agenda
Opening Session - 09:00-09:30 CET
Welcoming remarks | Marie-Laure Salles, Director, Graduate Institute, Geneva
Introduction | Richard Baldwin, Professor of International Economics, Graduate Institute, Geneva
Keynote speaker | Martin Vetterli, President, EPFL
Moderator: Michael Kende, Visiting Professor, Graduate Institute, Geneva
session 1: issues of digital trust - 09:30-10:30 CET
While many polls show a lack of digital trust, there is less day to day evidence with respect to the use of online services, which seem to continually increase. Nonetheless, users are concerned about their privacy, and cybersecurity events continue to arise in the news, including ransomware attacks and data breaches. This panel will highlight the reasons for a lack of trust, whether it is justified, and how that impacts online behavior.
Topics and speakers:
- The Roots of Online Trust, Robin Wilton, Senior Advisor for Internet Trust, Internet Society
- Privacy issues: Vincent Cassard, Deputy Head of Data Protection Office, ICRC
- Cybersecurity issues: Theodora Dragan, Data Protection Officer & Legal Counsel, CyberPeace Institute
Moderator: Konstantinos Komaitis, Policy fellow, Brave New Software Foundation
session 2: how other sectors have developed trust - 11.00-12:30 CET
Often a lack of digital trust is attributed to private companies providing the services, such as the case of COVID contact tracing apps, and whether people’s data will be secure. But every day we trust private companies with our valuables and our lives. This panel will examine how these sectors were able to build trust over time, based on their practices and government policy.
Topics and speakers:
Moderator: Öykü Isik, Professor, IMD
session 3: future issues of digital trust - 13:30-15:00 CET
As more economic, social, and public services go online, digital trust will need to be increased to ensure confidence in these new services, and that this confidence is not violated. In addition, the Internet of Things, connecting a wide variety of devices to the Internet, will increase opportunities for hackers to shut down systems and even create incidents that cost lives. This panel will highlight the issues that will arise in the future, and current attempts to address the challenges.
Topics and speakers:
- Artificial Intelligence: Anne-Marie Kermarrec, Professor, EPFL
- Cyberwarfare: Vincent Lenders, Head of Cyber-Defence Campus, armasuisse
- Internet of Things: Nabil Hamzi, Product Security Architect, Logitech
- Public Trust and Governance: Pascal Marmier, Secretary General, Economy of Trust Foundation, SICPA
Moderator: Anne-Christine Fornage, Professor, University of Lausanne
high level panel: how to build digital trust going forward - 15:30-17:00 CET
The final high-level panel will build on the topics of the day to discuss how digital trust can develop to meet the needs of existing and new online services. The challenge is multi-stakeholder, as companies, governments, technologists will all have a role to play in designing security, ensuring that it is implemented, and ensuring that organizations and end-users understand and address the challenges to protect themselves and their customers.
Topics and speakers:
- Nele Leosk, Ambassador at Large Digital Affairs, Estonia
- John Frank, VP and Lead of the UN Affairs Team, Microsoft
- Ursula Oesterle, Vice President, EPFL
- Niniane Paeffgen, Managing Director, Swiss Digital Initiative
- André Kudelski, Chairman & CEO, Kudelski Group
Moderator: Jean-Pierre Hubaux, Professor, EPFL
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This event will be Live streamed via YouTube.
CTEI's CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE KIND SPONSORSHIP OF MR. SERGEY POPOV.