In three weeks, the next President of the United States will be sworn into office and a new era in American politics will begin. Join us for this special event (scheduled one week before the US presidential election), where we will analyze and discuss the nuances of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s technology innovation policies and their potential impact. Throughout the campaign, the technology innovation policies of the candidates have taken a backseat to other issues that have received more media attention. But the technology innovation policy of the US President has a profound and long-lasting impact on our economic growth and the world.
At this event, we will put a much-needed spotlight on this important topic. You'll have the opportunity to learn more about the technology policies of both candidates, and to ask questions of our guest speakers (experts in technology and politics), before you head to the polling booth on November 8th.
Topics to be covered include: the impact of both policies on startups and entrepreneurs, improving and democratizing STEM education, technology privacy policies, and how both policies might impact emerging technology adoption like driverless vehicles, artificial intelligence, and robot automation in the workplace (which could decimate millions of jobs). Additionally, we'll explore how the giant tech companies like Google, Apple, Uber, etc., work with the government to enact new legislation to further innovation, and how you can have a voice in shaping technology legislation. This is one event you don't want to miss!
Hillary Clinton's Initiative on Technology & Innovation: http://bit.ly/clintontechpolicy
Donald Trump's Positions: http://bit.ly/trumppositions
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are worlds apart on tech policy issues (Recode): http://on.recode.net/2dzMQXJ
Ask the Robot Question: Expert, Activist, and Author Comments Vol. II: http://bit.ly/robotquestion
Chris Coffey leads the New York practice for Tusk Ventures (the first political strategy firm focused primarily on helping startups navigate the political, regulatory, and media hurdles that come with reshaping entrenched industries). Prior to joining Tusk, Chris worked for Mike Bloomberg for 12 years. He served at City Hall, on Mike’s three electoral campaigns, and at Bloomberg L.P. During Chris’ time in City government, he helped set up the first-ever NYC Digital Office. He co-authored the Roadmap for the Digital City, which the Mayor unveiled as the first digital blueprint for City government in the nation. Chris also created a new structure for digital and print ads and oversaw much of the ad placement for the City. FULL BIO HERE.
Founder, host, and CEO of Techonomy, Author of "The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company that is Connecting the World"
Founder, host, and CEO of Techonomy, David Kirkpatrick is a journalist, commentator about technology, and author of the bestselling book “The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company that is Connecting the World,” published in 32 countries. He spent 25 years at Fortune, and founded and hosted its Brainstorm and Brainstorm Tech conferences. In addition to writing for Techonomy, he contributes to Forbes and Vanity Fair. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Jon Reznick is founder of Competitive Advantage Research. In addition to being a political consultant, Jon unearths "distinctive research" in political campaigns. He began researching NYC 2013 campaigns through their financial data. The unique analysis he published on this data became so popular that he built a tool-kit for ware-housing, analyzing, and interpreting massive political data-sets for clients that will give them a competitive advantage in election campaigns and insights they can build on.
Mr. Sultan is a Big Data and Counterterrorism Strategist who has worked with U.S. PeaceTech Lab, The Economist, and other corporate and government clients over the past decade. He is also a conservative Muslim pundit who is actively working to build interfaith dialogue and prevent radicalization. He has previously been in the top 30 of Top Conservatives on Twitter and is continually searching for the most perfect hamburger in America.
Maria Avgitidis is a fourth generation matchmaker and the CEO of Agape Match, a matchmaking firm that caters to busy professionals who value their time and privacy. With 9 years of experience under her matchmaking belt, she aims to find love solutions for all of her clients. Maria's dating expertise has been featured in numerous publications, including the NY Times, Financial Times, Fast Company, CNN, Esquire, Elle, and Vice. Agape Match was awarded as Best Matchmaking Agency at the 2016 US Dating Awards.
Charlie spent several years in the trenches of traditional media in advertising and publishing at BBDO and Conde Naste, and working in television and film production at Sony Pictures Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers, and Dreamworks before seguing seamlessly into tech and new media with the launch Served Fresh Media in 2009 – a NY-based company that provides digital media strategy, product development, strategic partnerships, and consulting on implementing innovative technologies in organizations.