NVCA's Emerging Technology Meets National Security conference will facilitate dialogue between emerging technology investors, companies, and Washington security agencies and professionals. The event will enable venture capital firms and technology companies to better understand the interests of U.S. national security agencies, particularly as they relate to foreign investment, technology transfer, and misappropriation. It will help firms and companies better understand national security legal and policy issues that will impact their strategic decision-making, including CFIUS, cybersecurity, export controls, sanctions, and anti-money laundering (AML). The conference will allow national security officials to better understand emerging technology interests and operating realities by explaining how young companies innovate, their need for capital to grow, and the role of venture capital.
The event co-chairs are Ted Schlein (Kleiner Perkins), Ray Rothrock (RedSeal), Bedy Yang (500 Startups), and Mike Madsen (DIUx).Â
Washington’s national security establishment is impacting the venture capital and startup ecosystem in new and different ways. VCs and companies in emerging technologies (e.g. artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, cybersecurity, blockchain) as well as executive branch and Capitol Hill officials in national security areas are encouraged to attend.
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Pricing:
NVCA members and Wilson Sonsini clients: $400
General public: $800
U.S. Government rate: $0
-Ted Schlein (General Partner, Kleiner Perkins)
-Doug Clark (Managing Partner, WSGR)
Intro to Venture Capital and Private Equity
• What is venture capital and private equity? What do they do and how do they do it?
-George Hoyem (Managing Partner, In-Q-Tel)Â moderator
-Dave Marchick (Managing Director and Global Head of External Affairs, Carlyle)
-Bedy Yang (Managing Partner, 500 Startups)
-Amy Gu (Managing Director, Hemi Ventures)
Intro to Executive Branch National Security Agencies
• Overview of the national security establishment, including the roles of defense, intelligence, law enforcement, and other security agencies
• Explanation of interagency processes such as CFIUS
• Discussion of the approach to interagency questions touching on technologyÂ
-Josephine Aiello Lebeau (Partner, WSGR) moderator
-John Eisenberg (National Security Council Legal Advisor and Deputy Counsel to the President for National Security Affairs)Â
-Raisa Sheynberg (Deputy Chief of Staff at ZestFinance, formerly Director for International Economic Affairs at the National Security Council)Â
-Michele Flournoy (Co-Founder and Managing Partner, WestExec Advisors, formerly Under Secretary of Defense for Policy)
CFIUS Speaks (and Other Foreign Investment Restrictions)
• Discussion of the latest CFIUS trends/statistics, including technologies/areas/ investors of interest (e.g., companies with PII)
-Josh Gruenspecht (Of Counsel, WSGR) moderator
-Eric Chewning (Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Industrial Policy)
-Sanchitha Jayaram (Chief, Foreign Investment and Corporate Engagement, Department of Justice)
-Christa Brzozowski (Deputy Assistant Secretary, Trade and Transport, Department of Homeland Security)
-Stephen Heifetz (Partner, WSGR)Â moderator
-Heath Tarbert (Assistant Secretary for International Markets, Department of the Treasury)
How the Private Sector Considers Foreign Investment
•  Foreign investment issues in the Trump administration
• Concerns about legislation
-Martin Korman (Partner, WSGR)Â moderator
-Zara Roberts Gerald (Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Idemia North America)
-Josh Green (Vice President Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer, Carbon, Inc.)
-Thilo Hanemann (Director, The Rhodium Group)
-Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) Vice Chairman, Senate Intelligence Committee
Cybersecurity Regulation
• Discussion of the state of cybersecurity cooperation between the government and U.S. technology companies
• Discussion of related regulatory efforts, such as the NIST Framework
-Beth George (Of Counsel, WSGR)Â moderator-Thomas McDermott (Deputy Assistant Secretary,Â
Department of Homeland Security)
-Adam Cohen (Assistant General Counsel, National Security & Cyber Law Branch, FBI)
-Mike Taxay (General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer, LookingGlass Cyber Solutions)
-Melissa Froelich (Chief Counsel, Subcommitee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection)
Export Controls and Sanctions – You Can’t Make This Available There?Â
 • Introduction to export control and sanctions regimes
• Application to internet and life sciences technologies/services/products/data
-Melissa Mannino (Of Counsel, WSGR) moderator
-Matt Borman (Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Industry & Security)
-Julie Salcido (Senior Manager, Trade Compliance and Investigations, FLIR Systems Inc.)
-Robert Monjay (Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Regulatory and Multilateral Affairs Division, US Department of State)
The Defense and Intelligence View of American Innovation
• How the government determines what may become strategic technologies
• Discussion of the government approach to investment in promising technology companies and the rights it seeks in return
-Ray Rothrock (CEO, RedSeal) moderator
-Mike Madsen (Partner and Head of Washington Operations, Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx))
 -Chip Walter (Director, In-Q-Tel Interface Office, CIA)
Blockchain, OFAC, and AML – Am I A Regulated Financial Institution?
• Application of AML, SEC, and OFAC regulations to blockchain companies
-Rob Rosenblum (Partner, WSGR) moderator
-Josh Stein (CEO, Harbor)
-Peter Van Valkenburgh (Director of Research, Coin Center)
-Andrew Winerman (Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Chief Counsel, OFAC)
-Horacio Madinaveitia (Senior Policy Program Manager, Policy Division, FinCEN)
When and How Do Startups Think About National Security Regulation?
• National security issues from a company perspectiveÂ
•Government sales, cyber security issues, CFIUS, export controls, etc.
-Jeff Farrah (General Counsel, NVCA)Â moderator
-Stephen Stokols (CEO & Founder, FreedomPop)
-Aman Verjee (COO, 500 Startups)
-Jennifer Quarrie (COO, VentureScope, Director, Knowledge & Strategy, MACH37)
-John Funge (Chief Product Officer, DataTribe)
Tech Industry Grows Roots in DC
• How larger technology companies interface with USG security agencies and comply with security regulations (CFIUS, cyber security, export controls, OFAC/AML)
-Mike Ringler (Partner, WSGR) moderator
-Dave DeWalt (former CEO of McAfee and FireEye)
-Dorian Greene (Director, Legal and Contracts for Splunk, former Director for Global Government Programs at NetApp)
-Christopher Padilla (Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, IBM Corporation)
About Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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For event or registration questions, please contact Allyson Chappel at achappell@nvca.org or (202) 864-5917