1:00pm-2:15pm

George W. Ball Lecture with President Toomas Ilves, Former President of Estonia and George W. Ball Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs; in discussion with Dean Merit E. Janow, Columbia SIPA, Professor of Professional Practice International Economic Law and International Affairs.

2:30pm-6:00pm

Pursuing Digital and Cyber Peace, a panel discussion focusing on cyber peace (and war), will explore the successes and failures of previous efforts for a more peaceful, stable, and secure cyberspace as well as current efforts by the United Nations, other countries, industry, and civil society.

Moderator: Jason Healey, Senior Research Scholar in the Faculty of International and Public Affairs; Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs.

Panelists: Jane Lute, UN Special Coordinator and former Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security ; Chris Harland, Deputy Head of Delegation and Legal Adviser, ICRC; Milica Pejanovic-Durisic, Permanent Representative of Montenegro; Thomas Markram, Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs; Alex Niejelow, Senior Vice President of Cybersecurity Coordination & Advocacy, Mastercard and Executive Board Member of the CyberPeace Institute.

Mapping Data Flows and Transparency, a discussion with SIPA Senior Research Scholar John Battelle on his research Mapping Data Flows, on how the largest technology companies collect, use, and share user information across the Internet. This session will explore issues related to transparency of data usage and collection, and consider the implications for consumers and citizens.

Speaker: John Battelle, CEO of Recount Media and Senior Research Scholar in the Faculty of International and Public Affairs; Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs.

Digital Identity: A Development Agenda, this panel brings together experts from development and cybersecurity to discuss the use, policies and mechanisms of digital identities, with a focus on developing countries. Central to the discussion are the issues of ensuring privacy and security while facilitating improved access and rights to financial products, transparency and accountability of state and non-state actors, and enhanced efficiency and accuracy in service delivery.

Moderator: Ronaldo Lemos, Edward Larocque Tinker Visiting Professor at SIPA.

Panelists: Steven Bellovin, Percy K. and Vida L.W. Hudson Professor of Computer Science at Columbia School of Engineering; Valerie Khan, Co-founder and VP at Digital Equity; Catherine Mclennan Highet, Lead for FinEquity’s Technology Working Group at CGAP; Aubra Anthony, Team Lead USAID Strategy & Research on the ethical strategy and policy issues of digital in emerging economies: Anupam Chander, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center.

Schedule:

1:00pm-2:15pm | George W. Ball Lecture

2:30pm-4:00pm | Pursuing Digital and Cyber Peace

4:00pm-4:30pm | Mapping Data Flows and Transparency

4:30pm-6:00pm | Digital Identity: A Development Agenda

This event will be livestreamed by the Internet Society.

Co-Sponsored by:

Cybersecurity, the Digital State, and Democratic Governance