Dec 27, 2006

Online registration for Tech Policy Summit, taking place February 26 & 27 at Hayes Mansion in San Jose, closes on January 25th. Space is limited, and availability is on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you've received an invitation to the Summit and plan to attend, please make sure to visit the Web site to register by that deadline. Individuals who haven't received an invitation but would like to attend may request an invite online here (all requests are reviewed within 1-2 business days).

Jim Goldman, Silicon Valley Bureau Chief of CNBC, will emcee the two-day Summit, which will feature interviews and roundtable discussions hosted by an all-star lineup of journalists from BusinessWeek, CBS News, Forbes, FORTUNE, Newsweek, Technology Daily, TIME, The Wall Street Journal and other top media outlets...prominent reporters like Walt Mossberg, Steven Levy, David Kirkpatrick, Karen Tumulty, Steve Wildstrom and Kara Swisher, to name a few.

Issues like Net neutrality, patent reform, digital rights management, broadband deployment and international trade have far-reaching consequences for those who develop, and use, technology. Tech Policy Summit's mission as the only independently-produced, nonpartisan event of its kind is to explore various perspectives on these critical issues in an open and unbiased manner.

Whether you're a policy wonk who's "heard it all before," or a tech exec just trying to make sense of the acronyms, Tech Policy Summit offers an unprecedented opportunity to learn and network with an eclectic group of influential, outspoken leaders. We've made a point of not only inviting policy veterans and Silicon Valley insiders, but also including up-and-coming entrepreneurs, non-profit executives and academic researchers.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Rep. Howard Berman - Congressman (D-CA)
• Mitch Bainwol - CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America
• Floyd Kvamme - Kleiner Perkins partner emeritus and PCAST Co-Chair
• Stratton Sclavos - Chairman and CEO of VeriSign
• Hon. Deborah Majoras - FTC Chairman
• Carl Bass - President and CEO of Autodesk
• Jay Adelson - CEO of digg
• Hon. Jon Dudas - Head of the US Patent and Trademark Office
• Padmasree Warrior - CTO of Motorola
• Reid Hoffman - CEO of LinkedIn
• John Chen - Chairman and CEO of Sybase
• AnnaLee Saxenian - Dean of UC Berkeley's School of Information
• Per Hellstrom - Head of the European Commission's Anti-Trust Division
• Shari Steele - President of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Mark Lemley - Stanford Law School Professor
• Nathan Myhrvold - CEO of Intellectual Ventures

Plus, CEOs and senior execs from AT&T, Intel, HP, IBM, AMD, Microsoft, MySpace.com, Socializr, Technorati, Comcast, RealNetworks, SAP, New America Foundation, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Information Technology Association of America, Public Knowledge, Business Software Alliance, European-American Business Council and Verizon.

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