We invite you to join The Capitol Forum for the second installment of our Tech Policy 2026 Predictions series. This conference call will be hosted by Executive Editor Teddy Downey and feature special guest Beth Baltzan, Senior Advisor at The Capitol Forum.
Teddy and Beth will offer their insights on key developments in trade, antitrust, media, and tech policy, with a focus on themes from our latest Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly.
Topics include:
FTC funding and enforcement outlooks
Paramount’s merger strategy
State-level privacy legislation
AI litigation and regulatory trends
Executive branch staffing and trade priorities
We welcome your questions in advance. Submit them via the registration page or by emailing us directly at events@tcfpress.com. We hope you can join us!
Beth Baltzan Bio:
Ms. Baltzan is a Senior Advisor at The Capitol Forum.
Previously, she served as Counselor for Trade and Investment to Ambassador Katherine Tai, President Biden’s United States Trade Representative. Ms. Baltzan served as an attorney at USTR from 2003 to 2009.
In 2009, Ms. Baltzan joined the Office of International Affairs at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, working on oversight in the wake of the financial crisis. In 2012, the PCAOB detailed her to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, where she investigated banking practices. Ms. Baltzan then served as Democratic Trade Counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee from 2012 to 2016.
After returning to USTR to work on litigation matters, in 2017 Ms. Baltzan formed her own trade consultancy practice. She was also a fellow at the Open Markets Institute.
Ms. Baltzan received her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center. She received her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, with honors, from Stanford University.
Teddy Downey
Executive Editor at The Capitol Forum
Beth Baltzan
Senior Advisor at The Capitol Forum
