TPI 2025 Aspen Forum Agenda

Sunday, August 17

6:00 – 7:00 PM

Reception

Welcome Networking Reception

Scott WallstenHost

Scott Wallsten — President & Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute

7:00 – 7:30 PM

Remarks

View From the States

Phil Weiser

Phil Weiser — Attorney General, State of Colorado

Monday, August 18

7:30 – 8:00 AM

Breakfast

8:00 – 8:10 AM

Opening

Welcome Remarks

Scott WallstenSpeaker

Scott Wallsten — President & Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute

8:10 – 8:50 AM

Keynote

Innovation, Ideas, and Economic Growth in the Digital Age

Chad Jones

Chad Jones — STANCO 25 Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

8:55 – 9:30 AM

Fireside Chat

The Future of Quantum Computing

Elizabeth Rossi Edward ParkerModerator

Elizabeth Rossi — Quantum AI, Google.
Moderator: Edward Parker — Physical Scientist, RAND Corporation

9:30 – 9:45 AM

Break

9:45 – 10:30 AM

Panel

Current Developments in Antitrust Policy

Dennis Carlton Carl Shapiro Howard Shelanski Christopher Yoo Thomas LenardModerator

0.75 hours CLE

Dennis Carlton — David McDaniel Keller Professor of Economics (Emeritus), University of Chicago.
Carl Shapiro — Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School, Haas School of Business & Department of Economics, UC Berkeley.
Howard Shelanski — Joseph & Madeline Sheehy Chair in Antitrust Law and Trade Regulation; Professor of Law, Georgetown Law.
Christopher Yoo — Imasogie Professor in Law and Technology; Professor of Communication; Professor of Computer and Information Science; Founding Director, CTIC, Penn Carey Law, University of Pennsylvania.
Moderator: Thomas Lenard — Senior Fellow & President Emeritus, Technology Policy Institute.

10:35 – 11:20 AM

Panel

AI and Energy Markets

Tanya Das Marsden Hanna Marty Hopkins Frank Wolak Scott WallstenModerator

Tanya Das — Director, AI & Energy Technology Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center.
Marsden Hanna — Head of Sustainability & Energy Policy, Google.
Marty Hopkins — Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP.
Frank Wolak — Holbrook Working Professor of Commodity Price Studies, Department of Economics, Stanford University.
Moderator: Scott Wallsten — President & Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute.

11:20 – 11:35 AM

Break

11:35 AM – 12:10 PM

Panel

The Telecom Regulators

Adam Cassady Scott Delacourt Nathan Simington Bryan TramontModerator

Adam Cassady — Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary & Deputy Administrator, NTIA.
Scott Delacourt — Chief of Staff, Federal Communications Commission.
Nathan Simington — Visiting Fellow, Hudson Institute.
Moderator: Bryan Tramont — Managing Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP.

12:15 – 12:55 PM

Fireside Chat

Science, Policy, and Public Trust

Jay Bhattacharya Scott WallstenModerator

Jay Bhattacharya — Director, National Institutes of Health of the United States.
Moderator: Scott Wallsten — President & Senior Fellow, TPI.

12:50 – 1:10 PM

Lunch

Break for Buffet Lunch

1:10 – 1:40 PM

Talk

The Rule of Law vs the Rule of Lobbyists

Roger Alford Thomas LenardModerator

Roger Alford — Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School.
Moderator: Thomas Lenard — Senior Fellow & President Emeritus, TPI.

1:45 – 2:15 PM

Fireside Chat

A Conversation with FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez

Anna Gomez Scott Blake HarrisModerator

Anna Gomez — FCC Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission.
Moderator: Scott Blake Harris — Co‑Founder & Managing Partner, Crest Hill Advisors.

