The Internet’s development has amazed even its early pioneers and its ability to confound skeptics suggests that calls for change should be taken with a grain of salt. At the same time, it seems difficult to imagine that the Internet’s future will not feature any number of innovations that will change how it operates. Indeed, issues such as security, mobility, increased machine-to-machine communications, and the advent of real-time applications challenge some of the design principles of the current Internet. In any event, the network of the future will be shaped not merely by technological change, but also economics, the needs of users, and policy directives.
This conference will imagine the Internet’s future, discuss its economic and social implications, and contrast different prescriptions for Internet policy. It will do so by bringing together a top flight group of academics, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss these issues along four dimensions. First, we will evaluate the technological, economics, social, and policy challenges that are emerging on the horizon. Second, we will discuss the changing architecture of the Internet, the role of network management, and the significance of the transition away from an end-to-end architecture. The third panel will evaluate whether existing institutions–be they the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission; standard setting bodies like the Internet Engineering Task Force; self-regulatory bodies; or private contracting–are up to the task of overseeing Internet communications, including ensuring the reliable service delivery across different networks. The final panel will discuss the major changes in how the Internet serves consumers and how the market for Internet content is evolving. In all discussions, we will bring together the related technological, business, and policy themes that are shaping the Internet and the future of innovation in the information industries.
Sessions
Welcome
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building
Overview Address
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building
- William E. Kovacic
Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy, The George Washington University Law School; Director, Competition Law Center, The George Washington University Law School
Overview Panel: The Internet's Challenge to Policymakers
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building
- William E. Kovacic — Panelist
Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy, The George Washington University Law School; Director, Competition Law Center, The George Washington University Law School - Kathryn C. Brown — Panelist
Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Corporate Responsibility, Verizon - Brad Feld — Panelist
Partner, Foundry Group - Bryan Tramont — Panelist
Managing Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP - Kathleen Ham — Panelist
Senior Vice President, Govenment Affairs, T-Mobile - Dale Hatfield — Panelist
Spectrum Policy Initiative Co-director and Distinguished Advisor, Silicon Flatirons
Lunch
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building
The Evolution of Internet Architecture: From Best Efforts and End-to-End to Reasonable Network Management?
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building
- Paul Ohm — Moderator
Associate Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs - Christopher Yoo — Presenter
John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer & Information Science, University of Pennsylvania - Edward Felten — Presenter
Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer, White House - Shane Greenstein — Presenter
Professor of Economics, Northwestern University - Andrew McLaughlin — Commenter
United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer - Dorothy Attwood — Commenter
Senior Vice President, Walt Disney Company - Mark Cooper — Commenter
Research Director, Consumer Federation of America
Break
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building
The Evolution of Regulatory Institutions for an Internet Age
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building
- Andrew Crain — Moderator
General Counsel, Frontier Communications - Howard Shelanski — Presenter
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, The White House - James B. Speta — Presenter
Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law - Gigi B. Sohn — Presenter
Counselor to the Chairman, Federal Communications Commission - Stephen F. Williams — Commenter
Senior United States Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit - Jon Nuechterlein — Commenter
General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission - Joe Waz — Commenter
Reception
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building
Keynote Speaker
@ Glenn Miller Ballroom, University Memorial Center
- Richard Lynch
CTO, Verizon Communications
The Future of Internet Content and Services
@ Glenn Miller Ballroom, University Memorial Center
- Ari Q. Fitzgerald — Moderator
Partner and Leader, Communications , Hogan Lovells - Stacey Dogan — Presenter
Law Alumni Scholar, Professor of Law - Pamela Samuelson — Presenter
Richard M. Sherman Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California Berkeley; Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology - Eric Goldman — Presenter
Professor | Associate Dean for Research, Santa Clara University School of Law - Michael D. Gallagher — Commenter
President and Chief Executive Officer, Entertainment Software Association - Preston Padden — Commenter
Senior Fellow, Silicon Flatirons Center - Pamela Passman — Commenter
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Global Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, Microsoft
Lunch and Closing Address
@ Glenn Miller Ballroom, University Memorial Center
- Irwin Jacobs
Founder and Chairman of the Board, Qualcomm