Podcasts by Tech Swamp
Listen to monthly episodes of Tech Swamp for global tech policy and business headlines, tidbits of tech history, and topical policy deep-dives on legislation and regulation in the U.S., EU, UK, and around the globe!
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 20 from 2022-02-11T17:48:02
In this episode, we’re talking about internet of things (IoT) – from the technology itself to the policy of technological standards that are essential for innovative IoT solutions. Innovating in th...
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Greetings from the Swamp - Episode 48 from 2022-01-27T12:00:03
This month we’re sitting down with Matt Schwartz, policy associate and resident privacy expert at here at the App Association, to walk us through our white paper about government restrictions on th...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 19 from 2022-01-17T08:00:02
In this episode, we shed some light on the EU’s priorities for the first half of 2022. We dissect the goals of the French during their presidency of the Council of the EU and what they mean for app...
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Greetings from The Swamp - Episode 47 from 2021-11-23T17:23:50
This month we’re sitting down with friend of the pod and App Association communications director Ashley Durkin-Rixey for a chat about the newly launched Save Our Standards Coalition (SOS for short)...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 18 from 2021-11-16T13:51:41
For this episode of Greetings from Brussels, Fernando Guerrero, CEO and founder of our member company Nouss Intelligence, joins us to talk about artificial intelligence (AI) applications. We discus...
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Episode 46 from 2021-10-28T16:07:48
This month we’re sitting down with friend of the pod and senior director for public policy, Graham Dufault for a chat about the Open App Markets Act. We’ll be talking about the ins and outs of the ...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 17 from 2021-10-15T06:00:01
This month we’re discussing the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) and what its inception could mean for international data sharing and innovators in the app econom...
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Episode 45 from 2021-10-01T16:00
This month we’re taking a deep dive into the Epic v. Apple ruling with Parag Shah of member company V?mos. We’ll be talking about the ruling itself and what it means for Epic and Apple, but most im...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 16 from 2021-09-17T04:05:01
In this episode, we talk about the fourth industrial revolution, the internet of things, and standard-essential patents. Our United Kingdom (UK) Membership & Engagement Manager Stephen Tulip joins ...
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Episode 44 from 2021-08-27T08:00:04
This month we’re talking all things infrastructure! DC is a pretty quiet place to be during the month of August, but the unusual path of major infrastructure legislation derailed Congress’ recess a...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 15 from 2021-08-13T12:28:31
In this episode, we talk about mHealth with Vincent Keunen, CEO and founder of the Belgian mHealth app and member company Andaman7, and Anna Bosch, our EU mHealth policy expert. We discussed the m...
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Episode 43 from 2021-07-30T04:00:02
This month we’re sitting down with Caleb Williamson, our state public policy associate and one of our newest App Association employees, and Matt Schwartz, privacy fellowship coordinator at the Inno...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 14 from 2021-07-09T03:45:03
In this episode, we’re taking a closer look at the Digital Services Act (DSA), a proposed law in the EU that aims to clarify the rules and obligations for online businesses, particularly when it co...
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Episode 42 from 2021-06-30T16:52:56
This month we’re sitting down with our own Graham Dufault for a deep dive on all things infrastructure, specifically broadband. There was a lot of back-and-forth, some “will they, won’t they,” but ...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 13 from 2021-06-10T12:23:10
In this episode, Dora Palfi, CEO and founder of member company imagiLabs, joins us for a discussion around gender equity in the app economy and how her company is lowering the barriers to entry for...
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Episode 41 from 2021-05-26T14:54:53
This month we’re sitting down with Ashley Durkin-Rixey for a debrief on the Epic v. Apple trial. We’ll also be talking competition and standard-essential patents (SEPs) as a refresh for our upcomin...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 12 from 2021-05-13T15:41:51
In this episode, we’re sitting down with Birgit Morlion, Policy Officer in the eHealth and Ageing unit of the European Commission, to talk about the digital transformation of healthcare in the Euro...
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Episode 40 from 2021-04-29T15:47:54
This month we’re sitting down with Betsy Furler of member company For All Abilities for a conversation around accessibility access. We’ll be discussing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), sp...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 11 from 2021-04-16T07:00:10
In this episode, we’re going back in time to look at the origins of the app economy and analyse how the two largest app stores evolved, innovated, and interacted with each other over time. We’re al...
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Episode 39 from 2021-03-25T15:56:25
This month we’re bringing in our public policy team for a solid AppCon’21 prep session on all things telehealth and pandemic response. We’ll be chatting with senior director for public policy Graha...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 10 from 2021-03-11T03:00:03
In this episode, we are sitting down with Aurélien Portuese, director of antitrust and innovation policy at ITIF to discuss competition in the digital age. We’ll discuss the new European regulation...
