Shane Tews is the Vice President for Global Public Policy and Government Relations for VeriSign, Inc. VeriSign operates intelligent infrastructure that enables and protects billions of interactions every day across the world’s Internet, voice, and data networks. Shane is a board member of the Internet Caucus Advisory Counsel, the Information Technology Industry Counsel, the Internet Alliance, and The United States Telecommunications Training Institute. Read more »

Representative Artur Davis is an Honorary Co-Chair of the ITIF Board of Directors. In his 3rd term in Congress, he represents Alabama’s 7th Congressional District. Congressman Artur Davis serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Judiciary Committee. Read more »

Rizwan (Riz) Khaliq has spent more than nine years at IBM. Riz is a Global Business Executive for IBM’s Intelligent Transportation Systems and Growth Markets initiative.  Prior to his current role, he led key wireless and mobile solutions business area, which leveraged bleeding edge technologies to address post 9/11 security concerns, optimizes government operations as well as addresses the digital divide by extending the reach of the Internet via broadband. He also was a business development executive for the wireless/pervasive business in the EMEA region. Read more »

Prof. Farber is Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University holding secondary appointments in the Heinz College and the Engineering Public Policy Group.
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Scott F. Belcher was appointed president and CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America in September 2007 after a successful legal and nonprofit management career.
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John Horrigan is Vice President and Director of the Media and Technology Institute, which was founded in 2008 and its mission is to study how emerging communications technologies can become avenues of advancement for the disadvantaged. Read more »

James E. Prieger is an economist specializing in regulatory economics, industrial organization, and applied econometrics. Previously, he was an assistant professor of economics at the University of California, Davis. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Yale University and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Read more »

Mark MacCarthy is currently adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Communication, Culture, and Technology Program, where he teaches courses on the economics of network industries and public policy toward network industries. He is also an adjunct member of Georgetown University’s Department of Philosophy where he teaches courses in political philosophy. He does research and consults in the areas of information privacy and security, open standards, electronic commerce and other technology policy issues. Read more »

David Jeppsen is Vice President of Business Development and Public Affairs for NTT DoCoMo USA. Among other things, Mr. Jeppsen manages DOCOMO’s relationships with the US government and telecommunications industry representatives in Washington, D.C. Read more »