We’re featuring our exclusive fireside chat with accessibility experts Betsy Furler, CEO of member company For All Abilities, and Brian Scarpelli, senior global policy counsel at ACT | The App Association, for an interactive discussion exploring accessibility tech and how looming legislation can help or hinder these innovations.

We’re being joined by data privacy expert Paula Bruening for a “what’s what” when it comes to the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Paula is the founder and principal at Casentino Strategies, where she helps small and medium-sized companies comply with data privacy rules and regulations, like GDPR, CCPA, and now the DPF. From background to implementation, we’re talking all things EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework with Paula.

We're hitting you with a special episode of Tech Swamp: The Deep End! We're hopping in our legislative time machine with Caleb Willamson, state public policy counsel, and Taylor Downs, Federal Policy Manager, for a look back at what states were up to during their respective legislative sessions, followed by a future look into what Congress hopes to tackle this fall. From privacy and AI to TikTok, we're talking all things federal, state, and local tech policy.

In this episode of our Global Tech Swamp podcast, we’re joined by Graham Dufault, general counsel at ACT | The App Association, to talk us through our responsible and thoughtful policy approach to regulating artificial intelligence around the globe. We’re, of course, covering this month’s tech history, the top global tech policy and business headlines, and our random identifiers.

In this episode of our Global Tech Swamp podcast, we’re talking all things patents and intellectual property (IP). First, we’ll be diving into the importance of strong IP laws for our small business members in the EU, UK, and United States, followed by some highlights from our recent webinar with the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO). We’re, of course, covering this month’s tech history, the top global tech policy and business headlines, and our random identifiers.

In this episode of our Global Tech Swamp podcast, we’re being joined by Andrew Savitz, founder and CEO of member company Canned Spinach, to discuss AI, how they’re using it in their day-to-day, and fill us in on what the future can look like with tools like ChatGPT. We’re of course covering this month’s tech history, the top global tech policy and business headlines, and our random identifiers.

In this episode of our Global Tech Swamp podcast, we’re being joined by Betsy Furler, founder and CEO of member company For All Abilities, to discuss her business, accessibility tech, and some of the exciting topics here at SXSW in the accessibility and inclusion space. We’re of course covering this month’s tech history, the top global tech policy and business headlines, and our random identifiers.

In this episode, we’re being joined by Chris Sims, founder and CEO of member company CAVU, to talk about the amazing work they’re doing around the intersection of diversity, equity, & inclusion, computer science education, and workforce development. We’ll be talking through some of the diversity and equity gaps that organizations like CAVU are filling, how technical frameworks like SCRUM help build inclusive, “people-first” products, and what leaders around the globe can do to empower the next generation of innovators.

Listen to the first episode of 2023 as we discuss the global policy landscape for the coming year. We’ll be talking through rules and regulations related to privacy, competition, connected health, and more in the EU, UK, and U.S. We’ll also be discussing the potential intended and unintended consequences of these regulations and what this means for small businesses and enterprises across the world.

For our final episode of 2022, we’re being joined by Graham Dufault, Original Friend of the Pod and General Counsel here at ACT, for a 2023 global policy lookahead. We’ll be talking through potential regulations, upcoming global policy themes, and the impact they could have on small-to-medium size businesses on a global scale. Stephen Tulip, our UK Membership & Engagement Manager, joins us as well to keep us in the loop on all things UK.