Digital Protectionism: Are U.S. Internet Companies Overseas Facing A Backlash?
State of The Internet 2015 at the Newseum, Washington DC on January 25 2015. www.stateofthenet.org/ PANEL: Digital Protectionism: Are U.S. Internet Companies Overseas Facing A Backlash? The U.S. is justifiably proud of its tech titans. The Internet is a platform for U.S. startups to become global tech giants. Yet, there is a growing concern about whether this success has led to foreign attempts to protect their own domestic industries through protectionism. Throughout the globe, there are now calls for new rules and investigations meant to protect privacy, content, competition and culture, but are these really meant to hamper U.S. Internet companies abroad? Our panel will explore whether this represents a new foreign "digital protectionism" and if so, how U.S. policymakers can work to change the foreign regulatory climate to protect innovation for all companies around the world. SPEAKERS David Chavern, President, Center for Advanced Technology & Innovation & Executive Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Andrea Glorioso, Counselor, Digital Agenda & ICT, EU Delegation to the US Ambassador Miriam Sapiro, Visiting Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, US Department of State Yael Weinman, Vice President for Global Privacy Policy & General Counsel, The Information Technology Industry Council BIOS sched.co/2EjP EVENT HOST: Internet Education Foundation - www.neted.org/ SPONSORS stateofthenet2015.sched.org/directory/sponsors WEBCAST SPONSOR / PROVIDER Internet Society - internetsociety.org ADDITIONAL VIDEO New Media Mill LLC - newmediamill.com/ #2859b-03
