2009 Tech Policy Summit Podcasts

Featured: Jun 25, 2009

The following podcasts were recorded at the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit, which took place May 11-13, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott hotel. There are a total of 20 podcasts from the 2009 Summit. You can also find podcasts from the 2008 and 2007 Summits.

Complying with Law Enforcement Demands: Time for Reform?
Audio of "Complying with Law Enforcement Demands: Time for Reform?" roundtable from the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on May 13, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel in San Mateo, CA

Session Host:  Declan McCullagh, Chief Political Correspondent, News.com

Participants:  Jim Dempsey, VP of Public Policy, Center for Democracy and Technology; Nicole Ozer, Technology and Civil Liberties Policy Director, ACLU of Northern California; Matthew Parrella, Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of the Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) unit, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California; Nicole Wong, Deputy General Counsel, Google.


Mike Masnick of Techdirt Interviews Mark Lemley of Stanford Law School
Mike Masnick, founder of Techdirt, interviews Mark Lemley, Professor, Stanford Law School

Recorded at the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit on May 13, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel, San Mateo, CA.


Privacy and Personalization Online: Are We Doing Enough to Protect Consumers?
Audio of "Privacy and Personalization Online: Are We Doing Enough to Protect Consumers?" roundtable from the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on May 13, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel in San Mateo, CA

Session Host: Sarah Lai Stirland, Freelance Writer

Participants: Charles A. Harwood, Director, Northwest Region, Federal Trade Commission; Chris Hoofnagle, Director, Information Privacy Programs, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology; Fran Maier, CEO, TRUSTe; Anne Toth, Chief Privacy Officer, Yahoo!


Keynote: David Carson of the U.S. Copyright Office
Audio of David O. Carson, General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office, keynote at the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on May13, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott hotel, San Mateo, CA


Tech's Role in Promoting Greater Government Transparency and Accountability
Audio of "Tech's Role in Promoting Greater Government Transparency and Accountability" roundtable from the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on May 12, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel in San Mateo, CA

Session Host: Andrew Rasiej, Founder Personal Democracy Forum and co-founder techPresident

Participants: Carl Malamud,President and CEO PublicResource.org; Ellen Miller, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Sunglight Foundation; Craig Newmark, Founder and Customer Service Representative, Craigslist.org; Tim O'Reilly, Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media; Bill Schrier, CTO and Director of Information Technology, City of Seattle


Innovator Spotlight: Andrew Rasiej
Innovator Spotlight: Andrew Rasiej, Founder, Personal Democracy Forum and Co-Founder, techPresident

Recorded at the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit on May 12, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel, San Mateo, CA.


Robert Scoble of Building 43 interviews Gary Shapiro of CEA
Robert Scoble, Managing Director of Building 43 interviews Gary Shapiro, President and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association

Recorded at the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit on May 13, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel, San Mateo, CA.


Steve Wildstrom of BusinessWeek Interviews Blair Levin of Stifel Nicolaus
Steve Wildstrom, Personal Technlogy Columnist, BusinessWeek interviews Blair Levin, Managing Director, Stifel Nicolaus and Co-Chair, Technology, Innovation & Government Reform Policy Working Group Obama-Biden Transition Team

Recorded at the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit on May 13, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel, San Mateo, CA.


Making Sure What Happens in D.C. Matters to Silicon Valley
Audio of "Making Sure What Happens in D.C. Matters to Silicon Valley" roundtable from the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on May 12, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel in San Mateo, CA

Session Host: Steve Wildstrom, Technology Columnist, BusinessWeek

Participants: John Bautista, Partner, Orrick; Chris Boyer, AVP Internet and Technology Policy, AT&T; Doug Farry Managing Director, Government Affairs Practice, McKenna Long & Aldridge; David Kralick, Director of Internet Strategy, American Solutions


Powering a Smart Grid Revolution
Audio of "Powering a Smart Grid Revolution" roundtable from the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on May 12, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel in San Mateo, CA

Session Host: Rachelle Chong, Commissioner, CPUC

Participants: Chris King, Chief Strategy Officer, eMeter; Eric Miller, Chief Strategy Officer, Trilliant; Bryan Seal, Chief Smart Grid Officer, SmartSynch; Adrian Tuck, CEO Tendril Networks and Vice Chairman ZigBee Alliance.


