The European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS.EU) invites you to a symposium featuring the director of computing for the MIT Media Lab, one of the foremost research institutions in the world. Michail Bletsas will talk about the collection of technologies called “the cloud” and how it helps us manage complexity. He will focus on its privacy, availability, security, and the need for portability and inter-operability. Panellists from the European Commission, the Norwegian government, and the private sector will look at the role of government and standards-setting in fostering a competitive environment to allow cloud computing to thrive to the benefit of business and consumers.
Among the panellists:
- Linsey McCallum, acting director at the Competition Directorate General of the European Commission, whose teams handle high-profile technology-related competition cases for the Commission;
- Ken Ducatel, head of unit for cloud computing for the European Commission’s Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG Connect);
- Katarina de Brisis, who leads on the cloud in Norway, as deputy director general for the department for ICT and Public Sector Reform;
- Andrew Updegrove, a Boston-based lawyer who has worked for 115 standards development groups and open source foundations.
When?
Wednesday 24 April 2013, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. followed by a reception
Where?
Sofitel Brussels Europe, Place Jourdan 1, 1040 Brussels
Please RSVP to info@ecis.eu, or telephone Lindsay Otis at +32 2 533 5065
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