We are pleased to announce the “AI and Privacy in the Global South” session (October 3rd) at MediaNama’s PrivacyNama 2024 conference.

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The “AI and Privacy in the Global South” panel discussion focuses on the intersection of AI development and Data Protection from a Global South perspective, especially when it comes to challenges in development unique to such nations. How are countries in the Global South responding to the AI boom? How has this affected privacy regulation in these countries? How do they compare to data protection regulations in other jurisdictions?

To answer these questions and more, we will be in conversation with:

Nicolás Grossman, Project Director of the Global Index on Responsible AI at the Global Center on AI Governance

Nicolas Grossman is the Project Director of the Global Index on Responsible AI at GCG. He has led the design of a comprehensive measurement framework for responsible AI and supervised an expansive data collection programme in over 140 countries. Nicolás is a sociologist, specialising in research and global measurements on data for public good and responsible AI. Before joining GCG, Nicolas was the research and data lead for the Global Data Barometer and spearheaded the Open Data and Data Journalism strategy for Properati, a private-sector real-state platform. He is completing his Master’s in Political Sociology at the National University of Tres de Febrero, where his focus is on studying the challenges of big data and AI in less developed countries.

Luca Belli, Professor, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law School

Luca Belli is a Professor at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law School, Rio de Janeiro, where he heads the Center for Technology and Society (CTS-FGV) and the CyberBRICS project. He is also Associated Researcher at the Centre de Droit Public Comparé of Paris 2 University, Member of the Board of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), and Director of the Latin-American edition of the Computers Privacy and Data Protection Conference (CPDP LatAm).

His work is at the interface of law and technology and focuses primarily on Internet access, data protection and digital platform regulations, and digital policies in the BRICS countries. He enjoys developing multistakeholder partnerships to analyse existing challenges and put forward creative solutions.

Merl Chandana, Team Lead – Data, Algorithms and Policy Team, LIRNEasia

Merl Chandana is the Team Lead of the Data, Algorithms, and Policy (DAP) team at LIRNEasia. Recently, he led the efforts of one of two research hubs in Asia that contributed to the publication of the Global Index on Responsible AI. He currently serves on the Sri Lankan Task Force for the National Strategy for AI, where he drives the efforts on Trust, Safety, and Responsible Artificial Intelligence. Before joining LIRNEasia, Merl was a team member of the Analytics Unit of the Ministry of National Policies and Economics Affairs, Sri Lanka.

Linh Tong, Deputy Director, Center for Education Promotion and Empowerment of Women (CEPEW)

Linh Tong is currently the Deputy Director of the Center for Education Promotion and Empowerment of Women (CEPEW) and a member of the ITU’s Youth Advisory Board. She is committed to promoting inclusive governance of digital technology by engaging vulnerable groups like ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, youth, and women leaders. Linh has actively promoted applications of AI tools to enhance Vietnamese citizens’ access to information and public services. She is working on a report discussing the importance of protecting cultural/linguistic diversity and gender equality in the design and development of AI systems and tools in Vietnam. She also served as a country researcher for the Global Index on
Responsible AI.

Date: October 3rd, 2024

Time: 5:30 pm – 7.00 pm IST

Location: Virtual (Zoom)

Agenda and Programme:

Day one, October 3 (All timings in IST)

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm – Applying Data Protection Principles to AI

Session Chair: Pundrikaksh Sharma, Legal Associate, AZB and Partners

Speakers: Beni Chugh, Head – Future of Finance, Dvara Research; Udbhav Tiwari, Head of Global Product Policy, Mozilla Foundation; Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Partner, Ikigai Law.

4:30 pm – 5:45 pm – Data Protection Officers Round Table on AI

Speakers: Derek Ho, Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Privacy & Data Protection, Mastercard; Sriram SL, Data Protection Officer, Zomato; Mujgan Caba, Senior Compliance Officer, Truecaller; Idriss Kechida, Global Data Protection Officer, OpenAI.

5:30 pm – 7.00 pm – AI and Privacy in the Global South

Speakers: Nicolas Grossman, Project Director, Global Index on Responsible AI; Luca Belli, Professor, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law School; Merl Chandana, Team Lead – Data, Algorithms and Policy Team, LIRNEasia; Linh Tong, Deputy Director, Center for Education Promotion and Empowerment of Women (CEPEW).

Day two, October 4 (All timings are in IST)

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Data Protection Authorities on AI and Data Protection

Session Chair: Malavika Raghavan, PhD Candidate, London School of Economics

Speakers: Markus Wünschelbaum, Policy & Data Strategy Advisor to Hamburg DPA, Germany, Jayantha Fernando, Director, CERT|CC, Sri Lanka.

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm – AI Sovereignty and cross-border data flows

Speakers: Vivek Abraham, Senior Director, External Strategy – India & South Asia, Salesforce; Rostam Neuwirth, Department Head, Global Legal Studies, University of Macau; Amlan Mohanty, Independent Lawyer.

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm – Data Trusts, Non-Personal Data and AI

Speakers: Astha Kapoor, Co-Founder, Aapti Institute; Zainab Bawa, COO, Hasgeek; Shweta Mohandas, Researcher, Centre for Internet and Society; Amol Kulkarni, Director (Research), CUTS International.

The final agenda may be subject to change.

This discussion is being organised with support from Meta and Google, and in partnership with CUTS, the Centre for Communication Governance at NLU Delhi, and the Digital Empowerment Foundation.

Note:

• Registration does not guarantee attendance. In case you fit our mandate for the intended audience, we’ll send you a confirmation before the event.
• Your contact information will never be shared with anyone outside of MediaNama.