IGF-USA 2014
Complete program and videosThe Internet Governance Forum USA 2014
The IGF-USA 2014 is a full day conference at George Washington University in Washington, DC that brought together thought leaders from across the Internet multistakeholder community to highlight and engage in discussions about key issues that will drive the future of the Internet.
Opening Plenary
- Remarks by Larry Strickling – Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator,National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) U.S. Department of Commerce
- Remarks by Danny Sepulveda – U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy at the U.S. Department of State
- Remarks by Representative Greg Walden – Chairman, House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Human Rights in the Internet Governance Debate
Panelists
- Deborah Brown -Association for Progressive Communications
- Scott Busby – Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
- Alberto Cerda Silva – Georgetown Law
- Avri Doria – International School for Internet Governance
- Ben Blink – Google
- Moderator – Carolina Rossini, Vice President, International Policy, Public Knowledge
Net Neutrality Around the World
Panelists
- Andrew McDiarmid – Center For Democracy and Technology
- Jeff Campbell – Cisco Systems, Director of Global Policy and Government Affairs
- Yves Blondeel – T-REGS
- Grace Githalga – Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)
- Moderator – Cheryl Miller, Verizon
Policy Slam on the Issues Raised By New Technology
Policy Slam Master – Marilyn Cade
Plenary Panel
The Evolution of the Internet Governance Ecosystem
Panelists
- Ambassador David Gross – Wiley Rein
- Laura DeNardis – American University
- Sarah Myers West – Annenberg School of Communications, University of Southern California
- Karen Rose – The Internet Society
- Shane Tews – American Enterprise Institute
- Moderator- Tim Lordan Internet Education Foundation
Increasing the Accountability of ICANN
Panelists
- Fiona Alexander Associate Administrator -Office of International Affairs, NTIA, US Department of Commerce
- Jamie Hedlund- Vice President, Reviews, ICANN
- Becky Burr – Neustar
- Matthew Shears – Center for Democracy and Technology
- Milton Mueller – Syracuse University and Internet Governance Project
- Moderator- Steve DelBianco, NetChoice
Big Data, The Internet of Things, Privacy, and Trust
Panelists
- David Snead – I2 Coalition
- Joe Jerome – The Future of Privacy
- Dan Caprio – McKenna, Long, and Aldridge
- Heather West – Policy Analyst, Google
- Ruth Yodaiken – Senior Attorney, Division of Privacy and Identification Protection, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
- Moderator – Eric Burger, Georgetown University
Closing Plenary
Highlights from breakout sessions by session leaders
Net Neutrality Around the World – Cheryl Miller
Policy Slam on the Issues Raised By New Technology – Marilyn Cade
Human Rights In The Internet Governance Debate – Carolina Rossini
Increasing The Accountability of ICANN – Steve DelBianco
Big Data, The Internet of Things, Privacy, Security, and Trust – Eric Burger
Remarks by Jonathan Sallet – General Counsel, U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Remarks by Nuala O’Connor -President and CEO, The Center for Democracy and Technology
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