NSA Surveillance: What We Know; What to Do About It

Conference

10:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

Hayek Auditorium

Keynote speakers: Senator Ron Wyden (D‑OR), member of the Senate’s Select Committee on Intelligence; Rep. Justin Amash (R‑MI); Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner (R‑WI). Panelists include: Siobhan Gorman, Wall Street Journal; Spencer Ackerman, The Guardian; Barton Gellman, Washington Post; Charlie Savage, New York Times; Jameel Jaffer, ACLU; Laura Donohue, Georgetown University Law Center; David Lieber, Google; David Dahl, SpiderOak; Jim Burrows, Silent Circle; Bruce Schneier, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School; Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies, Cato Institute; and Julian Sanchez, Research Fellow, Cato Institute.

Since June, news reports based on documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden have revealed the depth and breadth of NSA surveillance activities. The NSA scandal’s many dimensions include: mass domestic surveillance of telephone call information; allegations that officials deceived Congress, the courts, and the public about the nature of the NSA’s programs; alleged access to the Internet’s backbone and the traffic of major Internet companies; and systematic efforts to undercut the use of the encryption that secures communications and financial information.

Please join us on October 9 at a conference focusing on these issues and more, featuring keynote addresses by Senator Ron Wyden (D‑OR), Rep. Justin Amash (R‑MI), and Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner (R‑WI). Conference speakers and panels will explore the reporting challenges, legal issues, technology and business dimensions, and potential for reforms related to NSA surveillance.

To follow the discussion on Twitter follow the hashtag #CatoNSA.

For full speaker biographies click here.

9:30 – 10:00	Registration
10:00 – 11:00	Morning Keynote: Sen. Ron Wyden (D‑OR) Download a video of the Morning Keynote Download the podcast of the Morning Keynote
11:00 – 12:00	Press Panel Download a video of the Press Panel Download the podcast of the Press Panel Moderator: Julian Sanchez Research Fellow, Cato Institute Bart Gellman, Washington Post Spencer Ackerman, The Guardian Siobhan Gorman, Wall Street Journal Charlie Savage, New York Times
12:00 – 1:00	Lunch Keynote: Rep. Justin Amash (R‑MI) Download a video of the Lunch Keynote Download the podcast of the Lunch Keynote
1:00 – 2:00	Law Panel Download video of the Law Panel Download a podcast of the Law Panel Moderator: Jim Harper Director of Information Policy Studies, Cato Institute Jameel Jaffer, American Civil Liberties Union Laura Donohue Georgetown Law Paul Rosenzweig, Heritage Foundation David Lieber, Google
2:00 – 3:00	Technology Panel Download video of the Technology Panel Download a podcast of the Technology Panel Moderator: Julian Sanchez, Research Fellow, Cato Institute Karen Reilly, The Tor Project Matt Blaze, University of Pennsylvania Jim Burrows, Silent Circle Chris Soghoian, American Civil Liberties Union David Dahl, SpiderOak
3:00 – 3:30	Afternoon Keynote: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner (R‑WI) Download video of the Afternoon Keynote Download a podcast of the Afternoon Keynote
3:30 – 4:30	Reform Panel Download video of the Reform Panel Download a podcast of the Reform Panel Moderator: Julian Sanchez, Research Fellow, Cato Institute Michelle Richardson, American Civil Liberties Union Bruce Schneier, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School Kevin Bankston, Center for Democracy and Technology John Mueller, The Ohio State University; Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
4:30 – 5:00	Reception

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