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January 28, 2020 Convene Washington DC

Keynotes & Fireside Chats

Broderick Johnson

The Honorable Michael McCaul
Member of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives

Broderick Johnson

Broderick Johnson
Executive Vice President, Public Policy & Executive Vice President, Digital Equity
Comcast

Edward Markey

The Honorable Edward Markey
Senator (MA)
U.S. Senate

List blunt Rochester

The Honorable Lisa Blunt Rochester
Member of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives

Denice Ross

Denice Ross
Chief Scientist
The White House

Ed Markey

Alan Davidson
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Rep. Jake Auchincloss

The Honorable Jake Auchincloss
Member of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives

Geoffrey Starks

Geoffrey Starks
Commissioner
Federal Communications Commission

Breakout Panels Session 1

Hope Springs Eternal? Assessing the State of U.S.-EU Digital Cooperation

Speakers | Video | Transcript | Photos

Kids, Cashless Apps, & COPPA: Who’s Protecting Kids’ Fintech Privacy?

Speakers | Video | Transcript | Photos

The 21st Century Digital Economy and the American Workforce: Immersive Technologies, Opportunities and Policy Challenges

Speakers | Video | Transcript | Photos

Breakout Panels Session 2

Once In A Generation Broadband Boost. Can Government Overcome The Hurdles and Close The Gap?

Speakers | Video | Photos | Transcript

The Fragmenting of Internet Governance In An Increasingly Authoritarian World

Speakers | Video | Photos | Transcript

Web3, Metaverse, The Decentralized Web: Is The New Internet Coming?

Speakers | Video | Photos | Transcript

Breakout Panels Session 3

How Can Access to AI Resources Support Human Rights?

Speakers | Video | Photos | Transcript

What Does The New Biden Antitrust Team Mean For Big Tech?

Speakers | Video | Photos | Transcript

What’s Next for Online Content Moderation?

Speakers | Video | Photos | Transcript

State of the Net 2022 Speakers

Below is a list of some of the speakers and panelists for this year’s conference. 

Ben Brody

Ben Brody
Senior Reporter
Protocol Labs

Thomas Dawson

Thomas Dawson
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Pruve Systems

Nick Feamster

Nick Feamster
Director, Center for Data and Computing
University of Chicago  

Paul Garnett

Paul Garnett
Founder & CEO
The Vernonburg Group

Alex Greenstein

Alex Greenstein
Director, Privacy Shield
U.S. Department of Commerce

Russ Hanser

Russ Hanser
Director of Communications, Policy Initiatives
NTIA   

Sean Heather

Sean Heather
Senior Vice President, International Regulatory Affairs
U.S. Chamber of Commerce   

Jens- Henrik Jeppesesn

Jens- Henrik Jeppesen
Director, Public Policy- Europe, Middle East & Africa
Workday

Issie Lapowsky

Issie Lapowsky
Chief Correspondant
Protocol

Emma Llanso

Emma Llanso
Director, Free Expression Project
Center for Democracy & Technology

Cleve Mesidor

Cleve Mesidor
Public Policy Advisor
Blockchain Association

Kurt Opsahl

Kurt Opsahl
Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel
Electronic Frontier Foundation

Julie Owono

Julie Owono
Executive Director, Content Policy & Society Labs
Stanford Center on Philanthropy & Civil Society

Susan Persky

Dr. Susan Persky
Director, Immersive Simulation Program
National Human Genome Research Institute

Aurelien Portuese

Aurelien Portuese
Director, Antitrust and Innovation Policy
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Devaki Raj

Devaki Raj
CEO & Founder
CrowdAI 

Asad Ramzanali

Asad Ramzanali
Legislative Director
U.S. House of Representatives  

Jessica Rich

Jessica Rich
Of Counsel
Kelley Dyre & Warren LLP. 

Bill Rockwood

Bill Rockwood
Executive Director, Future Forum
U.S. House of Representatives   

Amy Schatz

Amy Schatz
Vice President
Glen Echo Group, LLC.   

Sumit Sharma

Sumit Sharma
Tech Competition Lead
Consumer Reports   

Charlotte Slaiman

Charlotte Slaiman
Competition Policy Director
Public Knowledge   

Ivana Stradner

Ivana Stradner
Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Research Fellow
American Enterprise Institute   

Jamie Susskind

Jamie Susskind
Tech Policy Advisor, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn
U.S. Senate   

Syd Terry

Syd Terry
Chief of Staff
U.S. House of Representatives   

Rick Lane

Rick Lane
Chief Executive Officer
Iggy Ventures   

SOTN 2022 Announcements

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Getting There

Convene
600 14th Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20005 (map)
(888) 730-7307

Download this “How To Find Us” PDF from Convene. 

Attendees should use the 14th Street entrance.

Accommodations

Attending the State of the Net ’22 and need a place to stay? We don’t guarantee room accommodations but here are some options for lodging.

Health Notice

We are working to ensure a safe event and will require proof of vaccination for attendees. We will have an onsite medical team to administer complimentary COVID tests for attendees. 

Presently, COVID cases in the District of Columbia continue to rapidly trend down.  Projections from University of Washington’s IMHE modeling indicate that by February 28 COVID infections in DC per 100,000 will have declined to pre-Omicron levels, and Mayor Murial Bowser has recently rolled back COVID restrictions across the city as infections have dropped.

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