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PART II: Conference Speakers

Portraitfoto von Prof. Dr. Moritz Hennemann

Prof. Dr. Moritz Hennemann

Director, Research Centre for Law and Digitalisation and Chair of European and International Information and Data Law, University of Passau

Introduction and discussant

Bruno Gencarelli

Deputy Director for Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law | Head of the International data  flows and protection unit, European Commission (Directorate General for Justice and Consumers) 

Keynotes

Prof. Alex Makulilo

Professor of Law and Technology, the Open University of Tanzania

Presentation on the State of Data Protection Laws in Africa

Ralph Sauer

Deputy head of unit – International Data Flows and Protection (Directorate – General for Justice and Consumers), European commission.

Discussant

Peter Kimpian

Data Protection Unit, Council of Europe

In charge of law enforcement and national security-related privacy matters, internet governance and the implementation of the Global data protection Convention 108+

Keynotes

Baker Birikujja

Manager Licensing and Legal Affairs at Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO), Uganda

Discussant

Prof. Raymond A. Atuguba

Dean of, and an Associate Professor at the University of Ghana School of Law

Introduction and discussant

Prof. Graham Greenleaf

Professor of Law & Information Systems, UNSW Sydney, Australia

Presentation on Data Protection International Influence in Africa

Prof. Bertil Cottier

Professor emeritus, affiliated as such at both the University of Lugano and the University of Lausanne (Switzerland)

Presentation on Data Protection International Influence in Africa

Dr. Lukman Abdulrauf

Senior Lecturer - Digital Rights, Data Protection and Information Technology Law, University of Ilorin, Nigeria

Presentation on African Approaches to Data Protection Law

Prof. Mailyn Fidler

University of Nebraska College of Law

Presentation on Tech Law as Politics in Africa

Dr. Iheanyi Samuel Nwankwo

Institute for Legal Informatics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany

Presentation on Adopting Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) in Africa: Lessons from Kenya’s DPIA Framework and Experiences

Ms. Megan Kathure

Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and Regional Co-Lead for the AfronomicsLaw Academic Forum (East Africa)

Presentation on Remodeling Data Governance Regimes with Group Privacy Perspectives 

Mr. Nelson Otieno Okeyo

PhD (Candidate), University of Bayreuth, Germany and Doctoral Researcher, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Presentation on Adopting Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) in Africa: Lessons from Kenya’s DPIA Framework and Experiences

Ms. Melody Musoni

Senior Expert: Data Protection at the SADC Secretariat and a Ph.D student at the University of Witwatersrand

Presentation on the Importance of Data Localisation in Cybercrime Investigations 

Ms. Aishat O Salami

Tech Policy Lead, Researcher and Founder at Veeta Advisory Hub

Presentation on Digital Identity, Surveillance, and Data Protection

Mr. Ridwan Oloyede FIP, CIPP/E, CIPM

Co-Founder, researcher and technology policy Team Leader at Tech Hive Advisory

Presentation on Digital Identity, Surveillance, and Data Protection

Brian Tshuma

Research Fellow at Open Data Institute, London, UK

Presentation on Exploring New Institutions for Data Governance Emerging in Africa’s Digital Economies

Ms. Victoria Oloni

Presentation on Cross-Border Data Flows: Oiling the Wheel of the African Digital Economy

Dr. Uchenna Jerome Orji

Asst. Professor of Law, American University of Nigeria; Fellow of the African Center for Cyber Law and Cybercrime Prevention (ACCP), and United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime in Kampala, Uganda

Presentation on Looking Towards Europe?: An Inquiry into the Regional Harmonization of Data Protection Regimes in Africa

Setor Foe-Ahorney (Esq.)

Private Practitioner and LLM (ADR) student at the University of Ghana, Legon

Presentation on whether the Law Protects the Privacy of Ghanaians on the Internet? An exploration Study

Ms. Teki Akuetteh

Founder & Executive Director The Africa Digital Rights’ Hub

Presentation on Data Protection Enforcement in Africa – What is the way forward?

Justin Bryant, MsC, LLM, JD - Certified Information Privacy Professional- Europe (CIPP-E)

Head of Operations at Alternativ, a Research Fellow at the Stanford Law School Gould Center for Conflict Resolution and a Co-Lead for Youth and Digital Inclusion on the board of People-Centered Internet, a nonprofit working to ensure that the Internet serves to improve the lives and well-being of people around the world

Conference Moderator

Dr. Patricia Boshe

Senior researcher at the Research Centre for Law and Digitalisation (FREDI) – University of Passau

Conference Moderator

Dr. Sena Afua Dei-Tutu

Coordinator for International Partnerships and Outreach, University of Ghana School of Law

Conference Moderator

Timo Hoffmann

Researcher and Doctoral candidate at the University of Passau

Conference moderator

Josefine Ehrlicher

Researcher and Doctoral candidate at the University of Passau

Conference moderator

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