Data Privacy and Protection in the Digital Age
Principles, Paradigms and Power

Wednesday 11th February 2009
4p.m. for 4.30p.m. Start

Hosted by: Squire Sanders & Dempsey
Joint Organiser:  International Institute Of Communications
Joint Organiser: Asia-Pacific Technology Network

Chair

• Ann LaFrance, European Partner, Squire Sanders & Dempsey

Panellists will include

• Rosa Barcelo, Legal  adviser, European Data Protection Supervisor
• Caspar Bowden, Chief Privacy Adviser EMEA, Microsoft
• Ruth Cullinane, EMEA Data Protection & Privacy Officer, Dell
• Brooks Dobbs, Chief Privacy Officer, Phorm
• David J Evans, Senior Data Protection Practice Manager, Information Commissioner’s Office
• Saburo Nakao, Partner, Squire Sanders & Dempsey
• Bob Plumridge, Hitachi Data Systems/ Storage Networking Industry Association
• Andrew Walmsley, Co-founder, i-level - the leading online media agency

In the 21st century information/communications environment where data are acquired, distributed and stored with amazing speed, in massive quantities crammed into nano-spaces, knowledge remains central to the success or failure of all social entities – business corporations, nation-states and international organisations.

To clarify the principles and analyse the specifics we have assembled experts from a variety of backgrounds who will examine the regulatory frameworks being implemented in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region as well as the implications of data privacy and protection for their cost of implementation, their influence on innovation and their impact on society. The experts will be divided into two Panels:

• Panel 1 consists of data protection regulatory authorities from Europe, the UK and the Asia Pacific Region. 
• Panel 2 includes industry users, communications services providers and data storage experts.

Topics will include arguments for data capture and will consider recent controversies such as

• the proposed UK Data Communications Bill' "Big Brother" Database
• the UK ICO's ruling on Phorm
• Google's new privacy policy
• proposed revisions to the EU E-Privacy Directive
• and similar initiatives in Asia-Pac

Location: 25 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HQ
Nearest Tube: Liverpool Street
Time: 4p.m. for 4.30p.m. Start
Pricing:

• £40 + VAT (executives)
• £20 + VAT (Small companies, Asian participants, Officials)
• £10 (academics)
• Free (media)

To Register: please send your details (name, institutional affiliation, email address, phone number) to biz@aptn.org