Women in Tech Policy Podcast | Episode 5: In Conversation with eBay’s Cathy Foster and Laurie Wong by Access Partnership

In this episode, we are joined by Sharon McBride, Senior Director of Government Relations at eBay. A political and issue advocacy professional for over 30 years, who advocates for the rights of small business owners, Sharon shares insights on some of the policy issues that small businesses and e-commerce platforms face and shares tips from her fascinating career journey.

In this episode, we are joined by Erika Barros, Director of Public Policy at Vimeo. Erika shares tips from her career journey and discusses some of the critical policy and regulatory issues affecting online platforms.

In this episode, we are joined by Lene Wendland, Chief of the Business and Human Rights Unit at the UN. In the wake of the 10th anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Wendland reflects on private sector advancements in that time and provides a look ahead to their continuing work.

On 21 April, the European Commission presented its proposal for a European regulatory approach to artificial intelligence (AI), adopting a risk-based attitude with strict rules for high-risk systems. In this flash episode, Access Partnership's Policy Manager, Heloise Martorell, updates us on the draft AI regulation and discusses the prospects of setting up global standards in AI regulation.

As an active International Telecommunication Union (ITU) sector member, Access Partnership is pleased to join in the celebration of the 10th annual ITU’s ‘Girls in ICT Day’. This year’s theme is ‘Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures.’ To explore this topic, Access Partnership was honored to have Ms. Joanne Wilson, Deputy to the Director of the ITU-R, join Kathryn Martin and Azar Zarrebini in a lively discussion about encouraging girls into STEM fields.

In the first episode of a new series focused on women in tech policy, we are joined by Michelle Peacock, Head of Global Public Policy and Government Relations at Waymo. Michelle shares tips from her fascinating career journey and discussed the future of autonomous driving.

In this episode, we speak with the Chamber of Progress Founder, Adam Kovacevich, on his vision for the Chamber and his views on some of the big questions in tech.

Ahead of the Equality Act hearing in the Senate, Access Partnership’s Gideon Lett speaks with Alphonso David, President of the Human Rights Campaign, to discuss what’s next for LGBTQ+ rights in the U.S.

The Equality Act is a bill recently passed in the House which aims to give LGBTQ+ Americans explicit protection from discrimination in key areas of life. Set for Wednesday, March 17th at 10am ET, the committee hearing will feature Members of Congress, advocates and leaders, including Alphonso David.

In this episode, we are joined by Jeff Smith, Head of Connectivity at Airbus NextGen UAS, to discuss the latest developments and regulatory barriers around High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS).