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Agenda
The hearing will examine potential bias and the need for greater transparency regarding the filtering practices of tech giant Google.
Witness
- Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google
ITU’s Plenipot: What Happened
Every four years, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) member states meet at a three-week conference, the Plenipotentiary (or the Plenipot), to set the priorities of the organization for the next period and elect its top five leadership positions. The 2018 Plenipot took place in Dubai, from the end of Oct to the middle of Nov. Here are some of the key issues that Public Knowledge followed in the Plenipot:
A Hot Seat for Facebook, an Empty Chair for Zuckerberg and a Vow to Share Secret Files
Officials from nine countries examining Facebook’s business practices have spent weeks trying to get the company’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, to face questions at a hearing. Instead, Zuckerberg was represented by an empty chair. He skipped the session, which was organized by a British committee investigating Facebook and the spread of misinformation.
FTC Chairman Simons: We Need Rulemaking Authority
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons told the Senate Consumer Protection Subcommittee at an FTC oversight hearing that the FTC needs three things to protect consumer privacy: 1) rulemaking authority; 2) civil penalty authority—currently it can only try and make consumers whole for losses, not penalize the conduct responsible; and 3) jurisdiction over nonprofits and common carriers. Currently, the FTC has to sue or settle with alleged violators, then monitor enforcement of the settlements it secures.
REGISTRATION & NETWORKING BREAKFAST 8:00AM - 9:00AM
OPENING PLENARY 8:45AM-10:30AM
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS 10:45-11:45AM
LUNCH 12:00PM-1:30PM
CLOSING PLENARY 1:45PM-3:00PM
The benefits artificial intelligence can offer aging individuals, with innovative technologies to make their lives safe and secure. AI will also unleash the power of autonomous vehicles, breakthrough innovations in healthcare, and robotics, with great opportunities as we age. At the same time, the challenges of AI will be explored, including privacy, ethics, and security of our data.
Agenda
8:30 – 9:15, Breakfast and Check-In
9:20, Welcome, Debra Berlyn, Project GOAL
A discussion that will move from Music Rights 101 to some of today’s Hot Topics, including the Music Modernization Act, potential future Congressional copyright reform, the DOJ review of the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees, the rise of new PROs, and the next Copyright Royalty Board proceeding.
AGENDA
6:00 – 6:05 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
6:05 – 7:05 p.m. The Basics
Speakers: Charles Cooper (FCC), Janet Moran (FCC)
The vibrancy of the wireless economy, what’s now and what’s next—from Wi-Fi 6 to the 5G experience.
Agenda:
1:00 PM: Registration
1:20 PM: Program Begins
1:25 PM: Unlicensed Spectrum: Supercharging the U.S. Economy featuring Dr. Raul Katz, Telecom Advisory Services, moderated by Ellen Satterwhite, WifiForward
Industry experts will discuss the development of the report and strategies for government and industry collaboration on combating cyber threats domestically and internationally.
Welcome
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Robert Mayer, Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity, USTelecom
Keynote
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The Honorable Christopher Krebs, Director, DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Panel 1: The Development of the International Anti-Botnet Guide