2:15 – 6:00 PM

Break

Afternoon Break

6:00 – 7:00 PM

Reception

Networking Reception & Tech Hub Experience

7:00 – 9:00 PM

Concurrent Dinners

Breakout Session Dinners (Chatham House Rule)

Choose one:

Session I

Economics of the New Space Race

David Goldman Thomas Hazlett Julie Kearney Jennifer Manner Robert McDowell Jay Schwarz Scott WallstenModerator

David Goldman — Vice President of Satellite Policy, SpaceX.
Thomas Hazlett — H.H. Macaulay Endowed Chair in Economics, Clemson University.
Julie Kearney — Partner & Co-Chair, Space Exploration & Innovation Practice Group, DLA Piper.
Jennifer Manner — Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & International Strategy, AST Space Mobile.
Robert McDowell — Partner & Chair, Global Communications Practice Group, Cooley LLP.
Jay Schwarz — Chief of the Space Bureau, Federal Communications Commission.
Moderator: Scott Wallsten — President & Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute.

Session II

Content Moderation & Free Speech

Clay Calvert Steve DelBianco Thomas DeMatteo Ashkhen Kazaryan Berin Szoka Thomas LenardModerator

Clay Calvert — Professor of Law & Brechner Eminent Scholar (Emeritus), University of Florida Levin College of Law.
Steve DelBianco — President & CEO, NetChoice.
Thomas DeMatteo — General Counsel, Office of U.S. Senator Mike Lee.
Ashkhen Kazaryan — Fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum.
Berin Szoka — President & Founder, TechFreedom.
Moderator: Thomas Lenard — Senior Fellow & President Emeritus, Technology Policy Institute.

Session III

Spectrum Policy

Traci Biswese Shawn Bone Scott Blake Harris Dale Hatfield Umair Javed Evan Kwerel Megan Stull Arpan Sura Jennifer Warren Shane TewsModerator

Traci Biswese — Vice President & Associate General Counsel, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association.
Shawn Bone — Senior Director of Public Policy, Verizon.
Scott Blake Harris — Co‑Founder & Managing Partner, Crest Hill Advisors.
Dale Hatfield — Executive Fellow, Silicon Flatirons Center.
Umair Javed — General Counsel and Senior Vice President, CTIA – The Wireless Association.
Evan Kwerel — Senior Economic Advisor, Federal Communications Commission.
Megan Stull — Senior Manager, Regulatory Policy & Government Affairs, Apple.
Arpan Sura — Senior Counsel and Chief AI Officer, Federal Communications Commission.
Jennifer Warren — Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs & Public Policy, Lockheed Martin.
Moderator: Shane Tews — Principal, Logan Circle Strategies.

Session IV

Video Market Dynamics & Competition

Joe Di Scipio Eric Fruits Conrad Grodd Joni Lupovitz Greg Saphier Laura MartinModerator

Joe Di Scipio — Senior Vice President, FCC Legal & Business Affairs; Assistant General Counsel, Fox Corporation.
Eric Fruits — Senior Scholar, International Center for Law & Economics.
Conrad Grodd — Vice President, Investor Relations, Roku Inc.
Joni Lupovitz — Vice President & Associate General Counsel, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association.
Greg Saphier — Senior Vice President & Head of Public Affairs, Motion Picture Association (MPA).
Moderator: Laura Martin — Senior Entertainment & Internet Analyst, Needham & Company.

Session V

Copyright and AI

Wayne Brough Steven Herscovici Courtney Lang Scott Martin Peter‑Anthony Pappas Ben Sheffner Michael SmithModerator

Wayne Brough — Resident Senior Fellow, Technology & Innovation, R Street Institute.
Steven Herscovici — Principal, The Brattle Group.
Courtney Lang — Vice President of Policy, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI).
Scott Martin — Former Deputy General Counsel, Paramount Pictures.
Peter‑Anthony Pappas — Director of IP Policy, Office of U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, Senate Judiciary Committee.
Ben Sheffner — Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Law & Policy, Motion Picture Association (MPA).
Moderator: Michael Smith — Professor of Information Technology & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University.

