Data is a new natural resource of the 21st century, enabling better diagnoses and treatment of illnesses, effective energy and water management, improved traffic flows and more efficient and secure business operations. How can we in Europe seize the value and the competitive advantage created by data while ensuring robust data protection? And with a new European Commission, how can the EU political debate around data move forward?
PROGRAMME
11.00: Coffee and registration
11.30: Welcome and introduction - Harry Van Dorenmalen, Chairman IBM Europe
Keynote speeches from
Jeff Jonas, IBM Fellow and Chief of Context Computing
Carl-Christian Buhr, Member of Cabinet of European Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes
12.00: Panel discussion
Michal Boni, MEP - former Minister of Administrative Affairs and Digitization, Poland
Jens-Henrik Jeppesen, Director for European Affairs, Center for Democracy & Technology
Carl-Christian Buhr, European Commission
Jeff Jonas, IBM
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