Creating a National Consensus for Online Safety

Bahrain, April 26-28, 2010

April 26, 2010

• 8:00pm - 10:00pm - Welcome Reception

April 27, 2010 – Ritz Carlton Hotel, Manama

• 7:30am - Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits
  
• 9:00am - 2030 Context - 35,000 ft setting
  His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Al Amer, TRA Chairman/ Mr. Rob Middlehurst, Deputy General Director, Bahrain TRA
  The Bahrain TRA Vision for Online Safety
• 9:15am - Welcome speech
  His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed bin Ateyallah Al Khalifa, Minister responsible for Telecommunications
• 9:25am - Welcome
  Mr. Stephen Balkam, CEO, FOSI
• 9:35am - Keynote Speech: The Minister Her Excellency Dr. Fatima Mohammed Al-Balushi, Ministry of Social Development, Bahrain
• 9:45am - Child Protection on the Internet - the Benefits of Self-Regulation
  Mr. John Carr, Children’s Charities’ Coalition on Internet Safety, UK
• 10:05am - Coffee break
• 10:30am - Understanding the Law and Online Safety in Bahrain
  Her Excellency Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, Principal and Founding Partner, Haya Rashed Al Khalifa Law Firm
• 10:45am - The Aims and Objectives of ‘Building a National Consensus for Online Safety’
  Mr. Nick Truman, Internet Security Advisor, Bahrain TRA
• 10:55am - Kingdom of Bahrain State of the Nation Review of the Internet Safety 2010 - Introduction & Interim Report
  Professor Julia Davidson & Dr. Elena Martellozzo
• 11:15am - The Role of Industry - Building that National Consensus for Online Safety
  Moderator - Mr. Rob Middlehurst, Deputy General Director, Bahrain TRA
  - Ms. Dorothy Attwood, Senior Vice President, Public Policy & the Chief Privacy Officer, AT&T
  - Adel Daylami - Batelco, GM Products and Services 
  - Mr. Mohammed Zainalabedin, General Manager of Zain Bahrain
  - Sheikh Abdulla bin Khalid Al Khalifa, CEO, Lightspeed Communications
  - Mr. Brian Webb, Head of Internet Customer Security & Specialist Services, BT Security
• 11:50am - Looking West - Minimizing Illegal Content through a Self-Regulatory Partnership Approach
  Mr. Peter Robbins, CEO, Internet Watch Foundation
• 12:05pm - Looking West, Lessons Learned in the East
  Professor Mona Al-Achkar Jabbour, Legal Informatics, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Lebanese University, Lebanon
• 12:20pm - Model Legislation and the Financial Coalition: Two ways to help Eradicate Commercial Child Pornography
  Ambassador Maura Harty, Senior Policy Director, International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
• 12:35pm - GSMA Mobile Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Content
  Mrs. Natasha Jackson, Head of Content Policy, GSMA
• 12:50pm - Discussion led by Mr. Jeffrey Avina, Middle East Africa Citizenship Lead Manager, Microsoft
  
• 1:10pm - Lunch & Exhibits
  
• 2:00pm - Legislation and the Law Enforcement Response in Today’s Society
  Moderator - Professor Mona Al-Achkar Jabbour, Legal Informatics, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Lebanese University, Lebanon
  - Mr. Peter Robbins, CEO, Internet Watch Foundation, UK
  - Mr. Stuart Hyde, Assistant Chief Constable, President of the Society for the Policing of
  - Cyberspace and Spokesperson, e-Crime Prevention for the Association of Chief Police Officers, UK
  - Ms. Ghada Khalifa, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Microsoft Egypt
• 3:15pm - The Role of ICT in the Arab World
  Mr. Steve Simpson, U.S. Department of State, Communications and Information Policy/Middle East
• 3:30pm - Coffee break
  
• 3:50pm - Technology Solutions - Working Together to Provide Part of the Solution
  Panel Discussion and Q&A
  Moderator - Mr. Michael McKeehan, Executive Director, Internet & Technology Policy, Verizon
  - Ms. Laurie Coffin, Senior Director Marketing Communications, Blue Coat Systems
  - Mr. Mark Dampster, Head of Sales & Business Development, StreamShield
  - Mr. Simeon Coney, Vice President, Marketing, Adaptive Mobile
  - Mr. Gary Thomassen, Vice President Products, RuleSpace
  - Mr. Kent Lockyer, Vice President, Marketing, Nominum
• 4:50pm - Concluding Remarks
  Mr. Rob Middlehurst, Deputy General Director, TRA
• 5:00pm - Close
  

April 28, 2010

• 7:30am - Registration
• 8:15am - Welcome back from TRA
• 8:25am - Welcome back
  Mrs. Natasha Jackson, Head of Content Policy, GSMA & FOSI Chair
• 8:40am - FOSI’s Grid - Middle East edition
  Mr. David Miles, Director FOSI EMEA
• 8:50am - Keynote Presentation
  Mrs. Nagwa Shoeb, Director General, The Suzanne Mubarak Women’s International Peace Movement
• 8:55am - Women’s and Children’s Rights in the Digital World
  Moderator - Dr. Soroor Qarooni, Board Member Bahrain Women Association- for Human Development, Director Anti Child Abuse and Neglect Program Be-Free, Director Human Empowerment Technologies
  - Ms. Laurie Coffin, Senior Director Marketing Communications, Blue Coat Systems
  - Mr. Derek Wyatt MP
  - Ms. Dorothy Attwood, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and the Chief Privacy Officer, AT&T 
  - Dr. Lulwa Al Alwadhi, Representative of the Supreme Council for Women Bahrain (tbc)
  - Ms. Ghada Khalifa, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Microsoft Egypt
• 9:55am - The Role of NGOs in Building a National Consensus
  Introductory Remarks from Mrs. Marsali Hancock, President, iKeepSafe
  Moderator – Ms. Marsali Hancock, President, iKeepSafe
  - Mr. Larry Magid, ConnectSafely.org
  - Dr. Soroor Qarooni, Director, BeFree
  - Dr. Benna Bouzaboun, Batelco Women’s Shelter for Family Abuse (tbc)
  - Mr. Mohammed Fathy, Youth Empowerment Manager, Cyber Peace Initiative
  - Assistant Professor Khalid Al-Mutawah, IS Department, IT College, University of Bahrain
• 11:15am - Coffee Break
  
• 11:30am - Bringing the Arab World Together Around Online Safety
  Introducing a Safe Culture of Technology Practice – Qatar’s National Program
  Moderator – Ms. Nora Al-Abdullah, Outreach, Awareness and Training, Cyber Safety and Security National Program, Qatar
  - Presentation by Mr. Khalid Al-Hashmi, Director, Cyber Safety & Security/QCERT, Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology, Qatar (ictQATAR)
  - Mr. Imad Y. Hoballah, Ph.D., Commissioner, TRA Republic of Lebanon
  - Mr. Nevine Tewfik, Director, Cyber Peace Initiative
  - Mr. Richard Wilkins, Doha International Institute for Family Studies & Development
  - Dr. Mohammed Baqer, University of Bahrain
• 12:30pm - Lunch & Exhibits
• 1:30pm - Building the National Consensus - Creating the Template, Establishing Key Recommendations and Guidance
  Session Introduction by Ambassador David Gross, Partner, WileyRein, USA
• 1.45pm - Workshops
  The conference attendees divide into three groups for workshops on ‘Creating the Template, Establishing Key Recommendations and Guidance’:
  Group 1: Industry/Technology
  Led by Mr. Mike McKeehan & Ms. Ghada Khalifa, Microsoft
  Group 2: Education/ICT/NGO’s
  Led by Ms. Nevine Tefwik, Cyber Peace Initiative & Ms. Marsali Hancock, iKeepSafe
  Group 3: Law/Law Enforcement/Policy
  Led by Mr. Stuart Hyde, Assistant Chief Constable & Mr. Nick Truman, Bahrain TRA
• 3:15pm - Session summary - Ambassador David Gross
• 3:30pm - Coffee Break
  
• 3:50pm - Focus on the Future
  Moderator - Mr. Stephen Balkam, CEO, FOSI
  - Mr. Rob Middlehurst, Deputy General of the TRA, Kingdom of Bahrain
  - Mr. Imad Y. Hoballah, Ph.D., Commissioner, TRA Republic of Lebanon
  - Ambassador David Gross, Partner, WileyRein, USA
  - Ambassador Maura Harty, Senior Policy Director, International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
• 4:50pm - Closing Remarks
  Mr. Rob Middlehurst, Deputy General Director, Bahrain TRA
  MOU signing ceremony
• 5:00pm - Close