Strengthening Data Protection Standards in Europe

Strengthening Data Protection Standards in Europe:
Towards a Harmonised European Digital Market
Thursday 18th June 2015
Thon Hotel Brussels City Centre,
Brussels
Strengthening Data Protection Standards in Europe:
Towards a Harmonised European Digital Market
Overview
Why Attend?
In today’s digital economy, data and in many cases, personal data is the new currency and
it can only flow if there is trust. Our lives are increasingly invaded by “big data”, profiling
and online tracking. This can sometimes lead to companies or governments knowing more
about our motivations, relationships and preferences than even our closest friend or family.
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iscuss the impending reforms of
the data protection rules, and how
Member States and the industry
can prepare for the practical
implementations
At its core, data protection is about preserving a right that is reflected in the Charter of
Fundamental Rights of the European Union and in the Lisbon Treaty. 2015 is set to be the
year when a common general position on the Data Protection Regulation in the EU will
be achieved. Negotiations are still on-going, so as to strike the right balance between
economic interests and protection of fundamental rights, privacy and security of personal
data, and the legal and ethical issues this raises.
In the past two years, more information has been collected than in the rest of human
history. Data is at the heart of the digital revolution and questions arise regarding ways to
harness this wealth of information to help solve the 21st century key challenges. In January
2015, Europe’s data industry together with the European Commission committed to invest
€2.5 billion in a public-private partnership (PPP) that aims at accelerating the development
of Europe’s data-driven economy.
This timely international symposium provides an invaluable opportunity for key
stakeholders within the public and private sector to explore the measures that are being
taken to reduce territorial fragmentation of data protection laws and move towards a
harmonised EU digital single market. The symposium will support the exchange of ideas
and encourage delegates to engage in thought-provoking topical debate with local and
regional practitioners and policy makers at EU level.
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ew technologies are emerging fast and have enormous potential for our society
and economy. This potential can only be fully realised if people can trust the way
their personal data is used. Ensuring trust will allow the European Digital Single
Market to live up to its full potential. EU data protection reform, which will cut red
tape for business and ensure a single set of rules, is part of the solution. EU Data
Protection reform also includes new rules for police and criminal justice authorities
when they exchange data across the EU. This is very timely, not least in light of the
recent terrorist attacks in Paris. There is need to continue and to intensify our law
enforcement cooperation. Robust data protection rules will foster more effective
cooperation based on mutual trust. “
- Vice-President Andrus Ansip and Commissioner Věra Jourová on
European Data Protection Day
28 January 2015
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xamine how best to ensure the
inter-operability of the new EU rules
with privacy frameworks worldwide
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onsider ways to achieve the right
balance between citizens’ privacy
needs and growth in Europe’s digital
economy
Who Should Attend?
• Data Protection Authorities
• Police Authorities
• Project Managers
• Authors
• Executive Directors
• IP Law Experts
• Media Experts
• Internet and E-Commerce Experts
• Book and Newspaper Publishers
• Broadcasters
• European Telecom Operators
• National Governmental Organisations
• Legal Advisers
• Local and Regional Government
Departments and Bodies
• Regulatory Bodies
• Citizens Advice
• Third Sector Practitioners
The functioning of the digital environment largely relies on complex information
• Private Sectors Employers
infrastructures built by private entities for their own purposes. These entities gather
huge amounts of personal data which some of them may store, further process and
share often without an appropriate level of user control and outside any form of
effective supervision. Moreover, as the Snowden revelations recently unveiled,
public authorities and intelligence services have requested massive access to this
data infrastructure for other purposes, namely national security. “
• Public Sector Employers
• Campaigning Organisations
• International Organisations
• Academics, Researchers and Analysts
- Joint statement of the European Data Protection Authorities Assembled in the
Article29 working party, December 2014
Venue and Accommodation
Thon Hotel Brussels City Centre
Avenue du Boulevard 17
1210 Brussels
Belgium
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Strengthening Data Protection Standards in Europe:
Towards a Harmonised European Digital Market
Programme
Event Details
09:15
Registration and Morning Refreshments
10:00 Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
Date: Thursday 18th June 2015
Time: 10:00am – 4:30pm
Venue: Thon Hotel Brussels City Centre,
Brussels
10:10
Reforming the Data Protection Legal Framework
• Modernising the Data Protection Rules - Progress and Challenges
• Reducing Red-Tape: Discussing the ‘One-Stop-Shop’ Principle
• Implementing Privacy Policies on the Cloud
• Recommendation for Future Action
10:40
First Round of Discussions
11:10 Morning Coffee Break
11:30Big Data and Privacy: Ensuring Innovation and Growth in Europe’s Digital
Economy
• Understanding the Potential of Big Data in Creating Growth and Jobs:
Increasing Public Private Partnerships
• Legitimate Purposes for Data Processing and Profiling: The Role of Informed
Consent
• Past and Ongoing Initiatives - Lessons Learned and Recommendations
12:00
Second Round of Discussions
12:30
Networking Lunch
13:30Enhancing Trust, Restoring Consumer Control over Personal Data
• Privacy and Data Protection on Social Networks
• Users’ Control of their Data – Privacy by Design or by Default
• Business Innovations, Products and Solutions Inspired by Privacy
• Sharing Innovators’ Best Practice and Challenges
14:00
Third Round of Discussions
14:30 Afternoon Coffee Break
14:50Balancing Privacy and Security: Current Challenges
• Passenger Name Record (PNR) Proposal and its Implications in Privacy Rights
• Tracking Illegal Pursuits on the Deep Web
• Increasing Cooperation between Data Protection Authorities
• Conclusions and Recommendations
15:20
Fourth Round of Discussions
15:50 Chair’s Summary and Closing Comments
16:00
Networking Reception
16:30 Close
**Please note that the programme is subject to change without notice**
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Speakers Include:
99 Karolina Mojzesowicz, Head of
Sector - Data Protection Reform, DG
JUST, Fundamental Rights and Union
Citizenship, European Commission
99 Corinna Schulze, Director, EU
Government Relations, Global
Corporate Affairs / Deputy Head of EU
Representation Office, SAP
99 Rob Leslie, Founder, Sedicii, Advocate
for corporate identity transparency on
the web
99 Willem Debeuckelaere, President,
the Commission for the Protection of
Privacy
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