Second dialogue: on data protection

22 and 23 April 2020, online

Protecting data against vulnerabilities:
Questions of trust, security, and privacy of data

Programme

Speakers

Report

Programme

Wednesday, April 22nd, 10.00 – 11.30 (Part 1)

10.00 – 10.15

Introduction

Jean-Pierre Reymond, Chargé de mission, Head of Innovation Partnerships, Permanent Mission of Switzerland in Geneva

Welcome and opening remarks

Francis Gurry, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Chair: WIPO

10.15 – 11.30

Session 1- Protecting data: practice, needs and challenges

Panelists

Dennis Murathaty, Chief Security Officer, WIPO
Vincent Cassard, Deputy Head, Data Protection Office, ICRC
Christine Adam, Division Head, Office of the Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, International Organization for Migration
Enrica Porcari, Chief Information Officer and Director of Technology UN World Food Programme
Regina Scartazzini Ditsch, Legal Service Unit, Swiss Statistics Office

Moderator: Alica Daly, Senior Policy Officer on Artificial Intelligence and Data, WIPO

Thursday, April 23rd, 10.00 – 12.30 (Part 2)

10.00 – 10.10	Welcome and opening remarks Balthasar Staehelin, Deputy Director General, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Chair: ICRC
10.10 – 11.00	Session 2 – Looking ahead: new actors and new approaches Sophie Kwasny, Head of the Data Protection Unit of the Council of Europe Paul-Olivier Dehaye, Director, PersonalData.IO Jean-Yves Art, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Microsoft Jonas Belina, Diplomatic Officer, Humanitarian Policy, Human Security Division, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Moderator: Yannick Heiniger, Partnerships Manager, Office for Digital Transformation, ICRC
11.00 – 11.30	Coffee break with Remotely Green Experience the unexpected and meet panellists & participants
11.30 – 12.30	Brainstorm Session After learning what needs and challenges data protection poses for organizations and also what new approaches are being developed for data protection, the brainstorm session will gather small groups of panellists and participants (maximum 20) to discuss the questions indicated below :
11.30 – 11.40	Introduction by Professor Jovan Kurbalija, Founding Director of Diplo Foundation and Head of Geneva Internet Platform Brainstorming in small breakout groups (random selection) :
11.40 – 12.10	What proposals can we make to the UN World Data Forum? Discuss & comment the WIPO-ICRC view What is the role of Geneva when it comes to data protection? Discuss & comment the WIPO-ICRC view
12.10 – 12.30	Reconvening in the plenary moderated by Jovan Kurbalija Share the key idea emerging from each breakout group Closing remarks: Jovan Kurbalija