Tech Swamp

This month we’re sitting down with Paula Bruening to talk data privacy! Paula is a Privacy Fellow with the ACT | The App Association’s non-profit arm the Innovators Network Foundation and is ready to talk GDPR, CCPA, and all the other privacy related acronyms you can imagine. And of course, we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.

This month we’re sitting down with the president of ACT | The App Association, Morgan Reed, to talk through the ins and outs of the Office of the National Coordinator for the Health IT’s interoperability and information blocking rule. And of course, we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.

This month we’re hitting you with a 2020 forecast for our friends on Capitol Hill – a Hillcast if you will. We’re sitting down with friend of the pod and senior director for public policy, Graham Dufault to talk end of year funding, privacy, trade and more policy area predictions for 2020. But first we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.

We’re giving our listeners a listen into our Minneapolis leg of our Developed Tour. This includes remarks from the Founder of Minneapolis’s Finnovation Lab, Jacquie Berglund, Congressman Dean Philips, and exclusive insights from our panelist. We’re going to be talking online platforms, how to use the tools and connections through those platforms, and what the app economy looks like in Minneapolis. But first we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.

This month we’re chatting with one of Innovators Network Foundations’ (our foundation arm) privacy fellow Eric Goldman to talk all things California Consumer Protection Act. CCPA goes into effect January 1, 2020, so we’re getting you all the answers on what this means for you and your small biz. And of course, we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.

This month we’re talking all things Developed. If you don’t know what Developed is, shame on you. Just kidding! Developed is our latest series of events that is aimed at developers across the United States. We’re going to talk through the content, the cities, and the fun times to be had. And we’ll also be joined by Robert Blackburn, of member company Blackburn Labs, to talk about Developed from a developer’s perspective and some great take-aways from stop one of our tour. And of course we're going to hit you with tech history and the top DC headlines.

This month we have a different vibe: RECESS! As some of you may or may not know, August is a grim month here in the swamp - It’s hot, its humid, and congress heads home for a month-long recess. But why? Well we’re sitting down with our Executive Director and special friend of the pod, Chelsea Thomas, for the answers. And of course, we’re hitting tech history and all the DC headlines!

This month we’re sitting down with the president of ACT | The App Association, Morgan Reed, for a rundown of last week’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on online platforms, where he testified in part two of the hours-long hearing. And of course, we’re hitting tech history and all the DC headlines!

This month we’re WEAR-ing IT with senior director of public policy and friend of the pod, Graham Dufault. What does that mean? We’re discussing the WEAR IT Act, the cost cutting benefits it could have for millions of Americans, and so much more. And of course, we’re hitting tech history and all the DC headlines!

This month we’re sitting down with founder of ACT | The App Association, Mike Sax, as well as our policy counsel, Joel Thayer for an Apple v Pepper debrief. We’re talking about the SCOTUS ruling in Peppers favor, what that means for app developers, and more. And of course, we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.