UC Berkeley Technology Policy Summit: Charting a Path Forward
Sponsored by the School of Information , the Goldman School of Public Policy, and the Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society (CITRIS)
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:
- 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
- Survellience
Speakers & Panelists
Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda)
California Assemblymember Rebecca Beth Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) is an American attorney and politician who has served as a member of the California State Assembly from the 16th district since 2018. She is a strong advocate for online safety and consumer protection.
State Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Orange County)
State Senator Tom Umberg (D-Orange County), representing California's 34th district, is chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He is a retired U.S. Army Colonel, former federal criminal prosecutor, four-term state legislator, small business owner, and was the Deputy Drug Czar for President Clinton.
Nicole Ozer
Nicole Ozer is the inaugural executive director of UC Law SF's Center for Constitutional Democracy. She is a leader in cutting-edge legal work to defend and advance constitutional rights, democratic oversight, and the rule of law in the AI age.
Samantha Gordon
Samantha Gordon is Chief Advocacy Officer for TechEquity, where she previously served as Chief Program Officer and Senior Vice President of Programs.
Khari Johnson
Khari Johnson is the first tech reporter for CalMatters, who writes about how technology affects society and the public interest.
Sneha Revanur
Sneha Revanur is the founder and president of Encode, a youth organization advocating for the global regulation of artificial intelligence.
Drew Liebert
Drew Liebert is Director of the California Initiative on Tech and Democracy, a project of California Common Cause that seeks state-level solutions to the threats disinformation, AI, deepfakes, and other emerging technologies pose to our democracy and our elections.
Charlotte Burrows
Charlotte Burrows is former Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and an Executive Fellow in Applied Tech Policy.
Arati Prabhakar
Arati Prabhakar is former Science and Technology Advisor to President Biden and Director of the White House Office of Science and Techology Policy. She is also an Executive Fellow in Applied Technology Policy.
Lawrence Norden
Lawrence Norden is Vice President of the Elections and Government Program at the Brennan Center for Justice.
Gabrielle Hurtubise-Radet
Gabrielle Hurtubise-Radet is a 2024-2025 UC Berkeley Tech Policy Fellow and the Principal Program Manager at Mila, the Quebec AI Institute, where she drives the transformation of AI research into responsible, real-world ventures.
Gideon Lichfield
Gideon Lichfield is a 2024-2025 UC Berkeley Tech Policy Fellow, former editor-in-chief of MIT Technology Review, and former editor-in-chief of WIRED.
Imogen Resnick
Imogen Resnick is a 2024-2025 UC Berkeley Tech Policy Fellow and the policy lead on tech-enabled violence against women and girls for the Mayor of London’s Office for Policing and Crime
Joanna Smolinska
Joanna Smolinska is a 2024-2025 UC Berkeley Tech Policy Fellow and Counsellor for Digital and Deputy Head of the EU Office in San Francisco, where she focuses on AI policy and regulation, online content moderation, open digital markets and innovation in the context of transatlantic relations.
Melanie Kolbe-Guyot
Melanie Kolbe-Guyot is a 2024-2025 UC Berkeley Tech Policy Fellow and Head of Policy at the Center for Digital Trust (C4DT) at EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, where she leads the center’s science communication and digital policy work.
Meri Baghdasaryan
Meri Baghdasaryan is a 2024-2025 UC Berkeley Tech Policy Fellow, as well as an Armenian human rights attorney, currently working at the intersection of law and technology as a Senior Case and Policy Officer at Meta Oversight Board.
Nikhil Mulani
Nikhil Mulani is a 2024-2025 UC Berkeley Tech Policy Fellow, and currently leads work on AI policy on the National Policy team at the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency.
Seppe Kelchtermans
Seppe Kelchtermans is dedicated to enhancing online safety in his role on Reddit’s Platform Safety Policy team. He previously led policy enforcement initiatives at Spotify and managed a global policy development team at TikTok.
Stefanie Coyle
Stefanie Coyle is a 2024-2025 UC Berkeley Tech Policy Fellow and Deputy Director of the Education Policy Center at the New York Civil Liberties Union, where she focuses on education litigation and advocacy efforts across the state.
Tech Policy Week
UC Berkeley’s Technology Policy Week is a campus-wide celebration of research, teaching, and engagement at the intersection of technology and public policy.
Contact
If you have questions about this event, please contact Elisabeth Mart at elismart@berkeley.edu.