2014 Communications Forum Speakers
Below is a list of the representatives from government and the communications industry who have been featured speakers at The Media Institute’s Communications Forum luncheons:

December 4, 2014, Luncheon Speaker
Ambassador Daniel Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications & Information Policy, discusses the ITU Plenipotentiary and International Internet Governance at a Communications Forum luncheon in Washington on Dec. 4.

October 21, 2014, Luncheon Speaker
Legal scholar Prof. Rod Smolla gave an engaging, interactive presentation on the First Amendment privileges surrounding publication of a terrorist recruiting video and of leaked information about a covert military operation at a Communications Forum luncheon in Washington on Oct. 21. At left, he “swears in” the crowd to serve as “justices” before presenting both sides of the hypothetical Supreme Court case.

May 11, 2014, Luncheon Speaker
Lawrence E. Strickling, assistant secretary for communications and information of the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, addresses a Communications Forum luncheon at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington on September 29.

June 19, 2014, Luncheon Speaker
FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly addresses a Communications Forum luncheon at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington on June 19.

May 20, 2014, Luncheon Speaker
Gregory Maffei, President, CEO, and Director of Liberty Media/Liberty Interactive, addresses a Communications Forum luncheon at the Willard Hotel on May 20.

May 8, 2014, Luncheon Speaker
FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez addresses a Communications Forum luncheon in Washington on May 8.

April 4, 2014, Luncheon Speaker
David Lougee, President of Gannett Broadcasting, addresses a Communications Forum luncheon in Washington on April 4.

February 26, 2014, Luncheon Speaker
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn addresses a Communications Forum luncheon in Washington on Feb. 26.

January 29, 2014, Luncheon Speaker
Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, addresses a Communications Forum luncheon in Washington on Jan. 29.