In this episode of Download on Tech, ITI President and CEO and host Jason Oxman welcomes Stacie de Armas, Senior Vice President of Diverse Consumer Insights and Initiatives at Nielsen. As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Stacie shares her insights on the critical intersection of data, diversity, equity, and inclusion in the tech industry. She …

Tune in to ITI’s latest episode of Download on Tech, where we dive deep into the world of digital trade and data governance with Sam Rizzo, Head of Global Policy Development at Zoom. Sam shares his insights on how mid-sized tech companies like Zoom navigate the complexities of AI, data localization, and cross-border digital trade policies. With dig…

In this episode, Download on Tech host and ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman sits down with Zully Ramzan, Chief Scientist at Aura and head of AuraX for an in-depth look into how AuraX is advancing online safety and security. The episode details how AuraX integrates cutting-edge AI technologies to combat evolving cyber threats and the critical innov…

In this episode, Download on Tech host and ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman is joined by ITI member Microsoft’s Senior Accessibility Technology Evangelist Laurie Allen. Ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 16, Jason and Laurie hone in on tech’s critical role in promoting accessibility and inclusion. Laurie shares insights on Microsof…

In this episode, Download on Tech host and ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman sits down with Michael Alicea, Chief Human Resources Officer at Trellix for a dynamic discussion on DEI in tech and the importance of diversifying cybersecurity. Michael also shares more about Trellix's innovative HBCU Career Program developed in partnership with the Natio…

In this episode, Jayne Stancavage, Intel’s Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Affairs and Download on Tech host and President and CEO of ITI Jason Oxman discuss Intel's global AI initiatives, cybersecurity, 5G, and sustainability. Explore Intel's stake in the global AI dialogue, its contributions to the development and deployment of AI technol…

In September 2023, Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Chief Science and Technology Advisor to the President of the United States, joined Download on Tech host and ITI’s President and CEO Jason Oxman for an insightful dialogue on safe and responsible AI. As a key voice on AI in the Biden Administration, Dr. Prabhakar shares with Jason strategic initiatives and pa…

President Biden took a critical step to usher in a new era for U.S. manufacturing and the innovation economy and ensure U.S. leadership with the enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act. This landmark law’s bold and critical investments were designed to construct needed fabs to stabilize the domestic supply of semiconductors – the key building block …

As AI continues to provide transformative benefits to society, Download on Tech host and ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman is joined by Tris Warkentin, Director of Product Management at Google Deepmind, for an insightful conversation on the boundless potential of artificial intelligence. Join Jason and Tris as they delve into recent AI policy devel…

As Brussels analyzes the European Commission's exploratory consultation on the future of connectivity and the future of EU network usage fees, guest host and ITI Director General for Europe Guido Lobrano is joined by the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) Chair Konstantinos (Kostas) Masselos. Guido and Kostas discusse…

Ahead of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Washington, DC Summit on June 7-8, 2023, Dave Levy, Vice President of U.S. Government, Nonprofit, and Healthcare at AWS, discussed pressing public sector tech policy issues such as federal government modernization, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, cloud innovation, and more with ITI President and CEO …

During AAPI Month, ITI’s President and CEO Jason Oxman discussed how the tech industry can work to reduce barriers of entry for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Victoria Tung, Director of Government and Public Affairs at Texas Instruments.

ITI's President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Michele Cahn, Vice President of Global Government Affairs, Sustainability, Citizenship and Compliance at Xerox Corporation on sustainability initiatives and the role the technology industry can play in mitigating climate change.

ITI's President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Lauren Van Wazer, Vice President of Global Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs at Akamai Technologies, on the significance of increasing women's participation in cybersecurity and across the technology industry.

ITI’s President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Tracy Owens, Director of U.S. Public Affairs at Sage, on the important role Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) play in preparing the next generation of the United States’ digital workforce.

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Lori Castillo Martinez, Executive Vice President and Chief Equality Officer at Salesforce, on the importance of creating an inclusive culture through equity-focused processes and programs in the tech workforce.

