Director, Office of Educational Technology
U.S. Department of Education

Tim Magner is the Director for the Office of Educational Technology for the U.S. Department of Education. The Office of Educational Technology is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of the Department's educational technology policies. The Office's main goal is to maximize technology's contribution to improving education through developing national educational technology policy and implementing that policy department-wide, to support the goals of NCLB.

Director & Author
SafeKids.com

Larry Magid's SafeKids.com is quite probably the world's best-known Internet safety resource. The site contains a range of resources on Internet safety for parents and children, including rules, advice, and contracts for family Internet use. Larry, a dad himself, is the author of the earliest and most widely circulated Internet safety guide, Child Safety on the Information Highway, published in 1994 by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, on whose board he

Associate Director-Advertising and Content Standards
Verizon

Jack McArtney has more than 26 years of leadership experience building best in class mobile networks, products and strategic partnerships. An accomplished strategist and marketer, his vision and expertise in business development and product development have driven notable subscriber and revenue growth in the consumer communications and multimedia sectors. His achievements have been featured in Verizon wireless products including V CAST Music, Video and Mobile TV and in Verizon wireless' SMS and MMS product families, and in recently introduced Parental Controls for mobile services. Jack is a member of the Online Safety team at Verizon.

Director of National Policy
Children Now

Jeff McIntyre is the Director of National Policy for Children Now, a child advocacy organization that champions the needs of children with a successful combination of research and advocacy.

Jeff recently served on the Federal Communication Commission’s Task Force on Media and Childhood Obesity and serves as Co-Chair of the Children’s Media Policy Coalition. He was named to the White House Task Force on Navigating the New Media and served as an advisor to the FCC’s V-Chip Task Force and the Federal Trade Commission’s Study on the Marketing of Violence to Children. He was part of the negotiation team for the development of a new television ratings system and currently serves on the Oversight Monitoring Board for the TV Ratings System. He has testified before the Senate Commerce Committee, the House Judiciary Committee, the House Commerce Committee of the United States Congress, the National Academy of Sciences, and the U.S. Institute of Medicine concerning children and media issues.

Executive Director, Internet & Technology Policy
Verizon

An attorney and engineer, Mr. McKeehan is currently Executive Director, Internet & Technology Policy, for Verizon, where he is responsible for developing policy strategies for next-generation network and service platforms, including fiber to the premises (FTTP).  Previously, Mr. McKeehan was a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff in the Verizon Technology Organization, responsible for developing platform and service requirements for a variety of narrow- and wide-band communications initiatives. He holds multiple U.S. patents on call forwarding services using advanced intelligent networking technology.

Global Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs
Google

Andrew McLaughlin is Director of Global Public Policy and Government Affairs for Google Inc.  Core policy issues for Google include privacy and data protection, censorship and content regulation, innovation regulation (copyrights, patents, and trademarks), communications and media policy, antitrust and competition, spectrum reform, and the regulation of communications networks, standards, and technologies.

Professional Studies Graduate Program Coordinator
Rochester Institute of Technology

Sam McQuade currently serves as the Professional Studies Graduate Program Coordinator at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a former Air National Guard security officer, deputy sheriff and police officer, police organizational change consultant, National Institute of Justice Program Manager for the U.S Department of Justice, and Study Director for the Committee on Law and Justice at the National Research Council of the National Academies of Sciences.

Internet Safety Advocate
Symantec Corporation

Marian Merritt provides consumer-friendly insights into technology issues impacting families as Symantec's Internet Safety Advocate. In this role, Marian is the official spokesperson for Symantec's "Norton Connected and Protected Family Safety Initiative," which is dedicated to raising awareness of Internet safety. As part of this initiative, Symantec has partnered with Miss America 2007 Lauren Nelson, whose personal platform is protecting children online. Throughout the year, Lauren Nelson and Marian Merritt will travel across the United States to educate children, parents and educators on how to be, and how to raise, better cyber-citizens. They will also present city, state and national officials who have made outstanding advances towards keeping kids and families safe online with the Internet Keep Safe Award, an honor bestowed by iKeepSafe, a national non-profit organization.

