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Family Online Safety Institute

Online safety for children and their families.

 

Annual Conference 2007

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RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITY: Child Protection in a Web 2.0 World

Date: Thursday 6th December 2007
Venue: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Washington, DC 20004

8:15 a.m.

Registration & breakfast

9:00

Welcome - Stephen Balkam, CEO, Family Online Safety Institute

  • Opening Remarks - Kathryn Brown, Senior Vice President — Public Policy Development & Corporate Responsibility, Verizon [speech text]
  • Keynote Address - Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras, FTC, US

Video Address - Commissioner Viviane Reding, EU

9:45

Aspen Institute Roundtable
Charlie Firestone, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program, moderator
Panelists

  • Derek Wyatt MP (UK)
  • Helen Normoyle, Director, Market Research, Ofcom (UK)
  • Commissioner Deborah Tate, FCC, US
  • Authority Member Chris Cheah, Australian Communications and Media Authority
  • Bob Corn-Revere, Davis Wright Tremaine L.L.P.

11:15

Coffee break

11:30

U.S. Ambassador David A. Gross in Conversation with Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google

12:00

What the research is telling us
Debra Berlyn, President, Consumer Policy Solutions, moderator
Panelists

  • Amanda Lenhart, Senior Research Specialist, Pew Internet & American Life Project
  • Professor Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science

12:45 p.m.

Lunch & exhibition

2:00

Breakout Sessions
Companies or government - which should do more to protect children online?
Larry Magid, CBS News On-Air Technology Analyst, moderator
Panelists

  • Dorothy Attwood, Senior Vice-President, Policy, AT&T
  • Holly Hawkins, CIPP, Director, Policy & Regulatory, AOL
  • John Carr, Internet Adviser, Children's Charities Coalition for Internet Safety & Chair, Home Office Task Force on Filtering
  • Joe Waz, Public Policy Counsel and VP for External Affairs, Comcast Corp
  • Roger Cochetti, Group Director, U.S. Public Policy, CompTIA

Education - What methods and messages do we need to effectively reach parents, teachers and children?
Tim Lordan, Executive Director, Internet Education Foundation, moderator
Panelists

  • Marsali S. Hancock, President, Internet Keep Safe Coalition
  • John Carosella, VP of Content Control, Blue Coat Systems
  • Marian Merritt, Internet Safety Advocate, Symantec
  • Rudi Vansnick, President & CEO, Internet Society Belgium, & Treasurer ISOC-ECC Barcelona, Spain

Technology - What are the latest trends in online safety technology?
Adam Thierer, Senior Fellow, PFF, moderator
Panelists

  • Phil Archer, CTO, FOSI
  • Mark Ryland, CTO, MPowerMedia
  • Dominique Clement, FlowInspect
  • Adam Hildreth, CEO, Crisp Thinking
  • James Dirksen, VP of Business Development and Managing Director, Rulespace
  • Frank Torres, Director of Consumer Affairs, Microsoft

New Challenges - How do we protect kids in a world of social networking sites and the mobile web?
David Diggs, Executive Director, The Wireless Foundation, moderator
Panelists

  • Annie Mullins, Global Head of Content Standards, Vodafone
  • Natasha Jackson, Head of Content Policy, GSMA
  • Brian Knapp, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Loopt
  • Denise Tayloe, President & CEO, Privo
  • Brian T. Ashby, Associate General Counsel - Digital Media, Music & Content, Legal Department, Verizon

4:00

Break

4:30

Plenary and Conclusions - Stephen Balkam, moderator
Bringing it all back home
  • Greg Smith, Author — 'How to Protect Your Children on the Internet - a Road Map for Parents and Teachers'
  • Linda Criddle, Author — 'Look Both Ways'
  • Andrew Keen, Author — The Cult of the Amateur: 'How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture'

6:00

Evening Reception

8:00

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