Internet Infrastructure Coalition to Host Issues & Trends Panels at HostingCon

Austin, TX – The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) will host a series of “Issues and Trends” panels with leaders of the Internet industry during HostingCon next week in Austin, TX. The panels will focus on the necessity of maintaining a free and open Internet, the future of privacy for customers, the importance of Internet infrastructure organizations in the global economy and the ongoing battles with “patent trolls.”

WHAT:

Issues and Trends Panels at HostingCon

WHEN:

The Borderless Internet
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Money Stealing Trolls
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
10:00 a.m. -10:45 a.m.

The Internet in 2020: The Fight for Our Future
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

The Future of Customer Privacy
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Note:  All times Central Daylight Time

WHERE:

Austin Convention Center
Ballroom D
500 E Cesar Chavez St
Austin, TX 78701

WHO:

“The Borderless Internet”

• David Snead, co-founder and Board Member, i2Coalition
• Alex de Joode, Senior Regulatory Counsel, LeaseWeb USA Inc.
• Marco Houwen, Founder and CEO, LuxCloud
• Todd Mitchell, VP, Strategic Planning, SoftLayer
• Ben Welch-Bolen, Co-Owner and CEO, World Wide Web Hosting LLC

 

“Money Stealing Trolls”

• Jeff Hunsaker, President U.S. Operations & Chief Services Officer,UK2 Group
• Julie Samuels, Staff Attorney and Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents for Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Russ Reeder, President and COO, Media Temple Inc.
• Alan Schoenbaum, Senior VP And General Counsel, Rackspace
• John Golden, Professor of Patent Law, Administrative Law, and Contract Law, University of Texas

 

“The Internet in 2020: The Fight for Our Future”

• Christian Dawson, Co-Founder and Board Chair of i2Coalition
• Michael Petricone, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for Consumer Electronics Association
• Michael McGeary, Chief Political Strategist of Engine Advocacy
• Erik Martin, General Manager of Reddit
• Julie Samuels, Staff Attorney and Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents for Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Drew Curtis, Founder and Administrator of Fark

 

“The Future of Customer Privacy”

• David Snead, Co-Founder and Board Member, i2Coalition
• Ron Yokubaitis, Founder and Co-CEO, Data Foundry
• Katie McAuliffe, Federal Affairs Manager for Tax Reform and Executive Director, Digital Liberty
• Gregory Nojeim, Senior Counsel and Director of the Project on Freedom, Security and Technology, Center for Democracy and Technology
• Julian Sanchez, Research Fellow, Cato Institute in Washington, D.C.
• Jane Shih, Corporate Counsel, Endurance International Group (EIG)