<https://isoc.live/20101> [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/20101> VIDEO <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMCTOgS5GuYzh-TTOOwm1dfVCY0Z4wH-9> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/compress/sotn2026/formats=VBR%20MP3&file=/sotn2026.zip> | RECAPS EN <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/sotn2025.EN.zip> / ES <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/sotn2026.ES.zip> / FR <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/sotn2026.FR.zip> | ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/sotn2026> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20101> On Monday February 9, 2026 the Internet Education Foundation <https://www.neted.org/> presented the 2026 State of the Internet <https://www.stateofthenet.org/> (SOTN) conference in Washington DC. Annually attracting over 600 attendees, the State of the Net Conference provides unparalleled opportunities to network and engage on key policy issues. It is also the only Internet policy conference with over 50 percent of Congressional staff and government policymakers in attendance, making it the perfect setting to explore important, emerging trends. AGENDA https://sotn26.sched.com/ PLENARY + BREAKOUT 1 P-1 – Welcome / Introductions Tim Lordan – Executive Director, Internet Education Foundation VIDEO <https://youtu.be/0QtFUdt2e0g> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/P-1_welcome.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150956277/> P-2 – Keynote with Arpan Sura Arpan Sura – Senior Counsel and Chief AI Officer, Federal Communications Commission VIDEO <https://youtu.be/RA9csTCzw9w> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/P-2_arpan_sura.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151066222/> P-3 – Fireside Chat with Congresswoman April McClain Delaney The Honorable April McClain Delaney – Representative of Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives Patience Haggin – Reporter, The Wall Street Journal VIDEO <https://youtu.be/ep0kH7UGhvw> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/P-3_april_mcclain_delaney.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150956920/> P-4 – Keynote with Commissioner Anna Gomez The Honorable Anna Gomez – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission VIDEO <https://youtu.be/xhgbybtoQzs> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/P-4_anna_gomez.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150956623/> 1-1 – 30 for 30: 30 Years of Broadband Competition, 30 Years of What’s Next Evan Swarztrauber – Senior Fellow, Foundation for American Innovation David Don – Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Comcast Blair Levin – Policy Analyst, New Street Research Christopher Lewis – President & CEO, Public Knowledge Moderator: Kelcee Griffis – Telecom Reporter, Bloomberg News VIDEO <https://youtu.be/ZpIEkx4I2UE> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/1-1_30_for_30.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150610434> 1-2 – The Future of AI Infrastructure: Affordably Securing Energy for Innovation Lindsey Baxter Griffith – Chief Executive Officer, Clean Tomorrow Steve DelBianco – President & CEO, NetChoice Tanya Das – Vice President of Strategy, Dataerai Marsden Hanna – Head of Energy and Sustainability Policy, Google Moderator: Rebecca Kern – Senior Correspondent, The Capitol Forum VIDEO <https://youtu.be/N2ajkIEjeZk> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/1-2_ai_infrastructure.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150949938/> P-5 – Keynote with Cory Gardner The Honorable Cory Gardner – President & CEO, NCTA VIDEO <https://youtu.be/fQarqeSvj00> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/P-5_cory_gardner.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150948108/> P-6 – Keynote with Commissioner Olivia Trusty The Honorable Olivia Trusty – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission VIDEO <https://youtu.be/gE_Mw-MV4OU> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/P-6_olivia_trusty.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150948558> P-7 – Fireside Chat with Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling The Honorable Keith Sonderling – Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Steve DelBianco – President & CEO, NetChoice VIDEO <https://youtu.be/fe8Lqm-eiNc> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/P-7_keith_sonderling.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150949073/> 1-3 – Verifying the Future: The Paxton Decision, Age Assurance, and the Next Phase of Online Safety Ariel Fox Johnson – Senior Advisor, Common Sense Media Sarah Scheffler – Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University Jessica Melugin – Director, Competitive Enterprise Institute Jon Schweppe – Senior Advisor, American Principles Project Moderator: Ashley Gold – Senior Tech Policy Reporter, Axios VIDEO <https://youtu.be/eGid6DbsYvE> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/1-3_age_assurance.