European Development Director
Family Online Safety Institute

Dave has over 23 years management experience at technology and telecommunication companies including Motorola, Compaq and IBM. Before joining FOSI he was the General Manager in EMEA for RuleSpace, a leading provider of parental controls and safe search services too many of the world's largest Internet and wireless providers.

Vice President, Public Policy
Sesame Workshop

As Vice President of Public Policy for Sesame Workshop, Patti Miller is charged with working at state and federal levels to promote the non profit organization’s outreach programs and galvanizes resources in education and media from a variety of public sources. She is responsible for cultivating and maintaining the Workshop’s profile on issues affecting children, education, and media, both domestically and internationally. Miller reports to Myung Kang-Huneke, who oversees legal and regulatory affairs as part of her role as Vice President, General Counsel.

Author, e-Parenting: Keeping Up With Your Tech Savvy Kids

Sharon Miller Cindrich is an author, columnist and mother of two tech-savvy kids.  Her work has appeared in magazines and newspapers across the country including The Chicago Tribune, Parents Magazine, Scholastic Parent & Child and FamilyFun Magazine, where she is a contributing editor. Her self-syndicated column Plugged In Parent is published monthly in parenting magazines around the country, and her book E-parenting: Keeping Up With Your Tech-Savvy Kids (Random House) was published in 2007. Sharon appears frequently on television and radio to address the issue of parenting and technology. Her next book debuts in fall 2009.

Chief Security Officer
MySpace

A division of News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A), MySpace is a leading social networking site that offers a platform and tools for consumers to express themselves, communicate with each other, and engage with media. The company's worldwide network includes such category leaders as Photobucket, IGN, FOXSports.com, RottenTomatoes, AskMen and more, that together comprise one of the largest audiences on the Web. MySpace’s representative on the FOSI Board is Hemanshu Nigam, Chief Security Officer.

 Chief Intellectual Property & Policy Counsel
 Ning, Inc.

 Jill Nissen is Chief Intellectual Property and Policy Counsel at Ning, Inc. where she is responsible for all intellectual property matters as well as the architecture,   implementation and on-going counsel related to all policy matters, such as privacy protection, DMCA, child online safety and illegal content.

Director of Alianza por la Seguridad en Internet

Armando is an active participant in many online safety initiatives in Mexico. He has given speeches on Family Online Safety to over 10,000 families in the last 3 years and has organized major events on the matter in Mexico. He is a member of the Mexican Internet Association and gave the opening speech at the ONU "Internet Day Celebration" devoted to online safety for kids and families.

Assistant Vice President, Public Policy
AT&T

Brent Olson serves as Assistant Vice President-Regulatory Policy, Emerging Services and Technologies at AT&T Services, Inc. Mr. Olson's responsibilities at AT&T include helping to develop and coordinate at the federal and state levels SBC's regulatory policies covering emerging technologies, such as broadband, IP-based services, and video technology services.

Deputy Chief Privacy Officer
Sprint

Edward is acting Deputy Chief Privacy Officer and Director of Sprint Nextel Legal Department’s Office of Privacy, where he provides privacy-related advice for internal attorneys and business clients.  He leads a team of attorneys and program managers that monitor federal and state privacy laws and industry best practices and advises Sprint’s business units on privacy risks and how to mitigate those risks.  This includes advising business units regarding privacy implications of various projects or products and developing internal and external policies that address privacy topics such as customer authentication, data use and security, Customer Proprietary Network Information regulations, direct marketing requirements, employee data issues, breach reporting and notification requirements, complaint investigation and response, behavioral advertising compliance, and government disclosure of information requirements.

Vice President and Executive Director
First Amendment Center

Gene Policinski, vice president and executive director of the First Amendment Center, is a veteran journalist whose career has included work in newspapers, radio, television and online operations.

Policy Analyst
YouTube

Micah Schaffer joined YouTube in January 2006. As a founding member of YouTube's operations team, he has spearheaded development of content policies, legal compliance and a comprehensive child safety program.

Recently Micah took a temporary leave from YouTube to serve as 'Obama for America's' New Media Director in Arkansas, where he managed the campaign's technology infrastructure and provided statewide logistical support.

