Lisa welcome to the stage board member Vice President of global government relations. Bright light spread hi everyone, that was not very good applause are you all asleep after lunch . Come on. [applause] welcome everyone. It is great to have you here. My honor to welcome you here to the policy summit my name is kristen i run global government relations. I am very proud as well to serve on the board of directors. This is a great crowd we have here today i dont think everyone is all in from lunch everyone is chitchatting a little bit which is okay. We also have a lot of people online. Over 1000 people registered to participate in this. Which is awesome, very exciting that is testament and tech policy today. Its not a surprise or such interest concerning the level of speakers we have today. Its never a dull moment. There is no exception to that right now. This year is been a landmark year for innovation. The generative ai exploding onto the scene and grabbing everyones attention much to s
Vice president of the americas Vice President at cisco. [applause] i was wondering if you would applaud so thank you for that. Good afternoon. Our purpose is to power and inclusive future for all. A Technology Based Solutions Drive the ability to address critical challenges and communities, power hybrid work, transform infrastructure and cities you to secure the networks that run it all to ensure they can be deployed it takes forward thinking policies that foster innovation and emerging digital technologies. No matter how remote with the networks that bind to the the se channels of communications openness and competition or a world where ai propels us forward and does so responsibly they emerge as foundational pillars shaping our society, economy and governance. To fulfill the potential of this moment right to size investments in government policy and Research Innovation security and procurement should lead the way. At the heart of this critical discourse is the federal Communications
Lisa welcome to the stage please welcome to the intersect stage, iti board member and Vice President global Government Relations at meta. Hi, everyone. That wasnt a very good applause. Are yall asleep after lunch . Come on. Welcome, everyone. Its good to have you here and my honor to welcome you to the Second Annual intersect tech and policy summit. My name is kristin and i run global Government Relations for and i am proud to serve on the iti board of directors. This is a great crowd that we have here today. I dont think everyone is in from lunch and everyone is chitchatting the bit, which is okay, but we also have a lot of people online and over 1000 people registered to participate, which is awesome. Very exciting and i think that testament to all that is currently happening on tech policy. It is his eyes. There is never a dull moment in the world of tech and no exception to that right now. Technology continues to evolve as it always does. This year has been a landmark year for inno
If you look at the market at 30,000 feet, looks like it. While the nasdaq, which had been middle around in the red for the first half of the session, is up about a third of a percent. Right now the Dow Jones Industrials are doubling that percentage gain, up 234 points powered by, you know what . Lets zoom in to about 10,000 feet with the heat map, two nontech names, mcdonalds and home depot. Then, of course, in the third position here we have apple. So youve got two names having nothing to do with technology. And then lets switch it over to the s p leaders. Synopsis. Now, that is a tech name. It makes hardware and Software Products for validating chip design. Synopsis is gaining about 4 . Then aes gaining 5. 25 , thats a utility and Power Generation company. But International Paper far and away the winner here. Look at this pop of 10. 8 . When was the last time we saw International Paper leading the s p . I mean, not only leading, but hitting a 1year high. It did have a nice pop in dec
Doing this now, waldo, Vice President of the americas Government Affairs at cisco. I was wondering if you were going to pause, so thank you for that. Good afternoon. At cisco, our purpose is to power and inclusive future for all. Technologybased solutions that the ability to address critical challenges and communities, power hybrid work, transfer and infrastructure in cities and secure the network that were in it all. To ensure the solutions can be deployed, it takes forward thinking policies that foster innovation and emerging digital technologies. For a moment, imagine a world where every home no matter how remote is a beacon of connectivity. The networks that bind us Service Channels of communication, openness and competition. A world where ai prepares us the word and does so responsibly. Today, tools like rock band and aie emerged its foundational pillars shaping our society, economy and government. They are transforming the way that we do things. To fill the end of this moment, ri