UC Berkeley Technology Policy Summit: Charting a Path Forward, 23 October | Event in Berkeley | AllEvents

UC Berkeley Technology Policy Summit: Charting a Path Forward

UC Berkeley Tech Policy Week

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Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 am

5 hours

Pauley Ballroom

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Date & Location

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 am to 02:00 pm (GMT-07:00)

Pauley Ballroom

2495 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, United States

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About the event

UC Berkeley Technology Policy Summit: Charting a Path Forward
Join leaders from government, academia, industry, and civil society to discuss the most pressing tech policy challenges.

About this Event

The Technology Policy Summit convenes leaders from government, academia, industry, and civil society to address the most pressing challenges at the intersection of technology and public policy.

Join us for a half day of panels and roundtable discussions focused on shaping the future of tech policy through dialogue, collaboration, and innovation. Lunch will be provided for those who register in advance. Full agenda to come.

Co-hosted by the Goldman School of Public Policy, Berkeley School of Information, and the Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society (CITRIS).


For disability-related accommodations, please contact the access coordinator in advance of the event: ZWxpc21hcnQgfCBiZXJrZWxleSAhIGVkdQ==.



Agenda


🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Coffee / Light Breakfast

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Welcoming Remarks

🕑: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
The View from California: Public Opinion

Info: Hear from researchers, advocates, policymakers and journalists about recent survey research and how Californians feel about a range of tech policy topics.



🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
The View from California: Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
The View from California: Senator Tom Umberg

🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The View from California: Tech Policy Progress and Aspirations

Info: Panelists will reflect on California legislation passed in the last legislative session and what they hope to see in the next.



🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Closing Remarks

🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Lunchtime Policy Roundtables: Where Do We Go From Here?

Info: Grab a boxed lunch and engage in small-group conversations with other participants, including the 2024-2025 UC Berkeley Tech Policy Fellows and Executive Fellows in Applied Tech Policy, on a range of tech policy topics, including Data, Democracy, and Public Trust; Protecting Rights and Safety in the Machine Age; Harnessing Technology to Serve People; Reducing Technology-Enabled Gender-Based Violence; Safeguarding Children and Families in the Digital Age; The Future of Speech, Platforms, and Power; Public Interest AI Opportunities; Designing Inclusive and Equitable AI Systems; AI Infrastructure and the Global Tech Supply Chain; and Surveillance.




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UC Berkeley Technology Policy Summit: Charting a Path Forward, 23 October | Event in Berkeley | AllEvents
UC Berkeley Technology Policy Summit: Charting a Path Forward
Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 am
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