The Final Agenda is Here! The State of the Net agenda is here and it’s huge. There’s a reason this is the largest Internet policy conference in Washington. Almost 90 speakers across the keynotes, panels, and lightning talks — all listed below 👇 📣 Newly added sessions —Panels on New Frontiers of Speech in the Internet Age and Sovereign AI add to the agenda. 🎟️ Tickets are still […]

AI, Energy, Rep. Delaney, & FCC Keynote Announcement We have two new keynotes and a panel to announce for State of the Net! 🇺🇸 Representative April McClain Delaney — Freshman Congresswoman and technology leader. 🏛️ Arpan Sura, Chief AI Officer, Federal Communications Commission — AI leader at the Commission. ⚡ Panel: The Future of AI Infrastructure: Affordably Securing Energy for Innovation — […]

Kids, Courts, and Chatbots At SOTN ’26 Two of the most consequential tech policy questions of the moment are colliding at State of the Net: what the Supreme Court’s Paxton decision means for age verification and online speech — and how emerging AI “companions” are reshaping human connection, mental health, and the role of government in digital life. Our […]

Cyber and Agentic AI Panels At State of the Net, we’ve assembled two all-star panels to take on foundational questions in technology policy that are becoming harder to ignore. One panel asks whether the way we approach cybersecurity is technologically and politically out of date — and how artificial intelligence is widening that gap. The […]