Paul Abbate, Associate Deputy Director of the FBI, and David Levy, Vice President of Amazon Web Services, discuss current cybersecurity threats, formulating policy, and calibrating responses.
Learn about the student experience in the University of Michigan's unique graduate certificate program in Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP), based at the Ford School of Public Policy.
Christopher Calabrese, discusses the pros and cons of facial recognition technology, how it is changing many aspects of our lives, and how policymakers should address it. November, 2019.
Thomas Kalil, Chief Innovation Officer at Schmidt Futures and former Deputy Director for Policy for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Obama Administration, discusses some of the science and technology policy priorities of Pr
Carrie Bishop shares what it takes to bring digital transformation to government in San Francisco, a tech city where expectations are high and social justice activism is a part of daily life. January, 2019.
This panel evaluates how regulators might be better equipped to foster innovation and protect consumers, investors, and the financial system as a whole. Learn more about the panel here.
Panelists will discuss trade-offs between policies aimed to promote innovation and competition and those geared towards maintaining stability and protecting consumers.
This panel will explore the regulatory perimeter between banking and FinTech firms. Discussion will focus on whether bank chartering of FinTech firms would advance or stifle innovation, safety and soundness, access, and consumer protection.
Gillian Tett, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times talks financial technology risks and opportunities. November, 2017. Learn more about the FinTech conference here.
This panel analyzes market innovations in high-frequency trading, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Panelists will explore market efficiency, fairness, investor protection, and systemic issues.
This panel will evaluate ways that technological innovation in lending, derivatives clearinghouses, and payments systems may contribute to or help overcome systemic risk.
Shobita Parthasarathy discusses her new book, Patent Politics: Life Forms, Markets, and the Public Interest in the United States and Europe, followed by discussion with Richard Hall, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy.
Robert Axelrod is the Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding; professor of political science, College of Literature, Science and the Arts; and professor of public policy, Gerald R.
Alan Bersin, Assistant Secretary of International Affairs and Chief Diplomatic Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, discusses border management using big data. September, 2013.
Barry Rabe is an environmental policy professor at the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy and director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the Ford School.
Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter, talks about the power of Twitter as a communication tool. November, 2012. This event was co-sponsored by the Ford School and the School of Information.
Doug Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office, talks about the current fiscal challenges facing the United States. In this lecture he presents what the "fiscal cliff" means, the consequences and options to avoid it.
Sultan Al Qassemi, scholar, columnist, and influential Twitter commentator talks about the role of social media as a change agent in the Middle East. September, 2011.
Shobita Parthasarathy's discusses the landmark gene patent case ACLU v. Myriad Genetics, the issues, her work, as well as long-term implications of the ruling. April, 2010.
Meredith Fowlie, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy & Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Literature, Science and the Arts. December, 2007.
Robert Axelrod, Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding; Professor of Political Science, College of Literature, Science and the Arts; & Professor of Public Policy discusses cancer research simulation. October, 2007.
