An FCC for the Internet Age: Reform and Standard-Setting
Silicon Flatirons, Public Knowledge and ITIF
Washington Court Hotel
525 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
March 5, 2010
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
http://www.silicon-flatirons.org/events.php?id=792
Last year, Silicon Flatirons co-hosted events, respectively, with Public Knowledge on FCC reform, and ITIF on innovation economics and new models of governance. This conference is a follow-up and confluence of those two topics: Where do we stand on efforts at FCC reform? And how do new models of governance and standard-setting fit into that reform effort?
The preamble from the www.fcc-reform.org website summarizes the conclusions from the January 2009 conference: "The consensus was clear - the FCC has serious procedural, organizational, and cultural problems that must be addressed by the agency's incoming leaders as soon as practicable." While the current FCC leadership is being asked to perform many tasks, the consensus about reform is foundational to the credibility of any actions the agency might take. Accordingly, it is not too early to assess whether and how the new FCC is addressing those procedural, organizational and cultural issues and if the FCC has made progress on reform. These issues will all be addressed in the first panel.
The second panel will explore the purpose and guiding principles of standard-setting for broadband, as well as the specific topics standard-setting and mediating institutions might be well-suited to address.
Welcome
8:30am - 8:45am
Overview Presentation: The Possibility of FCC Reform
8:45am - 9:15am
Julius Genachowski (invited)
FCC Chairman
The Present and Future of FCC Reform
9:15am - 10:15am
Mark Cooper
Silicon Flatirons Senior Adjunct Fellow
University of Colorado
Director of Research
Consumer Federation of America
Susan Crawford
Professor of Law
University of Michigan
Matthew Hussey
Telecommunications Legislative Assistant
Senator Olympia Snowe
Nick Johnson
Professor of Law
University of Iowa School
Former FCC Commissioner
Mary Beth Richards
FCC
Austin Schlick
FCC
Moderator
Gigi Sohn
Silicon Flatirons Senior Adjunct Fellow
University of Colorado
President and Co-founder
Public Knowledge
Networking Break
10:15am - 10:30am
Overview Presentation: Standard-setting and Co-Regulation
10:30am - 11:00am
Larry Strickling (invited)
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
U.S. Department of Commerce
Regulatory Reforms: Standard-Setting and Mediating Institutions
11:00am - 12:30pm
Kathryn C. Brown
Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Corporate Responsibility
Verizon
Paul de Sa
FCC
Pierre de Vries
Silicon Flatirons Senior Adjunct Fellow
University of Colorado
Kathleen Wallman
CEO
Wallman Strategic Consulting
Rick Whitt
Washington Telecom and Media Counsel
Google
Moderator
Robert Atkinson
President
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation