The show to members of congress. This week on the communicators well talk with members of congress as well as some of the companies, and well also showcase some of the latest technologies. Gary shapiros the ceo of cpa which is sponsoring this show on capitol hill. Whats important to bringing these companies to capitol hill to meet with legislators . Guest well, we have a couple dozen companies, and we wanted to give the members of congress a quick, easy sample of what we do every year in about las vegas with 2. 5 million square feet. We want them to see innovation happening thats happening in the u. S. , lifechanging innovation whether its health care, its car navigation, its in health and safety, so many other things so they understand the decisions they make have reallife consequences. Host so, mr. Shapiro, whats your early impression of the Trump Administration and the Tech Community . Guest i think the Trump Administration wants the Tech Community to succeed. It measures itself by the stock market, thats important. Were seeing positive action on nafta, rewriting it in a way which will not be harmful to the american industry. Also were seeing movement on overregulation, which is great for the tech industry. And were also hopeful therell be tax reform. Host what about the fcc . Early signs from the fcc . Guest the fcc chairman has redefined what the commission is doing in a very positive, probusiness way, focusing appropriately on regulation, focusing on privacy. Its not the big power grab we had under the fcc chairmanship of tom wheeler, frankly, which went absolutely wild in trying to regulate everything that touched the internet. We are more comfortable with the fcc focusing on privacy. Thats a regime that just about everyone in washington is comfortable with. Host at the front of this exhibit is a great big map of the u. S. Listing all the jobs that each state has that are supported or directly related to the Tech Community. Whens the aggregate whats the aggregate number . Do you know offhand . Guest i believe its over 12 million jobs directly and indirectly, that includes the retailers at best buy who Sell Technology to the workers at apple and sony lek doings and intel and qualcomm and nvidia and others. Literally every state has a Technology Presence of supporting jobs. Host finally, donald trump wants to bring jobs back to the u. S. He has said. Is that something the Tech Community can feasibly do . Guest absolutely. Because we have jobs which are being unfilled today because we are not training our kids in software development, in s. T. E. M. The way we should be. We are, we have great universities. Were getting kids from around the world, the smartest people to come here, then were kicking them out. We have literally millions of jobs that are open today, and its forcing our companies to go overseas. If we cant import those people with skills or train the people ourselves, we have to go overseas. Were focusing on that in a may 3rd conference that, yes, tech is disruptive, tech does cost jobs. Certainly, taxi drivers and Hotel Workers are being affected by airbnb and uber and lyft, and selfdriving cars are going to affect a lot of the transportation industry. But were also creating a huge number of jobs in robotics, and all sorts of new businesses are being created and fueling different types of jobs and higher paying jobs. Host gary shapiro runs cpa which sponsors the annual ces program out in las vegas. Guest absolutely, thank you. [inaudible conversations] host and joining us on the communicators is [inaudible] from microsoft guest were trying to solve the problem, were trying the [inaudible] convert it to speech in 60 other languages. We are trying to communicate host now is this a product thats on the market now or available for people to download . Guest yes. This products on the market as of december 2016, android or windows [inaudible] host so whats the importance of you being here on capitol hill to show members of congress this product . Guest translation is important when it comes to [inaudible] whether its talking to immigrants, whether its tourists, whether its [inaudible] libraries that need to provide their services, language barriers are something that government officials come across on a daytoday basis. [inaudible] acceptable to [inaudible] host and your colleague, john farmer. Mr. Farmer, what is your role here with microsoft . Guest i work on technology [inaudible] and were really connecting the company to the problems and challenges communities face. Im based in new york, weve got colleagues around the country, and were trying to make it available [inaudible] be. Host all right. Youre going to give us a demonstration, all right . Guest absolutely. Lets do it. Host lets go. Do your thing. [inaudible conversations] host so what did you just do there . Guest you spoke spanish to your phone. Guest so you see [inaudible] translation of everything i say coming right here. Youve got chinese translation in the middle and spanish translation on the left. So somebody can customize their [inaudible] to a language they understand. Cut off on us, but what that means is it brings out language barriers. It allows service to one another. It can allow someone who lives here in the u. S. , maybe has their entire life, access to their community in a way they didnt host okay. So you spoke spanish into your phone, and it went directly to this screen, translating it into three languages, is that correct . Guest ing and it can do many more. It translates up to 60 languages currently. Expanding all the time. The translation quality is very impressive due to Technological Breakthroughs that just happened in the last year or two. Host such as . Guest you hear about Artificial