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Ms Katherine Harman-Stokes

Acting Director, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties
Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties
Participates in 2 items

Ms. Harman-Stokes is the Acting Director of the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties (OPCL). The Office supports the Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer (CPCLO) and is responsible for helping ensure the Department’s compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, E-Government Act, and other privacy-related laws, regulations, and policies. In addition, the Office has a central policy-making role in the Department’s development and evaluation of legislative, regulatory, and other policy proposals affecting privacy, both domestically and internationally. Ms. Harman-Stokes has directly participated in international negotiations designed to harmonize high standards for protection of privacy and civil liberties in the law enforcement and national security contexts. Before joining DOJ, she was the Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. financial regulator that supervises and enforces US law in derivatives markets. She was the first CPO and the senior advisor for ensuring data protection and privacy in all agency programs and operations. She has been a consultant to multinational companies on international data protection and privacy law, and was a corporate officer and Associate General Counsel and was responsible for the data protection and privacy program at a company collecting sensitive biometric and other data in 110 countries. She has chaired various committees and working groups in the Federal Privacy Council and has hosted data privacy symposia. She also was an attorney at Hogan & Hartson LLP (now Hogan Lovells US), received her law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and her undergraduate degree from the American University School of International Service. She is an IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional-US and Government (CIPP/US, CIPP/G).   

Sessions in which Ms Katherine Harman-Stokes participates

Thursday 20 April, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
International Cooperation
international cooperationRegulatory evolution

Friday 21 April, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 30 minutes
International Cooperation In Practice - the Way Forward
international cooperationFundamental rightsConvention 108+

Sessions in which Ms Katherine Harman-Stokes attends

Tuesday 18 April, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | 45 minutes
Opening
international cooperation
9:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | 45 minutes
International Cooperation
Regulatory evolutioninternational cooperation
12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
International Cooperation
international cooperationCross-border data transfersData protection in practice

This panel will explore the interconnected nature of transatlantic cross-border data transfers with a variety of stakeholders. It will touch upon the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and other adequacy decisions as a means to bridge the gap between transatlantic data flows and standards. The panel will also explore key challenges to transatlantic data transfers, such as government access to data, and discuss international initiatives taken to develop a co...

3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
Technology and Compliance
Regulatory evolutionInnovative technologies and data protection

To combat global criminal and national security threats, governments across the world seek and collect electronic evidence and signals intelligence. However, with the globalization of digital information and communications networks, maintaining trust in how governments access data that flows across borders has become increasingly important to ensure continued effective and lawful government access to data to ensure public safety.  For ...

4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | 30 minutes
International Cooperation
international cooperationRegulatory evolutionData protection in practice

An overview of the framework and the legal and policy requirements that promote strategic, comprehensive privacy programs in U.S. Government agencies, presented by the Chief of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s Privacy Branch, which plays a fundamental role in developing Federal Executive Branch privacy policy, providing guidance to Federal agencies, and overseeing agency implementation.

6:00 PM
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | 30 minutes

We will have inaugurate the second edition of the Privacy Symposium on Tuesday 18th of April and enjoy the Official Welcome Reception at Scuola Grande di San Rocco at 6:00 pm.This Reception will take place In this magnificent building, dating back to the 15th century with of numerous artworks by the famous Venetian painter TintorettoFor your co...

Wednesday 19 April, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 1 hour
Technology and Compliance
Innovative technologies and data protectionData protection in practiceFundamental rights
11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
Technology and Compliance
Regulatory evolutionInnovative technologies and data protection
12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
Accountability, Trust and PET
Regulatory evolutionData protection in practiceAccountability, trust and certificationFundamental rights
3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
Technology and Compliance
Regulatory evolutionInnovative technologies and data protectionData protection in practiceFundamental rights
4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour
Data Protection in Practice
Regulatory evolutionInnovative technologies and data protectionData protection in practiceFundamental rights
5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | 1 hour
Call for Papers

Government access to personal data for national security purposes in India and China after Schrems II

Thursday 20 April, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 30 minutes
International Cooperation
international cooperationRegulatory evolution
11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
Data Protection in Practice

Join a group of national security experts from Europe and United States to continue the conversation from last year's panel about protecting data privacy in national security to focus this year's discussion on "Oversight" to understand how our countries ensure that privacy safeguards are followed. 

12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
Data Protection in Practice
2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
Socio-economic Perspective
Socio-economic perspectiveinternational cooperationRegulatory evolution

The question of how to reconcile privacy, innovation, and global trade can be a challenging one, as actors involved in the debate on cross-border data flows often come from different political communities, use different terminologies, and operate under different presumptions and assumptions. This panel brings together a diverse mix of experts to share their views on the frequent sources of misunderstandings that exist between players involved in these discussions, how we can overcome diffi...

2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
International Cooperation
international cooperationCybersecurity
3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
Socio-economic Perspective
Socio-economic perspectiveFundamental rights
5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
International Cooperation
international cooperationRegulatory evolution

Friday 21 April, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM | 9 hours

The Welcome Desk to collect your badge and conference bags is available from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm from Monday 17 to Friday 21 April in Spazi Espositivi at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Dorsoduro 3246 – 30123 Venice. 

11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | 45 minutes
International Cooperation In Practice - the Way Forward
international cooperationRegulatory evolutionData protection in practiceFundamental rightsConvention 108+Cross-border data transfers
12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | 45 minutes
International Cooperation In Practice - the Way Forward
international cooperationData protection in practiceFundamental rightsCross-border data transfers
2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
International Cooperation In Practice - the Way Forward
international cooperationFundamental rightsAccountability, trust and certification