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<H3>Introduction</H3>
<P>The School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University is hosting its annual <A HREF="https://sipa.columbia.edu/node/30849/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Global Digital Futures Policy Forum</A> on May 5. The forum will examine the consequences of pressures towards internet fragmentation for cyber issues, with an opening keynote by Eric Schmidt!<BR></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN>The 2017 Global Digital Futures Policy Forum</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P>What had been a single global internet is under pressure towards fragmentation, for a variety of technological, geopolitical & policy reasons, at a time when globalization itself seems to be under strain.</P>
<P>Few human achievements are as global in their nature & ambition as the internet. Yet this global resource is being challenged by a geopolitical & technological context bringing borders - physical & digital - back to the forefront. As more people come online, with economic & geopolitical forces supporting globalization, the rise of connectivity has also increased political instability & created new security threats that States are scrambling to address.</P>
<P>Columbia SIPA's Digital Futures Policy Forum is envisioned as a long-term intellectual initiative to reimagine our digital future, focus on the potential benefits & costs arising from global digital technology changes. The purpose of this conference is not only to identify immediate challenges but also to look ahead to emerging challenges & possible policy responses.</P>
<P>Across six panels focusing on industrial vs commercial uses of the internet, digital trade, trust & assurance, global platforms & international development, conflict & democracy & financial systemic risks, this year's Global Digital Futures Policy Forum will focus on this tension between <EM>fragmentation of the internet</EM> & globalization.</P>
<P>Beyond a keynote by<STRONG> Eric Schmidt </STRONG>(Alphabet), confirmed speakers include:</P>
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<P>Usman Ahmed (PayPal)</P>
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<P>Anupam Chander (UC Davis School of Law)</P>
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<P>Laura DeNardis (American University)</P>
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<P>William Drake (University of Zurich)</P>
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<P>Andrea Glorioso (EU Delegation to the US)</P>
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<P>Jason Healey (Columbia SIPA)</P>
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<P>Sean Kanuck (Stanford CISAC)</P>
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<P>Karen Kornbluh (CFR)</P>
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<P>Ronaldo Lemos (Institute for Technology & Society Rio)</P>
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<P>Petros Mavroidis (Columbia Law School)</P>
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<P>Susan McGregor (Tow Center for Digital Journalism)</P>
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<P>Angela McKay (Microsoft)</P>
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<P>Peter Micek (AccessNow)</P>
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<P>Eli Noam (Columbia Business School)</P>
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<P>Joseph Nye (Harvard)</P>
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<P>Katheryn Rosen (Atlantic Council)</P>
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<P>Paul Twomey (ArgoPacific, Former ICANN CEO)</P>
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<P>Matthew Waxman (Columbia Law School)</P>
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<P>... & more!</P>
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