Annuncement Upcoming Event: "Technological Platforms and National Security in Hong Kong: The Domain of Standards Setting" 25 August 2023 University of Hong Kong

 

 I am delighted to pass along the announcement of an upcoming event: Technological Platforms and National Security in Hong Kong: The Domain of Standards Setting. This event is co-organized by the Law and Technology Centre & the Philip K. H. Wong Centre for Chinese Law, The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law.It will be held 25 August 2023 from 2.15 to 6.00 PM At the University of Hong Kong.  

More information follows including registration and program. 

 

Technological Platforms and National Security in Hong Kong: The Domain of Standards Setting

Date: August 25, 2023 (Friday)

Time: 2:15pm – 6pm

Venue: Academic Conference Room, 11/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong

This event is co-organized by the Law and Technology Centre & the Philip K. H. Wong Centre for Chinese Law, The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law.

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Welcome & Opening Remarks

• Prof. Hualing Fu, Dean & Warren Chan Professor in Human Rights and Responsibilities, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
• Dr. Marcelo Thompson, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
• Dr. Han Zhu, Research Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong

 

Keynote Speech

Prof. Larry Catá Backer, W. Richard and Mary Eshelman Faculty Scholar & Professor of Law and International Affairs, Faculty of Law, The Pennsylvania State University

 

Panel 1: Technology, National Interest, and the Future of Hong Kong – Mainland Relations: Key Questions and Challenges

• Prof. Albert Chen, Cheng Chan Lan Yue Professor and Chair of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
• Prof. Richard Cullen, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
• Dr. Han Zhu, Research Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong

Panel 2: Platforms and Governments: The Domain of Standards-Setting – Project’s Interim Conclusions

Dr. Marcelo Thompson, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong

Panel 3: Data Security and AI

• Winnie Yeung, Chief Legal Counsel, Greater China Region, Corporate, External and Legal Affairs, Microsoft
• Dr. Angela Zhang, Director, Philip K. H. Wong Centre for Chinese Law & Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
• Mark Parsons, Partner, Global Regulatory, Hogan Lovells

Panel 4: Data Governance and Social Credit

• Gabriela Kennedy, Partner, Mayer Brown & Head, Asia IP and TMT group
• Marianne von Blomberg, Research Associate, Chair of Chinese Legal Culture, University of Cologne

 

Closing Remarks: Further Directions

• Dr. Marcelo Thompson, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong