Daniel J. Bergeson, Program Co-Chair, founding partner of Bergeson, Eliopoulos, Grady & Gray, LLP, has a federal and state court litigation practice that covers the spectrum of disputes involving high technology companies, including securities, copyright, patent, trade secrets, and general business litigation. During the past 14 years, he has successfully represented Silicon Valley clients in numerous securities class action cases.

Martin L. Stern, Program Co-Chair, a partner at Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds, LLP, provides strategic and policy advice to telecom and infotech firms, and represents these firms before the FCC and in antitrust matters. He is the former Deputy Chief of the Competition Division of the FCC.

Donald H. Gips, Keynote Presentation, is Chief Domestic Policy Advisor to Vice President Al Gore. He advises Vice President Gore on a broad range of economic and social issues, with a focus on technology and communications industries in both domestic and international arenas. Previously he was Chief of the FCC’s International Bureau.

Blair Levin, Keynote Presentation, served as Chief of Staff to Chairman Reed Hundt at the FCC, where he oversaw, the implementation of the 1996 Telecommunications Reform Act, the holding of the first spectrum auctions, the development of digital television, the Commission’s Internet initiative, the push to generate competition in the international marketplace through the WTO agreement on telecommunications, and the revitalization of the public interest doctrine in broadcasting.

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, Special Address, represents the 16th District of California, which encompasses much of Silicon Valley, the nation’s leading area for high-technology development. She is a member of the House Committee on Science and serves on two of its sub-committees - Basic Research and Technology.

Robert G. Berger, Vice President, Regulatory/Legal Affairs for the WinStar operating companies, is responsible for all FCC and state regulatory matters relating to local telephony and interconnection. WinStar is the largest holder of spectrum in the U.S. Cindy A. Cohn is a partner at M c Glashan & Sarrail, PC where her practice includes representing small businesses and individuals involved in the different areas of the information revolution. She is the lead attorney in Bernstein v. Department of Justice, one of three pending legal challenges to the U.S. export restrictions on cryptography.

Earl W. Comstock an attorney with Sher & Blackwell since January, 1998, spent 10 years working in the U.S. Senate. For the past five years he was chief counsel and legislative director for Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK), the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations and was one of the principal Senate staff involved in the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

James A. DiBoise is one of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s senior litigators, whose practice spans the entire range of problems facing high technology companies, including trade secrets, copyright, patent, antitrust, securities and accounting litigation.

Gloria Story Dittus, President of The Dittus Group, has established herself as one of the nation’s premier thought leaders and strategists in grassroots media relations and issue oriented campaigns. The Dittus Group has waged and won a number of notable, high-profile communications campaigns and has become the high-tech public relations leader in Washington, D.C.

Kirk A. Dublin is a litigator at Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP. The firm’s former managing partner, Mr. Dublin’s practice focuses on antipiracy and commercial litigation, and licensing matters.

Anthony M. Glassman founded Glassman, Browning & Saltsman in 1969 where he specializes in intellectual property and entertainment litigation including misappropriation of name; voice or likeness; right of publicity; copyright infringement’ prosecution and defense of defamation claims; white collar criminal defense; and general business litigation.

Stanley M. Gorinson is a partner in the Litigation and Information and Technology Department at Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds, LLP in litigation and in regulatory proceedings before the FCC and state regulatory agencies. Previously he was Chief of the Special Regulated Industries Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice.

Rebecca M. J. Gould is Vice President of Public Policy for the Business Software Alliance and manages the business of the Alliance before Congress and the Executive Branch regarding both international and domestic issues. Previously, Ms. Gould served as Republican Counsel to the House Energy and Commerce Committee under the leadership of Ranking Republican Member Norman F. Lent.

Richard J. Gray, is a partner at Bergeson, Eliopoulos, Grady & Gray, LLP, where he practices complex business litigation with emphasis in intellectual property, antitrust law, SEC investigations, employment law, and corporate governance control. He has practiced in Silicon Valley for well over a decade representing a broad spectrum of high-tech companies.

Peter F. Harter is global public policy counsel for Netscape Communications Corporation and is responsible for Internet law and policy issues and strategy as well as traditional government affairs matters. Currently, he is engaged in modernizing government controls on encryption technology in the U.S. and overseas, copyright issues, privacy, and competition.

Bruce J. Heiman, a partner with Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds, LLP, engages in a wide-ranging federal counseling and lobbying practice on behalf of clients in the computer software, information technology and telecommunications industries. From 1984 to 1987, he served as Legislative Director and Trade Counsel to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

Michael E. Katzenstein is Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of OpTel, Inc., a leading provider of competitive video and telecommunication services to the multi-family housing marketplace. Prior to assuming this position he was a partner in the Corporate Department of Kronish, Lieb, Weiner & Hellman, LLP in New York.

Dhruv Khanna is a founder of Covad Communications Company and has served as the Company’s Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since October, 1996. He has extensive experience with regulatory matters and business transactions involving the RBOCs and other telecommunications companies and helped shape various provisions of the 1996 Act and the FCC’s rules implementing the 1996 Act.

Jeffrey S. Lanning is Special Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), where he advises the General Counsel on common carrier, wireless and international telecommunications matters.

Courtney Macavinta is the politics and legal affairs reporter for CNET’s award-winning NEWS.COM (http://www.news.com). She covers the integration of technology and education trends in Internet regulations, landmark lawsuits, and influential players shaping Net policy.

Glenn B. Manishin is a partner at Blumenfeld & Cohen concentrating in telecommunications regulation, antitrust counseling, legislative affairs and appellate litigation. He is lead counsel in a landmark case challenging federal regulatory authority to preempt state common law and in numerous FCC rulemaking, complaint and policy proceedings.

Helane L. Morrison is Assistant District Administrator and Head of Enforcement for the San Francisco District Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ms. Morrison is highly experienced in defending SEC investigations as well as in securities class actions brought against companies, officers and directors, and actions against brokers.

Thomas Parenty is Director, Data and Communications Security, at Sybase, Inc. He has been active in the cryptography and computer security field for over a decade starting with his tenure at the National Security Agency (NSA) where he worked on the security of global nuclear command and control networks.

Jefferson F. Scher heads the trademark and copyright practice for Carr & Ferrell. He focuses on counseling and dispute resolution for a wide variety of technology companies, including Excite, Intuit, and Interplay Productions. He regularly represents clients initiating and defending domain name disputes. Timothy C. Stanceu, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Hogan and Hartson, practices in the international trade area, specializing in customs law. His practice includes matters arising under NAFTA and the Foreign-Trade Zone Act. Previously he served as Deputy Director, Office of Trade and Tariff Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Roland A. Van der Meer is a General Partner at Communications Ventures, a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage communications companies. He co-founded Communications Ventures in 1987 and has built several successful management teams while developing and refining product plans.

Daniel J. Weitzner is Deputy Director of the Center for Democracy and Technology. The Center’s mission is to develop public policy solutions that advance constitutional civil liberties and democratic values in new computer and communications media. Mr. Weitzner also is a participant in the ABA’s Task Force on Electronic Surveillance Standards.