Conferences

The Internet and the migration from analog technologies to a broadband digital environment continue to raise difficult technological, business, and policy questions. Over the past several years, Silicon Flatirons has hosted a number of stellar speakers to address such issues, including Michael Powell, FCC Chairman; Kathleen Abernathy, FCC Commissioner; Craig Mundie, Microsoft Chief Technology Officer; Fritz Hollings, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman; Michael Gallagher, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information; Lawrence Lessig, Stanford Law Professor and Author; the CEOs of Level 3 Communications, Qwest Communications, Comcast, and Time Warner Telecom; and two heads of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division.

Upcoming conferences also promise to be a big success. Please mark your calendars now to avoid missing these exciting events.

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Past Events - 2013

Towards Dynamic Markets in Electric Power, Water, and Wireless Spectrum
Tuesday, April 23, 2013; 1:15 - 7:00 PM
@ University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

Entrepreneurship Conference: The Future of Entrepreneurial Finance
Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:00 - 6:30 PM
@ University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

Colorado Law In House Counsel Series: Leading and Managing Change
Monday, February 11, 2013; 1:00 - 4:00 PM
@ University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

The Digital Broadband Migration: The Future of Internet-Enabled Innovation
Sunday, February 10 - Monday, February 11, 2013
@ University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

The Technology of Privacy
Friday, January 11, 2013; 9:15 AM - 6:00 PM
@ University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

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2012

Looking Back to Look Forward: The Next Ten Years of Spectrum Policy
Tuesday, November 13, 2012; 1:00 - 6:00 PM
@ The Pew Charitable Trusts Conference Center, Washington, DC

Financing Energy Innovation
Friday, November 9, 2012; 1:00 PM - 5:15 PM
@ University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

The Changing Energy Mix
Tuesday, October 23, 2012; 2:30 - 6:45 PM
@ University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

Perspectives on Competitive Fiber Networks: Past, Present, and Future
Tuesday, October 9, 2012; 2:00 - 6:25 PM
@ University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

The Intersection of Patent Law and Competition Policy
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012; 1:00 - 5:40 PM
@ University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era
Wednesday, September 12, 2012; 5:30 - 6:30 PM
@ University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

The Changing Dynamics of Video Programming
Tuesday, September 4, 2012; 1:45 - 6:00 PM
@ University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

Patents: Home on the Range or Wild Frontier?
Tuesday, April 24, 2012; 2:00 - 6:00 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado
Video Available!

The Innovation Consensus: Economic Growth in 2013 and Beyond
Thursday, April 19, 2012; 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
@ Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, DC

CU New Venture Challenge Finals
Thursday, April 5, 2012; 5:15 - 8:20PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado

Mile High Tech Entrepreneurship Conference: Angel Financing- Understanding the Early Outside Money In
Thursday, March 22, 2012; 1:30 - 5:30PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado
Video Available!

An Electric Grid for the 21st Century
Tuesday, March 13, 2012; 2:00 - 6:30 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado
Video Available!

Energy Innovation Speaker Series: Robert Gramlich, Vice President for Public Policy, American Wind Energy Association - "US Wind Energy Challenges and Opportunities"
Thursday, March 1, 2012; 5:30 - 6:30 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado

Colorado Law In House Counsel Series: The Changing Dynamics of Technology and Outsourcing
Monday, February 13, 2012; 2:00 - 4:30 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado
Video Available!

The Digital Broadband Migration: The Challenges of Internet Law and Governance
February 12-13, 2012
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado
Video Available!

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2011

The Economics of Privacy
Friday, December 2, 2011, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado
Video Available!

Energy Innovation Speaker Series: Former Governor Bill Ritter, Director, Center for the New Energy Economy, Colorado State University - "Clean Energy and the Environment in America: The Colorado Story"
Tuesday, November 29, 2011; 5:30 - 6:30 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado

Opportunities for Healthcare IT, Quality, and Consumer Empowerment
Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
@ University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Affairs

Startup Colorado Public Launch
Wednesday, November 9, 2011; 6:30 - 8:35 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado
Video Available!

Energy Innovation Speaker Series: Dr. Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author and Chairman of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011; 5:30-6:30 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado

Reflections on Satellite Communications
Monday, October 17, 2011, 3:00 PM - 7:30 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado
Video Available!

Energy Innovation Speaker Series: Jason Bordoff, Associate Director for Energy and Climate Change, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Senior Advisor for Energy and Environmental Policy, National Economic Council
Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 4:30-5:30 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado

Innovation Policy and National Competitiveness
Friday, September 23, 2011, 2:30 - 7:15 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado
Video Available!

Passing Back the Baton Ceremony
Thursday, July 7, 2011; 7:00 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado
Video Available!

