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The 2017 Symposium, titled AI Ethics: The Privacy Challenge, will focus on developing ideas that address the ethical challenges associated with the new capabilities Artificial Intelligence technologies present for democratic institutions, human autonomy, and the social fabric of our society. This academic workshop will discuss ways to harness the power of AI and machine learning to better protect individuals’ privacy and security, helping consumers to navigate complex sociotechnical architectures in smart cities and homes, transportation systems, financial transactions, and content platforms. Papers are expected to address areas such as algorithmic due process and accountability, fairness and equity in automated decision making, societal implications of autonomous experimentation and leveraging AI to enhance privacy.

Where: Rome and Lisbon Conference Room
Institute of European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 5, 1050, Brussel 

SmartPrivacy is a practitioner-focused, half day local workshop where privacy professionals can learn from each other about tools and best practices to operationalise their privacy programs. The workshop is hosted by OneTrust, however, is open to any privacy professional regardless of tool or template of choice. A combination or structured educational sessions, peer-lead discussions, and networking allow organisations to share practical tips on topics such as GDPR compliance, how to perform a data inventory, identifying the key stakeholders/privacy champions within your organisation, and how to get buy-in from executives. Attendees can expect to receive 4.5 CPE credit hours, the ultimate PIA/DPIA, Data Inventory & Mapping, and Data Subject Rights Handbooks, access to free software tools, how-to guides, and best practices documents on the topics covered. Workshop Agenda: • 11:30am Lunch & Registration • 12:00pm Welcome & Introductions • 12:30pm PIA & DPIA Workshop • 2:15pm Data Mapping Workshop • 3:30pm Data Subject Rights Workshop • 4:00pm OneTrust Demo • 4:30pm Networking & Cocktails

On Tuesday, November 7, The Atlantic will host The Innovation Game to explore the innovations that are defining and shaping our world today. I’m writing now to share a first look at the speakers participating:

• Marie DesJardins, Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• Jonathan Faunce, Creative Director, HTC Vive
• Alain Kornhauser, Professor and Faculty Chair, Princeton Autonomous Vehicle Engineering
• Ashley Llorens, Chief, Intelligent Systems Center, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
• Asad Malik, Augmented Reality Artist and Student, Bennington College
• Jennifer O’Daniel, Investment Director, CIT GAP Funds
• Naveen Rao, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Artificial Intelligence Products Group, Intel Corporation
• Austin Russell, Founder and CEO, Luminar Technologies
• David Silver, Head of Self-Driving Cars, Udacity

The 2-day workshop will introduce you to the EuroPriSe certification scheme: You will learn about EuroPriSe criteria and procedures and train how to specify a target of evaluation (ToE) and to write a EuroPriSe evaluation report. In addition, you will start to work on the training evaluation which is one important precondition for being admitted as EuroPriSe Expert.

The workshop is a combination of classroom and group work and involves practical examples. You will deal with privacy use cases to apply what you have learned and to benefit from the professional exchange with other workshop participants.

During the workshop, the experienced speakers will introduce you to EuroPriSe’s GDPR ready certification criteria for IT products and IT based services and provide you with an overview of EuroPriSe’s strategy regarding the GDPR.

Enjoy meeting other privacy professionals from around the globe and expand your professional network!

Note: Please study the requirements for expert admission thoroughly prior to registering to our workshop.

An early bird discount is available until June 30, 2017.

Enjoy an additional day of training!
Participants of the two-day EuroPriSe Expert Admission Workshop may participate free of charge in the one-day Expert Enhancement Workshop which takes place the very next day. Meet experienced EuroPriSe Experts and benefit from additional insight in EuroPriSe and EU data protection law!

Cybercrimes are estimated to be costing American businesses over half a billion dollars a year and with security breaches regularly threatening the personal and financial information of broad swaths of the American public, the problem seems to be getting worse.

On November 8, 2017, The Washington Post will bring together business executives, leading cybersecurity experts, privacy advocates and others to discuss detection and prevention strategies for individuals and corporations. These experts will examine the current and future cyber threat landscape and the solutions that could help consumers cope with this urgent problem.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the way companies and individuals operate. With the touch of a button or a flick of the wrist, consumers can pay for products on-the-go, control home climate systems and track health data in real time. From devices to cars to entire cities, “things” are becoming smarter and more connected.

In a series of conversations, The Atlantic will bring together leading stakeholders across industries including technology, higher education and government to explore the impact of advancements in IoT. What challenges do cities and companies face in building digital infrastructure to support new technologies? How will new innovations affect the consumer experience? What will it take to ensure security and reliability in a vulnerable cyber world?

When you use a smart gadget or give your data to the cloud, how do you know it’s trustworthy? In an era where our home appliances have joined the Internet of Things and our every action is being analyzed by an artificial intelligence, what role does design play in making sure these devices behave ethically? Join designers, hackers, makers, and thinkers in considering this and other issues at the intersection of design and trust. This year Underexposed features an evening salon, which is open to the public, in addition to a day-long invitational workshop. Salon panelists include *Sarah Gold: Trust and Design* Sarah is a designer interested in privacy, security and networks in the public domain. She founded IF in 2015 to work on ambitious projects involving accountability, machine learning and digital rights. A NESTA New Radical and Forbes 30 under 30 awardee, Sarah sits on the practitioner panel for the Research Institute in the Science of Cyber Security. The salon is co-hosted by IF and is the latest instalment of their Trust & Design meet up series. Sarah will be talking about their work building tools to help teams make better decisions about consent. *Cennydd Bowles: The Shadows of Data* Cennydd is a London-based designer and writer focusing on the ethics of future technologies. He has worked with companies including Twitter, Samsung, and the BBC, and is a popular speaker at technology and design events worldwide. His second book ‘Future Ethics’ will be released in 2018. The Shadows of Data: The data-driven economy is here to stay. Datafication is in the ideological ascendancy, and the promises of an artificially intelligent world will require us to share our intimate secrets. Algorithmic decisions will increasingly be tied to our data shadows. In a landscape of black-box obfuscation, diminished user agency, and diluted moral responsibility, can designers be sure they are empowering rather than disenfranchising? *Tijmen Schep: Social Cooling – Communicating the Why of Privacy Design* Tijmen is a technology critic and privacy designer. As a critic he works on the question of how to increase audience demand for privacy enhancing technologies, which has become focused on the concept of “social cooling”, the data version of global warming. As a privacy designer he explores cloudless alternatives to popular smart products. His book Design My Privacy is used by design schools across the Netherlands. He also helped found the critical “ubicomp design” course at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, and through the SETUP medialab was a driving force behind several humorous design fictions that explore the darker side of the internet of things. Co-hosted by IF as part of their Trust & Design meetup series.