Agenda
St Regis Aspen * Aspen, Colorado

Sunday, August 19

6:00 p.m. Welcome Reception

6:55 p.m.

Opening Remarks: Making Markets: Critical Information Policy Choices

  • Thomas M. Lenard, Senior Fellow & Acting President, The Progress & Freedom Foundation
7:00 p.m.

Opening Keynote Address: Telecommunications and the Global Economy

  • Ambassador David A. Gross, United States Coordinator for International Communications & Information Policy, U.S. Department of State

Monday, August 20 

8:30 a.m.

Welcome Remarks

  • George A. (Jay) Keyworth II, Senior Fellow & Chairman, The Progress & Freedom Foundation
8:45 a.m.

Keynote Address: Whatever Happened to the New Economy?

  • Dale W. Jorgenson, Samuel W. Morris University Professor of Economics, Harvard University
9:30 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Whither Regulation? Telecommunications Policy in a Converged World

  • Scott J. Wallsten, Senior Fellow & Director of Communications Policy Studies, The Progress & Freedom Foundation (Moderator)
  • Chris Libertelli, Senior Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Skype North America
  • The Honorable Robert M. McDowell, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
  • Roger G. Noll, Professor of Economics Emeritus, Stanford University
  • The Honorable Thomas J. Tauke, Executive Vice President -- Public Affairs, Policy and Communications, Verizon Communications
  • Joseph W. Waz, Vice President, External Affairs & Public Policy Counsel, Comcast Corporation 
11:00 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Property Rights and Patent Reform

  • John F. Duffy, Oswald Symister Colclough Research Professor of Law, George Washington University, and Adjunct Fellow, The Progress & Freedom Foundation (Moderator)
  • Mark Chandler, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • Bronwyn H. Hall, Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
  • F. Scott Kieff, Professor of Law, Washington University School of Law & Research Fellow, Hoover Institution
  • Michael Meurer, Professor of Law, Michaels Faculty Research Scholar, Boston University School of Law
12:15 p.m.

Luncheon Address: Antitrust and the IT Sector

  • The Honorable William E. Kovacic, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
6:00 p.m. Reception

7:00 p.m.

Informal Working Dinners:

Wireless and the Economics of Secondary Spectrum Markets

  • Scott J. Wallsten, Senior Fellow & Director of Communications Policy Studies, The Progress & Freedom Foundation (Moderator)
  • Alan Davidson, Washington Policy Counsel, Google Inc.
  • Angela E. Giancarlo, Legal Advisor, Wireless & International Issues, Commissioner Robert M. McDowell, Federal Communications Commission
  • Thomas W. Hazlett, Professor of Law & Economics & Director of the Information Economy Project, George Mason University
  • Darrin M. Mylet, Vice President of Wireless Services, Cantor Fitzgerald
  • Peter Pitsch, Associate General Counsel & Executive Director of Communications Policy, Intel Corporation
  • Timothy Powderly, Democratic Counsel, U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce
  • Andrea Renda, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies
  • Gregory Rosston, Visiting Lecturer in Economics, Stanford University & Deputy Director, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
  • Thomas J. Sugrue, Vice President, Government Affairs, T-Mobile USA

Current & Future Threats to Free Expression

  • Adam Thierer, Senior Fellow & Director of the Center for Digital Media Freedom, The Progress & Freedom Foundation (Moderator)
  • Stephen Balkam, Chief Executive Officer, Family Online Safety Institute
  • Daniel Brenner, Senior Vice President, Law & Regulatory Policy, National Cable & Telecommunications Association
  • William Guidera, Vice President, State & Government Affairs, News Corporation
  • Robert Pepper, Senior Managing Director, Global Advanced Technology Policy, Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • Michelle Persaud, Majority Counsel, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Margaret L. Tobey, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, NBC Universal, Inc.
  • Shannon Weinberg, Republican Counsel, U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce
  • Patricia Vance, President, Entertainment Software Rating Board

How Much Free Can We Take: DRM-Free, Free Riders, and Production

  • Solveig Singleton, Senior Adjunct Fellow, The Progress & Freedom Foundation (Moderator)
  • James L. Burger, Member, Dow Lohnes PLLC
  • William Carty, Counsel, U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce
  • Christian Castle, Managing Partner, Christian L. Castle Attorneys
  • Roger Cochetti, Group Director of U.S. Public Policy, CompTIA
  • Stacey Dansky, Majority Counsel, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Mitch Glazier, Executive Vice President, Government Relations & Industry, Recording Industry Association of America
  • Gregory P. Goeckner, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Motion Picture Association of America
  • Michael J. Huppe, General Counsel, SoundExchange
  • Christopher Israel, Office of the Secretary, International IP Enforcement Coordinator, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Geoffrey Manne, Academic Relations Manager, Law & Economics, Microsoft Corporation
  • Wayne B. Paugh, Senior Advisor to the U.S. Coordinator for International IP Enforcement, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Bill Rosenblatt, Founder, GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies
  • Johanna Shelton, Policy Counsel, Google Inc.
  • Thomas Sydnor, Attorney Advisor, Copyright Group, Office of International Relations, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Online Privacy and the Development of New Business Models

  • Thomas M. Lenard, Senior Fellow & Acting President, The Progress & Freedom Foundation (Moderator)
  • David Cavicke, Republican General Counsel and Deputy Chief of Staff to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Pablo Chavez, Policy Counsel, Google Inc.
  • Chuck Cosson, Policy Counsel, Microsoft Corporation
  • Leslie Dunlap, Senior Director of Public Policy, Yahoo! Inc.
  • C. Lincoln (Link) Hoewing, Vice President, Internet and Technology Policy, Verizon Communications
  • Brian Huseman, Chief of Staff, Federal Trade Commission
  • The Honorable William Kovacic, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  • Leo Muñoz, Legislative Director, Office of U.S. Representative Charles A. Gonzalez
Tuesday, August 21 

8:45 a.m.

Plenary Address: Freedom of Speech and Press in the 21st Century: New Technology Meets Old Constitutionalism

  • Laurence H. Tribe, Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Harvard Law School

9:30 a.m.



Panel Discussion: Building Awareness about Parental Controls and Online Child Protection Efforts

  • Adam Thierer , Senior Fellow & Director of the Center for Digital Media Freedom, The Progress & Freedom Foundation (Moderator) Slideshow
  • Jeffrey Breuggeman, Vice President, Regulatory Planning & Policy, AT&T
  • Ellen East, Senior Vice President, Communications, Cox Communications
  • Michael D. Gallagher, President, Entertainment Software Association
  • David George, Director of Strategic Planning, Access Security Team, Microsoft Corporation
  • Timothy Lordan, Executive Director, Internet Education Foundation
  • Hemanshu Nigam, Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Fox Interactive Media & MySpace
11:00 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Let's Make a Deal: Getting Content & Tech to the Table

  • Solveig Singleton, Senior Adjunct Fellow, The Progress & Freedom Foundation (Moderator)
  • Alan E. Bell, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Paramount Pictures
  • Stan Liebowitz, Ashbell Smith Professor of Economics, University of Texas, Dallas
  • Bill Rosenblatt, Founder, GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies
  • Thomas C. Rubin, Associate General Counsel for Copyright, Trademark and Trade Secrets, Microsoft Corporation
  • Matthew Zinn, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Privacy Officer, TiVo
12:30 p.m.

Lunch

6:00 p.m Chairman's Reception

7:00 p.m.

Chairman's Dinner & Address

  • Eric Schmidt, Chairman & CEO, Google Inc.