8:30 AM

Welcome & Introduction

Rachel Weintraub, Legislative Director and General Counsel
Consumer Federation of America

8:45 AM

Keynote

Introduction
Janet Domenitz, Executive Director
MassPIRG

Speaker
Representative Henry Waxman, Chairman
Waxman Strategies

9:15 AM

Keynote – America’s Current Politics: The Consumer’s Perspective

Introduction
Larry Blanchard, Consultant, Corporate & Legislative Affairs
CUNA Mutual Group

Speaker
Scott Keeter, Senior Survey Advisor
The Pew Research Center
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9:45 AM

General Session – The 2016 Elections and Consumers

Introduction
Martin Lowery, Executive Vice President, Member and Association Relations
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Speakers
Rich Galen, Columnist and Republican Strategist
Mullings

Mike McCurry, Distinguished Professor of Public Theology
Wesley Theological Seminary
Of Counsel, Public Strategies Washington, Inc.

11:00 AM

The Data Breach Epidemic: Is There a Cure?

Moderator
Susan Grant, Director of Consumer Protection
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists
Tom Kellermann, CEO
Strategic Cyber Ventures

Kyle Marchini, Research Specialist – Fraud & Security
Javelin Strategy & Research

Doug Johnson, Senior Vice President Payments and Cybersecurity Policy
American Bankers Association

Mallory Duncan, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
National Retail Federation

Mike Litt, Consumer Program Advocate
U.S. PIRG

11:00 AM

Equal Access in the Digital Age

Moderator
Olivia Wein, Staff Attorney
National Consumer Law Center

Panelists
Amina N. Fazlullah, Director of Policy
Benton Foundation

Cheryl A. Leanza, Policy Advisor
United Church of Christ, OC Inc.

Dallas Harris, Policy Fellow
Public Knowledge

11:00 AM

Chemicals in Consumer Products

Moderator
Rachel Weintraub, Legislative Director and General Counsel
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists
Jennifer Sass
Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
Professorial Lecturer, George Washington University

Eve C. Gartner, Staff Attorney
Earthjustice Northeast Office

Jennifer Lowry, Chief, Section of Clinical Toxicology
Medical Director, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Innovation
Medical Director, Center for Environmental Health
Children’s Mercy Kansas City

1:15 PM

Luncheon Keynote

Introduction
Irene Leech, President
Virginia Citizens Consumer Council

Speaker
Stanley Greenberg, CEO
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
Author, American Ascendant

2:00 PM

Will the Proposed Provisions in the US/EU Trade Agreement Harm Consumers?

Moderator
Anna Fielder, Senior Policy Advisor
Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue

Panelists
L. Daniel Mullaney, Assistant United States Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East
Office of the United States Trade Representative

Geraldine Emberger, Trade Counselor for Regulatory Issues
European Union

Léa Auffret, Trade Policy Officer
BEUC, The European Consumer Organisation

Lori Wallach, Director
Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch

Sharon Treat, Attorney and Policy Analyst

2:00 PM

The Future of the Car: Implications for Consumers

Moderator
Jack Gillis, Director of Public Affairs
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists
Nathaniel Beuse, Associate Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Ron Medford, Director of Safety
Google Self Driving Car Project

Raj Rajkumar, Co-Director
Carnegie Mellon Vehicular Information Technology Research Lab

Brooke Kintz, Government Affairs Manager
Tesla Motors

Michael Masserman, Director of Federal & International Government Relations
LYFT

2:00 PM

Should the FCC Propose New Privacy Rules for Broadband Internet Services?

Moderator
Ariel Fox Johnson, Policy Counsel
Common Sense Kids Action

Panelists
Laura M. Moy, Visiting Assistant Professor, Institute for Public Representation
Georgetown University Law Center

Debbie Matties, Vice President, Privacy
CTIA

Katharina Kopp, Director, Privacy and Data
Center for Democracy & Technology

Jacquelyne Flemming, Assistant Vice President of Federal Regulatory
AT&T

3:30 PM

Keynote – Very Strange Times in Media

Introduction
Jack Gillis, Director of Public Affairs
Consumer Federation of America

Speaker
Donald Graham, Chairman, Graham Holdings
Former CEO and Chairman, Washington Post Company

4:00 PM

General Session – The Role of Disparate Impact Theory in Consumer Protection Policies

Moderator
Stella Adams, Chief of Civil Rights
National Community Reinvestment Coalition

Panelists
Duane Pozza, Acting Assistant Director, Division of Financial Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection
U.S. Federal Trade Commission

John Relman, Founder & Director
Relman, Dane & Colfax PLLC

Hilary Shelton, Washington Bureau Director and Senior Vice President for Advocacy
NAACP