Open Connectivity

Coined 'Ambient Connectivity', advocates for internet as basic infrastructure like sidewalks.

Director at ILSR, leading expert on community broadband and municipal networks.

Founder of Open Technology Institute, pioneer in community mesh networks (Commotion Wireless).

Executive Director of NDIA, leads national movement for digital equity and inclusion.

Author of 'Captive Audience', advocates for public fiber and open access policies.

Coined 'Net Neutrality', advocates for open internet and antitrust enforcement in tech.

Advocate for 'Adversarial Interoperability' and digital rights, EFF advisor.

Founder of Creative Commons, advocates for open culture and digital commons.

Taiwan's first Digital Minister, pioneer of radical transparency and digital democracy.

Author of 'The Wealth of Networks', theorist of commons-based peer production.

Advocate for Digital Public Infrastructure and decentralized social media.

Founder of Internet Archive, advocates for universal access to all knowledge.

Founder of Public.Resource.Org, advocates for open access to law and government data.

Former CEO of The Enterprise Center, leader in leveraging gigabit speed for community benefit.

Distinguished Fellow at Benton Institute, longtime advocate for open internet and public access.

SVP at ConnectALL NY, leader in state-level broadband equity and open infrastructure.

Co-founder of Community Tech NY, builds community-owned resilient networks.

Founding Director of MediaJustice, advocates for digital rights and racial justice.

CEO of TechEquity Collaborative, advocates for equitable tech economy and housing.

Key figure in Guifi.net, the world's largest open, free, and neutral community network.