Tech Policy Grind

In this episode, Foundry Fellow, Dyllan Brown-Bramble sits down with Gabrielle Hibbert and Hillary Brill. They discuss the work of the Decentralized Future Council, the future of Web3 law and policy, and why early-career professionals should get up to speed on it.

Gabrielle Hibbert is the security and privacy fellow for the Decentralized Future Council. Gabrielle started her career in public policy after working across both Capitol Hill and various non-profit and consultant agencies across the DMV. In 2018, she began researching blockchain and programming smart contracts after learning about decentralized ledger technologies (DLT).

In 2020, she co-lead the College of William & Mary’s Blockchain Lab, under the direction of the primary investigator and co-founder, Troy Wiipongwii. She is currently the Government and Policy Officer at Least Authority, a security consulting firm based in Berlin, Germany. She earned her M.A. in management and policy at Brandeis University. Her B.A. is in international relations from the College of William & Mary.

For more than 25 years, HTB Strategies Founder Hillary Brill has been innovating and teaching in all aspects of policy. Further, as communications and technology counsel with Covington & Burlington, Brill drafted one of the first primers on Internet Policy. Pursuing her desire to be closer to policymaking, Brill left legal practice to work with technology leader Congressman Rick Boucher.

For the past seven years, she’s shared her unique perspective and policymaking experience with the next generation of technology leaders. She’s also a Professor at Georgetown law, her alma mater, where she developed a curriculum about practicing policy at the intersection of technology and legislation.  Brill is also a Practitioner-in-Residence at American University Washington College of Law focusing on technology and intellectual property issues.

Also coming up: The Foundry and Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Privacy, Policy & Law Affiliate are pleased to present CYBER CON. Join us for this virtual cyber convention in celebration of Cybersecurity Awareness Month! CYBER CON will be on Friday, October 28 starting at 11AM ET and run until 2:30PM ET. Register here!

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Thanks for listening, and see you next time!

Another day, another Fellow Highlight! This time we step back to chat with former Class 2 President and Foundry Fellow Patrick Kyhos, Deputy Chief of Cyber Policy at the FBI. Reema and Patrick chat about his career in cybersecurity public service, his lifelong commitment to Washington DC, and the evolution of the Foundry.

Patrick is an attorney for the Federal Government, specialized in cybersecurity, privacy, and emerging technology. His team devises solutions for investigation and operational technology issues including data protection, supply chain risk mitigation, international cyber incident response, artificial intelligence implementation, and digital asset payment protections.

Prior to joining the FBI, Patrick began his service in civil litigation on cases pertaining to national security and technology. He graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law in 2014. He is currently pursuing an LL.M. in Technology Law at Georgetown University.

They also chat about the Foundry’s Policy Hackathon. This year’s theme is “Into the Metaverse,” and the Hackathon will run from October 14th – 16th.

While applications to participate in this year’s Hackathon are closed, the Foundry is accepting entries for a writing competition on the Metaverse from students and recent graduates until October 13th. You can find more information about the writing competition on our website, ilpfoundry.us.

Also coming up: The Foundry and Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Privacy, Policy & Law Affiliate are pleased to present CYBER CON. Join us for this virtual cybersecurity convention in celebration of Cybersecurity Awareness Month! CYBER CON will take on Friday, October 28 starting at 11AM ET and run until 2:30PM ET. Register here!

If you would like to sponsor an episode or propose a guest for the show, get in touch with us: [email protected]

If you’d like to support the show, please donate to the Foundry.

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Foundry Fellows Lama Mohammed and Anuradha Herur discussed implementing trust and safety standards in the Metaverse with Jodi Masters-Gonzales, the Founder and Chief Futurist of Humble Science, a ForHumanity Fellow and a ForHumanity Certified Auditor; Nina Jane Patel, the Co-Founder and Vice President of Metaverse Research at Kabuni; and Kristina Podnar, the Global Digital Policy Advisor at the XR Safety Initiative (XRSI). 