  Director of Policy
  Common Sense Media 
 
Alan Simpson is director of policy for Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the media and entertainment lives of kids and families.  Simpson’s background combines experience as an advocate for children and education issues, as well as work within media organizations.  Prior to joining Common Sense Media, Simpson was the senior director for communications at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). 

European Projects Director
Optenet

Attorney specialized in TELECOMUNICATIONS LAW by the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas ICAI/ICADE (Madrid) and with an LL.M. INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES – Specialization in Gender and the Law and Human Rights Law by the American University-Washington College of Law. (Washington DC – USA).

 Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer
 Privo

Denise Tayloe co-founded Privo in early 2001, inspired by the opportunities and challenges of implementing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) which became effective in 2000. Her vision for Privo is to help consumers manage their digital identities and to create a software solution that would help companies effectively interact with children while in compliance with the federal and state laws. Privo bridges the gap between the competing privacy and commerce interests of consumers and businesses, with a special focus on the protection of kids' privacy.

Federal Communications Commission, US

Deborah Taylor Tate was nominated to the Federal Communications Commission by President George W. Bush on November 9, 2005 and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on December 21, 2005. She was sworn in as FCC Commissioner on January 3, 2006. Among her many responsibilities, Commissioner Tate serves as Chair of both the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (Universal Service Joint Board) and the Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations.

Senior Fellow and Director of The Progress & Freedom Foundation's Center for Digital Media Freedom (CDMF)

As Director of the CDMF, Adam Thierer analyzes public policy developments that impact both the economic and social aspects of the media industry, with a strong focus on First Amendment issues. Prior to joining PFF in 2005, Adam spent four years at the Cato Institute as Director of Telecommunications Studies, and nine years at The Heritage Foundation as a Senior Fellow in Economic Policy.

Director of Consumer Affairs
Microsoft

Frank Torres is the Director of Consumer Affairs for the Microsoft Corporation. Prior to joining Microsoft, he served as Legislative Counsel in the Washington, DC consumer advocacy office of Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports magazine.

Founder
The Electric Sheep Company

Sibley Verbeck is the founder of The Electric Sheep Company and is responsible for overall company strategy and management. Sibley has been recognized as a thought leader in the virtual world industry, is a frequent speaker, and blogs about industry events and trends.

Senior Vice President, External Affairs & Public Policy Counsel
Comcast Corp

At Comcast, Joe Waz has primary responsibility for the company's public policy activities; oversees the company's political action committees; and works closely with the company's federal government affairs, law, state and local government relations, and public relations professionals. He serves as President of the Comcast Foundation and as Executive Director of the Comcast Corporation Political Action Committee and COMPAC-USA.

Director
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use

Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D. is the director of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use. She has degrees in special education and law. She taught “at risk” children, practiced computer law, and was an educational technology consultant before focusing her professional attention on issues of youth risk online and effective management of student Internet use. Nancy’s emphasis is on applying research insight about youth risk and effective research-based risk prevention approaches to these new concerns of youth risk online.

Executive Producer
One Economy Corporation

Phillip S. Williams is currently the Executive Producer of the Beehive 4.0, Zip Road and the HealthcareForYou web properties for the One Economy Corporation, a global non-profit media company based in Washington, D.C.

Senior Researcher
Crimes Against Children Research Center, UNH

Janis Wolak, J.D, is a Senior Researcher at the Crimes Against Children Research Center, UNH. She is a director of the first Youth Internet Safety Survey and a co-Principal Investigator of the second Youth Internet Safety Survey, the first and second National Juvenile Online Victimization Studies and the National Juvenile Prostitution Study. She is the author and co-author of numerous articles about child victimization, Internet-related sex crimes, and youth Internet use.

Partner
Proskauer Rose

MSNBC calls Proskauer litigator Christopher Wolf "a pioneer in Internet law." And, indeed, Chris was involved in the earliest matters involving the Internet, helping to make new law for new technologies. As the Internet matured, and the privacy of personal data became an issue, Chris also was among the first to be involved in the new field of electronic privacy law.