Framework for a Safe Internet: Know the facts, understand the issues, shape the future

Safe Internet Alliance 

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Summary: An educational event and discussion for Capitol Hill members, staff, media and the public on various aspects of Internet safety.  Three expert panels will address topics and issues ranging from the facts about who is online to how to increase public awareness and highlight demand for a safe Internet.

What: Framework For A Safe Internet: Know the facts, understand the issues, shape the future

Who: Expert Speakers and Panelists - Representative Marsha Blackburn, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour (Federal Trade Commission), Leslie Dunlap (Senior Director, Federal Government Relations, Yahoo! Inc.), Kathy Brown (Senior Vice President, Verizon), Mark Lopez (Associate Director, Pew Hispanic Center), Simon Rosenberg (President, New Democrat Network), Rebecca Newton (Head of Safety, CrispThinking), Marty Schultz (Chief Executive Officer, McGruff Safeguard), Denise Tayloe (Chief Executive Officer, Privo), Holly Hawkins (Director of Consumer Advocacy and Privacy, AOL), Paul Henninger (Director of Fraud Solutions, Actimize), David Pierce (Vice President, Public Affairs, National Cable and Telecommunications Association), Chris Stetkiewicz (Senior Communications Manager, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft)

When: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Where: Rayburn House Office Building B-338, Washington, D.C.

Schedule of Events:

  • 9:00 - 9:15 a.m.: Welcome/Continental Breakfast - Linda Criddle, President, Safe Internet Alliance
  • 9:15 - 9:45 a.m.: Keynote - Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour, Federal Trade Commission
  • 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.: PANEL - The Real Online: Perspectives on Users, Providers, and Safety

Leslie Dunlap (Senior Director, Federal Government Relations, Yahoo! Inc.)

Kathy Brown (Senior Vice President, Verizon)

Mark Lopez (Associate Director, Pew Hispanic Center)

Simon Rosenberg (President, New Democrat Network)

  • 11:00 - 12:00 p.m.: PANEL - Confronting Internet Risks Today

Rebecca Newton (Head of Safety, CrispThinking)

Marty Schultz (Chief Executive Officer, McGruff Safeguard)

Denise Tayloe (Chief Executive Officer, Privo)

  • 12:00 - 12:30 p.m.: Honored Speakers - Representative Marsha Blackburn

Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz

  • 12:30 - 12:45 p.m.: Working Lunch
  • 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.: PANEL - The Future of a Safe Internet

Holly Hawkins (Director of Consumer Advocacy and Privacy, AOL)

Paul Henninger (Director of Fraud Solutions, Actimize)

David Pierce (Vice President, Public Affairs, National Cable and Telecommunications Association)

Chris Stetkiewicz (Senior Communications Manager, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft)

  • 1:45 - 2:00 p.m.: Honored Speaker- Hedda Litwin, the cyberspace law chief counsel, National Association of Attorneys General
  • 2:00 - 2:30 p.m.: CLOSSING SESSION - "Increasing Public Awareness of Internet Risks" followed by MEDIA Q&A - All Panelists
  • 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.: Networking Reception - All Participants

RSVP to linda@safeinternet.org

Continental breakfast starts at 9:00 am

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