A Conversation on the Future of Wireless Policy
July 7, 2011 12:15 - 1:30 PM (12:15 Refreshments, 12:30 Talk)
@ ATLAS Room 100, University of Colorado

2011 Silicon Flatirons Annual Mile High Tech Entrepreneurship Conference: Going International
Friday, April 22, 2011; 1:00 - 6:00PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado
Video Available!

New Venture Challenge Championships
Thursday, March 10, 5:30 - 7:30PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado

The Digital Broadband Migration: The Dynamics of Disruptive Innovation
February 13, 2011 - February 14, 2011
@ University of Colorado-Boulder
Video Available!

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2010

Privacy and the Press: Scoops, Secrets, and Ethics in the New Media Landscape
Friday, December 3, 2010, 9:15 AM - 4:15 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado
Video Available!

The Unfinished Radio Revolution: New Approaches to Handling Wireless Interference
Friday, November 12, 2010, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
@ The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), Washington, DC
Video Available!

CU NVC: Pitch Night
Wednesday, November 3rd at 6pm
@ ATLAS Room 100, University of Colorado

CU NVC: Kick-Off
Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 6:00 PM
@ ATLAS Room 100, University of Colorado

Implications of Cloud Computing for People with Cognitive Disabilities
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010, 9:00am - 5:15pm
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado

From Broadcast (MULTICAST) to Video-Anywhere (UNICAST)
Monday, October 4, 2010, 2:00 PM
@ The Cable Center, Denver, CO
Video Available!

Wireless Broadband: Markets, Models and Spectrum
Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 1:00 - 6:30 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado

The Future of Cable
Thursday, June 17, 2010, 2:00-5:00PM (Reception to Follow)
@ The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center

Patents and Free and Open Source Software
Thursday, April 29, 2010, 1:00 - 6:30 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado

Putting the Law Online, A Law.Gov Workshop
Friday, April 2, 2010, 10:00 AM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado

Silicon Flatirons' Annual Mile High Tech Entrepreneurship Conference The Role of Place: Entrepreneurial Immigration, Iteration and Innovation
Thursday, March 18, 2010, 2:30-6:30PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado

The National Broadband Plan and Accessibility for People with Disabilities
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 8:00AM - 12:30PM
@ Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC

An FCC for the Internet Age: Reform and Standard-Setting
March 5, 2010, 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM (Light breakfast and registration at 8:30 AM)
@ Washington Court Hotel, Washington, DC
Video Available!

The Digital Broadband Migration: Examining the Internet's Ecosystem
Sunday, January 31 - Monday, February 1, 2010
@ Wolf Law Building on Sunday and the UMC Building on Monday
Video Available!

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2009

Silicon Flatirons Center's Policymakers Series: The Role of Broadband in Public Safety and Homeland Security Communications
Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 9:00-10:00AM Networking Reception will follow.
@ University of Colorado Law School, Wittemyer Courtroom
Video Available!

Reforming Internet Privacy Law
Friday, December 4, 2009, 1:00 PM
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado
Video Available!

Entrepreneurs Unplugged: With Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem
Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 2:00-4:00 PM
@ Denver Art Museum

The Rise of Broadband Video and the Future of Digital Media
Monday, October 12, 2009
@ The Cable Center, Denver, CO
Video Available!

Telecommunications Regulation in Comparative Perspective
September 9, 2009
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building
Video Available!

Putting the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Perspective
April 16, 2009
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building

Colorado Broadband Technical Conference
April 1, 2009
@ Turnhalle Room, Tivoli, University of Colorado at Denver

Evaluating Software Patents
March 19, 2009
@ Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado at Boulder

The Digital Broadband Migration: Imagining the Internet's Future
February 8-9, 2009
@ University of Colorado at Boulder
Video Available!

Antitrust Law for the New Administration
January 26, 2009
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building

Reforming the Federal Communications Commission
January 5, 2009
@ Holeman Lounge, National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
Video Available!

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2008

The Law and Ethics of Network Monitoring
December 5, 2008
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building

The Second Annual Colorado Broadband Summit
November 14, 2008
@ Level 3 Communications, Broomfield, CO

The Structure of the Video Programming Industry: Revolution, Regulation, or The Return of Yesterday's Battles?
October 17, 2008
@ The Cable Center, Denver, CO

Innovation Economics for the Next Administration
September 25, 2008, 8:30am
@ The Newseum, Washington, DC
Video Available!

Deregulation Revisited: A Tribute to Fred Kahn
September 5, 2008
@ Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado at Boulder

Intellectual Property Policy and the Presidential Election: A Discussion on its Future by Leading Policy Advisors to the Candidates
August 28, 2008
@ The Augusta Room, Westin Tabor Center
Video Available!

Public Safety and Government Broadband: Advanced Wireless Technologies and the Road Ahead
August 27, 2008
@ Patton Boggs LLP
Video Available!

2008 Technology Roundtable
August 26, 2008
@ Ricketson Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex
Video Available!