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Episode 38 from 2021-02-26T02:34:46
This month we’re celebrating Black History Month! We’ll be discussing our efforts to celebrate Black history and entrepreneurship this month and throughout the year, as well as the additional initi...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 9 from 2021-02-11T18:20:15
In this episode, we are discussing standard-essential patents – otherwise abbreviated as SEPs – and how rules and regulations around those patents impact our members’ businesses. We’re diving into ...
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Episode 37 from 2021-01-28T15:03:13
This month we’re talking all things new in DC, on and off the Hill, in 2021 with senior director of public policy, Graham Dufault, to talk through the priorities of the new Congress and Biden Admin...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 8 from 2021-01-15T14:47:29
The start of a new year is always an exciting moment to look at what’s ahead. In this first episode for 2021, we’re discussing upcoming tech policy in the EU with our founder and chairperson, Mike ...
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Episode 36 from 2020-12-17T12:30:02
This month we’re hitting you with a 2021 forecast for our friends on Capitol Hill. We’re sitting down with friend of the pod and executive director, Chelsea Thomas to talk through the general legis...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 7 from 2020-12-15T20:00:04
In this episode, we are sitting down with Graham Dufault, our senior director for public policy in the United States, and our European Union team to talk about the differences and similarities on e...
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Episode 35 from 2020-11-24T16:17:16
This month we’re talking connected health tools and the life-saving Telehealth Modernization Act with senior director for public policy, Graham Dufault. But before we get into that we’re going to h...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 6 from 2020-11-13T04:45:02
This month we're talking about the upcoming new European law – the Digital Markets Act - that aims to impose new obligations on large online platforms acting as gatekeepers. We discuss how such cha...
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Episode 34 from 2020-10-29T16:26:43
This month we’re talking standard-essential patents (SEPs) with Steven Forte of member company Fresco Capital and Trish Thomas of member company TEEM. Before we dive into member chats, we’re doing ...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 5 from 2020-10-16T03:00:04
In this episode, we will talk about an important topic for many of our members: Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). SEPs raise important challenges for small businesses that rely on standardized tec...
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Episode 33 from 2020-09-25T18:04:13
This month we’re talking privacy. We’re being joined by some of our members who are participating in AppCon20’s privacy week for some small biz perspective when it comes to privacy and encryption l...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 4 from 2020-09-11T18:35:30
In this month’s episode, we’ll be joined by our member Francesco Ronchi, CEO and founder of Synesthesia, an app development agency and innovation hub in Italy. Francesco will tell us all about how ...
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Episode 32 from 2020-08-27T14:26:40
This month we’re talking all things AppCon. Yes, you read that right! There are a lot of things that are different about 2020, and AppCon is one of them. We’re still educating policymakers on impor...
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Greetings From Brussels - Episode 3 from 2020-08-14T00:00
This month, we’re sitting down with our Senior Global Policy Council, Brian Scarpelli, to analyse the recent EU ruling on the Privacy Shield, what it means for EU-US data transfers and our members....
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Episode 31 from 2020-07-31T12:44:10
This month we’re taking a deep dive into the hearing held by the House Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Anti-Trust. We’ll be joined by our Director of Communications and friend of the pod, Ashley Durkin...
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 2 from 2020-07-09T15:48:08
This month we're diving into the European Commission’s recent antitrust actions against Apple’s App Store and Apple Pay services. We're sitting down with our founder, Mike Sax, to discuss what this...
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Episode 30 from 2020-06-25T16:00:56
This month we’re talking about the role we have to play in answering the call for racial justice. We’re sitting down with our executive director, Chelsea Thomas, to discuss our commitment to stand ...
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Greetings from Brussels! from 2020-06-10T18:09
This month we're releasing our first international Tech Swamp episode with our Europe team: Mike Sax, Morgane Taylor and Anna Bosch! We're discussing all things EU members and policy, what the upco...
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Episode 29 from 2020-05-28T16:41:57
This month we’re talking all things FCC with friend of the pod and FCC expert Alex McLeod. We’re covering everything from the FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program to the 5G upgrade order and more. An...
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Episode 28 from 2020-05-01T16:54:05
This month we’re sitting down with senior global policy council, Brian Scarpelli, to talk about our Connected Health Initiative and the work being done around telemedicine during the COVID-19 pande...
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Episode 27 from 2020-03-26T13:50:24
This month we’re talking about what’s on everyone’s minds: COVID-19. First, we’re getting a quick rundown on the latest happenings on the Hill from senior policy director and friend of the pod Grah...
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Episode 26 from 2020-02-27T17:57:05
This month we’re sitting down with Paula Bruening to talk data privacy! Paula is a Privacy Fellow with the ACT | The App Association’s non-profit arm the Innovators Network Foundation and is ready ...
