4th International Open Data Conference

Biography: Helen Darbishire is a human rights activist specialising in the public’s right of access to information (freedom of information), and the development of open and democratic societies with participatory and accountable governments with more than 20 years of experience. Helen is Executive Director of Access Info Europe since 2006. Prior to founding and setting up Access Info Europe, Helen worked as a campaigner and project... Read More →

Lawyer and civic activist. He serves as a Policy Director in ePaństwo Foundation (EPF). For many years he deals with openness and transparency of public life. He is primarily interested in mutual interactions of various human rights, goods and interests. He is of the opinion that openness should firstly serve for democracy and technology of everyday life afterwards.

Biography: Doctor in Law at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Professor of Administrative Law at Castilla-La Mancha (on leave) and CEU-San Pablo de Madrid Universities. He was Dean of the Law Faculty of both Universities and Vice-Rector of International Relations at CEU-San Pablo de Madrid University. He was Director of the Spanish Data Protection Agency, Vice-President of the European Group of Data Protection Authorities and Founding... Read More →

Title proposal: Balancing openness and privacy. | | Biography: Julia Manske is a Program Manager at stiftung neue verantwortung (SNV), a Berlin-based think tank. Currently she works on the project “Open Data & Privacy” focusing on the responsible collection, use and disclosure of data. She is also interested in digital policies and data innovation in the context of global development. Prior to the SNV, she worked for... Read More →