REBOOT 2020

 “Join us on October 13, 2022, in Miami for Lincoln’s annual REBOOT conference exploring the intersection of tech and policy.”

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

COVID-19 has accelerated trends that have forced Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. to confront their inability to build new institutions to confront the challenges of the 2020s. Are we still the nation of big ideas and grand projects, or will other countries (and their companies) carry history forward?

Over three days, Lincoln Network will bring together technologists, founders, politicos, policymakers, and investors – with sessions featuring presentations from leading voices in technology and policy. Day One will discuss the future of tech policy in Washington, D.C. following a historically contentious election. Day Two will focus on a Silicon Valley upended by COVID-19 and a bipartisan backlash against technology’s impact on society. Day Three will explore the future of a news industry disrupted by technological change.

Session topics will include the backlash against Big Tech, the growing threat from China, tensions between the press and the tech industry, bringing innovation from bits to atoms, and how the U.S. can advance the cause of innovation and progress amidst fears of societal and technological stagnation.

Registration is free, but you must sign up separately for each day. Click the links above for each day, or keep scrolling for details.


“In spite of the opinions of certain narrow-minded people, who would shut up the human race upon this globe…we shall one day travel to the moon, the planets, and the stars.”

– Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon (1865)

Schedule

FRIDAY, NOV. 6

Tech Policy in 2021 and Beyond: This day's sessions will feature discussions about the future of technology policy in Washington, D.C. following a historically contentious election. Click here to see the Day One agenda.

SIGN UP TO ATTEND DAY ONE

MONDAY, NOV. 9

The View from Silicon Valley: This day's sessions will focus on a Silicon Valley upended by COVID-19 and a backlash against technology’s impact on society. Click here to see the Day Two agenda.

SIGN UP TO ATTEND DAY TWO

TUESDAY, NOV. 10

Tech and the Future of News: This day's sessions will explore the future of a news industry disrupted by technological change. Click here to see the Day Three agenda.

EVENT SPONSORS

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

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