2016 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 6, 2016, Luncheon Speaker
Media Institute Chairman Dick Wiley (center) moderates a panel discussion on “What’s Ahead for Communications in the Next Congress” at the Willard Hotel Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6. Panelists included (from left) David Quinalty and John Branscome of the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee, and Kelsey Guyselman and David Goldman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
November 15, 2016, Luncheon Speaker
Gordon Smith, President and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, discusses the broadcasters’ vital role in American society today at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15th.
September 9, 2016, Luncheon Speaker
Randall Rothenberg, president and CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, discusses advertising, consumer choice, and the future of media at a Communications Forum luncheon at the Willard Hotel in Washington on Sept. 9. He noted that ad revenue from digital media now exceeds ad revenue from broadcast television.
July 21, 2016, Luncheon Speaker
Harvard Law School Professor Laurence H. Tribe offers a compelling argument that the FCC’s proposed broadband privacy rules violate the First Amendment at a Communications Forum luncheon at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington on July 21.
May 24, 2016, Luncheon Speaker
Jonathan Sallet, general counsel of the Federal Communications Commission, discusses viewpoint diversity and the public interest at a Communications Forum luncheon at the Willard Hotel in Washington on May 24.
April 13, 2016, Luncheon Speaker
Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, discusses digital security and regulatory threats to Internet freedom at a Communications Forum luncheon at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington on April 13.
March 23, 2016, Luncheon Speaker
Jeffrey Herbst, President and CEO of the Newseum, discusses the state of social media content and the need to encourage more civil discourse online at a Communications Forum luncheon at the Willard Hotel in Washington on March 23.
February 10, 2016, Luncheon Speaker
David Chavern, President and CEO of the Newspaper Association of America, discusses the future of the print and digital newspaper business at a Communications Forum luncheon at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington on Feb. 10.