January 19, 2011 – 12:00pm to 5:30pm

FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell will be interviewed by veteran tech reporter Declan McCullagh of CNET in a “fireside chat” on tech policy at TechFreedom ’s half-day symposium to introduce its first publication: The Next Digital Decade: Essays on the Future of the Internet .

The Next Digital Decade brings together 26 thought leaders on Internet law, philosophy, policy and economics to consider the future of the Internet, from a wide variety of perspectives. This book is essential reading for anyone gazing toward the digital future. The symposium features authors from a selection of the ten organizing questions asked in the book. You can read, download or buy the book  here . 

Panel 1: Internet Optimism, Pessimism & the Future of Online Culture

  • Berin Szoka, TechFreedom (Moderator)
  • Andrew Keen, author of  Cult of the Amateur
  • Adam Thierer, Mercatus Center
  • Prof. Ann Bartow, South Carolina School of Law

Panel 2: Internet Exceptionalism & Intermediary Deputization

  • Adam Thierer, Mercatus Center (Moderator)
  • Prof. Eric Goldman, Santa Clara School of Law
  • Josh Goldfoot
  • Prof. H. Brian Holland, Texas Wesleyan School of Law
  • Prof. Mark MacCarthy, Georgetown University
  • Prof. Frank Pasquale, Seton Hall Law School

Panel 3: Who Will Govern the Net in 2020?

  • Berin Szoka, TechFreedom (Moderator)
  • Prof. David Johnson, New York Law School
  • Prof. Milton Mueller, Syracuse University
  • Shane Tews, VeriSign
  • Chris Wolf, Hogan Lovells

Fireside Chat on the Next Digital Decade

  • Hon. Robert McDowell, FCC Commissioner
  • Declan McCullagh, CNET

Event video follows below.

Fireside Chat: FCC Cmr. Robert McDowell & CNET’s Declan McCullagh

Welcome & Interview: Declan McCullagh & Berin Szoka

Panel 1: Internet Optimism, Pessimism & the Future of Online Culture

  • Berin Szoka, TechFreedom (Moderator)
  • Andrew Keen, author of Cult of the Amateur
  • Adam Thierer, Mercatus Center
  • Prof. Ann Bartow, South Carolina School of Law
  • Prof. Frank Pasquale, Seton Hall Law School

Panel 2: Internet Exceptionalism & Intermediary Deputization

  • Adam Thierer, Mercatus Center (Moderator)
  • Prof. Eric Goldman, Santa Clara School of Law
  • Josh Goldfoot
  • Prof. H. Brian Holland, Texas Wesleyan School of Law
  • Prof. Mark MacCarthy, Georgetown University
  • Prof. Frank Pasquale, Seton Hall Law School

Panel 3: Who Will Govern the Net in 2020?

  • Berin Szoka, TechFreedom (Moderator)
  • Prof. David Johnson, New York Law School
  • Prof. Milton Mueller, Syracuse University
  • Shane Tews, VeriSign
  • Chris Wolf, Hogan Lovells

Download Links

You can download video of these panels (in MPEG-4 h.264/AAC format) from the links below:

Here’s an album of photos from the event:

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