The Barriers to the American Innovation Economy 5-17-2017

Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review ConferenceThe Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship between the legislative and the executive branches in the United States government. The Conference began with this opening address by Senator Mike Lee and concluded with a closing address by OMB Director Mick Mulvaney. This panel of the 2017 Executive Branch Review Conference was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017.Breakout Session: The Barriers to the American Innovation Economy2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.Palm Court BallroomMs. Sally Greenberg, Executive Director, National Consumers League Mr. Robert Fisher, Senior Vice President, Federal Government Relations, Verizon Mr. Abbott "Tad" Lipsky, Acting Director of Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission Mr. Bret Swanson, Visiting Fellow, Center for Internet, Communications, and Technology, American Enterprise InstituteModerator: Hon. Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Former Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission Mayflower Hotel Washington, DC