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Colonel Angelo “Tony” Riddick, Chief Information Officer for the New York State Office of Information Technology Services and Director of the Office for Technology, about the important role of state CIOS and the need to diversify the tech workforce through programs such as the ITI and Morehouse College'…

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Tessa Vincent, Engagement Lead at Race to Zero, led by the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions, and Jack Knabe, Director of Climate, Carbon & Foresty at HP about COP 27, achieving net zero by 2050, and the tech industry's role in creating a more sustainable future.…

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with David Ohrenstein and Allison Rose, Senior Directors of Government Affairs at Autodesk, about Autodesk's commitments and investments in technology to drive environmental stewardship and build a more sustainable future.

As European policymakers return to session, ITI is hosting a series of conversations focused on the European Union's tech policy. In the third episode, ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Hendrik Bourgeois, Intel's Vice President of European Government Affairs, on Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem and how transatlantic cooperation is key t…

As part of the European Parliament's return to session, ITI is hosting a series of conversations focused on the European Union's tech policy. In the second episode, ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Marta Przywala, SAP's Public Policy Manager on the EU Government Affairs Team, to explore how strengthening the digital skills of the EU’s …

As part of the European Parliament's return to session, ITI is hosting a series of conversations focused on the European Union's tech policy. In the first episode, ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Martin Jetter, Chairman of IBM Europe, Middle East & Africa, to discuss about transatlantic cooperation's essential role in fostering compet…

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Sheri Byrne-Haber, Senior Staff, Accessibility Architect at VMware, to discuss about her work on digital accessibility & inclusiveness programs and about ITI’s inaugural 2022 Diversity Leadership Program. To view the transcript for this conversation, click here.…

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Gary Moulton, Interim Head of Accessibility at Yahoo, to highlight Yahoo’s intiatives and policy on accessibility and digital inclusiveness.

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Shannon Siart, Manager of Climate Strategy & Sustainability Initiatives at HPE, to highlight HPE’s wide range of initiatives and thought leadership on sustainability.

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman spoke with U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware. Congresswoman Blunt Rochester shared her insights on the need to take action to diversify the tech workforce, the importance of STEM and training programs, and much more.

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman spoke with Commissioner Geoffrey Starks from the Federal Communications Commission about how the bipartisan infrastructure law will shape the future of digital infrastructure. After that you will hear from tech leaders Alissa Cooper, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Technology Policy at Cisco Systems…

As part of ITI’s in-depth focus on the implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law in the United States, ITI's Senior Manager, Public Policy Kelsey Kober spoke with Ben Caruso, Practice Leader of State & Local Government at Juniper Networks; Mike Witzman, Director of Systems Engineering for U.S. State, Local & Education Institutions (SLED) …

As part of ITI’s in-depth focus on the implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law in the United States, ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Tom Curtin, director of the National Governor Association’s infrastructure program in the Center for Best Practices, to discuss how U.S. governors and stateadministrations are implementing th…

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Tamaria Kai Perry, Assistant Vice President of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund; Nicolas Hardin, Computer Science Major at Southern University A&M College; and Jackeima Flemming, Marketing and Data Science Major at University of the Virgin Islands on how HBCUs, PBIs …

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Ryan Hagemann, Co-Director of IBM’s Policy Lab, to explore the transformative impact of emerging technologies, including quantum computing and artificial intelligence, on public policy.

Listen to ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speak with Page Motes, Head of Sustainability at Dell Technologies, Sophia Leonora Mendelsohn, the Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of Environmental Social Governance at Cognizant and Sean Kinghorn, who is the Global Sustainability Leader at Intuit, as part of ITI’s Bridge for Innovation event series…

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Barbara Humpton, President and CEO of Siemens Corporation and Amit Yoran, Chairman and CEO of Tenable, as part of ITI’s Bridge for Innovation event series, which focuses on how good policy and new technologies are crucial to solving today’s most daunting issues. Their conversation discusses the technolo…

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Nate Tibbits, Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs & Public Affairs at Qualcomm, to analyze the impact of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, its role in closing the digital divide and boosting state and local cybersecurity, and how the tech industry can help administer the law’s res…

ITI’s Gordon Bitko, Senior Vice President of Policy for Public Sector, and EY’s Scott Smith, Principal of Cybersecurity, break down the concept of Zero Trust, its importance, its role in the Biden Administration’s EO, and how industry can help the government adopt this security approach.

