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Global Standards Symposium

Global Standards Symposium
Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia, 24 October 2016
Organized by the
Telecommunication Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T)
and hosted by the Government of Tunisia

Security, Privacy and Trust in Standardization
09:30 - 10:00	Session 1: Welcome Objectives: The Global Standards Symposium (GSS) was adopted by the ITU Plenipotentiary (by Resolution 122, Antalya 2006) as a one-day round table and coordination meeting, to serve as a forum for high-level policy discussion and to provide its conclusions to the WTSA. Welcome: HE Dr Mohamed Anouar MAAROUF, Minister of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy, Republic of Tunisia [ Biography ] Opening remarks: HE Dr Mongi MARZOUG, Former ICT Minister of Tunisia; Chair of the Global Standards Symposium [ Biography ] Mr Houlin ZHAO, Secretary-General, ITU [ Biography ] Dr Chaesub LEE, Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), ITU [ Biography ]
10:00 - 11:00	Session 2: Regulatory principles for security, privacy and trust Keynote speech: Mr John EDWARDS, Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand; and Chair, Executive Committee of the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners [ Biography ] Moderator: Dr Bilel JAMOUSSI, Chief of Study Groups, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU [ Biography ] Speakers: Mr Victor Manuel MARTINEZ VANEGAS, Director of International Policy, Federal Telecommunications Institute, Mexico [ Biography \| Presentation ] Mr Ilias CHANTZOS, Senior Director, Government Affairs, EMEA, Global CIP and Privacy Advisor, Symantec [ Biography \| Background Document ] Mr James KILABA, Director General, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) [ Biography \| Presentation ] Mr Chawki GADDES, President, National Authority for the Protection of Personal Information, Tunisia [ Biography \| Presentation ]
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30	Session 3 (part 1): How industry meets end-users’ expectations of security, privacy and trust Moderator: Mr Ilias CHANTZOS, Senior Director, Government Affairs, EMEA, Global CIP and Privacy Advisor, Symantec [ Biography ] Speakers: Mr Ammar ALKASSAR, CEO, Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity [ Biography \| Presentation ] Dr Thomas KREMER, Member of the Board of Management for Data Privacy, Legal Affairs and Compliance, Deutsche Telekom [ Biography \| Presentation \| Background Document ] Mr David FRANCIS, European Cyber Security Officer, Huawei Technologies [ Biography \| Presentation ] Ms Jaya BALOO, Chief Information Security Officer, KPN [ Biography \| Presentation ]
12:30 - 14:30	Lunch
14:30 - 15:30	Session 3 (part 2): How industry meets end-users’ expectations of security, privacy and trust Moderator: Mr Ilias CHANTZOS, Senior Director, Government Affairs, EMEA, Global CIP and Privacy Advisor, Symantec [ Biography ] Speakers: Mr James SNOW, Security & Compliance Strategist, Google [ Biography \| Presentation \| Background Document ] Dr Yuejin DU, Vice President of Security, Alibaba Group [ Biography \| Presentation ] Mr Bernard BENOIT, General Manager, White Noise / Kudelski Security [ Biography \| Presentation ]
15:30 - 16:50	Session 4: Standards bodies’ approach to security, privacy and trust Moderator: Mr Toni EID, Editor in Chief, Telecom Review [ Biography ] Panelists: Ms Sophie CLIVIO, Director, Standardization and Technical Policy, International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) [ Biography \| Presentation ] Mr Frans VREESWIJK, General Secretary & CEO, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) [ Biography \| Presentation ] Ms Karen McCABE, Senior Director, Technology Policy and International Affairs, IEEE-Standards Association (IEEE-SA) [ Biography \| Presentation ] Mr Ashok GANESH, Director Innovation, CEN-CENELEC [ Biography \| Presentation ] Dr Reinhard SCHOLL, Deputy Director, TSB, ITU [ Biography \| Presentation ]
16:50 - 17:10	Coffee Break
17:10 - 17:30	Session 5: Adoption of GSS report and closing Symposium Chair: HE Dr Mongi MARZOUG, Former ICT Minister, Tunisia [ Biography ] Objectives: The objective of the final session is to adopt the conclusions of the GSS that will include recommendations for action by the membership. The report on conclusions, which will be prepared by the GSS steering committee, will be presented to WTSA-16 for appropriate action.