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13:55 to 19:00 GMT
Registration Open
Mezzanine Level, Outside of 1824 Bar
14:00 to 15:00 GMT
Data Protection Committee Meeting
Constitution Suite, 1st Floor
Dispute Resolution Committee Meeeting
St. Stephen Suite, 1st Floor
Please note that all committee meetings are open to all attendees. If you are interested in one of these areas, please attend! Current committee leaders will set an agenda for the meeting and will sometimes feature a speaker. Each committee will meet for one hour, and following the meeting, we encourage you to join as an ITechLaw member to stay connected with these individuals throughout the year.
Merger and Acquisition Committee Meeting
George Moore Suite, 1st Floor
Please note that all committee meetings are open to all attendees. If you are interested in one of these areas, please attend! Current committee leaders will set an agenda for the meeting and will sometimes feature a speaker. Each committee will meet for one hour, and following the meeting, we encourage you to join as an ITechLaw member to stay connected with these individuals throughout the year.
15:15 to 16:15 GMT
E-Commerce Committee Meeting
George Moore Suite, 1st Floor
Please note that all committee meetings are open to all attendees. If you are interested in one of these areas, please attend! Current committee leaders will set an agenda for the meeting and will sometimes feature a speaker. Each committee will meet for one hour, and following the meeting, we encourage you to join as an ITechLaw member to stay connected with these individuals throughout the year.
Intellectual Property Committee Meeting
Constitution Suite, 1st Floor
Please note that all committee meetings are open to all attendees. If you are interested in one of these areas, please attend! Current committee leaders will set an agenda for the meeting and will sometimes feature a speaker. Each committee will meet for one hour, and following the meeting, we encourage you to join as an ITechLaw member to stay connected with these individuals throughout the year.
Startup Committee Meeting
St. Stephen Suite, 1st Floor
Please note that all committee meetings are open to all attendees. If you are interested in one of these areas, please attend! Current committee leaders will set an agenda for the meeting and will sometimes feature a speaker. Each committee will meet for one hour, and following the meeting, we encourage you to join as an ITechLaw member to stay connected with these individuals throughout the year.
16:30 to 17:30 GMT
Cyber Crime Committee Meeting
St. Stephen Suite, 1st Floor
Please note that all committee meetings are open to all attendees. If you are interested in one of these areas, please attend! Current committee leaders will set an agenda for the meeting and will sometimes feature a speaker. Each committee will meet for one hour, and following the meeting, we encourage you to join as an ITechLaw member to stay connected with these individuals throughout the year.
Interactive Entertainment & Media Committee Meeting
George Moore Suite, 1st Floor
Please note that all committee meetings are open to all attendees. If you are interested in one of these areas, please attend! Current committee leaders will set an agenda for the meeting and will sometimes feature a speaker. Each committee will meet for one hour, and following the meeting, we encourage you to join as an ITechLaw member to stay connected with these individuals throughout the year.
Technology Sourcing Committee Meeting
Constitution Suite, 1st Floor
Please note that all committee meetings are open to all attendees. If you are interested in one of these areas, please attend! Current committee leaders will set an agenda for the meeting and will sometimes feature a speaker. Each committee will meet for one hour, and following the meeting, we encourage you to join as an ITechLaw member to stay connected with these individuals throughout the year.
17:00 to 18:00 GMT
Overview of Responsible AI: A Global Policy Framework
Adams Suite, 1st Floor
17:30 to 18:00 GMT
New Attendee Reception
No 27 Bar at The Shelbourne Hotel
Are you new to ITechLaw or is this your first ITechLaw Conference? If so, the Young Lawyer’s Committee invites you to network with current ITechLaw leaders. This is a great opportunity to make new connections, learn about ITechLaw, and have some fun before the conference begins.
18:00 to 19:30 GMT
Welcome Reception
No 27 Bar at The Shelbourne Hotel
Join your colleagues in kicking off the conference with a reception at the historic No. 27 Bar at The Shelbourne Hotel, located on the Ground Floor next to the hotel entrance. It is rare that the bar closes to the public, so you don’t want to miss this exclusive event!
Sponsored by Arthur Cox
20:00 to 21:30 GMT
Joint Young Lawyers Reception with AIJA
37 Dawson Street
After the welcome reception at the Shelbourne Hotel, we invite all young lawyers (aged 45 and under) for a joint reception with the Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA).
