Speaking engagements

I habitually speak at international conferences and seminars on on-line content and service providers’ liability, Certification Service Providers’ practice, privacy and data protection, IT contracts, legal value of electronic documents and signatures, identity management, and legal risk management.

30 April 2013
Speaker on "Generating a ROI from rigorous data protection
compliance management" at Big Data & Advanced Analytics Summits, Lancaster
Terrace, London (England)
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26 March 2013
Speaker on "A Strategic Look at Privacy and Data
Protection Aspects of Big Data" at Big Data Asia Showcase 2013, Renaissance
Beijing Capital Hotel, Beijing (China)
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19 March 2013
Speaker on "Processing Employee Personal Data for
Analytic Purposes: A Legal Look at Issues & Opportunities" at HR Tech
Europe 2013, Kings Place, London (England)
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27 February 2013
Lecturer on Privacy, Business Marketing and Social Media,
in course organized in collaboration with Sistemi UNO, Centro Congressi
Hotel Holiday Inn, Turin (Italy)
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20 February 2013
Speaker on "Data transfer in the Cloud" at Privacy Lunch
organized by European Privacy Association (EPA) in collaboration with Lara
Comi MEP, European Parliament, Brussels (Belgium)
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23 January 2013
Speaker on "Profiling: good, bad or merely misunderstood?"
at Privacy Lunch organized by European Privacy Association (EPA) in
collaboration with Seán Kelly MEP, European Parliment, Brussels (Belgiium)
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13 December 2012
Speaker on Cloud Computing at seminar organized by Veneto
Innovazione, Relais Ormesani, Marcon (Italy)
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23 November 2012
Panelist on "Global Privacy Update" at 2012 Privacy
Summit, organized by iappANZ.org, SMC Function Centre, Sydney (Australia)
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14 November 2012
Speaker on "How to leverage the cloud whilst complying
with EU regulation?" at Datacenter Dynamics London, ICC London ExCeL,
London (England)
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08 November 2012
Speaker on "Unveiling the CSA Privacy Level Agreement
(PLA) Outline" at Cloud Security Alliance Congress 2012, Hilton Orlando
Lake Buona Vista, Orlando (USA)
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25 October 2012
Speaker on "Service Level Agreements" at Nordic Cloud and
Mobile Security Forum, Grand Hotel, Stockholm (Sweden)
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18 October 2012
Speaker on "Privacy & Data Protection Aspects of
Predictive Analytics" at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit, The Hilton
Hotel, Dublin (Ireland)
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08 October 2012
Speaker on "Trust in the new privacy regulation" at
Afternoon Tea Event organized by European Privacy Association (EPA) in
collaboration with MEP Alexander Alvaro, European Parliment, Brussels
(Belgium)
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03 October 2012
Speaker on "Regulatory issues & update on most recent EU
initiatives impacting our business" at 2012 Annual Round Table On the
Future of Direct Selling, organized by Seldia, Mariott Hotel, Milan (Italy)
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26 September 2012
Speaker on "Developing 'an SLA for privacy': Case study on
Privacy Level Agreements (PLAs)" at Cloud Security Alliance EMEA Congress
2012, NH Barbizon Palace Hotel, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
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25 September 2012
Speaker on "How to Ensure Compliance with the Anticipated
Amendments to the Data Protection Directive" at C5's 3rd Forum on EU Pharma
Regulatory Law, Le Méridien Hotel, Brussels (Belgium)
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24 September 2012
Panelist on Legal Aspects of Cloud Computing at ISC
Cloud'12, Dorint Kongresshotel, Mannheim (Germany)
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20 September 2012
Speaker on "How to leverage the cloud whilst complying
with EU regulation" at Big Data World Europe, ETC Venue St Pauls, London
(United Kingdom)
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19 September 2012
Lecturer at course TÜV, organized by Federprivacy, Rome
(Italy)
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05 September 2012
Speaker at the European Parliment on "Data in the Cloud"
at Privacy Breakfast organized by European Privacy Association (EPA) in
collaboration with Axel Voss, MEP, Brussels (Belgium)
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29 August 2012
Speaker on "Impact on Chinese Digital Business of the New
EU Commission Proposal for Regulation on General Data Protection" at u-
World 2012, Forum 6: Privacy and Security on IOT and U-Network, Hotel
Nikko, Dalian (China)
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20 June 2012
Speaker on "Security and Privacy in the digital world" in
event organized by Eurosmart, Bibliothèque Solvay, Brussels (Belgium)
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15 June 2012
Lecturer at course Tüv, organized by Federprivacy, Reggio
Emilia (Italy)

29 May 2012
Speaker at Conference "Privacy: la rivoluzione è in
arrivo! Manovra Monti, Nuovo Regolamento Europeo: la futura gestione dei
nuovi adempimenti e delle responsabilità", Centro Congressi Unione
Industriale, Turin (Italy)
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14 May 2012
Speaker at Healthcare Summit 2012, organized by Gruppo 24
ORE in collaboration with Il Sole 24 ORE Sanità e Nòva, Milan (Italy)
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09 May 2012
Speaker on "European data protection - what do the changes
mean for cloud computing?" at Secure Cloud 2012, Sheraton Congress Hotel,
Frankfurt (Germany)
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04 May 2012
Speaker on "The New EU Commission Proposal Regulation:
Practical Implications for Business" at Global Risk Summit organized by
Corporate Executive Programme, The Grand Huis Ter Duin Hotel, Noordwijk
(The Netherlands)
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24 April 2012
Speaker on "Security and Privacy in e-services 'cross
signed trust' systems - live testing" at Tutorial Workshop 2, Cyber
Security & Privacy EU Forum 2012, Science & Conference Center "The Dahlem
Cube", Seminaris Campus Hotel, Berlin (Germany)
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20 April 2012
Speaker on e-Health at Public Health Genomics II
Conference, Radisson Blu Hotel, Rome (Italy)
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28 March 2012
Speaker on “New General Data Protection Regulation:
Impacts on Cloud Business” at Cloud Workshops Series organized by Karin-
Riis-Jørgensen, Chairman of the European Privacy Association, in
collaboration with Trine Bramsen, MP Social Democrats, in Copenhagen
(Denmark)
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27 March 2012
Speaker at "Privacy Spritz" on the new decree "Salva
Italia" and the decree "Semplificazioni" and how they fit in the wide
reform proposal of the new European Data Protection Regulation, organized
by MagNews in co-operation with ICT Legal Consulting, Milan (Italy)

19 March 2012
Speaker on “Cloud Computing in e-Health” at the
international conference organized by Israeli organization Kupat Holim
Maccabi, in collaboration with ULSS 8 Asolo, in Jerusalem (Israel)
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09 March 2012
Lecturer at course Tüv, organized by Federprivacy, Taranto
(Italy)
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06 March 2012
Speaker at the European Parliament on "The Transfer of
Personal Data to Third Countries in the General Data Protection Regulation
framework" at the Privacy Breakfast, organized by European Privacy
Association (EPA) in cooperation with MEP Axel Voss, Brussels (Belgium)
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28 February 2012
Speaker on "Trustmarks - Key enablers for cross-boarder e-
Commerce" at European High Level Conference, organized by Danish Business
Authority, Bella Center, Copenhagen (Denmark)
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16 February 2012
Selected legal expert at the European Network and
Information Security Agency (ENISA) Working Group Meeting on "Procure
Secure" in London (England)

01 February 2012
Presented at the European Parliament on the EU Commission
Proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation at the Privacy Breakfast
on the Revision of the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC, organized by
European Privacy Association (EPA) in cooperation with MEP Sean Kelly,
Brussels (Belgium)
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29 November 2011
Panelist on "IT Security in the Context of Politics and
Legislation" at Meet the Experts, hosted by Dell, Mandarin Oriental Hotel,
Munich (Germany)

28 November 2011
Speaker on "Cloud Computing for e-Health - Data Protection
Issues & Opportunities" at Data Protection Policy and Compliance for the
Public Sector Seminar, EIPA, Maastricht (The Netherlands)
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10 November 2011
Lecturer on "Legal Aspects of the Certified Email" at a
webminar for large entreprises and multinational companies established on
the Italian terriroty.

09 November 2011
Speaker on "ID & Access management in the Cloud as a
compliance tool for data protection and data security" at
Identity.Next'11,7AM Meeting Spaces, The Hague, The Netherlands
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26 October 2011
Panelist on "Mobile Cloud for Enabling the EU e-Health
Sector: Regulatory Issues and Opportunities" at session Improving
Healthcare through eHealth Services, ITU Telecom World 2011, LabSpace #4,
Geneva Palexpo, Geneva (Switzerland)
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18 October 2011
Panelist on "Aspetti giuridici delle applicazioni di
Cloud" at "Cloud Computing for Digital Health", Auditorium Ospedale San
Giacomo, Castelfranco Veneto (Italy)
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07 October 2011
Panelist on "Developments in the European Union, including
the revision process of the Directive 95/46 and the regulation of security
breaches" at AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers) IP and Data
Protection Seminar, Hotel Waldorf Hilton, London, England
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06 August 2011
Panelist on "Practicing in Privacy – Can the Law Keep Up
with Technology and can Self-Regulation help" at the American Bar
Association (ABA) Annual Meeting, Antitrust Section, Toronto Convention
Center, Toronto, Canada
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21 luglio 2011
Presented as co-author, the paper of the Italian Institute
for Privacy "Cloud Computing and Privacy Protection in Italy: a mission
possible", Sala San Claudio, Italian House of Representatives, Rome, Italy
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06 July 2011
Lecturer at the presentation of the Quaderno Consip
entitled “Cloud Security: una sfida per il futuro”, Rome, Italy
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28 June 2011
Lecturer on "Cloud Computing - Rischi, criticità ed
opportunità legali: un'approccio contrattuale" "Cloud computing: soluzioni
e servizi" seminar organized by Unindustria Bologna, Italy
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17 June 2011
Speaker on "Trustmarks in e-Commerce: Key Elements for a Trustworthy Scheme" at Digital Agenda Assembly - Workshop 14: "Building confidence for the digital single market", Autoworld, Brussels, Belgium
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08 June 2011
Speaker on "Cloud Computing: Explaining Legal Issues & Data Protection Compliance Opportunities" at Covington & Burling Workshop, organized by European Privacy Association (EPA), London, England

