IPRIA/CMCL Conference
Keeping Secrets in Times of Weak Law
A one-day conference to be held at the Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne on Friday will be held at the University of Melbourne on Friday 25th November 2011
WikiLeaks demonstrates the fragility of secrecy as a technique for protecting information. Yet secrecy remains a preferred technique for government and business security, innovation and creativity, social networking and other forms of social intercourse. Should law do more to support secrecy or should parties be left to look after themselves? Should we simply expect less secrecy in a networked society? Is secrecy perhaps becoming less desired than before?
This conference is targeted at IP and media professionals, business managers, patent attorneys and policy analysts, academics and students. The conference will discuss cybersecurity, trade/commercial secrecy and privacy. Please see below for individual session details.
Speakers:
- Professor Dan Hunter, Professor of Law and Director, Institute for Information Law & Policy, New York Law School (cybersecurity keynote)
- Dr Philip Williams, Chair, Frontier Economics, Melbourne (trade secrecy keynote)
- The Hon Michael Kirby, AC CMG (privacy panelist)
- Professor Julian Thomas, Director, Institute for Social Research at Swinburne University (cybersecurity commentator)
- Alana Maurushat, Director, Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre, University of New South Wales (cybersecurity commentator)
- Associate Professor David Lindsay, Law Faculty, Monash University (cybersecurity panel chair and discussant)
- Associate Professor David Brennan, Melbourne Law School (trade secrecy commentator)
- Susan McMaster, Senior Legal Counsel, CSIRO (trade secrecy commentator)
- Professor Beth Webster, Melbourne Institute and Director, IPRIA (trade secrecy panel chair and discussant)
- Michael Rivette, Barrister, Chancery Chambers (privacy panelist)
- Michael Gawenda, former Editor in Chief of The Age and Senior Fellow, Centre for Advanced Journalism at the University of Melbourne (privacy panelist)
- Professor Megan Richardson, Melbourne Law School, Joint Director CMCL, Associate Director IPRIA (Law) (privacy panelist)
- Jason Bosland, Melbourne Law School, Deputy Director CMCL (privacy panel chair)
- Professor Andrew Kenyon, Deputy Dean Melbourne Law School, Joint Director CMCL (opening remarks)
Program:
| 11:00 - 11:30am | Registration and tea/coffee (official conference opening 11:20am) |
| 11:30 - 1:00pm | Cybersecurity Panel |
| 1:00 - 2:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00 - 3:30pm | Trade/commercial Secrecy Panel |
| 3:30 - 4:00pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 4:00 - 5:30pm | Privacy Panel |
| 5:30 - 6:00pm | Drinks and canapés |
* Note also complementary screening of an October 2011 Sydney Opera House Interview with Julian Assange followed by discussion, chaired by Jake Goldenfein, editor Fortnightly Review of IP & Media Law at 10am
Enquiries:
Ms Michelle Wilson
Ph: +61 3 8344 2153
Fax: +61 3 8344 2111
Email: info@ipria.org
Website: www.ipria.org