Transportation is not provided.
Hosted by the ITechLaw Young Lawyer’s Committee
20:30 EDT
I-WIN Dinner with members of the Women in Security & Privacy, Irish Chapter
Location To Be Announced
Join us for dinner with members of the Irish Chapter of Women in Security & Privacy. To register and for more details contact invitation@delacruzberanek.com
06:30 to 07:15 GMT
Thursday Morning Fun Run
Lobby of The Shelbourne Hotel
There will be two groups a 5k and 8K, each jogging at approximately 11km/hour. The 5k run will be about 30 minutes in length and the 8k about 45 minutes in length.
All who would like to attend will meet in the lobby of the Shelbourne.
Organized by Philip Nolan and Mark Rasdale.
07:30 to 09:00 GMT
07:30 to 18:00 GMT
08:45 to 09:00 GMT
09:00 to 09:25 GMT
Keynote with Helen Dixon
Great Room, Ground Floor
09:30 to 11:00 GMT
Session 1: Enforcement: A Transatlantic Conversation
Great Room, Ground Floor
While European practioners and litigators are still waiting to defend their clients against multi-million dollar GDPR fines, the Federal Trade Commission recently hit Facebook with a record fine of 5 billion USD in connection with the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Is this just the beginning of a contest for enforcement agencies around the world? When will the GDPR show more than milk teeth? When will European DPAs start imposing hefty fines? Is Cambridge Analytica just the beginning? Will there be more billion-dollar fines, imposed on Big Tech by American and European regulators? What are the differences between Europe and America?
- Niko Härting, HÄRTING Rechtsanwälte, Germany, Moderator
- Helen Dixon, Irish Government, Ireland
- Ruth Boardman, Bird & Bird, United Kingdom
- Chantal Bernier, Dentons, Canada
- Amanda Witt, Kilpatrick Townsend, United States
- Helena Koning, Mastercard, The Netherlands
11:00 to 11:30 GMT
Networking Break
Pre-Function Area, Ground Floor
11:30 to 13:00 GMT
Session 2A: Writing the playbook – AI’s impact and challenge for you and your clients (First presentation)
The Shelbourne Hotel
Artificial Intelligence raises many issues both in respect of our own practice as lawyers and the impact on our clients’ business. Could smart contracts and machine learning vastly reduce our role? What industries will be most impacted by AI and when; should we regulate by industry or more generally? How do we ensure “ethics” are part of the decision making process? Can current intellectual property legislation deal with AI inventions or how can we protect a company’s IP? The European Commission is suspicious of AI; Are there dangers for consumers? Can access to big data be anti-competitive in certain circumstances?
- Richard Kemp, Kemp IT Law, United Kingdom, Moderator
- Sabine von Oelffen, Osborne Clarke, Germany
- Pierre Kirch, Paul Hastings LLP, France/Belgium
- Peter Barry, Jaguar Land Rover, Ireland
- Matt Hervey, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP, United Kingdom
Session 2B: A Global Comparative Analysis of Technology Company M&A Transactions (First presentation)
The Shelbourne Hotel
This session’s panelists will discuss key strategic and legal issues encountered in mergers and acquisitions involving technology companies and how these issues are perceived and addressed in diverse jurisdictions. Topics will include due diligence concerns, representation and warranty insurance, regulatory considerations, indemnification for intellectual property infringement, and transaction structure.
- Rob Weiss, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, United States, Moderator
- Michelle Vigod, Goodmans LLP, Canada
- Alessandra Simons, Goodwin, United States
- Sven Greulich, Orrick, Germany
- Clara-Ann Gordon, Niederer Kraft Frey, Switzerland
Session 2C: eSport: Exploring legal aspects of a global phenomenon
The Shelbourne Hotel
eSport is gaming, computing, media, and sports events all at once. Fuelled by a wave of consoles and consumer spend, eSport is Fortnite, League of Legends and FIFA. For lawyers there are a multitude of issues: Is it a “sport”? What are the team/player dynamics and player welfare concerns? Where does technology law, IP, data, regulation, contract law, sponsorships and brand management fit in? Join leading global stakeholders comprising player representatives, teams, publishers and legal advisors in exploring the business and legal landscape of esports, discussing comparisons with traditional sports and reflecting on the future of the eSport global phenomenon.
- Trevor Keane, SportEgo, Ireland, Moderator
- Anna Baumann, Rogue, Germany
- Jonny Madill, Sheridans, London
- Simona Lavagnini, LGV Avvocati, Italy
- Andrew Cooke, Fnatic, United Kingdom
- Boğaç Erozan, Riot, Ireland
Session 2D: The Move From Pen and Paper to Bits and Bytes – How Technology is Disrupting the Legal World
The Shelbourne Hotel
Many industries have gone through disruptive change. So is it time for the legal industry to go through it too, or is it already? Clients are increasingly looking to their legal advisors for greater cost management and transparency, efficiency in service delivery and proof of value. Is technology the solution to meeting those needs, and if it is, what challenges do law firms face in applying and adapting to the technology? In our panel discussion, we will hear the views and experience from the perspective of in-house legal counsel and operations, LegalTech providers and private practice lawyers.
- Diego Fernández, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal, Argentina Moderator
- Claire Fitzpatrick, ConsenSys, Ireland
- Alex Kelly, Brightflag, Ireland
- Mo Zain Ajaz, National Grid UK, United Kingdom
- Chris Lepp, Mercer, Ireland
13:00 to 14:15 GMT
In-House Counsel Committee Meeting and Lunch
George Moore Suite, 1st Floor
14:15 to 15:45 GMT
Session 3A: Writing the playbook – AI’s impact and challenge for you and your clients (Second presentation)
The Shelbourne Hotel
Artificial Intelligence raises many issues both in respect of our own practice as lawyers and the impact on our clients’ business. Could smart contracts and machine learning vastly reduce our role? What industries will be most impacted by AI and when; should we regulate by industry or more generally? How do we ensure “ethics” are part of the decision making process? Can current intellectual property legislation deal with AI inventions or how can we protect a company’s IP? The European Commission is suspicious of AI; Are there dangers for consumers? Can access to big data be anti-competitive in certain circumstances?
- Richard Kemp, Kemp IT Law, United Kingdom, Moderator
- Sabine von Oelffen, Osborne Clarke, Germany
- Pierre Kirch, Paul Hastings LLP, France/Belgium
- Peter Barry, Jaguar Land Rover, Ireland
- Matt Hervey, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP, United Kingdom
Session 3B: A Global Comparative Analysis of Technology Company M&A Transactions (Second presentation)
The Shelbourne Hotel
This session’s panelists will discuss key strategic and legal issues encountered in mergers and acquisitions involving technology companies and how these issues are perceived and addressed in diverse jurisdictions. Topics will include due diligence concerns, representation and warranty insurance, regulatory considerations, indemnification for intellectual property infringement, and transaction structure.
- Rob Weiss, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, United States, Moderator
- Michelle Vigod, Goodmans LLP, Canada
- Alessandra Simons, Goodwin, United States
- Sven Greulich, Orrick, Germany
- Clara-Ann Gordon, Niederer Kraft Frey, Switzerland
Session 3E: Cybersecurity
The Shelbourne Hotel
Cyber-attacks are unpredictable and hit businesses every day. Whilst the big ticket incidents generally make the headlines, almost all organisations will experience a cybersecurity incident at some point. As cyber threats constantly evolve, organisations must implement robust resilience measures, incident response plans and protocols for dealing with their aftermath, such as unauthorised disclosure of IP, trade secrets and personal data, customer contractual issues, media scrutiny, government investigations and litigation. Our panel of international lawyers and security experts will examine the increasing proliferation of cybersecurity incidents and their sophisticated nature, and enterprise-wide measures to manage these risks and the related regulatory burdens.
- Sharda Balaji, NovoJuris, India Moderator
- Dan Hart, Seyfarth Shaw, United States
- Eoin Keary, Edgescan, Ireland
- Dave O'Reilly, FTR Solutions, Ireland
- Hélène Deschamps-Marquis, Deloitte, Canada
Session 3F: Standard Essential Patents – The Impact of recent controversial UK decisions and the future uses of SEPs in AI
The Shelbourne Hotel
What do smart phones, tablets, GIFs, JPEGs and 5G all have in common – none of these would be as ubiquitous as they are without standard essential patents. The technology and patents underlying each of these has at some stage been subject to standard essential patent (SEP) licensing. Without a SEP structure we would all be fumbling about with multiple iterations of proprietary technology products all struggling to interoperate and communicate with each other. Simply put, the world of telecommunications would grind to a halt! SEPs and their licensing terms (known as FRAND – fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) are a big deal again thanks to some recent controversial UK High Court decisions (Unwired Planet v Huawei and Huawei v Conversant, now making their way to the Supreme Court) and the likelihood of SEPs and FRAND licences forming the standard structure for many applications of AI like autonomous vehicles. The ongoing saga of the Unwired Planet and Conversant cases gives rise to substantial debate from the perspective of jurisdiction, global licensing and settling FRAND terms including royalties. The cases also involve detailed discussions on the use/misuse of injunctions in the context of FRAND licensing and more broadly cases in this area deal with the cross over between technology, IP, competition and antitrust law. Many of the same issues occur in similar cases in the US such as FTC v Qualcomm.
- Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog, United States, Moderator
- Sophie Lawrance, Bristows LLP, United Kingdom
- Steve Andersen, International Center for Dispute Resolution, United States
- Arty Rajendra, Osborne Clarke, United Kingdom
- Ralph Nack, Noerr, Germany
15:45 to 16:00 GMT
Networking Break
Pre-Function Area, Ground Floor
16:00 to 17:30 GMT
Session 4: Finance, Meet Tech: Challengers & Opportunities
This session will look at current industry trends, the issues challengers face in scaling internationally and the explore some of the strategies being adopted by established players as the market evolves.
- Alessandro Hatami, The Pacemakers, United Kingdom, Moderator
- Maurice Murphy, TransferMate, Ireland
- Michael Cocoman, Stripe, United States
- Rohan Bagai, AZB & Partners, India
- Neil Long, Paysafe, Ireland
19:00 to 23:00 GMT
Gala Reception & Dinner
The Round Room at The Mansion House
After a full day of conference sessions, we invite all attendees and their guests to the Gala Reception and Dinner. The black-tie Gala Dinner is a hallmark of ITechLaw’s annual conference and is an excellent opportunity to network with fellow attendees at the uniquely Dublin venue of The Round Room adjacent to The Mansion House. Local Irish entertainment will be provided! The evening activities will be as follows:
- 19:00 – Reception begins
- 20:30 – Dinner with entertainment begins
Black-tie recommended. Ticketed event. Transportation not provided.
Sponsored by Mason Hayes & Curran
07:30 to 09:00 GMT
07:50 to 08:50 GMT
I-WIN Committee Breakfast Meeting
Deirdre Suite, 1st Floor
08:00 to 16:00 GMT
09:00 to 10:30 GMT
Session 5: Blockchain Enabled Innovation - Crypto and Beyond
Great Room, Ground Floor
This session will explore the opportunities blockchain technology presents, by reference to real use cases and will consider some of the regulatory and other challenges to adoption.
- Padraig Walsh, Tanner De WittHong Kong, Moderator
- Jim Gatto, Sheppard Mullin, United States
- Ursula Johnston, Gowling WGL, United Kingdom
- Markus Kaulartz, CMS Munich, Germany
- Maria van Duijvenbode, Deloitte Legal, Netherlands
10:30 to 11:00 GMT
Conference Thought Leadership: How to be Involved
Setanta Suite, 1st Floor
Networking Break
Pre-Function Area, Ground Floor
11:00 to 12:30 GMT
Session 6G: Privacy Compliance and Regulatory Uncertainty
This panel session will discuss how international political developments (including Brexit) and increased regulatory intervention and powers are influencing corporate decision making in relation to data protection compliance. The wide ranging discussion is also expected to touch on the most current and topical issues in data protection including industry reaction/response to the first significant GDPR fines and enforcement trends.
- Melissa Maalouf, ZwillGen, United States, Moderator
- Idriss Kechida, Match Group, Ireland
- John Orta, Nextdoor, United States
- Eoin O'Dell, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- Philip Kempermann, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Germany
Session 6H: Digital Transformation in Healthcare
St. Stephen Suite, 1st Floor
Business transformations are challenging, digital transformations are hard but digital transformations in healthcare are really hard. All our clients wrestle with the issues around digital transformations and are themselves subjected to continuous pressure to “transform”. This session will examine the issues by way of case studies on the radical transformations taking place in the Electronic Health industry. The speakers all have hands-on practical experience of implementing change themselves or advising and assisting businesses with the transformation – what constitutes a successful transformation, how do you get the job done in a highly regulated environment, how do you bring the business with you?
