AD HOC EXPERT MEETING ON DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY:
IMPLICATIONS FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
19-20 April 2016
Room XXIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Tuesday, 19 April
10.00–10.30
Welcoming Address
Chair: In Jae Lee, Director General of the e-Government Bureau, Ministry of the Interior,
Republic of Korea*
 Joakim Reiter, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD
10.30–12.30
Session 1: High-Level Round Table on Protecting Data and Fostering Trade
A global framework that protects privacy and also fosters international trade and
development is of vital importance in today's world. This session will include a high-level
discussion of the issues, practices, and opportunities associated with data in the
information economy. Specific topic will include: compliance, localization, and
interoperability.
Video address:
 Joseph Cannataci, Professor, Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, UNOHCHR
Moderator: In Jae Lee, Director General of the e-Government Bureau, Ministry of the
Interior, Republic of Korea
Panellists:
 Marietje Schaake, Member of the European Parliament, Commissioner on the Global
Commission on Internet Governance
 Amanda Long, Director General, Consumers International
 John Miller, Vice President for Global Policy and Law, Cybersecurity and Privacy,
Information Technology Industry Council
 Raphael Koffi, Acting Director, Telecommunication et Regulatory Reforms,
ECOWAS Commission
 Daniel Blockert, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the WTO
Interactive debate
12.30–13.00
Presentation of the new UNCTAD study on Data Protection and Privacy: Implications
for Trade and Development
 Torbjörn Fredriksson, Chief, ICT Analysis Section, Division on Technology and
Logistics, UNCTAD
15.00–18.00
Session 2: Data Protection and International Trade: What is at Stake?
This session will examine the development and trade implications of data flows in a
ripening age of the information economy. Panellists will present their perspectives on
security and privacy policy issues which are increasingly interrelated, possible
requirements that may constitute clear obstacles to trade and highlight the ways in which
data protection legislation plays a part in international trade.
Moderator: Cécile Barayre, Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD
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Panellists:
 Jacques Bughin, Director, McKinsey Global Institute, Belgium
 Magnus Rentzhog, Senior Advisor, National Board of Trade, Sweden
 Javier Lopez-Gonzalez, Trade Policy Analyst, OECD
 Christian Borggreen, Director, International Policy, Computer & Communications
Industry Association (CCIA Europe)
 Surangkana Wayuparb, CEO, Electronic Transactions Development Agency, Thailand
18:30-20.00
Interactive debate
Cocktail reception, courtesy of the Government of Sweden
Wednesday, 20 April
10.00–11.30
Session 3: Key Instruments and Current Practices
In this session, key players in international data protection will present their perspectives
and outline current practices and frameworks. Although there is significant divergence in
the detailed data protection laws of the world, there is greater more common ground
consensus around the core set of data protection principles at the heart of most national
laws and international regimes. This set of core principles is can serve as a useful starting
point for efforts towards achieving more interoperability and harmonization efforts.
Moderator:
 Ian Walden, Professor, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
Panellists:
 Karolina Mojzesowicz, Head of Sector Data Protection Reform, DG Justice, European
Commission
 Melinda Claybaugh, Counsel for International Consumer Protection in the United
States Federal Trade Commission's Office of International Affairs, and CoAdministrator of the APEC Cross Border Privacy Enforcement Arrangement
 Maria Michaelidou, Programme Advisor, Data Protection Unit, Council of Europe
 Elizabeth Bakibinga-Gaswaga, Legal Adviser, International Development Law,
Commonwealth Secretariat
 Amazouz Souhila, Senior Radio Transmission and Broadcasting Officer, Information
Society Division, Infrastructure and Energy Department, African Union Commission
11.30–13.00
Interactive debate
Session 4: What Works and What Doesn't: Country experiences
The number of national data protection laws has grown rapidly, but there are still major
gaps. Some countries have no laws in this area, some countries have partial laws, and
some countries have laws that require amendment and updating. Countries face numerous
challenges in the development and implementation of data protection laws. This session
will include short presentation by individual countries presenting individualized
experiences.
Panellists
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Hyun Joon Kwon, Director, Personal Information Security, Division, Korea Internet &
Security Agency (KISA), Republic of Korea
Jayantha Fernando, Director & Legal Advisor, ICT Agency, Sri Lanka
Danilo Doneda, Consumer Office of the Ministry of Justice and Professor at
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Albert Antwi-Boasiako, Founder & Principal Consultant, e-Crime Bureau, Ghana
Ms. Kawano, The Personal Information Protection Commission, Japan
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Interactive debate
15.00–17.45
Session 5: The Way Forward
This session will examine what stakeholders can do individually and cooperatively to
create a more interoperable global data protection framework. What are realistic
outcomes?
Moderator:
 Chris Connolly, Director, Galexia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
Panellists:
 Cécile Barayre, Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD
 Fatoumata Dicko, Magistrate, Mali
 Ian Walden, Professor, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
 Sean Doherty, Head of International Trade and Investment, World Economic Forum
 Yasin Beceni, Managing Partner, BTS & Partners and visiting Professor at the Istanbul
Bilgi University, Turkey
 Steven Deadman, Global Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, Facebook
 Hamid Mamdouh, Director, Trade in Services Division, WTO
Interactive debate
17.45-18.00
Closing remarks
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