technological changes and whether policymakers can act quickly and effectively to advance policy goals. On another level, the global interdependence of many of these services challenges the ability of national regulatory bodies to advance public policy goals. In the case of the emerging 5G wireless standards, the new architecture will rely on software-defined networks and will be developed by international standards bodies, raising questions for how national policy goals—ranging from public safety communications to cybersecurity and competition—will be advanced by national-level bodies.
In the 2018 annual technology policy conference, we will explore the set of governance challenges raised by the dominance of software:
- the ability to make predictions in today’s technological environment, asking, for example, how such challenges affect antitrust policy
- the increasing pervasive use of algorithms—from automated vehicles to internet-based services like search, to public policy issues like recommended prison sentences—raises challenges for policymakers
- whether the massive amounts of data created and analyzed should be stored locally, with some countries seeking to mandate such regulation
- the fundamental challenge of how to design regulatory institutions that can be effective in today’s technological environment
As per tradition, this conference will bring together a group of leaders from academia, government, and industry.
If you need any accommodations, such as an ASL interpreter, CART, or alternate format versions of printed materials, please contact Susanna Weller at Susanna.Weller@colorado.edu or (303) 492-5442, and we will gladly make any necessary arrangements.
Sessions
02/11/18 9:00am - 9:15am
Welcome
- Phil Weiser
Hatfield Professor of Law, University of Colorado Law School; Executive Director and Founder, Silicon Flatirons
02/11/18 9:15am - 9:45am
Keynote Address
- Vinton G. Cerf — Keynote
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
02/11/18 9:45am - 10:45am
The Triumph of Software and Software-Defined Networks
- Blake Reid — Moderator
Associate Clinical Professor, University of Colorado Law School; Technology Policy Initiative Director, Silicon Flatirons - kc claffy — Panelist
Founder and Director, Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis - Edward W. Felten — Panelist
Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs, Princeton University; Director, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University - Matt Larsen — Panelist
Chief Executive Officer, Vistabeam - Jack Waters — Panelist
Chief Technology Officer and President, Fiber Solutions, Zayo Group, LLC
02/11/18 10:45am - 11:00am
Break
02/11/18 11:00am - 12:30pm
Challenges of Governance
- Phil Weiser — Moderator
Hatfield Professor of Law, University of Colorado Law School; Executive Director and Founder, Silicon Flatirons - Jeffrey Binder — Panelist
Executive Vice President, President Layer3, T-Mobile USA, Inc. - Leonard Cali — Panelist
Senior Vice President - Global Public Policy, AT&T - Howard Shelanski — Panelist
Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; Former Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, The White House - Gigi Sohn — Panelist
Leadership in Government Fellow, Open Society Foundations; Distinguished Fellow, Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy; Fellow, Mozilla - Larry Strickling — Panelist
Former Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
02/11/18 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Lunch
02/11/18 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Governance and Algorithms
- Karma M. Giulianelli — Moderator
Partner, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP - Ellen P. Goodman — Presenter
Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School - Anne L. Washington — Presenter
Assistant Professor, NYU Steinhardt School - Jeff Blattner — Commenter
Senior Fellow, Telecommunications and Platforms Initiative, Silicon Flatirons - Eric Burger — Commenter
Chief Technology Officer, Federal Communications Commission - Jonathan B. Sallet — Commenter
Senior Fellow, Benton Foundation
02/11/18 3:15pm - 3:30pm
Break
02/11/18 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Fireside Chat
- Bryan Tramont — Moderator
Managing Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP - Brendan Carr
Federal Communications Commission — Commissioner, [invitation pending]
02/11/18 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Debate: We Need to Protect Strong National Borders on the Internet?
- JP de Vries — Moderator
Director Emeritus and Distinguished Advisor, Silicon Flatirons - Jennifer Daskal
Associate Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law - Paul Ohm
Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Georgetown University Law Center
02/11/18 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Reception
Please note: Per university alcohol policy, only registered guests will be admitted to the reception.
02/12/18 8:30am - 10:00am
Policy and Predictions in An Era of Rapid Technological Change
- Kristelia García — Moderator
Associate Professor, University of Colorado Law School; Content Initiative Director, Silicon Flatirons - Babette E. Boliek — Presenter
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, Associate Professor of Law, Pepperdine University - Martin Cave — Presenter
Visiting Professor, Imperial College Business School, UK - Tim Wu — Presenter
Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Columbia Law School - Christopher Yoo — Presenter
John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer & Information Science, University of Pennsylvania - Stephen F. Williams — Commenter
Senior United States Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit - David Young — Commenter
Vice President, Public Policy, Verizon
02/12/18 10:00am - 10:15am
Break
02/12/18 10:15am - 11:45am
Designing Twenty First Century Regulatory Institutions
- Ari Q. Fitzgerald — Moderator
Partner and Leader, Communications , Hogan Lovells - William E. Kovacic — Presenter
Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy, The George Washington University Law School; Director, Competition Law Center, The George Washington University Law School - Adam Thierer — Presenter
Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University - Rebecca Arbogast — Commenter
Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy, Comcast Corporation - Gene Kimmelman — Commenter
President, Chief Executive Officer, Public Knowledge
02/12/18 11:45am - 12:30pm
Fireside Chat
- Phil Weiser — Moderator
Hatfield Professor of Law, University of Colorado Law School; Executive Director and Founder, Silicon Flatirons - Jeff Storey
President, Chief Operating Officer, CenturyLink
02/12/18 12:30pm - 1:30pm