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TheBridge has partnered with leading tech, policy and political organizations including Microsoft, Google, Twitter, WeWork, Postmates, The US Chamber's Technology Engagement Center (C_TEC), National Journal's Policy Makers Network, Verizon, Dell, Lyft, Quorum, Airbnb, 1776, DCode, The United States Digital Service (USDS), The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Vrge Strategies, The Bank Policy Institute, Women's High-Tech Coalition, and more. 

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TheBridge events are unique. They drive a conversation between the public and private sector, promote understanding and collaboration while catalyzing meaningful and lasting connections. Our events range from intimate discussions among industry leaders, working groups and roundtables, to larger events broadcast live on C-SPAN-TV and have attracted all major outlets including PBS Newshour, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Recode, Politico, among others.

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Video and Photos - Security and Democracy: Collaborating on Election Security

See video, photos, info and more about the event and our partners below.

Watch on C-SPAN TV:

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The event began with remarks from Chris Krebs, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and was followed by a discussion with companies that are providing various technology solutions, at no additional cost, aimed at helping to secure our elections and voting processes. During this discussion, we talked about tech and government collaboration on election security, what the challenges are, what’s next and more.

Featured remarks from: 
Christopher C. Krebs, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Followed by a discussion with:
Jay Kaplan, CEO and Co-Founder of Synack
Ethan Chumley, Senior Security Strategist, Defending Democracy Program at Microsoft
Alissa Starzak, Head of Public Policy at Cloudflare
Matthew Rhoades, Managing Director of Cybersecurity & Technology Program at The Aspen Institute

Event Time: 8:15am - 9:30am ET

Location:
Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center
901 K Street NW - check in on 12th Floor
Washington, DC 20001

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