Parallel Session 9
" Identity: now you see it; now you don't"

Dr John Joseph Borking

(Director of Borking Consultancy, The Netherlands)

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Drs John J. Borking (58) (Dutch Nationality) is Director of Borking Consultancy (Wassenaar) and Associate Board member of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (CBP) in The Hague (The Netherlands). He was till 1 January 2002 Vice- President of de Registratiekamer and Commissioner of CBP.

He participates in several EU funded research projects. He is also reviewer of EU research projects and member of the CEN -IPSE steering committee. Furthermore he is board member of the Dutch Association of Privacy Officers (NGFG) and is arbitrator / mediator and board member of the Dutch Foundation for Alternative Dispute Resolution for ICT (SGOA). He is also board member of the Netherlands Gaming Control Board and advising on interactive gambling.

Parallel Session 9
" Identity: now you see it; now you don't"

Mr John Grimes
(Director, Strategic Development, Argus Solutions, Australia)

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John Grimes is the co-founder of Argus Solutions Ltd, a Sydney based company specialising in iris recognition technology. John has been responsible for developing the change management and privacy programs for over 85 clients introducing iris recognition in Australia and the region. Argus Solutions was awarded the iPrivacy award by the peak IT industry body AIIA in recognition of the companies privacy sensitive approach. John is a graduate of Flinders University (BA, Political Science) and Australian National University (MA, Strategic Studies).

Keynote Address

The Hon Daryl Williams AM QC MP
(Commonwealth Attorney-General, Australia)

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Daryl Williams AM QC MP was appointed Commonwealth Attorney-General on 8 March 1996 and became a member of Cabinet on 5 October 1997. He has been the Federal Member for Tangney since 1993.

As Attorney-General, Mr Williams has responsibility for a wide range of matters, including federal courts and tribunals, national security, human rights, international law, censorship, family law, native title, bankruptcy, constitutional issues and privacy law.

Mr Williams holds law degrees from the University of Western Australia and Oxford University. He was selected as WA Rhodes Scholar in 1965 and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1982.

Plenary Session E "Taking privacy to the people"

Mr Richard Thomas
(Information Commissioner, United Kingdom)

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Richard Thomas took up appointment as the Information Commissioner on 30 November 2002. He has independent status, reporting directly to Parliament, with responsibility for enforcing the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Data Protection Act 1998.

His previous career has included: Director of Public Policy at Clifford Chance (the international law firm); Director of Consumer Affairs at the Office of Fair Trading; Head of Public Affairs and Legal Officer at the National Consumer Council; and Solicitor with the Citizens Advice Bureau Service.

He has also previously held various public appointments, including membership of the Lord Chancellor’s Civil Justice Review Advisory Committee and the Board of the Financial Ombudsman Service.

Closing Address

Mr Peter Hustinx
(President, Data Protection Authority, the Netherlands)

Mr. Peter J. Hustinx has been President of the Dutch Data Protection Authority since 1991. In July 2003 he was appointed for a third term of six years.

From 1996 until 2000 he was Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party on Data Protection in the EU. In the Council of Europe, he took part in the preparation of the 1981 Convention on Data Protection.

He received law degrees in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and in Ann Arbor, USA. Since 1986 he has been deputy judge in the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam.