Cryptocurrencies are trendy now, but the State of the Net dealt with them way back in 2014 and 2015 with panels and a keynote by Coinbase’s CEO Fred Ehrsam. This year #SOTN2018 moved beyond virtual currencies and explored how the blockchain can be used as an authentication ledger for all sorts of purposes. If you […]
Society Under Strain: Americans Struggle with Technology’s Impact, Look to Policymakers and Internet Companies for Solutions After a Year of Fake News and Russian Manipulation Allegations, Americans Worry that Democracy is Weakened by New Technologies Americans Leery of Bitcoin, Skeptical About Ability to Secure Internet Washington, DC, Jan. 29, 2018 — A new wave of […]
Forget Bitcoin and Ethereum – you learned about virtual currency policy at SOTN way back in 2014 and 2015 and heard from Coinbase’s CEO then. This year we’re moving beyond those issues because there’s so much more to blockchain than cryptocurrency. The speakers on our panel Blockchain Beyond Bitcoin: Authentication in a Post-Equifax World will discuss how blockchain technology could help […]
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The 2018 State of the Net Conference agenda has arrived, with even more speakers and conversations to be announced next week. As always, the State of the Net lays out the key issues challenging Internet policy in 2018 with diverse perspectives and thoughtful speakers. Full Agenda Headlining the agenda are keynotes from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Chairmen Bob Goodlatte and Greg Walden, […]
We are excited to announce that the CEO of Zello Inc, Bill Moore, will participate in a keynote conversation with Representative Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, at State of the Net on January 29. Zello is an app that transforms mobile phones into walkie-talkies, even with minimal network connection, making it especially useful during […]
If ever Washington tech policymakers needed to look into the future, it’s now. Therefore, we are pleased to announce that Amy Webb, quantitative futurist and strategist, will keynote the 14th Annual State of the Net Conference. Ms. Webb is a professor of strategic foresight at the NYU Stern School of Business and founder of the […]
Congressman Greg Walden will keynote the 14th Annual State of the Net Conference on January 29, 2018 at the Newseum in Washington D.C. Congressman Walden joins a roster of leading speakers – from government, business, and academia – who are shaping the future of Internet policy. Congressman Walden is Chairman of the U.S. House Committee […]
Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein will keynote the 14th Annual State of the Net Conference on January 29, 2018 at the Newseum in Washington D.C. The Deputy Attorney General joins a roster of engaging and informative speakers who are shaping the future of Internet policy. Rod J. Rosenstein Deputy Attorney General U.S. Department of […]
In 14 years of planning the State of the Net Conference, we’ve never seen a more interesting, challenging, and complex set of policy issues on the table. We plan on tackling all of them on January 29 and we hope you join your colleagues in Washington. We’ll start announcing our speakers soon. In the meantime, […]