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150950445/> P-8 – Fireside Chat with Assistant Secretary Arielle Roth The Honorable Arielle Roth – Administrator, National Information and Telecommunications Administration Moderator: Daniel Lyons – Professor, Boston College Law School VIDEO <https://youtu.be/izu2ZLHXSRY> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/P-8_arielle_roth.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150946777> P-9 – Fireside Chat with Senator Scott Wiener Senator Scott Wiener – Senator for Senate District 11, California State Senate Makena Kelly – Senior Writer, WIRED VIDEO <https://youtu.be/e-jdouXqcvo> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/P-9_scott_wiener.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150949369> P-10 – Wrap Up Shane Tews – Internet Education Foundation VIDEO <https://youtu.be/KcROUqHI2BM> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/P-10_wrapup.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151064517/> BREAKOUT 2 2-1 – Hitting Refresh on Cybersecurity to Address Emerging Technologies Camille Stewart Gloster – CEO and Founder, CAS Strategies, LLC James Lewis – Distinguished Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis Michael Daniel – President & CEO, Cyber Threat Alliance Rob Knake – CEO, TPO Group Moderator: Shane Tews – President, Logan Circle Strategies VIDEO <https://youtu.be/0OBrjG9QhXw> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/2-1_cybersecurity.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150954510/> 2-2 – Making BEAD a Success To Connect All Americans Nicol Turner Lee – Senior Fellow, Governance Studies and Director, Center for Technology Innovation, The Brookings Institution Lyndsay Moyer – Vice President, State Government Affairs, Comcast Paul Garnett – Founder and CEO, Vernonburg Group Joseph Wender – Executive Director, SHLB Coalition Moderator: Chris Teale – Managing Editor, Route Fifty VIDEO <https://youtu.be/pMMHbyFOck4> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/2-2_bead.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150950857/> 2-3 – Sovereign AI and the New Internet Order: Governing Intelligence Across Borders Kellee Wicker – Vice President of the Center for Technology, Innovation, and Space, Meridian International Center Caitlin Clarke – Senior Director for Cybersecurity Services, Venable LLP Morgan Reed – President, ACT | The App Association Adrian Shahbaz – Vice President, Research and Analysis, Freedom House Moderator: Nancy Scola – Journalist VIDEO <https://youtu.be/yWEeOHuwLHA> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/2-3_sovereign_ai.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150951219/> BREAKOUT 3 3-1 – Chatting with Machines: Mental Health, AI Companions, and the New Psychology of Connection Amina Fazlullah – Head of Tech Policy Advocacy, Common Sense Media Amanda Lenhart – Senior Fellow, Joan Ganz Cooney Center Adam Thierer – Senior Fellow, R Street Institute Shae Gardner – Director of Policy and Research, LGBT Tech Moderator: Amrith Ramkumar – Reporter, The Wall Street Journal VIDEO <https://youtu.be/yRLNpf97suo> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/3-1_ai_companions.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150954165/> 3-2 – AI Liability: Who’s Responsible When Machines Act? Tod Cohen – Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Helen Toner – Interim Executive Director, Center for Security and Emerging Technology Neil Chilson – Head of AI Policy, Abundance Institute Aaron Rieke – Senior Partner, Clarion AI Partners Moderator: Miranda Bogen – Director, AI Governance Lab, Center for Democracy & Technology VIDEO <https://youtu.be/van5-ZEKQu0> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/3-2_ai_liability.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150955982/> 3-3 – The New Frontiers of Speech Ashkhen Kazaryan – Senior Legal Fellow, Future of Free Speech at Vanderbilt University Corbin Barthold – Internet Policy Counsel and Director of Appellate Litigation, TechFreedom Joel Thayer – President, Digital Progress Institute Moderator: Luke Hogg – Director of Policy and Outreach, Foundation for American Innovation VIDEO <https://youtu.be/sWMwjUGNvJQ> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/3-3_speech.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/150955555/> LIGHTNING TALKS L-01 – The Missing Network Layer: Why AI Needs Its Own ARPANET Moment Andrew Trask – Executive Director, OpenMined VIDEO <https://youtu.be/1yyy5neLvNI> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-01_missing_network_layer.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151041878> L-02 – Time to Prove We’re Human Nick Pickles – Chief Policy Officer, Tools for Humanity VIDEO <https://youtu.be/q251lnnqRYM> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-02_time_to_prove_were_human.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151043314/> L-03 – The State of the Open Web Stan Adams – Lead Public Policy Specialist, Wikimedia Foundation Lila Bailey – Senior Policy Counsel, Internet Archive VIDEO <https://youtu.be/lDQHQLgyOho> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-03_state_of_the_open_web.