Brookings Event on the President's Speech Tomorrow

President Obama’s NSA Reforms Speech: What Are the Implications for Privacy, Commerce and National Security?  Friday, January 17, 2014, 2:00 – 3:30 pm The Brookings Institution, Saul/Zilkha Rooms, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20036 On Friday, President Obama is to deliver a highly anticipated speech addressing proposed reforms to how the National Security Agency (NSA) conducts surveillance and intelligence gathering. During this address, the president is expected to issue new guidelines to limit government surveillance and also reject and embrace various proposed reforms to the NSA, recommendations that come from a review committee the president himself appointed to examine these thorny issues. On January 17, Governance Studies and Foreign Policy at Brookings will hold a forum to examine the impact of President Obama’s address and its implications on privacy, Internet commerce and national security. A panel of experts will discuss questions raised by these proposed reforms and what the president’s speech means for how the NSA conducts its surveillance. The event will be webcast and live tweeted using hashtag #BINSA.  After the program, speakers will take audience questions. Click here to register for the event >> Click here to register for the live webcast >> Panelists: Cameron F. Kerry, Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Visiting Scholar, The MIT Media Lab Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow and Director, The Intelligence Project, The Brookings Institution Benjamin Wittes, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution/Editor in Chief, Lawfare Ian Wallace, Visiting Fellow, Center on 21st Century Security and Intelligence, The Brookings Institution To RSVP, please call the Brookings Office of Communications at 202.797.6105, or visit http://www.cvent.com/d/34qpv5/4W