As the country transitions to a new presidential administration following the US elections, Project Liberty will bring together top leaders to craft a concrete technology and policy blueprint for the internet’s recovery over the next four years.
POLITICO will serve as a media partner to explore how government, the private sector and civil society can work together to put people back in control of their digital lives. The Onion, America’s best news source, will present a unique banquet that promises to solve the Internet through dinner.
Confirmed speakers during the two-day program include multidisciplinary media personalities, elected officials, technologists and activists, as well as notable members of civil society such as Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Joseph Lubin, Katherine Maher, Jaron LanierRo Khanna, and Nancy Mace
WASHINGTON, October 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On November 21-22Project Liberty – a nonpartisan organization founded by a citizen entrepreneur Frank McCourt to empower people to take back control of their digital lives by reclaiming a voice, choice and stake in a better Internet – will host the first ever Summit on the Future of the Internet in 2014 Washington, DC The first day’s programming is organized by the Project Liberty Institute in Georgetown University recently inaugurated McCourt School of Public Policy just steps from the U.S. Capitol.
The summit will bring together leaders from the highest levels of technology, policy, finance and civil society to chart the future of the internet. In addition, they will explore new legal, technical and economic models to support a digital future built on the foundations of transparency, opportunity and responsibility.
The Summit will consist of a series of panel discussions, fireside chats, roundtables and keynote remarks focused on three key themes: technology, economics and democracy:
- Building a better technology infrastructure that gives people control over their data, social graphs and content; simplifies and streamlines the user experience; ensures stronger data security; and protects our democracy and our most vulnerable citizens – young people – online.
- Exploiting the economic opportunities of the Internet by identifying the shortcomings of our current system and aligning it with opportunities for new value creation, transparent algorithms, data portability and interoperability tools that help empower creators and communities, guided in part by the findings of the recently established Project Liberty Institute Task Force for a Fair Data Economy.
- Defining oneand shaping a policy blueprint for the next administration to better align technology and economy with the democratic values of our country.
The two-day program is provided by futurists Sinead Bovell And Tomicah Tillemann, Chairman of Project Freedom, and will contain more than 50 speakersincluded: Joseph Gordon-LevittActor, director and entrepreneur; Joseph LubinFounder, ConsenSys; Katherine MaherCEO and Chairman, National Public Radio (NPR); Ro KhannaU.S. House Representative for the 17th District California; Nancy MaceU.S. House Representative for the 1st District of South Carolina; Zach JusticeSocial media content creator; Jaron LanierOffice of the Chief Technical Officer Prime Unifying Scientist, Microsoft; Vint CerfVP and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google; Dante DisparteChief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy, Circle; Melissa FlemingUN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications; Zia KhanChief Innovation Officer, The Rockefeller Foundation; Raffi KrakorianChief Technology Officer and Managing Director, Emerson Collective; Kevin Mayerformer CEO of TikTok; Then PorterfieldChairman & CEO, Aspen Institute; Mark SurmanChairman, Mozilla; Audrey TangCyber Ambassador at large and former Minister of Digital Affairs, Taiwan; and much more.
“This summit reflects the growing consensus that it is time to upgrade the internet to protect people’s digital rights; promote a safe environment for children, families and democracy; and create broader access to the economic value each of us generates online,” said Frank McCourtfounder of Project Freedom. “It’s been five decades since the birth of the Internet. Big Tech’s business model, based on using personal data to extract value and manipulate behavior, has run its course. That’s why Project Liberty is building technology and a movement to tackle this challenge. And why we need to deliver solutions before AI further worsens the model we all know is broken.”
Throughout the two-day summit program, POLITICO will serve as the exclusive media partner for the Summit for the Future of the Internet, leveraging its award-winning thought leadership and editorial expertise to engage in diverse conversations with the brightest minds leading the charge for meaningful change for our digital infrastructure. Additionally, The Onion – America’s Finest News Source – will bring a unique satirical experience to the Summit’s opening dinner.
“POLITICO provides critical analysis and context around the most important issues we face,” said Goli SheikholeslamiCEO of POLITICO Media Group. “At such a pivotal moment, we are pleased to be having the crucial conversations about the policies that will shape our digital future and the world.”
“The Onion is honored to participate in this event that aims to provide better answers to protect our freedoms, our children and our democracy online,” the spokesperson said. Ben CollinsCEO of De Ui. “It is our journalistic duty to loudly and uniformly reject these ideals in the spirit of hearing both sides, while subtly implying that the only responsible solution is to kick the throats of the poor and sick.”
The summit starts Thursday, November 21bee Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy and continues Friday November 22. A full itinerary and event details are available on the Summit of the Future of the Internet website. Participation is by invitation only.
Project Liberty’s Summit will shape the future of the Internet. Request press references by contacting Anna Feagan bee [email protected] to cover these crucial conversations and join the leaders driving change. In addition, for those unable to attend in person, select mainstage sessions will be available via livestream politics.com.
ABOUT PROJECT LIBERTY
Project Liberty is leading the movement to give people back control of their lives in the digital age by ensuring they have a voice, choice and stake in a better internet. Started in 2019 and publicly launched in 2021 by citizen entrepreneur Frank McCourt and supported by A $500 million Project Liberty includes the work of the Project Liberty Institute – a 501(c)(3) with an international partner network that includes Georgetown University, Stanford University, ETH in Zurich, and other leading academic institutions and civil society organizations – and a technology team focused on developing the next generation of digital infrastructure. Project Liberty’s activities include the release of the Decentralized Social Network Protocol (DSNP), which is managed by the Institute and available as a public utility to serve as the foundation for a fairer web and support a new era of innovation that empowers people over platforms and serves the common good.
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