MAR 01, 2015 | US
Media Advisory: BSA CEO, Board Members and Sen. Hatch Announce Priorities for Software Industry
To conclude BSA member fly-in, BSA CEO and board members will provide comments on patent reform, government access to data, and global trade issues
WHAT: BSA President & CEO Victoria Espinel, in conjunction with Senator Orrin Hatch (R – Utah), Microsoft’s Brad Smith and Salesforce.com’s Burke Norton will address progress made on the most pressing issues facing the software industry and the next steps for patent reform, striking the right balance between privacy protections and government access to private data, and moving forward on global trade agreements. The comments conclude a full day of meetings with Members of Congress and the Administration as part of BSA’s General Counsel fly-in.
WHO:
- Senator Orrin Hatch (R – Utah)
- Victoria Espinel, President & CEO, BSA | The Software Alliance
- Brad Smith, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Microsoft
- Burke Norton, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Office, Salesforce.com
WHEN: Tuesday, March 3 at 3:45 p.m.
WHERE: Senate Visitor Center, Room 201
BSA members participating in Fly-In meetings include: Adobe, Altium, Apple, CA Technologies, Dell, IBM, Microsoft, Minitab, Oracle, Salesforce.com, and Siemens.
For more information, contact BSA Senior Communications Manager Kara Kelber at (202) 266-2526 or [email protected].
ABOUT BSA
BSA | The Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the leading advocate for the global software industry before governments and in the international marketplace. Its members are among the world’s most innovative companies, creating software solutions that help businesses of all sizes in every part of the economy to modernize and grow.
With headquarters in Washington, DC, and operations in more than 30 countries, BSA pioneers compliance programs that promote legal software use and advocates for public policies that foster technology innovation and drive growth in the digital economy.