Join Engine and the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology for an inside look at the issues that companies and policymakers face when disruptive technologies enter regulated industries.
Hear from policy experts and some of the biggest players in the on-demand economy about their experiences and how lessons learned from tackling these regulatory challenges can be applied to other innovative sectors.
Moderator:
Jim Dempsey, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology
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Panelists:
Orly Lobel, U. of San Diego School of Law
Dorothy Chou, Uber
Matt Zimmerman, AirbnbÂ
Gautam Hans, Center for Democracy & Technology
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Matt Zimmerman is Senior Policy Counsel at Airbnb where he works on a wide range of legislative and regulatory matters with federal, state, and local officials, including data privacy, platform immunity, and transparency issues. He also provides legal oversight for Airbnb's law enforcement compliance program. Previously, Matt worked at Twitter as Senior Product Counsel.
Dorothy Chou is a Senior Manager of Public Policy at Uber, and leads a team that focuses on how technology can be used to address social issues like public safety, accessible transportation, and government transparency. Prior to Uber, Dorothy led corporate and policy communications at Dropbox and also held various roles in public policy and communications at Google.
Orly Lobel is a professor at the University of San Diego School of Law. She teaches and writes in the areas of employment law, intellectual property law, regulatory and administrative law, torts, behavioral economics, health policy, consumer law, and trade secrets. Her current research focuses on innovation policy and intellectual property.