Securing Our Cyber Future: Innovative Approaches to Digital Threats
Thursday, June 6, 20198:30 AM - 5:15 PM (Pacific)
Securing Our Cyber Future: Innovative Approaches to Digital Threats
8:30 - 9:15 AM: Registration; Breakfast available
9:15 - 9:30 AM: Opening remarks
- Dan Boneh, Faculty Co-Director of the Stanford Cyber Policy Center; Rajeev Motwani Professor in the School of Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering; Co-Director of the Stanford Computer Security Lab
- Nathaniel Persily, Faculty Co-Director of the Stanford Cyber Policy Center; James B. McClatchy Professor; Senior Fellow at FSI; Professor, by courtesy, of Communication and of Political Science
MORNING PROGRAM 9:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Discussion of the Stanford Cyber Policy Center's White Paper No. 1, "Securing American Elections: Prescriptions for Enhancing the Integrity and Independence of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Elections and Beyond"
9:30 - 10:00 AM: Putin's Intentions and Actions in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
- Michael McFaul, Director of FSI; Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies; Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution; Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia
10:00 - 10:30 AM: Deterrence and Resilience
Imposing Costs on Foreign Governments Who Support Election Interference and Securing U.S. Election Infrastructure
Moderator: Beth George, Partner, WSGR
- Christopher Painter, William J. Perry Fellow; Lecturer at FSI; Commissioner on the Global Commission for the Stability of Cyberspace; Former Coordinator for Cyber Issues for the Department of State
- Alex Stamos, Adjunct Professor at FSI; Program Director for the Stanford Internet Observatory; Former CSO of Facebook
- Andrew Grotto, FSI Research Scholar; Program Director for the Program on Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance; Former White House Senior Director for Cybersecurity Policy
10:30 - 10:45 AM: Break
10:45 - 11:15 AM: Combatting Foreign Disinformation
Regulating Online Political Advertising by Foreign Governments and Nationals; Confronting Efforts at Election Manipulation from Foreign Media Organizations; Combating Organized Disinformation Campaigns from State-aligned Actors
Moderator: Eli Sugarman, Cyber Initiative Program Officer, Hewlett Foundation
- Nathaniel Persily, Faculty Co-Director of the Stanford Cyber Policy Center; James B. McClatchy Professor; Senior Fellow at FSI; Professor, by courtesy, of Communication and of Political Science
- Alex Stamos, Adjunct Professor at FSI; Program Director for the Stanford Internet Observatory; Former CSO of Facebook
- Sergey Sanovich, Cyber Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation
11:15 - 11:45 AM: Transparency and International Norms
Providing Transparency about Foreign Interference; Establishing International Norms and Agreements to Prevent Election Interference
Moderator: Kathryn Stoner, Deputy Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
- Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at FSI and at the Hoover Institution; Professor, by courtesy, of Sociology and of Political Science
- Megan Metzger, Research Scholar and Associate Director for Research for the Global Digital Policy Incubator
- Allison Berke, Executive Director of the Stanford Cyber Initiative
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM: Question and Answer Session
12:15 - 1:00 PM: Lunch
AFTERNOON PROGRAM 1:00 - 5:30 PM
Agenda Setting for the Stanford Cyber Policy Center
1:00 - 2:00 PM: The Program on Democracy and the Internet
- Nathaniel Persily, Faculty Co-Director of the Stanford Cyber Policy Center; James B. McClatchy Professor; Senior Fellow at FSI; Professor, by courtesy, of Communication and of Political Science
- Matthew Gentzkow, Professor of Economics; Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
- Frank Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at FSI; Mosbacher Director of CDDRL; Professor, by courtesy, of Political Science
- Daphne Keller, Director of Intermediary Liability, Stanford Center for Internet and Society
- Rob Reich, Professor of Political Science and, by courtesy, of Education
- Robb Willer, Professor of Sociology and, by courtesy, of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business
- Stevie DeGroff, JD Candidate, Stanford Law School
2:00 - 3:00 PM: The Program on Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance
- Andrew Grotto, FSI Research Scholar; Program Director for the Program on Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance; Former White House Senior Director for Cybersecurity Policy
- Video appearance, Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America
- Ian Wallace, Director, Cybersecurity Initiative, New America
- Graham Webster, Coordinating Editor, DigiChina, China Digital Economy Fellow, New America
- Michael Sellitto, Deputy Director, Stanford Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Institute
3:00 - 3:15 PM: Break
3:15 - 4:15 PM: The Global Digital Policy Incubator
- Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at FSI and at the Hoover Institution; Professor, by courtesy, of Sociology and of Political Science
- Megan Metzger, Research Scholar and Associate Director for Research for the Global Digital Policy Incubator
- Kit Walsh, Senior Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Chinmayi Arun, Fellow, Berkman Klein Center, Harvard University; Assistant Professor of Law, National Law University, Dehli
4:15 - 5:15 PM: Stanford Internet Observatory
- Alex Stamos, Adjunct Professor at FSI; Program Director for the Stanford Internet Observatory; Former CSO of Facebook
- Renée DiResta, Mozilla Fellow in Media, Misinformation, and Trust
5:15 - 5:30 PM: Closing Remarks
5:30 - 7:00 PM: Reception