Name: Free to State
Start: 2018-06-19T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-06-19T17:30:00-04:00
Location: The Washington Post

Free speech can take many forms, including social media engagement, comedy, investigative journalism, civil disobedience and more. The First Amendment protections that safeguard freedom of expression are essential for an open and productive society, but political polarization, changing cultural norms and technological innovations have affected how we exercise this fundamental right.

On Tuesday, June 19, The Washington Post will bring together journalists, technology experts, scholars and other thought leaders to explore the challenges and opportunities created by robust free speech guarantees in a diverse and modern democracy. Topics will include net neutrality, political satire and the state of intellectual freedom in America.

This is the second annual “Free to State” program, part of a series of events The Post is producing in partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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Melina Abdullah

Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter Los Angeles

Robert Atkinson

President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Susan N. Herman

President, American Civil Liberties Union

Hari Kondabolu

Comedian; Documentarian, “The Problem with Apu”

Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

Dylan Marron

Host, “Conversations With People Who Hate Me”

Suzanne Nossel

Chief Executive Officer, PEN America

Michael O’Rielly

Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission

Patton Oswalt

Comedian and Actor

Jesse Panuccio

Acting Associate Attorney General of the United States, U.S. Department of Justice

Jonathan Spalter

President and CEO, United States Telecom Association

Christopher Wylie

Whistleblower; former Director of Research, Cambridge Analytica

Event Information

Tuesday June 19, 2018

Doors open: 2:30 p.m.

Program: 3:00-5:30 p.m.

The Washington Post

1301 K St NW

Washington, D.C. 20071

Free to attend. Pre-registration is required.

The program will be streamed live for those who cannot attend in person at wapo.st/freetostate. To register to receive a live stream notification click here.

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Transformers: Artificial Intelligence
March 20, 2018
Washington Post Live Center

On Tuesday, March 20, The Washington Post will bring together pioneering researchers, technology innovators and business leaders for Transformers: Artificial Intelligence, a live news event focused on technological advances that are poised to reshape the way we live and work. Speakers will look ahead at the implications of AI and machine learning for public policy, business and society.

Discussion topics include:

-AI and policy: How government officials, leaders on Capitol Hill and the business community are working to pave the way for this new technology, including the debate about future regulatory issues.

-AI and the future of work: A look across sectors at how AI and machine learning is likely to affect the job market at home and around the world, including predictions about how sectors will evolve to meet the new realities of these technological advances.

-AI and society: A deep-dive into the ethical and societal issues raised by AI, including a discussion about the ways the technology will change our daily lives and how to ensure the responsible use of AI.

Speakers to be announced...

The Washington Post Live Center

Doors open: 8:15 a.m.

Program: 9:00-12:00 p.m.

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