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Episode 25 from 2020-01-30T20:16:14
This month we’re sitting down with the president of ACT | The App Association, Morgan Reed, to talk through the ins and outs of the Office of the National Coordinator for the Health IT’s interopera...
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Episode 24 from 2019-12-19T04:37:27
This month we’re hitting you with a 2020 forecast for our friends on Capitol Hill – a Hillcast if you will. We’re sitting down with friend of the pod and senior director for public policy, Graham D...
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The Deep End - Developed Minneapolis from 2019-12-02T19:47:36
We’re giving our listeners a listen into our Minneapolis leg of our Developed Tour. This includes remarks from the Founder of Minneapolis’s Finnovation Lab, Jacquie Berglund, Congressman Dean Phili...
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Episode 22 from 2019-10-31T18:14:56
This month we’re chatting with one of Innovators Network Foundations’ (our foundation arm) privacy fellow Eric Goldman to talk all things California Consumer Protection Act. CCPA goes into effect J...
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Episode 21 from 2019-09-26T14:17:39
This month we’re talking all things Developed. If you don’t know what Developed is, shame on you. Just kidding! Developed is our latest series of events that is aimed at developers across the Unite...
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Episode 20 from 2019-08-29T00:49:12
This month we have a different vibe: RECESS! As some of you may or may not know, August is a grim month here in the swamp - It’s hot, its humid, and congress heads home for a month-long recess. But...
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Episode 19 from 2019-07-31T16:10:39
This month we’re sitting down with the president of ACT | The App Association, Morgan Reed, for a rundown of last week’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on online platforms, where he testified in...
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Episode 18 from 2019-06-27T14:46:43
This month we’re WEAR-ing IT with senior director of public policy and friend of the pod, Graham Dufault. What does that mean? We’re discussing the WEAR IT Act, the cost cutting benefits it could h...
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Episode 17 from 2019-05-30T19:36:07
This month we’re sitting down with founder of ACT | The App Association, Mike Sax, as well as our policy counsel, Joel Thayer for an Apple v Pepper debrief. We’re talking about the SCOTUS ruling in...
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Episode 16 from 2019-04-22T23:04:05
This month we’re talking all things AppCon 2019. We’re sitting down with friend of the pod and senior director for public affairs, Graham Dufault, for an overview on what we'll be covering this yea...
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Episode 15 from 2019-03-27T19:51:44
This month we’re sitting down with our communications director and friend of the pod, Ashley Durkin-Rixey, for a quick deep dive of the 2019 Patents in Telecoms and the Internet of Things workshop,...
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The Deep End - FTC v Qualcomm from 2019-03-18T20:13:22
This episode we're sitting down with ACT | The App Association president Morgan Reed and partner at Gibson Dunn, Joseph Kattan, to discuss the ins and outs of the antitrust case brought by the Fed...
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Episode 14 from 2019-02-28T18:25:14
This month we’re talking artificial intelligence (AI) specifically in the healthcare arena with the founder of ACT | The App Association, Mike Sax! We’re also going to be joined by Nicolas Duplessi...
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Episode 13 from 2019-01-30T16:02:53
This month we’re taking a deep dive into all things standard-essential patents, or SEPs, with App Association Senior Global Policy Counsel Brian Scarpelli. We’re asking all the important questions ...
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Episode 12 from 2018-12-20T16:31:03
This month we’re reviewing the wonderful, long, and productive year that was 2018 at ACT | The App Association. First up, we’re sitting down with executive director Chelsea Thomas to discuss some o...
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Episode 11 from 2018-11-29T15:46:12
This month we’re taking a deep dive into the recent oral arguments for the Supreme Court case Apple v Pepper. First up, we’re sitting down with our policy counsel, Joel Thayer, and communications d...
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Episode 10 from 2018-10-25T14:32:10
This month we’re talking the 2018 Midterms with Senior Director for Public Policy Graham Dufault and Public Policy Coordinator Madeline Zick. We’re also joined by our member, SecureHIM’s Mike Meikl...
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Episode 6 - YourAppLady Crossover from 2018-06-28T14:10:08
This month is Tech Swamp’s first ever cross over episode! We teamed up with Betsy Furler, of the YourAppLady podcast, to talk all things accessibility. ACT Executive Director Chelsea Thomas joins u...
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The Deep End - US v Microsoft from 2018-02-28T16:29:21
We're coming at you from the steps of the Supreme Court for a debrief post the US v Microsoft oral arguments!
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Coming soon! from 2018-01-02T15:29:15
ACT | The App Association has an awesome podcast coming soon. Here's what you can expect from us in 2018!
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Coming soon! from 2018-01-02T15:29:15
ACT | The App Association has an awesome podcast coming soon. Here's what you can expect from us in 2018!
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Coming soon! from 2018-01-02T15:29:15
ACT | The App Association has an awesome podcast coming soon. Here's what you can expect from us in 2018!
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