- Phil Catania, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia, Moderator
- Philip Maurer, Google, United Kingdom
- Ashwini Mathor, Novartis, Ireland
- Dermot Byrne, Irish Medicines Verification Organisation, Ireland
- Silvia van Schaik, Bureau Brandeis, Netherlands
Session 6J: Trends in Technology Outsourcing - Part II
Constitution Suite, 1st Floor
The story is eerily familiar. Customer engages service provider to implement an enterprise SAP solution across its various sites. The engagement is complex, multi-year and requires significant resources from both parties. Alas, the implementation is increasingly subject to delays and cost overruns. The relationship between the parties deteriorates. Customer refuses to accept and pay the provider invoices and ultimately terminates, and then sues the provider for more than $100 million. Provider counterclaims. Let the finger pointing begin! In a follow-up to the successful session in Milan CIS General Insurance v IBM UK: More Lessons learned from another Failed Agile Project, this session will review a second real-life lawsuit, in this case regarding a failed SAP implementation. How did this happen? How can you advise the clients? And what key lessons learned can you distill from this lawsuit to help your clients avoid these expensive, and very public, lawsuits? This session will have the two speakers alternate as counsel to plaintiff customer, and counsel to defendant vendor. Each speaker argues the actual facts of the lawsuit - from their perspective - with a view to identifying lessons learned in what is sure to be another memorable, practical and thought-provoking session.
- John Beardwood, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Canada
- Eugene Weitz, DXC Technology Managed Legal Solutions, United States
12:30 to 13:50 GMT
Latin America Committee Meeting
Seperate tables during lunch
Young Lawyer Committee
Seperate tables during lunch
13:50 to 14:30 GMT
Workshop 1: Anonymization and pseudonymization of personal data – what techniques are available and how they interplay with GDPR? (first presentation)
The Shelbourne Hotel
Anonymization and pseudonymization of data allows for, respectively, taking data out of the scope of GDPR or making them secure. During the workshop several anonymization and pseudonymization techniques will be presented and the participants will try to decide which of them is the most suitable in the context of GDPR. The discussion will also concern best practices for anonymization and pseudonimization of personal data.
- Katarzyna Szczudlik, Wardynski & Partners, Poland
Workshop 2: Platform Host Liability (first presentation)
The Shelbourne Hotel
This workshop is the first in a series of sessions to be held by the Interactive Entertainment and Media Committee that address the liability issues faced by platform hosts and other online intermediaries and marketplaces. The multijurisdictional panel brought together for this workshop will feature participants from the United Kingdom, the European Union and North America, and the discussion will focus on recent developments in platform host liability relating to advertising, creative content, trademarks and other third party content.
- Jeremy Morton, Temple Bright, United Kingdom
- Axel Anderl, DORDA, Austria
- Charles Mudd, Mudd Law, United States
Workshop 3: Artificial Intelligence (first presentation)
The Shelbourne Hotel
In May 2019, ITechLaw published Responsible AI: A Global Policy Framework, which is an in-depth review of eight policy principles related to
ethical guideposts that encourage the responsible development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence. The policy framework has garnered
comments and questions and we are seeking discussion on the revised framework, to be available in May 2020 at the ITechLaw Denver conference.
This workshop will discuss the following issues over the course of the two timeslots:
• Open access principles for AI systems
• Data Sharing principles for AI systems
• Data Quality thresholds for training data sets
These issues chiefly sit across the Open Data and Fair Competition, Privacy, and Safety and Reliability principles (and their associated
chapters), with some reference also to Fairness and Non-Discrimination and AI and Intellectual Property.
To fully engage in the conversation, we suggest that you will have reviewed at least these key three principles. Please come prepared with
constructive comments, questions, and analysis to share. The book will be provided to all delegates attending the conference and the framework is
available in the book and online for free at www.itechlaw.org/ResponsibleAI.
- John Buyers, Osborne Clarke, United Kingdom
- Susan Barty, CMS London, United Kingdom
Workshop 4: Mediation, Arbitration, or Litigation: Key Considerations (first presentation)
The Shelbourne Hotel
A carefully integrated dispute resolution strategy is a key factor in securing the value of technologies and associated IP rights. To manage and resolve any conflicts efficiently, parties must be familiar with their dispute resolution options. This session – led by lawyers with extensive international tech and IP dispute resolution experience – will highlight the respective benefits, and flag other considerations, of mediation, arbitration, and litigation as means for resolving disputes in a time and cost-effective manner. The session will also cover the essentials, and the pitfalls, of dispute resolution contract clauses.
