{"id":23493,"date":"2025-12-13T14:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/?p=23493"},"modified":"2025-12-13T14:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T13:00:12","slug":"top-white-house-tech-experts-senators-and-agency-leaders-headline-policy-talks-at-ces-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/?p=23493","title":{"rendered":"Top White House tech experts, senators, and agency leaders headline policy talks at CES 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)\u00ae announces new additions to a high-powered lineup of government speakers at CES\u00ae 2026, the world\u2019s most powerful tech event<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers include\u202fPresidential Science & Technology Advisor Michael Kratsios; U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen; Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O\u2019Neill; Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg; Under Secretary for Science Dr. Dar\u00edo Gil; Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade William Kimmitt; U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson; and U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr.
\n\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome these architects of U.S. technology policy and enforcement to CES 2026,\u201d said Gary Shapiro, CEO and Vice Chair, CTA. \u201cTechnology is the engine of the American economy, and these leaders recognize industry and government must work together to boost American innovation and competitiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n

The President’s Science & Technology Advisor Michael Kratsios will join CTA President Kinsey Fabrizio for a fireside chat on America\u2019s AI Future at the new CES Foundry on Wednesday, January 7 at 11:30 a.m. PST.<\/p>\n

Senator Jacky Rosen will join other sitting U.S. Senators for a session on Friday, January 9, at 11:00 a.m. PST.<\/p>\n

Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Jim O\u2019Neill will share Administration priorities to accelerate breakthroughs in digital health during \u201cInnovating Health: Policy for a Tech-Driven Future\u201d on Tuesday, January 6 at 2:20 p.m. PST.<\/p>\n

Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg will take the Great Minds stage to discuss how tech, security, and statecraft shape U.S. competitiveness amid global challenges, from AI and semiconductors to China, on Thursday, January 8 at 1:00 p.m. PST.<\/p>\n

Under Secretary for Science and Genesis Mission Director Dr. Dar\u00edo Gil\u202fwill speak as part of CES policy programming\u202fabout\u202fkey technology research efforts at the U.S. Department of Energy.<\/p>\n

Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade William Kimmitt will speak on trade policy and U.S. global leadership.<\/p>\n

FCC Chair Brendan Carr and FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson will participate in fireside chats with CTA CEO and Vice Chair Gary Shapiro on how their agencies are navigating the rapidly changing tech landscape as part of the \u201cConversation with a Commissioner\u201d series, beginning Thursday, January 8 at 11:00 a.m. PST.<\/p>\n

\u201cCES is where the world comes to do business and define the future of technology,\u201d said Kinsey Fabrizio, President, CTA. \u201cWith policymakers from around the globe joining us in Las Vegas, the conversations at CES will set the innovation agenda for the year ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other senior U.S. federal officials slated to discuss tech policy at CES 2026 include:
\n\u2022 Anna Gomez, Commissioner, FCC
\n\u2022 Jonathan Morrison, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Agency (NHTSA)
\n\u2022 Conner Prochaska, Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
\n\u2022 Arielle Roth, Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
\n\u2022 Dr. Michelle Tarver, Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
\n\u2022 Olivia Trusty, Commissioner, FCC<\/p>\n

These speakers join more than 175 international, federal, state, and local government officials and staff who will participate in the\u202fLeaders in Technology Program\u202fand attend the\u202fInnovation Policy Summit\u202f(IPS) at CES. These programs gather top innovators and policymakers to discuss the future of policy on a range of pressing technology and innovation issues, including artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, competition, cybersecurity, energy, health, quantum, trade, and more.
\nThe conversations at CES 2026 will also animate conversations on global technology policy around the globe, with government leaders and attendees from 150 countries, regions, and territories in attendance. These international leaders include Ambassador Jovita Neliup\u0161ien\u0117, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States; Johannes Bahrke, Digital Counselor, Delegation of the EU to the United States; Hyung Du Choi, Vice Chair of AI ICT Committee, National Assembly; Victor Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Government of Ontario; Hubert Han, Counsellor (Digital), Embassy of Singapore; and Caitl\u00edn Higgins N\u00ed Chinn\u00e9ide, Consul General, Consulate General of Ireland to the South Western United States.<\/p>\n

Above, image credited to CES<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)\u00ae announces new additions to a high-powered lineup of government speakers at CES\u00ae 2026, the world\u2019s most powerful tech event Speakers include\u202fPresidential Science & Technology Advisor Michael Kratsios; U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen; Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O\u2019Neill; Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg; Under … <\/p>\n

Continue reading \u00abTop White House tech experts, senators, and agency leaders headline policy talks at CES 2026\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[37],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23493"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23493"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23495,"href":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23493\/revisions\/23495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}