Privacy and Innovation (In Pursuit of Right Incentives)

Date: June 8-9, 2015
Venue: Academic Conference Room, 11/F, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong

Co-organizers: Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam and Internet Society Hong Kong.

DAY 1 | 8 June 2015, Monday

Opening

Michael Hor, Professor, Dean of Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
Paul Cheung, Associate Vice-President (Research), Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
Nicholas Yang, Innovation & Technology Adviser to the Chief Executive, Member of the Executive Council, HKSAR
Winnie Yeung, Director, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Hong Kong

Keynote: Peter Fleischer, Global Privacy Counsel, Google, Privacy in an Age of Data-Driven Innovation

Keynote: Kristina Irion, Marie Currie Fellow, Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam, EU Data Protection and Consumer Cloud Computing

Panel 1: Privacy & Global Information Flows

Chair: Anne Cheung, Professor of Law, Director of LLM ITIP Law Program, The University of Hong Kong

KP Chow, Associate Professor, Director, Law and Technology Centre, The University of Hong Kong, The Majority Report – Mining “Big Opinion” on the Web
Frederik Borgesius, Research Fellow, Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam, Improving Privacy Protection in the Area of Behavioural Targeting
Robert Tibbo, Barrister-at-Law, Eastern Chambers, Surveillance, Whistleblowing and Innovation
Charles Mok, Legislative Councillor (Information Technology), Balancing Privacy, Security and Innovation

DAY 2 | 9 June 2015, Tuesday

Keynote: Allan Chiang, Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Privacy Ramifications of Big Data

Keynote: Laura Lemire, Privacy and Security Attorney, Microsoft, Privacy Innovations Helping Organizations Embrace the Cloud with Greater Confidence

Panel 2: Privacy & Accountability

Chair: Zhao Yun, Professor of Law, Director of Centre for Chinese Law, The University of Hong Kong

Timothy Pilgrim, Australia Privacy Commissioner, Accountability and Privacy Governance Mechanisms – An Australian Perspective
Mark Parsons, Partner, Hogan Lovells (Head of the TMT practice in Asia), Accountability in Asia: A Compliance Tool or Something More?
Rolf H. Weber, Chair Professor of European Business Law, University of Zurich, New Business Orientation of Data Protection Design
Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet & e-Commerce Law, University of Ottawa, Accounting for Accountability: A Canadian Perspective
Fred H Cate, Distinguished Professor & C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law, Indiana University, Limits of Notice and Choice

Panel 3: Privacy, Expression & Creativity

Chair: Felix Chan, Associate Professor of Law, The University of Hong Kong

John Bacon-Shone, Professor, Associate Dean (Knowledge Exchange), Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Reframing “the Right to be Forgotten” as “the Right to be Rehabilitated”
Marcelo Thompson, Assistant Professor of Law, Deputy Director, Law and Technology Centre, The University of Hong Kong, Who is a Data Controller? Effort, Accountability and Indeterminacy
Clement Chen, Post-Doctorate Fellow in Privacy Law, The University of Hong Kong, The Fusion of Online and Offline Identities in China? Privacy Challenges of The System(s) of Citizen Social Credit Rating
David O’Brien, Policy Researcher, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University, Privacy as an Enabler of Creativity and Innovation
Chester Soong, Chairman, Internet Society Hong Kong, What would privacy protection bring for tech start-ups: Barrier or catalyst for innovation?
Glacier Kwong, Student, Spokesperson of the Keyboard Frontline, The University of Hong Kong, Who’s Got Your Back on the Internet

Round Table: Freedom to Innovate: The Market Perspective

Chair: Michael Jackson, Associate Professor of Law, The University of Hong Kong

Fred H Cate, Distinguished Professor & C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law, Indiana University
Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet & e-Commerce Law, University of Ottawa
Kristina Irion, Marie Currie Fellow, Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam
Laura Lemire, Privacy and Security Attorney, Microsoft
Rolf H Weber, Chair Professor of European Business Law, University of Zurich

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