Intelligence all the time. This is an example of Artificial Intelligence in action. These technologies are coming out of Microsoft Research and have gone to our product team in washington, turned into what you see today and made available to etch on their phone everyone on their phone. Host microsoft is a forprofit company. How do you make money on a product like this . Guest there are commercial use cases like in a boardroom setting or for tourism, but there are also social uses. People need to get a drivers license, somebody might be in a hospital, make sure that they get directed to the right place. There are language barriers every day all across the country. So we want to make sure while well making this available to the business world, to individuals directly, were also making it available to communities to address their language barriers. Host so if i went to your app store right now, could i download it to my phone . Guest absolutely. Any download of your choosing, Download Microsoft translator. [inaudible conversations] host majority whip Steve Scalise, what are you doing here on the hill . Guest i used to write software for a living before i came up to congress, so its always great to see what Consumer Electronics has, the latest technology. Im a big fan of technology, so great to see these new gadgets that consumers will probably start seeing over the next year or two. Host whats the importance of bringing these companies to capitol hill . Guest i think, number one, it shows just what kind of Great Innovation we have in america. And a lot of the products that are used all over the world, one thing america has done so well is lead the world in technology and innovation. So you get to see the front end of things thatll help make peoples lives easier over the next few years and then, of course, its really important to the economy. Were making policy. We need to make sure were not [inaudible] in this Technology Industry thats been one of bright spots of our economy for years. Host is there bipartisan agreement on a lot of the issues that affect the Tech Community . Guest there really is. Ive actually gotten to be really good friends with anna eshoo who represents Silicon Valley, weve worked together on issues relating to the Technology Field. And i think in general you see such a growth in this industry, the fact that we are undisputed the world leader in innovation, and a lot of the products that people use all around the world are ideas that came out of people here, maybe a College Dropout in america thats going to be the next tech billionaire. Thats something that america has truly led in and needs to continue to be the world leader in. Host according to ccas chart at the front of this exhibit, about 150,000 jobs in louisiana are supported, are techrelated jobs. What kind of jobs are they . Guest we have a growing Technology Field in louisiana. The city of new orleans has become a hub for young people that come in and start up businesses, come up with innovative ideas. You know, you see it all around the country, but its a growing field. The younger kids especially with virtual reality, with just ease of use that kids have of pucking up gadgets picking up gadgets and learning how to use technology, its providing a lot of great opportunities and a lot of startup companies. Were glad that south louisianas been part of that. Host when it comes to policy, what are you hearing from these companies . Guest i think the biggest thing is they want to make sure the government doesnt impede their ability to grow and create innovative products. When you look at the federal communications commission, the fcc has a lot of involvement in how technology is governed. Ive always said that i think one of the reasons the Technology Industry has done so well is that they innovate faster than government can regulate and figure out how to slow them down. You want to make sure that regulations are fair and evenhanded, but you also want regulations that dont impede innovation. The too often washington gets in the way, and we find as legislators to get washington out of the way so these great World Leaders can continue to innovate. Host Steve Scalise is House Majority whip in the house of representatives. Guest thanks a lot. [inaudible conversations] host and now on your screen is Brendan Shulman of a Company Called dji, what is that . Guest the largest manufacturer of personal and professional drones what some people estimate to be a 70 market share. Host how big is the market at this point . Guest i think its really growing a lot. Weve seen tremendous interest especially since the faa finalized their rules for commercial operation last august. They said there are about 35,000 pilots who have taken the test and passed it host and they fly commercial for what kind of companies . Guest really its a whole range of activities, everything from search and rescue to fire fighting, infrastructure inspection, agriculture, you name it. One of the best pieces of news i can share with you is we did a study a couple weeks ago that found at least 59 lives have been saved using drones like these. Host what kind of regulations are there to fly a drone either commercially or privately . Guest so the rules for flying recreationally are actually pretty simple, and theyre all available either on the faa web site or the know before you fly campaign. And those include notifying the airport if youre within five miles of the airport, keeping the drone within visual line of sight, rules like that. Sort of common sense. If you want to fly for commercial purpose, its not that hard to get a license from the faa. About 91 of people who take the multiple choice test pass. It really asks you things like air space, things