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151043627/> L-04 – Open Sourcing Safety: Why The Internet Needs Shared Tools, Not Silos Naren Koneru – Vice President of Engineering, Roblox VIDEO <https://youtu.be/NPKAYlnkK_Y> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-04_open_sourcing_safety.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151044139/> L-05 – Lightning Talks Session 1 Q&A Andrew Trask – OpenMined Nick Pickles – Tools for Humanity Stan Adams – Wikimedia Foundation Lila Bailey – Internet Archive Naren Koneru – Roblox VIDEO <https://youtu.be/07vYnh2u4_E> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-05_lightning_talks_session_1_qa.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151044440/> L-06 – From Research Labs to Policy Agendas Jeremy Epstein – Co-Director, Institute for Cybersecurity and Resilient Infrastructure Studies, Georgia Tech VIDEO <https://youtu.be/4bb0nNUPHVw> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-06_research_labs_to_policy_agendas.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151044685/> L-07 – A Proactive Response to AI-Driven Job Displacement Revana Sharfuddin – Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University VIDEO <https://youtu.be/S31KpjiX9-s> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-07_ai_driven_job_displacement.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151044990/> L-08 – What’s the Value of Privacy? A New Approach to Regulating Data Sydney Saubestre – Senior Policy Analyst, Open Technology Institute, New America VIDEO <https://youtu.be/cENCZ9FgZIc> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-08_value_of_privacy.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151045270/> L-09 – Cybersecurity for AI that Acts: Agents and Vulnerability Management Heather West – Senior Director, Cybersecurity and Privacy Services, Venable LLP VIDEO <https://youtu.be/WcZoNTPYaNE> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-09_cybersecurity_for_ai_agents.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151045678/> L-10 – AI Memory as a Governance Surface: Prioritizing User Privacy and Control Ruchika Joshi – AI Governance Fellow, Center for Democracy & Technology VIDEO <https://youtu.be/9-Ij5Gib3Gs> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-10_ai_memory_governance.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151046363/> L-11 – Lightning Talks Session 2 Q&A Jeremy Epstein – Georgia Tech Revana Sharfuddin – Mercatus Center Sydney Saubestre – New America Heather West – Venable LLP Ruchika Joshi – Center for Democracy & Technology VIDEO <https://youtu.be/BTWECggMHlY> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-11_lightning_talks_session_2_qa.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151047382/> L-12 – Defining Technologies: Which Definition of AI Should Policymakers Use? Nicholas Garcia – Senior Policy Counsel, Public Knowledge VIDEO <https://youtu.be/p4vec-EvHLo> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-12_defining_ai_for_policymakers.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151047749/> L-13 – Why 7 GHz Spectrum Matters for the Future of Wi-Fi Rikin Thakker – Chief Technology Officer, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association VIDEO <https://youtu.be/Ain_OL4CS2Q> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-13_why_7ghz_spectrum_wifi.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151049349/> L-14 – What 6G Should Be: Ubiquitous and Seamless Connectivity, Not Just Another ‘G’ Michael Calabrese – Director, Wireless Future at New America VIDEO <https://youtu.be/0UYH6KIHFIw> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-14_what_6g_should_be.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151049613/> L-15 – The Hidden Regulators: Public Utility Commissions and AI Governance Scott Babwah Brennen – Director of the Center on Technology Policy, New York University VIDEO <https://youtu.be/HTYdZ8Q39V8> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-15_public_utility_commissions_ai.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151049991/> L-16 – Balancing Privacy and Power: How Data Governance Will Shape AI’s Future Lauren Culbertson Grieco – President, The Ledyard Group VIDEO <https://youtu.be/dWe-fuqo9T4> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-16_data_governance_ai_future.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151050541/> L-17 – Lightning Talks Session 3 Q&A Nicholas Garcia – Public Knowledge Rikin Thakker – NCTA Michael Calabrese – New America Scott Babwah Brennen – NYU Lauren Culbertson Grieco – The Ledyard Group VIDEO <https://youtu.be/1wTr-gvKhgU> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/sotn2026/L-17_lightning_talks_session_3_qa.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/151050920/> - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -