Presenter: Elizabeth Hyman, Executive Vice President, Public Advocacy, CompTIA

We have heard it a hundred times: we have a cybersecurity workforce shortage. The longer we let the problem perpetuate, the harder it will be to fix. This panel will examine one way to help fill the skills and confidence gap in cybersecurity – apprenticeships. By leveraging this training model, tech companies are able to put more workers into jobs quickly and with the requisite skills needed both from classroom and on-the-job perspectives.

Moderator:Rebecca Rainey, Employment & Immigration Reporter, Politico

Panelists:

• Austin Carson, Government Relations, NVIDIA
• Michael V. Mansour II, Legislative Director, Office of U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger
• Carolyn Renick, Cybersecurity & Financial Services Lead, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor
• Kelly Riddle, Legislative Assistant, Office of United States Senator Jacky Rosen

We’ll divide the group into three sections to discuss the key policy issues and how to present each issue to Members of Congress and their staffs. CompTIA staff and other experts will work with each group on the issues to ensure we deliver a powerful and consistent message.

Presenters:

• Philip Bane, Managing Director, Smart Cities Council
• Charles Cooper, Executive Vice President, Signal Group
• Elizabeth Hyman, Executive Vice President, Public Advocacy at CompTIA
• Deb Socia, Executive Director, Next Century Cities
• Richard Ward, Director of National Security Policy at the Edison Electric Institute (EEI)

With the recent implementation of the GDPR in Europe, and new privacy laws in California and Brazil, the buzz around a comprehensive federal privacy law in the U.S. has reached a fever pitch. The House, Senate, and Trump Administration are all currently looking at the issue, and interested parties on all sides have voiced their support for a federal law. But what exactly should this new law look like? That’s where opinions start to diverge. This panel will gather speakers from industry, government and the public interest space to discuss why the U.S. needs to pass a federal privacy law now. We will look at where there is consensus on how the U.S. should tackle federal privacy legislation, and perhaps more importantly, where there is disagreement.

Moderator:  Matthew Starr, Director, Public Advocacy, CompTIA

Panelists:

• Chris Calabrese, Vice President for Policy, Center for Democracy & Technology
• Eric Einhorn, Senior Counsel for Technology and Communications Policy, Office of United States Senator Brian Schatz
• Travis Hall, Telecommunications Policy Specialist, (OPAD), (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce
• Yael Weinman, Associate General Counsel, Privacy, Verizon

Only a few years ago, the artificial intelligence (AI) industry was mired in slow growth. There were few players in the game, making it feel as if AI was contained to a few players - with IBM’s Watson being one of the few success stories.  Times have changed, and AI has quickly evolved from the obscure to the mainstream. Our economic and national security ecosystems are touched by AI almost every day.  According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), AI is ushering in the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” -- the first major workplace transformation to focus on streamlining intellectual labor in addition to manual labor.  WEF estimates in its “The Future of Jobs Report 2018,” that while 75 million jobs may be displaced, 133 million jobs may emerge as humans and machines work together in the future. But with progress comes difficult questions. How will AI affect our economic prosperity and national security? How do we expand a more diverse pipeline or trained workers? How are we retooling our educational curriculum? How are we breaking down existing silos? How do we recruit and retrain for a 21^st century workforce?

Moderator:Steve LeVine, Future Editor, Axios

Panelists:

• Chloe Autio, Policy Analyst, Corporate and Government Affairs , Intel Corporation
• Alexandra Givens, Executive Director, Institute for Technology Policy, Georgetown University Law Center
• John Sipple, Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning at Google and Specialist in AI for DIUx

Join industry leaders and government officials as we honor a select group of individuals who have worked to strengthen the technology sector in Washington and beyond. Network with decision makers and help us celebrate the hard work of the industry’s biggest advocates.

Honoring:

• Stephen Cobb, Senior Security Researcher, ESET North America
• Senator Gary Peters
• Representative David Schweikert

Enjoy dinner and networking with fellow attendees and have the chance to meet other attendees from your state before your Hill visits on Wednesday.