you can learn about in about a day or two if you take an online course. Host washington, d. C. Where we are right now is a nofly zone for drones, isnt it . Guest right. Host pretty far out. Guest right. So one of the things weve done with our technology, and weve been around for ten years, and we really want to push the envelope not just in terms of the capabilities, but also the safety features. So weve had for four years gpsbased geofencing. Its not going to turn on, youre not going to get the motors spinning. If youre near an airport and you try to fly into the airport, its going to stop you. We also added Nuclear Power plants and prisons because were concerned that people not fly drones inadvertently near places that are dangerous. We have automatic return to home, and in the latest drone, this is the [inaudible] weve got these two extra cameras on front that sense the environment, they build a 3d computer map of obstacles and automatically avoid it. So when it sees a building or a person, its going to stop and hover instead of hitting it. So these are the ways in which were contributing to safe operating environments for these products. Host what kinds of questions have members of Congress Asked you about this and maybe about policy . Guest well, i think theyve been very interested in what they can do to help support the industry. I think everyone recognizes theres tremendous benefit in drones. Like i said, 59 lives saved already, not to mention all the money and expense of trying to do things a different way. We have researchers that are helping save the whales. I think members of Congress Want to know what can we do to help support the great industry, and im glad to say that its already happening. The innovations already here. Were working very closely with the faa on the reasonable rules that well need going forward, things like night operation, flight beyond digital line of sight, flight in controlled air space so that the Drone Advisory Committee that the faa has set up, im on that, and were working together to create the reasonable rules that we need so we can continue to innovate. Host youve got two other models here. Whats the difference in these . Guest sure. So this ones fire i, its really more of a commercial or hollywood platform. It can fly faster, its easy to do twocamera operations so one person can fly and the other is controlling the camera. If you have a highmoving car, you can keep the car within the frame while someone else is flying. Thatll go about 40 miles an hour, or 45 miles an hour. And over on this end is really the phantom iv, and this is more of a introductory model. Really the main difference is the camera. The cameras a very capable sensor 4k camera, so this is really popular among Real Estate Agents and even just families that want to capture maybe a family reunion, or theyre out on vacation and want to test the mountainside and do what we call a droning. Host do you hear from people in the Washington Area or new york city area theres a real lockdown on these things . People are complaining that they cant, arent allowed to fly them commercially or privately . Guest i think there are people that are so excited about the technology, they dont want to be limited in where they can fly. But i think, you know, we understand that there are places that are appropriate to fly a drone and places that arent. And so, you know, we try to work on the local governments, state governments, try to figure out what those are. There are ways to fly in new york city. Weve had our product launches there, weve had demonstrations for the media there. Its a great place to fly, but you need to be aware of where the airports are, and you need to stay safe. We certainly support that. Washington, of course,ing is a very sensitive location, so the gps geofencing will stop you. [inaudible] whats really interesting is we have authorized commercial operators including Government Agencies using our drones to help investigate accidents and things like that in the Washington Area. So for those customerses, we help them unlock the geofencing. There has to be a balancing [inaudible] to prevent people from doing things that a may be objectionable. Host where are you headquartered, and where are these made . Guest we have six offices in the United States and several others around the world. Like a lot of Consumer Technology products hike the iphone, these are made in china. A lot of our research and Development Facilities are there in addition to palo alto, Silicon Valley and japan. Were really an International Company that has a lot of different offices including here in washington d. C. Host Brendan Schulman is with dji, here are some of his products. Guest thank you very much. Knox [inaudible conversations] host and now on the communicators, we want to introduce you to Marni Goldberg who works for visa. What to you do for visa . Guest im the head of public affairs, so i work on communications surrounding government regulations, Public Policy. Were here today at the ces on the hill to showcase some of the latest in payment technology. When you think about paying for things, you think maybe about using a credit card. But as technology evolves, so do the way so does the way that we pay for things. This suitcase is a prototype, and its intended to show you some of the ways in which one might pay for things in the future. For example, you might be able to pay with a fingerprint. Fingerprint that would be linked to your account and would recognize your fingerprint [inaudible] guest yes, exactly. We also have a prototype in wearables. This is a ring, its a prototype, but it can be used, for example, to pay in that way. So if you think about it, maybe youre going for a run and you didnt w