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Ms Alison Howard

Assistant General Councel
Microsoft Corp (USA)

Alison Howard is an assistant general counsel in the privacy legal team at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington, and leads Microsoft's global Office of Data Protection.  She assists with Microsoft's efforts around the EU's General Data Protection Regulation and global regulations, engaging with data protection authorities and supporting Microsoft's data protection commitments to customers.

Before joining Microsoft in 2005, she was an associate at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Seattle.  She was a journalist at newspapers in California and Idaho before becoming a lawyer.

She received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, her M.A. in international journalism from the University of Southern California and her B.A. in journalism from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.  She has CIPP/E and CIPP/US certifications.

 

Sessions in which Ms Alison Howard attends

Monday 17 April, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
Convention 108+ special program
Convention 108+Regulatory evolutioninternational cooperationCross-border data transfers
3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
Convention 108+ special program
international cooperationConvention 108+

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
10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes

For morning coffee breaks from Monday 17 to Friday 21 April, vouchers will be available to enjoy a typical Italian coffee at  Caffè Rosso if you attend the sessions at Santa Margherita Auditorium or at Venice Eat if you attend the sessions at Ca’ Foscari or Ca' Dolfin.In addition we will also offer a coffee break at Scuola Grande di San Rocco on Tuesday 18 April.

11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
International Cooperation
international cooperationData protection in practiceCross-border data transfers
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...

1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour

The buffet lunch will take place at Scuola Grande di San Rocco.

2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
Data Protection in Italy
Sessions available in ItalianInnovative technologies and data protection
4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Data Protection in Italy
Sessions available in Italian

For the 25th Anniversary of the Italian Data Protection Authority in September 2022 the Garante organised the “State of privacy” event, in Pietrarsa (Naples) where, in parallel with other thematic tables, the first Data Protection and Human Rights Roundtable explored the interplay of privacy and data protection with other human rights  (State of Privacy...

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
Data Protection in Practice
Regulatory evolutionData protection in practice

The role of the Data Protection Officer has greatly evolved since the nomination of the first DPO in the Land of Hesse, Germany in 1971. Originally designed to protect citizens privacy against too much scrutiny from the state, it shall now protect people from the invasive curiosity of private companies, large and small, as well as from increasingly active criminal organizations. New EU regulations aim at controlling large internet actors with the Digital Services Act and the Data Marketing...

10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 30 minutes
Data Protection in Practice
Regulatory evolutionData protection in practiceSocio-economic perspective
10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes

For morning coffee breaks from Monday 17 to Friday 21 April, vouchers will be available to enjoy a typical Italian coffee at  Caffè Rosso if you attend the sessions at Santa Margherita Auditorium or at Venice Eat if you attend the sessions at Ca’ Foscari or Ca' Dolfin. 

11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
Data Protection in Practice
international cooperationRegulatory evolutionData protection in practice
12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
Data Protection in Practice
Data protection in practice
1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour

The buffet lunch will take place at the Court and the Spazi Espositivi at Ca’ Foscari University next to the Welcome and Registration Desk.

2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
Data Protection in Practice
Data protection in practiceFundamental 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

Thursday 20 April, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
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
International Cooperation
international cooperationRegulatory evolution
1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour

The buffet lunch will take place at the Court and the Spazi Espositivi at Ca’ Foscari University next to the Welcome and Registration Desk.

2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Technology and Compliance
Innovative technologies and data protectionFundamental rights
4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
International Cooperation
international cooperationRegulatory evolution
5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
International Cooperation
international cooperationRegulatory evolution