NPC Newsmaker Program: Commerce Official, Former Intellectual Property Czar, Industry experts to Address Advances, Value, Benefits of Data Innovation

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Dec 05, 2014, 03:46 ET

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Press Club Newsmakers Committee will host government and industry software experts to address data advances and innovation at a Newsmaker forum in the Club's Zenger Room at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 10^th in the National Press Building, 529 14^th St. NW, Washington, D.C.

The group will hold an expert discussion about how data really works, the promise of continued innovation and the need to foster a policy environment that ensures society captures the maximum possible benefit. Innovative new software, vast computing power and connected devices have taken us to a new era of data innovation, changing the way the world identifies and solves problems. The benefits of this innovation extend to nearly every aspect of business, the economy and modern society, but the increasing abundance of data also has raised questions for many people, and it has fed misperceptions.

Newsmaker speakers at this event will include former Bush Administration intellectual property czar Victoria Espinel, currently President & CEO of BSA | The Software Alliance; Bruce Andrews, Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Commerce; John Nesi, VP Market Development at Rockwell Automation; and Dr. Jane Snowdon, Chief Innovation Officer at IBM.

Like all Newsmakers events, this news conference is open to credentialed media and press club members, free of charge. No advance registration is required.

Contact: Frank Maisano, NPC Newsmakers Committee/host
202 828-5864, [email protected]

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