Learning Forum: Transparency and Human Rights in the Digital Age
Pranesh Prakash spoke on transparency reports and their use and abuse in India; the Intermediary Liability Rules in India (and its non-provision of any transparency mechanism); and the need for transparency in private speech regulation, not just governmental speech regulation.
The Global Network Initiative and the Telecommunications Industry Dialogue on Freedom of Expression and Privacy present:
2014 Learning Forum - Silicon Valley
Transparency and Human Rights in the Digital Age
Hosted by LinkedIn
Agenda
1:30PM - Registration
2:00PM - Opening Remarks
Mark Stephens, Independent Chair, Global Network Initiative
Jeffrey Dygert, Executive Director of Public Policy, AT&T
Pablo Chavez, Vice President, Global Public Policy and Government Affairs, LinkedIn
2:15PM - Why does transparency matter for protecting and respecting rights online?
Arvind Ganesan, Director of Business and Human Rights, Human Rights Watch
Deirdre Mulligan, Associate Professor, UC Berkeley School of Information
Michael Samway, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
3:00PM - What is the state of transparency reporting by companies and governments, and what's missing?
Steve Crown, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft
Jeffrey Dygert, Executive Director of Public Policy, AT&T
Jason Pielemeier, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State
Pranesh Prakash, Policy Director, Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore
Moderated by Bennett Freeman, Senior Vice President, Sustainability Research and Policy, Calvert Investments
4:00PM - Break
4:30PM - How do companies communicate with users in response to live events?
Ben Blink, Senior Policy Analyst, Free Expression and International Relations, Google
Patrik Hiselius, Senior Advisor, Digital Rights, TeliaSonera
Rebecca MacKinnon, Director, Ranking Digital Rights Project, New America Foundation
Hemanshu Nigam, CEO, SSP Blue
Sana Saleem, Director, Bolo Bhi
Moderated by Cynthia Wong, Senior Internet Researcher, Human Rights Watch
The program will be followed by a reception from 5:30 to 6:30pm.
By invitation only, non-transferrable.
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