On September 12, 2013 the University of Washington School of Law, Information School and Computer Science & Engineering celebrated the launch of the Tech Policy Lab.

The event included speeches from University of Washington President Michael K. Young, Microsoft Executive Vice President & General Counsel Brad Smith, Corporate Vice President & Head of Microsoft Research Peter Lee. The three founding directors, Ryan Calo, Assistant Professor, School of Law; Batya Friedman, Professor, The Information School; Tadayoshi Kohno, Associate Professor, Computer Science & Engineering presented “Challenging the Landscape: Innovations in Technology Policy.”