Please join us in honoring the father of the mobile phone, Martin Cooper, with a presentation for his monumental achievement followed by a reception in his honor at The Source starting at 5 pm.
Synopsis
Five years of experience covering technology, politics, education and lobbying for POLITICO, National Journal and other publications.
2012 Gerald Loeb Award finalist in online enterprise category.
Work has been published in the Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, the... Read More →
On April 3, 1973, while working as GM of Motorola's Communications Systems Division, Martin Cooper placed the world's first cellular phone call. Now, only 40 years later, over half of all Americans have ditched their landlines and "gone wireless" (up from a quarter of Americans... Read More →
General Manager, Mobile Marketing Center of Excellence, Interactive Advertising Bureau
Anna Bager is the Vice President and General Manager of the Mobile Marketing Center of Excellence at the Interactive Advertising Bureau. The Mobile Center, an independently funded and staffed unit inside the IAB, is charged with driving the growth of the mobile marketing, advertising... Read More →
Aaron Burstein serves as an attorney advisor to Commissioner Julie Brill for consumer protection issues. Previosly Aaron worked US Department of Commerce, NTIA advising the Administration on consumer data privacy and other Internet policy issues. He has also held posts as Dir... Read More →
Leigh has been with AOL 10 years, most recently as Vice President & Chief Counsel leading the AOL Advertising legal team. She provided advice and counsel on business strategy, commercial transactions, strategic acquisitions and complex advertising and technology agreements. Also... Read More →
Ron Plesser Fellow, Center for Democracy & Technology
Gautam Hans is the 2012-2014 Ron Plesser Fellow. At CDT, his work focuses on consumer privacy, including mobile technology, government regulation and enforcement, and international issues.
Prior to joining CDT, Gautam interned at the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, the... Read More →
Alex Byers is a technology reporter for POLITICO Pro. He was previously a senior Web producer at POLITICO, where he helped run POLITICO's Twitter and Facebook accounts. Before joining the Web team, he graduated from The George Washington University, where he served as the 2009-10... Read More →
Maureen K. Ohlhausen was sworn in as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission on April 4, 2012, to a term that expires in September 2018.
Prior to joining the Commission, Ohlhausen was a partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, where she focused on FTC issues, including... Read More →
Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Adam Thierer is a senior research fellow with the Technology Policy Program at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He specializes in technology, media, Internet, and free-speech policies, with a particular focus on online safety and digital privacy. His writings have... Read More →
Research Scientist, Cyber Security Policy and Research Institute at George Washington University
Allan Friedman is a Research Scientist at the the Cyber Security Policy Research Institute in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at George Washington University, where he works on cybersecurity policy. Wearing the hats of both a technologist and a policy scholar, his... Read More →
Senior Attorney, FTC Division of Privacy and Identity Protection
Karen Jagielski is a Senior Attorney in the FTC’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection. In her 15 years at the FTC, she has represented the Commission in numerous matters involving privacy and security, FCRA, GLB, and deceptive advertising. She previously served as counsel... Read More →
Senior Director of Public Policy, Software & Information Industry Association
David represents the Association before Congress, the Administration and other policymakers across a number of key ICT public policy issues, including e-commerce, privacy, cyber security, cloud computing, open standards, e-government and information policy. He has been instrumental... Read More →
Deepti Rohatgi is a Policy Advisor at Lookout. Previously she served as a Product Marketing Director at a cybersecurity start-up company, a Policy Director at Yahoo!, Visiting Scholar at Stanford University and a Director of IT and Telecommunications Policy at the U.S. Department... Read More →
Celebrating 40 Years of Wireless Innovation, Reception Honoring Marty Cooper Reception at The Source 575 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, District of Columbia RSVPs appreciated to RSVP@glenechogroup.com
Monday May 5, 2014 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
The Source575 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
