eBay Inc. Government Relations hosted the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) 2014 Jobs Summit this week at the eBay Inc. North Campus in San Jose, CA. Steve Yankovich, VP of Innovation and Commerce at eBay Inc., introduced the new generation of retail, the future of commerce and what that means for local businesses to over 40 state legislators from around the country. The delegation also experienced, firsthand, how eBay Inc.
Yesterday, Tod Cohen, Vice President of eBay Inc.’s Global Government Relations team, spoke about the importance of protecting owners’ rights and the Owners’ Rights Initiative on eBay Radio. In recent years, there have been attempts to restrict the ability of individuals to resell items that they have legitimately purchased. In 2013, the Supreme Court took up a case where a graduate student named Supap Kirtsaeng bought fully aut
Today at 1:30pm EST, Brian Bieron, eBay Inc.’s Executive Director of Global Public Policy, will testify before the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing & Trade. The hearing, entitled “Cross Border Data Flows: Could Foreign Protectionism Hurt U.S. Jobs?”, will investigate emerging restrictions on cross border data flows and their impact on the international marketplace and U.S.
Brian Bieron, eBay Inc.’s Senior Director of Government Relations and Global Politics, recently spoke at tech event hosted by the Chamber of Industry, Commerce and Services (CIC) of Caxias do Sul, Brazil. It was part of the CIC’s 5th Forum of Innovation and Business Intelligence and was focused on how technology is the changing the nature of globalization in the 21st Century.
Yesterday, the Internet Association, a trade organization that represents the interests of the leading Internet companies, including eBay Inc., submitted additional comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the ongoing Open Internet or network neutrality debate. Earlier this year, the FCC launched a new federal proceeding in an effort to seek public opinion on the best way to preserve Open Internet access in the United States.
Last week, Tod Cohen, Vice President of eBay Inc. Global Relations, joined industry leaders, policymakers and academics for the inaugural Internet Policy Symposium co-hosted by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics (IOP) and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society. The two day event, hosted by The Internet Association, focused on all things Internet policy related. Topics included patent reform, privacy, network neutrality, and empowering American entrepreneurs.
Tod Cohen, Vice President of eBay Inc. Global Relations, will be joining U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and other business leaders on a U.S. business delegation visit to Poland and Turkey later this month. The U.S. business delegation is part of President’s Export Council economic fact-finding mission to these countries. Last year, eBay Inc.’s CEO, John Donahoe, was appointed by President Obama to the President’s Export Council.