Steve Wildstrom of BusinessWeek interviews Mark Heesen of NVCA
Steve Wildstrom, Personal Technlogy Columnist, BusinessWeek interviews Mark Heesen, President of NVCA.

Recorded at the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit on May 12, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel, San Mateo, CA.


Spectrum Policy for the Digital Century
Audio of "Spectrum Policy for the Digital Century" roundtable from the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on May 12, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel in San Mateo, CA

Session Host: Carolyn Brandon, VP Policy CTIA - The Wireless Association

Participants: Michael Calabrese, VP Wireless Future, New America Foundation; Chris Sacca, Founder, Lowercase Capital; Jonathan Spalter, Chairman of the Advisory Board, Mobile Future; Brian Knapp, COO, Loopt.


Innovator Spotlight: Geoff Daily of AppRising
Innovator Spotlight: Geoff Daily, Editor, App-Rising.com and co-Chair, Implementation Committee, U.S. Broadband Coalition

Recorded at the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit on May 12, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel, San Mateo, CA.


The Future of Internet Regulation
Audio of "The Future of Internet Regulation" roundtable from the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on May 12, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel in San Mateo, CA

Session Host: Larry Magid, Technology Analyst, CBS News and CNET News

Participants: Brett Glass, CEO of Lariat.net; Paul Brigner, AVP, Internet and Technology Issues, Verizon; Gigi Sohn, Co-Founder and President, Public Knowledge; Dr. Jan Uddenfeldt, SVP and Senior Technology Advisor to the CEO, Ericsson.


Innovator Spotlight: Sascha Meinrath
Innovator Spotlight: Sascha Meinrath, Research Director, Wireless Future, New America Foundation

Recorded at the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit on May 12, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel, San Mateo, CA.


Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal interviews Mitch Kapor of Xmarks
Walt Mossberg, Personal Technlogy Columnist, The Wall Street Journal interviews Mitch Kapor, Chairman of Xmarks.

Recorded at the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit on May 12, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel, San Mateo, CA.


Elevating the Role of Science in Public Policy
Audio of "Elevating the Role of Science in Public Policy" roundtable from the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on May 12, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel in San Mateo, CA

Session Host: Richard Brandt, Author and Freelance Writer

Participants: Dan Byers, Professional Staff, Science and Technology Committee, U.S. House of Representatives; Raman Khanna, General Partner, Information Technology, ONSET Ventures; Shawn Lawrence Otto, Co-Founder, Science Debate, Marc Stanley, Director, Technology Innovation Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology


Keynote: Chris Anderson at The Free! Summit
Audio of Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief, Wired Magazine and Author of "Free: The Future of a Radical Price" keynote at The Free! Summit.

Recorded on May 11, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott in San Mateo, CA


Recovery 2.0: From Shovel Ready to Silicon Ready
Audio of "Recovery 2.0: From Shovel Ready to Silicon Ready" roundtable from the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on May 12, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel in San Mateo, CA

Session Host: Steve Wildstrom, Technology Columnist, BusinessWeek

Participants: Kelly Carnes, President and CEO, TechVision21; Reid Hoffman, Chairman and CEO, LinkedIn; Mitch Kapor, Chairman, Xmarks; Kim Polese, CEO, SpikeSource.


Kara Swisher of AllThingsD interviews Chris Kelly of Facebook
Kara Swisher, Co-Executive Editor for AllThingsD interviews Chris Kelly, Chief Privacy Officer and Head of Global Public Policy, Facebook.

Recorded at the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit on May 11, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel, San Mateo, CA.


Fostering Open Innovation in the Global Economy
Audio of "Fostering Open Innovation in a Global Economy" roundtable from the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit. Recorded on May 11, 2009 at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel in San Mateo, CA

Session Host: Steve Wildstrom, Technology Columnist, BusinessWeek

Participants: Dr. Prith Banerjee, Senior Vice President of Research and Development HP and Director of HP Labs; Judith Estrin CEO of JLABS LLC and author, "Closing the Innovation Gap"; David Hornik, Partner, August Capital; Larry Irving, Co-Chair Internet Innovation Alliance.