Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda)

State Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Orange County)

Randi Michel

Arati Prabhakar

Charlotte Burrows

Nicole Ozer

Samantha Gordon

Sneha Revanur

Drew Liebert

Khari Johnson

Lawrence Norden

Gabrielle Hurtubise-Radet 

Gideon Lichfield

Imogen Resnick

Joanna Smolinska

Melanie Kolbe-Guyot

Meri Baghdasaryan

Nikhil Mulani 

Seppe Kelchtermans 

Stefanie Coyle

UC Berkeley Technology Policy Summit: Charting a Path Forward

UC Berkeley Tech Policy Week

Join leaders from government, academia, industry, and civil society to discuss the most pressing tech policy challenges.

Pauley Ballroom

The Technology Policy Summit convenes leaders from government, academia, industry, and civil society to address the most pressing challenges at the intersection of technology and public policy.Join us for a half day of panels and roundtable discussions focused on shaping the future of tech policy through dialogue, collaboration, and innovation, with a particular focus on California. Lunch will be provided for those who register in advance.Roundtable topics include:<ol><li>Data, Democracy, and Public Trust</li><li>Protecting Rights and Safety in the Machine Age</li><li>Harnessing Technology to serve People</li><li>Reducing Technology-enabled Gender-based Violence</li><li>Safeguarding Children and Families in the Digital Age</li><li>The Future of Speech, Platforms, and Power</li><li>Public Interest AI Opportunities</li><li>Designing Inclusive and Equitable AI Systems</li><li>AI Infrastructure and the Global Tech Supply Chain</li><li>Survellience</li></ol>Co-hosted by the Goldman School of Public Policy, Berkeley School of Information, and the Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society (CITRIS). For disability-related accommodations, please contact the access coordinator in advance of the event: elismart@berkeley.edu.

Agenda

Coffee / Light Breakfast

Welcoming Remarks

Hear from researchers, advocates, policymakers and journalists about recent survey research and how Californians feel about a range of tech policy topics.

The View from California: Public Opinion

Keynote: Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

Keynote: State Senator Tom Umberg

Panelists will reflect on California legislation passed in the last legislative session and what they hope to see in the next.

The View from California: Tech Policy Progress and Aspirations

Keynote: Randi Michel, Senior Advisor for Technology

Grab a boxed lunch and engage in small-group conversations with other participants, including the 2024-2025 UC Berkeley Tech Policy Fellows and Executive Fellows in Applied Tech Policy, on a range of tech policy topics, including Data, Democracy, and Public Trust; Protecting Rights and Safety in the Machine Age; Harnessing Technology to Serve People; Reducing Technology-Enabled Gender-Based Violence; Safeguarding Children and Families in the Digital Age; The Future of Speech, Platforms, and Power; Public Interest AI Opportunities; Designing Inclusive and Equitable AI Systems; AI Infrastructure and the Global Tech Supply Chain; and Surveillance.

Lunchtime Policy Roundtables: Where Do We Go From Here?

Closing Remarks

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