- Adam Rattray, WIPO
- Stuart Davey, Pinsent Masons, United Kingdom
14:35 to 15:15 GMT
Workshop 1: Anonymization and pseudonymization of personal data – what techniques are available and how they interplay with GDPR? (second presentation)
The Shelbourne Hotel
Anonymization and pseudonymization of data allows for, respectively, taking data out of the scope of GDPR or making them secure. During the workshop several anonymization and pseudonymization techniques will be presented and the participants will try to decide which of them is the most suitable in the context of GDPR. The discussion will also concern best practices for anonymization and pseudonimization of personal data.
- Katarzyna Szczudlik, Wardynski & Partners, Poland
Workshop 2: Platform Host Liability (second presentation)
The Shelbourne Hotel
This workshop is the first in a series of sessions to be held by the Interactive Entertainment and Media Committee that address the liability issues faced by platform hosts and other online intermediaries and marketplaces. The multijurisdictional panel brought together for this workshop will feature participants from the United Kingdom, the European Union and North America, and the discussion will focus on recent developments in platform host liability relating to advertising, creative content, trademarks and other third party content.
- Jeremy Morton, Temple Bright, United Kingdom
- Axel Anderl, DORDA, Austria
- Charles Mudd, Mudd Law, United States
Workshop 3: Artificial Intelligence (second presentation)
The Shelbourne Hotel
In May 2019, ITechLaw published Responsible AI: A Global Policy Framework, which is an in-depth review of eight policy principles related to
ethical guideposts that encourage the responsible development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence. The policy framework has garnered comments and questions and we are seeking discussion on the revised framework, to be available in May 2020 at the ITechLaw Denver conference.This workshop will discuss the following issues over the course of the two timeslots:
• Open access principles for AI systems
• Data Sharing principles for AI systems
• Data Quality thresholds for training data sets
These issues chiefly sit across the Open Data and Fair Competition, Privacy, and Safety and Reliability principles (and their associated
chapters), with some reference also to Fairness and Non-Discrimination and AI and Intellectual Property.
To fully engage in the conversation, we suggest that you will have reviewed at least these key three principles. Please come prepared with
constructive comments, questions, and analysis to share. The book will be provided to all delegates attending the conference and the framework is
available in the book and online for free at www.itechlaw.org/ResponsibleAI.
- John Buyers, Osborne Clarke, United Kingdom
- Susan Barty, CMS London, United Kingdom
Workshop 4: Mediation, Arbitration, or Litigation: Key Considerations (second presentation)
The Shelbourne Hotel
A carefully integrated dispute resolution strategy is a key factor in securing the value of technologies and associated IP rights. To manage and resolve any conflicts efficiently, parties must be familiar with their dispute resolution options. This session – led by lawyers with extensive international tech and IP dispute resolution experience – will highlight the respective benefits, and flag other considerations, of mediation, arbitration, and litigation as means for resolving disputes in a time and cost-effective manner. The session will also cover the essentials, and the pitfalls, of dispute resolution contract clauses.
- Adam Rattray, WIPO
- Stuart Davey, Pinsent Masons, United Kingdom
15:15 to 15:45 GMT
15:45 to 17:15 GMT
Session 7: Government Cybersecurity & Agency Access to Data
Great Room, Ground Floor
Modern Governments rely heavily on information technology to manage and operate essential infrastructure, drive efficiencies and increase citizen engagement. The more reliant Governments are on information technology, the greater the impact of cyberattacks and data breaches that affect government operations. In our panel discussion, we will hear expert views on what governments are doing to manage cyber risks to key services and infrastructure and whether the EU NIS Directive and other legal instruments are sufficient to protect against those risks. The panel will also discuss access to data by Government Agencies and how to reconcile this desire to access personal data held by companies, in particular the multi-national tech companies, with right to privacy and data protection. Where is the line drawn and/or where should it be drawn? We will hear the views and experience of experts from tech companies as well as from government agencies.
- Ady van Nieuwenhuizen, Fieldfisher, Netherlands
- Andriani Ferti, The Beat App, Greece
- Dylan Cors, Department of Justice, United States
- Seamus Carrol, Ireland Department of Justice
- Claire Bernier, ADSTO, France