Tune in to hear their discussion about how policymakers, technologists and advocates can create safe virtual environments. 

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We recorded this podcast live as the last webinar in our series leading up to the Foundry’s Policy Hackathon. This year’s theme is “Into the Metaverse,” and the Hackathon will run from October 14th – 16th.

While applications to participate in this year’s Hackathon are closed, the Foundry is accepting entries for a writing competition on the Metaverse from students and recent graduates until October 16th. You can find more information about the writing competition on our website.

If you would like to sponsor an episode or propose a guest for the show, get in touch with us: [email protected] 

If you’d like to support the show, please donate to the Foundry.

You can also watch a video version of the discussion.

“Different Perspectives on the Metaverse,” hosted by Internet Law & Policy Foundry Class Four Fellow Ashwini Natesan, brings together TerraZero Technologies Inc.’s Ryan Kieffer, Open Voice Network’s Michael Novak, VR Networking’s Roberto DaCosta and Hoth Intelligence’s Sanjit Singh for a conversation on different perspectives on the Metaverse from a variety of stakeholders.

The Metaverse is a hot-button discussion across disciplines. As these technologies enter the mainstream, the possibilities for use seem endless. Listen in to learn more about the Metaverse from the perspectives of people who interact with it in a variety of ways!

This event is the fourth live webinar in a series of events related to the Metaverse leading up to our third annual Policy Hackathon. The Hackathon will be held this October 14-16th. Also, ILPF is hosting a writing competition for students and new graduates with prizes up to $1,500. For more information about the Hackathon and writing competition check out our website here. You can watch the full recording of this discussion here.

To learn more about the Foundry, check out ilpfoundry.us and follow us on social media (LinkedIn and Twitter @ILPFoundry).

If you’d like to support the show, donate to the Foundry here or reach out to us at [email protected].

Thanks for listening, and see you next time!

Foundry Fellows Meri Baghdasaryan and Reema Moussa chat privacy in the Metaverse with Sasha Danielyan, Associate Product Counsel, Niantic, Katitza Rodriguez, Policy Director for Global Privacy, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Libby J. Weingarten, Privacy and Cybersecurity Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Tune in to hear their discussion about the risks, challenges, and opportunities of a privacy-protective future in the metaverse. 

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This podcast was recorded as a live webinar, the second in a series of events in anticipation of ILPF’s 3rd annual Policy Hackathon. The Hackathon will take place virtually from October 14-16th with the theme “Into the Metaverse.” Applications to participate in this year’s hackathon are open and will be until September 23rd. In addition, the Foundry is holding a student/recent graduation writing competition which is accepting entries until September 16th. You can find more information about the hackathon and writing competition on our website at www.ilpfoundry.us.

If you would like to sponsor an episode or propose a guest for the show, get in touch: [email protected]

If you’d like to support the show, please donate to the Foundry here.

Watch the video version of the discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QzzWg8b9X8.

Thanks for listening, and see you next time!

Foundry Fellow Dyllan Brown-Bramble chats with Joel Scharlat, Director of Operations for the Cyber Bytes Foundation and Co-Founder of XR Village, Calli Schroeder, Global Privacy Counsel at EPIC, and Chris Riley, Senior Fellow at R Street, about the who, what, when, where and why of the Metaverse.

The conversation panel discussed what the Metaverse is, what it looks like, its future, and their thoughts on the pros and cons of AR/VR/XR technology.

Resources discussed:

This webinar was the first in a series of events we are having ahead of our 3rd annual Policy Hackathon. The Hackathon will take place virtually from October 14-16th with the theme “Into the Metaverse.” Applications to participate in this year’s hackathon are open and will be until September 23rd. In addition, the Foundry is holding a student/recent graduation writing competition which is accepting entries until September 16th. You can find more information about the hackathon and writing competition on our website at www.ilpfoundry.us.

If you would like to sponsor an episode or propose a guest for the show, get in touch: [email protected]

If you’d like to support the show, please donate to the Foundry here.

Watch the video version of the discussion here: