TPI Aspen Forum Breakout Sessions Finalized

TPI Aspen Forum Breakout Sessions Finalized

Topics for the discussions, which will be held under Chatham House Rule, are: FTC-DOJ Transition, FCC-NTIA Transition, Blockchain, and Evidence-Based Policy.

The Technology Policy Institute has confirmed participants for the 2019 Aspen Forum breakout sessions. The four informal sessions, conducted concurrently under Chatham House Rule, will create tech policy transition roadmaps for a first- or second-term administration in 2020, analyze Blockchain policy, and discuss ways to expand evidence-based policy in government.

The Aspen Forum is scheduled for August 18-20. To register, click here.  The concurrent breakout sessions occur on Monday evening, August 19 at 7 p.m. MDT.

Scott Wallsten, President and Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute will moderate the session titled “FCC & NTIA Transition Team.“

Confirmed panelists are:
Blair Levin, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Gregory Rosston, Director, Public Policy Program, Stanford University and Gordon Cain Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
Jay Schwarz, Vice President, Public Policy, Comcast
Shane Tews, Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Bryan Tramont, Managing Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
Scott Wallsten (moderator), President and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute
Thomas M. Lenard, Senior Fellow and President Emeritus at TPI, will moderate a session titled “FTC & DOJ Transition Team”

Confirmed presenters are:
Alden F. Abbott, General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission
Neil Chilson, Senior Research Fellow, Technology and Innovation, Charles Koch Institute
Svetlana Gans, Associate General Counsel, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
Brian Huseman, Vice President, Public Policy, Amazon
Ginger Zhe Jin, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park and Scholar, Amazon
Lawrence J. White, Robert Kavesh Professorship in Economics, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, NYU
Thomas M. Lenard (moderator), President Emeritus and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute

Sarah Oh, Senior Fellow at TPI, will moderate the “Blockchain” panel.

Confirmed presenters are:
Stuart Alderoty, General Counsel, Ripple
Lisa Goldman, Senior Counsel, Consumer Protection Subcommittee, House Energy & Commerce Committee
Lily Liu, Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer, Earn.com
Jodee Rich, Co-Founder and CEO, PeopleBrowsr and NFT.Kred
Bill Rockwood, Legislative Assistant, Congressman Darren Soto (Blockchain Caucus Co-Chair)
Landon Zinda, Legislative Director, Congressman Tom Emmer (Blockchain Caucus Co-Chair)
Sarah Oh (moderator), Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute

Robert Hahn, Senior Fellow at TPI, will moderate the “Embedding a Culture of Evidence-Based Policymaking in Government: Next Steps” panel.

Confirmed presenters are:
Tim Bradley, Minister Counsellor for Industry, Science, and Education, Embassy of Australia
Peter Fatelnig, Minister-Counsellor for Digital Economy Policy, Delegation of the European Union to the U.S.
Cathryn Ross, Director, Regulatory Affairs, BT Group
Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google
Robert Hahn (moderator), Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute

Register today to discuss this and other important tech policy issues at #TPIAspen.
For Additional Information: 
Jane Creel, 202-828-4405, [email protected]

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David Fish, 571-389-4446, [email protected]

The Technology Policy Institute

The Technology Policy Institute is a think tank that focuses on the economics of innovation, technological change. Our mission is to advance knowledge and inform policymakers by producing independent, rigorous research and by sponsoring educational programs and conferences on major issues affecting information technology and communications policy. More information is available at https://techpolicyinstitute.org/.
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