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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

Posted by IBM Europe

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