Tuesday, August 19

7:30 – 8:00 AM

Breakfast

8:00 – 8:40 AM

Fireside Chat

The Future of Wireless & Global Connectivity

Börje Ekholm Bryan TramontModerator

Börje Ekholm — President & Chief Executive Officer, Ericsson Group.
Moderator: Bryan Tramont — Managing Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP.

8:45 – 9:30 AM

Panel

BEAD and the Future of USF

David Brodian Janice Hauge James Prieger Brandy Reitter Scott WallstenModerator

David Brodian — Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
Janice Hauge — Professor of Economics, University of North Texas.
James Prieger — Professor, School of Public Policy, Pepperdine University.
Brandy Reitter — Executive Broadband Officer, State of Colorado.
Moderator: Scott Wallsten — President & Senior Fellow, TPI.

9:30 – 9:45 AM

Break

9:45 – 10:30 AM

Panel

Privacy and Governmental Surveillance

Jeff Greene Jennifer Huddleston Jim Kohlenberger Shane TewsModerator

Jeff Greene — Founder, Salty Coffee Consulting; Distinguished Fellow, The Aspen Institute.
Jennifer Huddleston — Senior Fellow, Technology Policy, Cato Institute.
Jim Kohlenberger — President, JK Strategies.
Moderator: Shane Tews — Principal, Logan Circle Strategies.

10:35 – 11:10 AM

Panel

Supreme Court and Other Legal Developments

James Speta Cate Stetson Jonathan NuechterleinModerator

0.75 hours CLE

James Speta — Elizabeth Froehling Horner Professor of Law, Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University.
Cate Stetson — Partner & Co‑Director, Appellate Practice Group, Hogan Lovells US LLP.
Moderator: Jonathan Nuechterlein — Nonresident Senior Fellow, TPI; Distinguished Scholar, Competition Law Center, George Washington University.

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM

Panel

Digital Trade in a Fractured World

Andrew DeVore Margot Kaminski Steve Lang Alan Raul David GrossModerator

Andrew DeVore — Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Amazon.
Margot Kaminski — Professor, University of Colorado Law School; Director, Privacy Initiative, Silicon Flatirons.
Steve Lang — Former U.S. Coordinator for International Communications & Information Policy, U.S. Department of State.
Alan Raul — Lecturer, Harvard Law School; Board Chair & President, Future of Privacy Forum.
Moderator: David Gross — Partner, Wiley Rein LLP.

12:00 – 12:15 PM

Lunch

Break for Buffet Lunch

12:15 – 1:00 PM

Panel

Geopolitics of AI

Victoria Jeffries Xiaomeng Lu Matt Perault Emmy Probasco Mike SwiftModerator

Victoria Jeffries — Director of AI Policy, Meta Platforms, Inc.
Xiaomeng Lu — Director, Geo‑Technology, Eurasia Group.
Matt Perault — Head of Artificial Intelligence Policy, a16z (Andreessen Horowitz).
Emelia (Emmy) Probasco — Senior Fellow, Center for Security & Emerging Technology (CSET), Georgetown University.
Moderator: Mike Swift — Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent, MLex.

1:05 – 1:50 PM

Fireside Chat

A View from Capitol Hill

Thomas DeMatteo Parul Desai Kate Harper Edgar Rivas Kelcee GriffisModerator

Thomas DeMatteo — General Counsel, Office of U.S. Senator Mike Lee (majority).
Parul Desai — Chief Counsel, Communications & Technology, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives (minority).
Kate Harper — Chief Counsel, Communications & Technology, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives (majority).
Edgar Rivas — Policy Advisor, Office of U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (minority).
Moderator: Kelcee Griffis — Telecom Reporter, Bloomberg News.

1:50 – 2:00 PM

Closing

Closing Remarks

Scott Wallsten — President & Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute

2:00 PM

Adjourn