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The Center for European and Transatlantic Studies at The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, the Institute for Information Security & Privacy at Georgia Tech, and the Scheller College of Business host a one-day conference about trans-Atlantic mutual legal assistance. This free and open-to-the-public event features panelists from premier universities, Fortune 100 technology companies, and Internet advocacy groups.
The keynote lecture will be by Bruno Gencarelli, the European Commission official responsible for data exchanges and protection. He will speak on “Achieving Individual Privacy and International Security Cooperation in a Shifting Landscape.” The keynote lecture will take place at 11 a.m. in the Scheller College of Business, Room 200.
Space is limited. Registration is required only if the participants want lunch. Please RSVP for lunch here.
Most of the event will be livestreamed and can be viewed at: https://bluejeans.com/484992937. Following the conference, an archived video will be available at Georgia Tech’s Center for European and Transatlantic Studies at http://www.cets.gatech.edu and the Institute for Information Security & Privacy at http://www.iisp.gatech.edu.
We are grateful for financial support from the European Union's Erasmus+ Program, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
AGENDA
8:00 Breakfast
8:45 Welcome and introduction to current MLA issues
9:20 Panel 1: Intersection of law enforcement, intelligence, and military for MLA:
10:35 Break
11:00 Keynote lecture
“Achieving Individual Privacy and International Security Cooperation in a Shifting Landscape”
Bruno Gencarelli, DG Justice, European Commission
Introduction: Maryam Alavi, Dean, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Tech
Scheller College of Business, Room 200
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Panel 2: Hacking, Attribution, Technology, and MLA
2:00 Panel 3 The US/UK Agreement as a Model for Reform
3:00 Break
3:30 Panel 4 Long-term Proposals for International Data Requests
4:30 Concluding Thoughts
5:00 Close