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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

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

• Robert Mayer, Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity, USTelecom

Keynote

• The Honorable Christopher Krebs, Director, DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Panel 1: The Development of the International Anti-Botnet Guide

Consistent with the committee’s oversight responsibilities, this hearing will examine the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) priorities in promoting competition and consumer protection, the ongoing innovation hearings and how changes in technology impact the agency, and whether the FTC should have expanded authority with respect to privacy and data security.

Witnesses: