Ms Katherine Harman-Stokes
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
Friday 21 April, 2023
Sessions in which Ms Katherine Harman-Stokes attends
Tuesday 18 April, 2023
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...
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 ...
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.
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
Government access to personal data for national security purposes in India and China after Schrems II
Thursday 20 April, 2023
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.
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...
Friday 21 April, 2023
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.