The Future of Cable
July 22, 2008
@ The Omni Interlocken Hotel, Broomfield, CO

The War on "Piracy": A Fight for Industry Survival or a Failed Approach?
April 9, 2008, 5:30pm
@ Cofrin Auditorium, ATLAS Building, University of Colorado

Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Entrepreneurship in The Information Industries
March 4, 2008
@ Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado at Boulder

The Digital Broadband Migration: Information Policy for the Next Administration
February 10-11, 2008
@ University of Colorado at Boulder

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2007

Public Safety, New Technologies, and the Future of Emergency Response
November 28, 2007
@ the CU Denver-School of Public Affairs

The Future of User Generated Content
October 10, 2007
@ the Cable Center in Denver

Taking Stock of the Antitrust Modernization Commission Report
September 5, 2007
@ the University of Colorado School of Law

Law and Entrepreneurship: The Art of the Deal - Regional Differences in Representing Growth Companies
April 9, 2007
@ the University of Colorado School of Law

The Web and the West: Comparing Two Frontiers
March 21, 2007
@ the University of Colorado School of Law

Re-Examining Open Source
March 5, 2007
@ the University of Colorado School of Law

Digital Broadband Migration Conference
February 11-12, 2007
@ the University of Colorado at Boulder

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2006

Network Convergence
November 2, 2006

Confronting Cable's Technological Frontier
October 10, 2006
@ the Cable Center, Denver, CO

Wireless Revolutions
September 7, 2006

Re-Examining the Patent System
April 6, 2006

The Challenges of Information Management
March 13, 2006

The Digital Broadband Migration: Confronting the New Regulatory Frontiers
February 19-20, 2006
@ the University of Colorado at Boulder

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2005

Telecom's Brave New World
November 15, 2005

Commercial Opportunities at the Technological Frontier: Building a Company Around New Internet Technologies
November 7, 2005

Re-Examining the Role of State and Local Governments in Telecom Regulation
October 26, 2005

The Rise of the Cable Industry and its Future
October 18, 2005

Searching for the Third Broadband Pipe
September 29, 2005

The End of Politics as We Knew It?
September 8, 2005

Open Source, Open Standards, and the Future of the Internet
March 3, 2005

The Digital Broadband Migration: Rewriting The Telecom Act
February 13-14, 2005

The First Annual Silicon Flatirons CIO Forum
January 24, 2005

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2004

The Creation of Media
November 17, 2004

Invention to Venture w/the NCIIA and the Leeds School of Business Executive MBA Program
November 8, 2004

Universal Service and E-911 Policy In An Age of Convergence
October 21, 2004

The Cable Acts in Perspective: A 20 Year Retrospective
September 29, 2004

Telecommunications and Bankruptcy: Lessons From the Bust
September 9, 2004

Financing a Technology Startup: Opportunities and Pitfalls
March 30, 2004

Taming the Internet?
March 4, 2004

The Digital Broadband Migration: Toward a Regulatory Regime
February 8-9, 2004

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2003

Cybersecurity: Industry and Government Perspectives on a Growing National Concern
November 21, 2003

Emerging Communications Technologies: Wireless Developments and Beyond
October 28, 2003

AT&T Case in Perspective: A 20 Year Retrospective
October 16, 2003

The Challenges of Convergence
September 3, 2003

Cleaning Up the Telecom Mess
February 26, 2003

Models of Regulation for the New Economy
February 2-3, 2003

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2002

New Directions in Wireless Policy w/FCC Chairman Michael Powell
October 30, 2002

International Telecommunications Regulation
October 21, 2002

Privacy, Security, and Digital Rights Management
September 30, 2002

The Challenges of Convergence
September 4, 2002

The Future of Spectrum Management: Private Property Rights or Open Standards?
March 5, 2002

The Future of High Tech Startups
February 25, 2002

Regulation of Information Platforms
January 27-28, 2002

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2001

The Future of Broadband Communications
November 5, 2001

The Challenges of Convergence
October 8, 2001

After Microsoft
September 4, 2001

The Role of Localities and States in Telecom Regulation: Understanding the Jurisdictional Challenges of an Internet Era
April 16, 2001

The New Economy, Intellectual Property and the Challenges of Antitrust
April 4, 2001

The Future of IP, Privacy and Open Source: Public Values and the Architecture of the Information Age
March 15, 2001

The Future of High Tech Startups
February 19, 2001

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2000

Reflections on Communications Policy w/FCC Commissioner Michael Powell
November 13, 2000

A Retrospective Look at the Telecom Act and a Look at the Road Ahead w/US Senator Fritz Hollings
November 10, 2000

A Regulatory Regime For The Internet Age
October 19, 2000

Telecommunications After Bell Entry
April 13, 2000

Telecommunications Law for the 21st Century
Febuary 6-7, 2000

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