Launch of Research Chair on Data Protection On The Ground
On 13 December 2018, the new VUB Chair on “Data Protection On The Ground” will be launched. The new chair promotes the investigation into actual practices of data privacy in organizations and the dissemination of best practices. The focus of its research is on developments in four sectors: smart cities, health, media, and banking.
Registration
If you wish to attend, please register at http://www.vub.ac.be/en/events/2018/launch-chair-on-data-protection-on-the-ground.
About the Chair
This new Chair will be coordinated within the research group imec-SMIT, with Jo Pierson as the Chair holder and Ine van Zeeland as PhD researcher. The Chair will closely collaborate with the VUB research group LSTS (Law, Science Technology & Society) and with Mr. Willem Debeuckelaere (president of the Belgian Data Protection Authority). The Chair was established in partnership with BNP Paribas Fortis.
For more information, please visit www.dataprotectionontheground.be.
Date
13 Dec 2018 — 13 Dec 2018Hours
09:00-13:30
Program
09:00
Speech by VUB rector Caroline Pauwels09:30
Speech by Willem Debeuckelaere, president of the Belgian Data Protection Authority10:15
Speech by chair holder Prof. Jo Pierson10:45
Coffee break11:15
Panel debate on data protection practices with representatives of the media sector, medical sector, financial sector, and banking sector12:00
Speech by Philippe De Backer, State Secretary for Privacy12:15
Speech by Prof. Georges Ataya, Academic Director Executive Programs, Solvay Business School12:30
Lunch
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