Hosted by Microsoft Corporation and BSA | The Software Alliance
November 14, 2019
20 F Street, NW, Washington, DC

As our devices become smarter and our infrastructure more interconnected, the volume of data being generated by public and private sources on a daily basis is exploding. Open data policies have emerged as a critical driver of innovation in government and across every industry sector.  Join BSA and Microsoft for a conversation with experts about the latest developments in open data policy and what is coming next.

Agenda:

10:00 a.m. – Welcome

• Aaron Cooper, Vice President, Global Policy, BSA | The Software Alliance

10:10 a.m. – Data Sharing: What’s at Stake?

• Video Presentation: Seattle Children's Hospital SIDS research with Microsoft

10:15 a.m. – Remarks from Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA), sponsor of the OPEN government Data Act

• Introduction by Erich Andersen, Corporate Vice President and Chief IP Counsel, Microsoft Corporation

10:30 a.m. – Panel 1: Federal Open Data Policy: What’s Next?

• Dr. Mona Siddiqui, Chief Data Officer, Office of the CTO, Department of Health and Human Services
• Charles Duan, Senior Fellow and Director, Technology & Innovation, R Street Institute
• Steefan Verhulst, Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer, NYU GovLab
• Pam Walker, Senior Policy Analyst, Splunk
• Clifton Roberts, Global Director, Cloud & Data Policy, Intel
• Moderator: Christian Troncoso, Director, Policy, BSA | The Software Alliance

11:15 a.m. – Panel 2: Industry Perspective: New Governance Approaches to Data Sharing

• Erich Andersen, Corporate Vice President and Chief IP Counsel, Microsoft Corporation
• Brenda Kostelecky, Director, Cascadia Data Alliance, Fred Hutch
• Chris O’Neill, Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property, IBM
• Brian Raymond, Director, Global Digital Policy, Siemens
• Moderator: Chris Hopfensperger, Executive Director, Software.org

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