Join Open Markets and The Guardian US on June 27 at the National Press Club in Washington for an urgent discussion to identify solutions to America’s information crisis. We will look at ways to bolster the supply of trustworthy journalism, address the problem of tech platforms manipulating and censoring what individuals read, and stop corporations from taking the work of reporters and publishers without compensation.
This conference will focus on what we can do now to limit the harms this year, and how to prepare today to fully resolve the crisis after the next U.S. elections. We will leverage our unique understanding of the business models of leading tech and AI platforms to structure a fresh conversation among policymakers, journalists, and free speech and free press advocates, on how to protect democracy and national security in the 21st century, and rebuild a more peaceful and forward-looking society.
Please join us after the event for a happy hour at the National Press Club.
AGENDA
12:00 PM WELCOME REMARKS
- Barry Lynn, Executive Director, Open Markets Institute
- Dr. Courtney Radsch, Director, Center for Journalism & Liberty
12:10 PM REMARKS FROM MARGRETHE VESTAGER, EU COMMISSIONER FOR COMPETITION
- Moderator: Barry Lynn
12:40 PM PANEL DISCUSSION 1: PREVENTING PLATFORMS FROM MANIPULATING SPEECH AND INFORMATION
- Mary Anne Franks, Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor in Intellectual Property, Technology, and Civil Rights Law, George Washington University Law School
- Tara Pincock, Legal Counsel, Open Markets Institute
- Zephyr Teachout, Professor of Law at Fordham University, Special Advisor for Economic Justice to New York AG Letitia James
- Moderator: Dr. Courtney Radsch, Director, Center for Journalism and Liberty at the Open Markets Institute
1:15 PM FIRESIDE CHAT WITH FCC CHAIR JESSICA ROSENWORCEL
- Moderator: Blake Montgomery, Tech Editor, The Guardian US
1:45 PM PANEL DISCUSSION 2: AI AND CONTENT – HOW WE CAN STOP THE THEFT AND SAVE JOURNALISM
- Chris Argentieri, President & COO, LA Times
- Kai Falkenberg, General Counsel for The Guardian US and Lecturer at Law at Columbia Law School
- Moderator: Dr. Courtney Radsch, Director, Center for Journalism and Liberty at the Open Markets Institute
2:10 PM COFFEE BREAK
2:25 PM PANEL DISCUSSION 3: RETHINKING CLOUD GOVERNANCE IN THE ERA OF AI
- John Pendleton, Nonresident Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Justin Sherman, Founder and CEO, Global Cyber Strategies; Nonresident Fellow, Atlantic Council
- Moderator: Karina Montoya, Senior Reporter, Center for Journalism and Liberty at the Open Markets Institute
3:05 PM KEYNOTE: JONATHAN KANTER, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- Moderator: Kai Falkenberg, General Counsel for The Guardian US and Lecturer at Law at Columbia Law School
3:30 PM PANEL DISCUSSION 4: ENDING BIG TECH'S CENSORSHIP AND MANIPULATION
- Sohrab Ahmari, Co-Founder and Editor, Compact Magazine
- Chris Argentieri, President & COO, LA Times
- Dr. Courtney Radsch, Director, Center for Journalism and Liberty at the Open Markets Institute
- Moderator: Betsy Reed, Editor, The Guardian US
4:05 PM PANEL DISCUSSION 5: WINNING THE FIGHT AGAINST DISINFORMATION AND MANIPULATION OF ELECTIONS
- Cristina Caffarra, Co-Founder, Centre for Economic Policy Research
- Sarah Myers West, Co-Executive Director, AI Now Institute
- Sarah Kay Wiley, Policy Director, Check My Ads
- Moderator: Barry Lynn, Executive Director, Open Markets Institute
4:35 PM FIRESIDE CHAT WITH AMBASSADOR KATHERINE TAI, USTR
- Moderator: Frank Foer, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
4:55 PM CLOSING REMARKS
5:00 PM HAPPY HOUR
WITH REMARKS FROM:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren - U.S. Senator (D-Mass.)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar - U.S. Senator (D-Minn.)
Sen. Richard Blumenthal - U.S. Senator (D-Conn)
*NEW* Rep. Ken Buck - Former Congressman