19 May 2011
Presented EPA/IIP white paper "Cloud Computing and the Protection of Personal Data Privacy and the Global Web, Risks and Resources for the Citizens of the Internet" at the I° National Congress of Privacy hosted by the Asociación Profesional Española de Privacidad (APEP), Madrid, Spain
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12 April 2011
Lecturer on "Trustmarks: Issues and Opportunities for a Vibrant Digital Single EU Market" at European Commission DG Information Society and Media, Brussels, Belgium

31 March 2011
Lecturer at the EEP Group Public Hearing "Who pays for Data Protection?", EU Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
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16 March 2011
Speaker on "Industrial perspective on legal issues surrounding cloud computing" at Cloudscape III, The Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
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09 March 2011
Lecturer on "Privacy and Cloud Computing - Can Trustmarks Play a Role?" at European Commission DG Information Society and Media, Brussels, Belgium

03 March 2011
Panelist on "Data governance for innovation and growth: an economic analysis" at "Innovation in the Transatlantic Relationship: unlocking the potential of a 21st century economy", AmCham EU, Crowne Plaza Europa Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
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24 February 2011
Speaker on "Law Enforcement in the Cloud: Privacy and Data Protection Issues" at Law Enforcement in the Cloud: Regulatory Issues Conference, Universitaire Stichting, Brussels, Belgium
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22 February 2011
Speaker on "Cloud Computing - Risks, criticality and opportunity: A legal analysis" at Giornata di Studio ISACA, Information Technology Department of University "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
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28 January 2011
Invited expert in the conference "Data Protection Day Joint High Level Meeting", organized by The European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
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27 January 2011
Speaker on "Cloud Computing Legal Issues and Opportunities: A EU Perspective" at "The Expert Panel on Cloud Computing and the Protection of Personal Data", Stibbe office, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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16 December 2010
I joined as expert the European Commission roundtable on Online Behavioural Advertising (OBA) in Brussels, Belgium

07 December 2010
Lecturer on "Cloud Computing for e-Health: Data Protection Issues and Opportunities" at EIPA's Seminar on Data Protection, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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01 December 2010
Speaker on "Privacy as an Asset and the Value of Trustmarks" at The Economics of Personal Data and Privacy: 30 Years after the OECD Privacy Guidelines, OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France
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30 November 2010
Speaker on "Avoiding the security pit-falls - how can we ensure that data is kept secure in a society driven by technological change and globalisation?" at The European Data Protection and Privacy Conference, The Brussels Hilton Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
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13 October 2010
Speaker on Cloud computing: rischi, criticità ed opportunità - un approccio contrattuale at Il Cloud Computing nel Diritto, Spazio Chiossetto, Milan, Italy
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5 October 2010
Speaker on Data Protection Issues Related to Cloud Computing in Europe at ISSE (Information Security Solutions Europe) 2010, Maritim Hotel, Berlin, Germany
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24 September 2010
Speaker on Il cloud computing a supporto di una architettura documentale clinica digitale at Cloud Computing e Virtualization, at Soluzioni Integrate di Sanità Digitale: Dalla Gestione Documentale Clinica alla Telemedicina, Park Hotel Congressi, Potenza, Italy
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17 September 2010
Speaker on Legal Risks & Opportunities in the Clouds at Cloud Computing e Virtualization, Palazzo Valentini, Rome, Italy
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20 July 2010
Speaker on Google, Street View, and Privacy: An Objective Look from Europe at the debate on "Google and Privacy" organized by Big Brother Watch in Westminster central London, England
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17 June 2010
Speaker on e-Health in the Cloud at Voorjaarsvergadering 2010: Cloud Computing, Nederlandse Vereniging voor Informatietechnologie en Recht (Spring Meeting 2010: Cloud Computing, Netherlands Association for Information Technology and Law), Regardz Zilveren Toren, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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19 May 2010
Speaker on Privacy e servizi sanitari digitali at Forum PA 2010, Fiera di Roma, Rome, Italy
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30 April 2010
Speaker on Open Hour on Cloud Computing: from Fog to Secure Cloud – a Regulatory Perspective at EuroDIG 2010 (European Dialogue on Internet Governance), Telefonica Headquarters, Madrid, Spain
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14 April 2010
Speaker on Assessing and Dealing with Legal Risks and Liabilities Related to Cloud Computing at EEMA Cloud Security Meeting, Rabobank, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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16 March 2010
Speaker on Cloud Legal Issues at SecureCloud 2010, Majestic Hotel, Barcelona, Spain
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29 January 2010
Speaker on Legal Risks and Liabilities Related to Cloud Computing in Europe at the 3rd International Conference: Computer Privacy & Data Protection, Kaaitheater, Brussels, Belgium
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19 October 2009
Speaker on Cloud Computing for e-Health: Data Protection Issues at the Global Forum 2009 ICT & the Future of Internet, Parliament Palace, Bucharest, Romania
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13 October 2009
Speaker on Cloud Computing: a Contractual Approach at the AMCHAM EU Cloud Computing Expert Seminar. American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium

11 June 2009
Guest lecturer on Intellectual Property and the Fashion Business at the Master in Fashion, Experience & Design Management. SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy

4 June 2009
Speaker on Data Protection Issues related to Viral Marketing (Tell-a-Friend) and Creation of Opted-In Databases. Internal Legal Training, Baker & McKenzie, Milan, Italy

18 November 2008
Speaker on Legal Value of Electronic Documents, Electronic Document Retention, Electronic Invoicing, and Electronic Contracts at the IDC Seminar on Negoziare, redigere e stipulare i contratti per l’acquisto e la vendita di beni e servizi informatici limitando le responsabilità civili e penali delle parti. Capitol World Class Hotel, Milan, Italy

25 October 2008
Speaker on Users’ Data in The Web 2.0 World: Business Opportunities and Legal Challenges at the 5th CEMS Knowledge Forum - "The Attention Economy - Hijacking the Business World?" Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna EBA), Vienna, Austria

9 October 2008
Panellist on Social Networking and Social Aspects of IT Security at ISSE 2008 (Information Security Solutions Europe). Melia Avenida America Hotel, Madrid, Spain

9 June 2008
Guest lecturer on Intellectual Property and the Fashion Business at the Master in Fashion, Experience & Design Management. SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy

25 May 2007
Respondent to the paper of Dr. Anton Vedder (Tilburg University - NL) Privacy: Complications of the Common Conception at the International Workshop on Anonymity, Alma Graduate School, Bologna, Italy

4 May 2007
Speaker on Government Access to Customer Data and Data Retention in Europe at the American Bar Association (ABA) 2007 Spring Meeting, The Fairmont Hotel, Washington, DC, USA

17 April 2007
Guest lecturer on Government Surveillance vs. Citizens’ Privacy at the Advanced Diploma in European Studies. European College of Parma Foundation, Parma, Italy

8 March 2007
Panellist on The Legal Challenges of Personal Privacy and Data Protection at the e-ID Card Conference. Cybertrust, Leuven, Belgium

8 March 2007
Expert on Measure to Increase Trust and Confidence for Consumers in the Information Society at the Expert Workshop, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

30 January 2007
Speaker on IT contracts, related privacy and data protection issues, and probative value of electronic documents at the Giornata di study sui contratti IT. Scuola Superiore del Commercio del Turismo e dei Servizi, Milan, Italy.

02 May 2006
Speaker on Model for an Adequate Liability System for Trustmark Organisations at The First International Conference on Legal, Security and Privacy Issues in IT (LSPI). Elysée Hotel, Hamburg, Germany

23 February 2006
Speaker on Legal issues – Trust and Interoperability at the European e-ID Card Conference: “Current Perspective and Initiatives from around Europe in Government and Business”. DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary UK LLP, Brussels, Belgium

19 October 2005
Panellist on Electronic Signatures in Europe: A Legal Update at the RSA Conference 2005. Austria Center, Vienna, Austria

04 April 2005
Speaker on CCTV and Workplace Privacy – European Comparative Highlights at The World of Orwell, Law Students Day. Faculty of Law, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

28 September 2004
Speaker on CCTV and Workplace Privacy – Analysis of the Italian Decalogue on Video Surveillance 2004 at ISSE 2004 (6th Annual Information Security Solutions Europe Conference) and ICCC (5th Annual International Common Criteria Conference). MARITIM proArte Hotel, Berlin, Germany

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