OTTAWA – New CRTC chair and CEO Ian Scott (pictured) will make his first public speech at next month’s New Developments in Communications Law and Policy.
Presented by the Canadian Chapter of the International Institute of Communications, the event will take place November 14 -15 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. The conference will provide opportunities to hear from and network with the lawyers, regulators and business leaders at the heart of the Canadian communications industry.
Other newly confirmed speakers include Grace Koh, special assistant to U.S. President Trump for Technology, Telecom and Cybersecurity, as well as U.S. FCC Commissioner (and former General Counsel) Brendan Carr.
In addition, research papers will be presented on, and panels of experts will discuss the following topics:
- Canadian Courts and Internet Jurisdiction
- Copyright Act Reform: Key Issues for the Five-Year Review
- Supporting Canadian Content in a Digital World
- Privacy and Big Data
- Internet Piracy
- The Impact of New Legal Technologies on the Legal Profession
- Surveillance and Cyberattacks
- Regulating "Uncivil Discourse" on the Internet: Defamation, Hate Speech, and Fake News
- The CRTC's Enforcement Regimes
Registration must be completed in advance for this two-day event and seats are filling quickly. To avoid the waiting list, click here to register online today.
