Keynote Speech: Women’s World Banking and the Role of Innovation and New Technologies in Increasing Women’s and Girl’s, Economic Security
The World Jurist Association has the pleasure to invite you to join our members and other legal professionals from around the world at our DC 2012 conference! Law and Technology: Innovation in the Digital Age, to be held on April 22-24, 2012 in Washington, DC USA. This conference will be co-located with the International Municipal Lawyer’s Association’s (IMLA’s) mid year seminar at the Omni Shoreham Hotel where Mary Ellen Iskenderian President & CEO, Women’s World Banking wil be giving the keynote address – Women’s World Banking and the Role of Innovation and New Technologies in Increasing Women’s and Girl’s, Economic Security.
“A world ruled by law, not force” has been the World Jurist Association´s mission since its founding. WJA’s annual conferences provide a unique, dynamic and open forum for legal professionals share their experiences, exchange ideas and learn from their colleagues regarding the Rule of Law and its use to promote world peace. In furtherance of the WJA’s mission, this Conference will bring together distinguished lawmakers, legal practitioners, educators and other professionals from around the world. Come join us as we explore the legal implications of emerging technologies, and leading developments in law and technology, and data privacy and security.
Tentative Program:
Sunday April 22, 2012
08:30 – 09:30 Registration opens [Palladian]
09:30 – 10:15 Opening [Diplomat Ball Room. West End]
Welcome Remarks – Prof. Dr. Alexander Belohlavek (Czech Republic), WJA President & Attorney, Law Offices Belohlavek
Keynote Address – Mary Ellen Iskenderian (USA), President & CEO, Women’s World Banking – Women’s World Banking and the Role of Innovation and New Technologies in Increasing Women’s and Girl’s, Economic Security
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:00 Panel Session I – Privacy and Data Protection – Evaluating Obligations Under Applicable Laws and Regulations
Data Protection Obligations in the EU – US Cooperation in Criminal Matters, Dr. Els De Busser (Ms.) (Germany), Senior Researcher, Head of Section European Criminal Law, Max Planck Institute
The Reflects of Lawsuit Automation in a Labour Court and in a Common Justice Court in the State of Paraiba, Prof. Cláudio Simão de Lucena Neto (Brazil), Professor, Private Law Department, Legal Sciences Center, Paraíba State University
Big Data A Leap Ahead or To The Past?, Lillie Coney (USA), Associate Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center
The Emerging Conflict Between Newsworthiness and the Right to be Forgotten, Jasmine E. McNealy, J.D., Ph.D.(USA) Assistant Professor of Communication S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication, Syracuse University
12:00 – 13:00 Break
13:00 – 14:30 Panel Session II – Data Privacy and Risk Management
TBA, Kim G. Quarles (USA), WJA Second Vice President, & Senior Vice President at Willis of New York
Data Privacy and Risk Management, M. Jerome Leonard (USA), CEO / President, Taylor-Leonard Corporation
Discussion On The Defaults And Improvements Of Legal Protection On Privacy And Data In Cyberspace, Mr. Lin Jinwen (P.R. China), Senior Judge & Vice President of the High People’s Court of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
14:30 – 15:30 Panel Session III – Cybercrime/Cyber Security – A Global Perspective
Law and the Data Ecosystem, Donald E. Allison (USA), Senior Security Consultant, Korelogic
15:30 – 18:30 Break/informal networking Session before welcome reception/ Delegates free to sightsee before start of welcome reception
18.30 – 20.00 WJA/IMLA – Welcome Reception
For more information and to see the rest of the tentative agenda click here.