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Harley Geiger, Senior Policy Director at Rapid7, about industry’s role in advancing cybersecurity globally, the Biden Administration’s approach to addressing the evolving cyber threat, the importance of securing critical infrastructure, the intersection of security and privacy, and more.…

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman speaks with John Godfrey, Senior Vice President of Public Policy, and Mark Newton, Head of Corporate Sustainability at Samsung Electronics America, on how the pandemic has affected Samsung’s policy priorities, the role of the industry in closing the digital divide, and how the tech industry can help advance climate…

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman highlights the winners of ITI’s 2020 Industry Awards Program, which recognizes the many ways in which technology companies are improving the lives of people and communities across the globe to address issues like connectivity, cybersecurity, and climate change, and to further diversity, equity, and inclusion. In pa…

ITI President and CEO Jason Oxman highlights the winners of ITI’s 2020 Industry Awards Program, which recognizes the many ways in which technology companies are improving the lives of people and communities across the globe to address issues like connectivity, cybersecurity, and climate change, and to further diversity, equity, and inclusion. In pa…

ITI CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Sampak Garg, Associate General Counsel and Senior Director at Juniper Networks about his background in government affairs, how the government and industry can work together to improve cybersecurity, and Juniper Networks’ efforts to close the digital divide.

Podcast guest-host and ITI Public Affairs intern Cydney Knotts is joined by Betsy Cooper, founding director of the Aspen Tech Policy Hub, for a wide-ranging conversation on her background and career trajectory, cybersecurity policy, women in STEM, and much more.

ITI CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Brie Sachse, Vice President and Head of U.S. Government Affairs at Siemens USA, on her background in local politics, Siemens' 160-year history in the U.S., how industrial technology will help reopen America, and using "technology with purpose" to drive the new green economy and advance an equitable society.…

ITI CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Chris Padilla, Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs at IBM, on the need for bipartisan 'good government' reforms, IBM's policy priorities for the Biden-Harris administration, how the U.S. can begin to address racial inequality, and much more.

American University student and Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholar Gianna Williams interviews James Hayes, Vice President of Global Government Affairs at Tenable, on diversity in tech, Hayes' experience as a Black man in cybersecurity, and what tech can do to make the industry more diverse, inclusive, and innovative.…

On this episode of the Download On Tech podcast, ITI CEO Jason Oxman is joined by Phil Wennblom, Senior Director of Standards Policy at Intel and Chair of the INCITS working group on inclusive terminology, and Laura Lindsay, National Standards Officer at Microsoft and Chair of the INCITS Executive Board. The trio delve into the recent announcement …

Jonathan Alboum, Principal Digital Strategist for the Federal Government at ServiceNow, joins the podcast to talk with host Jason Oxman about ServiceNow's transition to remote work, the unique challenges facing governments and businesses operating in a remote work environment, how organizations can prepare for a safe return to the workplace, and mo…

Raj Samani, Chief Scientist at McAfee and a leading cybersecurity expert, joins the Download On Tech podcast to share his perspective on the new—and old—cyber threats being faced by organizations in the pandemic, how McAfee is helping its partners around the world combat these threats, and why there’s still cause for optimism.…

Bobby Thomson, the Senior Vice President, Head of US Government Engagement at Visa, recently sat down for a conversation with ITI CEO Jason Oxman. On the episode, the two discuss what it means to be a “tech-enabled” company, the steps Visa has taken to ensure stability for its employees and customers through the COVID-19 pandemic, shifting trends f…

Jason Oxman is joined on the Download On Tech podcast by Cognizant’s Global SVP Head of Artificial Intelligence Bret Greenstein and Vice President of Government Affairs & Legal Tobi Young. Bret and Tobi cover how Cognizant is responding to the COVID-19 crisis for their employees and for their customers, as well as the ways that technology is being …

Roger Park, the Head of Americas Innovation at EY, joins Jason Oxman on the Download On Tech podcast to share insights from EY's rapid shift to remote work for its global workforce, how the company is preparing for a safe return to offices, and the importance of keeping a sense of optimism.