Consumer Assembly 2016
50th Annual Consumer Assembly
March 24 & 25, 2016
Embassy Suites DC Convention Center Hotel – 900 10th Street NW
Program — Brochure
Thursday, March 24, 2016
8:30am
Welcome and Introduction
Rachel Weintraub, Legislative Director and General Counsel
Consumer Federation of America
8:45am
Keynote
Introduction
Janet Domenitz, Executive Director
MassPIRG
Speaker
Representative Henry Waxman, Chairman
Waxman Strategies
9:15am
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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9:45am
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.
11:00am
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
11:00am
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
11:00am
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
1:15pm
Luncheon Keynote
Introduction
Irene Leech, President
Virginia Citizens Consumer Council
Speaker
Stanley Greenberg, CEO
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
Author, American Ascendant
2:00pm
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
2:00pm
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
2:00pm
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
3:30pm
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
4:00pm
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
Friday, March 25, 2016
8:00am
Breakfast Dialogue – The State of the Consumer Movement
Moderator
Will Ogburn, Senior Fellow
National Consumer Law Center
Panelists
Sheryl Harris, Director of Consumer Affairs
Cuyahoga County Department of Consumer Affairs
Ed Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director
U.S. PIRG
9:00am
Keynote
Introduction
Rachel Weintraub, Legislative Director and General Counsel
Consumer Federation of America
Speaker
Elliot Kaye, Chairman
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
9:30am
General Session – The Sharing Economy: Benefits and Risks to Consumers
Moderator
Ramsey Alwin, Director, Thought Leadership – Financial Resilience, Policy, Research & International Affairs
AARP
Panelists
Dean Baker, Co-Director
Center for Economic and Policy Research
Christopher Koopman, Research Fellow
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Brooks Rainwater, Senior Executive & Director, Center for City Solutions
National League of Cities
10:45am
General Session – The Future of Marketing: Challenges for Consumers and Regulators
Moderator
David Vladeck, Professor of Law
Georgetown University Law Center
Panelists
Serena Viswanathan, Assistant Director, Division of Advertising Practices
U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Joseph Turow, Robert Lewis Shayon Professor, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, Annenberg School for Communication
University of Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Chester, Executive Director
Center for Digital Democracy
Xenia Boone, General Counsel
Direct Marketing Association
Rob Sherman, Deputy Chief Privacy Officer
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