2008 Tech Policy Summit Podcasts

Featured: Apr 8, 2008

The following podcasts were recorded at the 2nd annual Tech Policy Summit, which took place March 26-28, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel in Hollywood, CA. There are a total of 24 podcasts from the 2008 Summit, and they appear in chronological order.

Roundtable -- Accelerating Innovation: How Enhanced Collaboration and Smart Policy Fuel Economic Growth
Audio of "Accelerating Innovation: How Enhanced Collaboration and Smart Policy Fuel Economic Growth" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 26, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: Roger Cochetti, Group Director U.S. Policy, Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) Participants: Prith Banerjee, Senior Vice President of Research and Development HP and Director of HP Labs; Thomas Kalil, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Science and Technology, University of California at Berkeley; Lesa Mitchell, Vice President of Advancing Innovation, Kauffman Foundation, Mozelle Thompson, CEO Thompson Strategic Consulting and former Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission.

 

Interview -- Steve Wildstrom of BusinessWeek and Paul Jacobs CEO of Qualcomm
Steve Wildstrom, Technology Columnist for BusinessWeek interviews Paul Jacobs, CEO, Qualcomm. Recorded at the second annual Tech Policy Summit on March 26, 2008 at Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

 

Keynote -- Jon Dudas, Director USPTO

Keynote remarks by Jon Dudas, Undersecretary of Commerece for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, at the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 26, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

 

Roundtable -- Growing the Global Market for Technology: The Politics of Trade and Protectionism

Audio of "Growing the Global Market for Technology: The Politics of Trade and Protectionism" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 26, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: Robert Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Participants: Peter Cowhey, Dean and Associate Vice Chancellor, UCSD; Ralph Hellmann, Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Information Technology Industry Council; Michael Petricone, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Consumer Electronics Association; Robet Kramer, Vice President, Public Policy, Computing Technology Industry Assocation (CompTIA).

 

Innovator Spotlight -- Jim Balcom, CEO of PolyFuel

Audio of an Innovator Spotlight, featuring Jim Balcom, President and CEO of PolyFuel at the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 26, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

 

Roundtable -- The Making of a Tech President

Audio of "The Making of a Tech President" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 26, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: Sarah Lai Stirland, Contributing Writer, Wired.com Participants: Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor in Chief, AlwaysOn Network; Andrew Rasiej, Founder, Personal Democracy Forum and Co-Founder, techPresident; Rick White, Principal, Woodbay Group; Alec Ross, EVP External Affairs, One Economy Corporation.

 

Roundtable -- Using Social Media as a Policy Tool

Audio of "Using Social Media as a Policy Tool" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 26, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: JD Lasica, CEO of Ourmedia.org  Participants: John Earnhardt, Senior Manager, Global Media Operations, Cisco Systems; David Kralik, Director of Internet Strategy, American Solutions; Ellen Miller, Executive Director, The Sunlight Foundation.

 

Roundtable -- The Role of Privacy and Trust in the Innovation Economy

Audio of "The Role of Privacy and Trust in the Innovation Economy" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 26, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: Mozelle Thompson, CEO, Thompson Strategic Consulting Participants: Shawn Broderick, CEO, TrustPlus; J.R. Reagan, Vice President and Managing Director, BearingPoint; John Tomaszewski, Vice President of Policy and Compliance, TRUSTe.

 

Roundtable -- Building a More Effective Public Policy Organization

Audio of "Building a More Effective Public Policy Organization" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 26, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: Piper Cole, Aspiring Author and former Vice President of Policy Sun Microsystems. Participants: Steve Brown, Entreprenuer in Residence, Mohr Davidow Ventures; Tod Cohen, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, eBay; Ken Kay, CEO, e-Luminate Group.

 

Roundtable -- Copyright in a Converged World: Sharing, Protecting and Monetizing Digital Content Across Devices

Audio of "Copyright in a Converged World: Sharing, Protecting and Monetizing Digital Content Across Devices" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 26, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: Doug Lichtman, Professor at UCLA Law School. Participants: Fred von Lohmann, Senior Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation; Matt Zinn, Vice President and General Counsel, TiVo; Patrick Ross, Executive Director, Copyright Alliance.

Roundtable -- The Future of Wide-Area Public Broadband

Audio of "The Future of Wide-Area Public Broadband" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 26, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: Simon Wilkie, Executive Director, USC's Center for Communication Law and Policy  Participants: Sascha Meinrath, Research Director, Wireless Future Program, New America Foundation; Alec Ross, EVP of External Affairs, One Economy Corporation; Jonathan Taplin, Professor, USC Annenberg School for Commmunications; Chris Vein, Chief Information Officer, City and County of San Francisco

 

Roundtable -- Maintaining a Competitive Edge: [How] Can the U.S. Tech Workforce Stay on Top in a Flat World?

Audio of "Maintaining a Competitive Edge: [How] Can the U.S. Tech Workforce Stay on Top in a Flat World?" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 26, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: Richard Brandt, Author and Contributor, Technology Review  Participants: Robert Hoffman, Vice President of Government and Public Affairs, Oracle and Co-Chair , Compete America; Ken Kay, President, Partnership for 21st Century Skills; Robert Kramer, Vice President, Public Policy, Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).

 

Interview -- Andrew Noyes of CongressDaily and Congressman Howard Berman

Andrew Noyes, Technology Reporter for CongressDaily interviews Congressman Howard Berman (D-CA) Chairman, House Subcomittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property. Recorded at the second annual Tech Policy Summit on March 26, 2008 at Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

 

Keynote -- Commissioner Robert McDowell, Federal Communications Commission

Audio of FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell's keynote at the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 27, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

 

Roundtable -- Evolving Business Models in Wireless: Where Do We Go From Here?

Audio of "Evolving Business Models in Wireless: Where Do We Go From Here?" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 27, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: Commissioner Rachelle Chong, California Public Utilities Commission  Participants: Carolyn Brandon, Vice President, Policy, CTIA - The Wireless Association; Michael Calabrese, Vice President of the Wireless Future Program, New America Foundation; Brian Knapp, Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Chief Privacy Officer, Loopt; Simon Wilkie, Executive Director, USC's Center for Communication Law and Policy.

 

Interview -- Kai Ryssdal of Marketplace and Craig Newmark of craigslist.org

Kai Ryssdal, Host of Marketplace interviews Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist.org. Recorded at the second annual Tech Policy Summit on March 27, 2008 at Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

 

Interview -- Steve Wildstrom of BusinessWeek and Richard Lynch of Verizon

Steve Wildstrom, Technology Columnist, BusinessWeek interviews Richard Lynch, EVP and Chief Technology Officer, Verizon. Recorded at the second annual Tech Policy Summit on March 27, 2008 at Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

 

Roundtable -- Enforcing DMCA on the Web: What's Working, What's Next?

Audio of "Enforcing DMCA on the Web: What's Working , What's Next?" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 27, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: Steve Wildstrom, Technology Columnist, BusinessWeek  Participants: Jim Davis, Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor of IT, University of California at Los Angeles; Vance Ikezoye, President and CEO, Audible Magic; Zahavah Levine, Chief Counsel, YouTube; Jim Williams, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Motion Picture Association of America

 

Roundtable -- Protecting Kids in the Digital Age
Audio of "Protecting Kids in the Digital Age" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 27, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: Larry Magid, Internet safety expert and Technology Analyst, CBS News  Participants: Joan Irvine, CEO, Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection; Hemanshu Nigam, Chief Security Officer, MySpace; Rachel O'Connell, Chief Security Officer, Bebo; Adam Thierer, Senior Fellow, Progress & Freedom Foundation

 

Roundtable -- Personalization and Privacy: Deciding Who Does What with Customer Data
Audio of "Personalization and Privacy: Deciding Who Does What with Customer Data" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 27, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel

Session Host: Kara Swisher, Co-Executive Editor, AllThingsD.com  Participants: Leslie Harris, President and CEO, Center for Democracy and Technology; Jules Polonetsky, Senior Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer, AOL; Joanne McNabb, Chief, California Office of Privacy Protection

 

Interview -- Declan McCullagh of News.com and Ashwin Navin of BitTorrent
Declan McCullagh, Chief Political Correspondent and Senior Writer, CNET's News.com interviews Ashwin Navin, Co-Founder and President, BitTorrent. Recorded at the second annual Tech Policy Summit on March 27, 2008 at Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

 

Roundtable -- Understanding the Exabyte Era: Is the Internet's Infrastructure Sufficient to Drive Continued Innovation?
Audio of "Understanding the Exabyte Era: Is the Internet's Infrastructure Sufficient to Drive Continued Innovation?" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 27, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: Richard Brandt, Author and Contributor, Technology Review  Participants: Phil Asmundson, Vice Chairman and National Managing Partner, Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice, Deloitte LLP; Larry Irving, Co-Chair, Internet Innovaiton Alliance; Robert Pepper, Senior Managing Director, Global Advanced Technology Policy, Cisco Systems; Doug Van Houweling, President and CEO, Internet2.

 

Roundtable -- Leading the Way in Broadband Innovation: What Should the U.S. Strategy Be?
Audio of "Leading the Way in Broadband Innovation: What Should the U.S. Strategy Be?" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 27, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: Steve Wildstrom, Technology Columnist, BusinessWeek Participants: Susan Crawford, Visiting Professor, Yale Law School; Milo Medin, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, M2Z Networks; Ambassador Richard Russell, Associate Director, President's Office on Science and Technology Policy; Joe Waz, Senior Vice President of External Affairs and Public Policy Counsel, Comcast.

 

Roundtable -- How New Media is Changing Content Creation and Distribution
Audio of "How New Media is Changing Content Creation and Distribution" roundtable from the second annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on March 27, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood hotel.

Session Host: Kara Swisher, Co-Executive Editor, AllThingsD.com  Participants: Andrew Keen, Entreprenuer and Author, Cult of the Amateur; Gregg Spiridellis, Co-Founder and CEO, JibJab Media; Jonathan Taplin, Professor, USC Annenberg School for Comunication.

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