Draft Programme Subject to Confirmation
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 09:30 |
Chair‘s Welcome Prof. Robert Hazell, Director, The Constitution Unit |
| 09:40 |
The Strategic View Richard Thomas, Information Commissioner |
| 10:20 |
Keynote Address Maurice Frankel, Director, Campaign for Freedom of Information |
| 11:00 | Tea & Coffee |
| 11:30 |
Practitioners Updates from the Information Commissioner’s Office and the Ministry of Justice Steve Wood, Assistant Commissioner / Head of Freedom of Information Policy, Information Commissioners Office, Gerrard Tracey, Assistant Commissioner, FOI Good Practice and Enforcement, Information Commissioners Office and Belinda Crowe, Head of Information Rights Division, Ministry of Justice |
| 12:45 | Standing buffet lunch |
| 13:45 |
Keynote Address Michael Wills MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice |
| 14:25 | Parallel Plenary Sessions: |
| a) |
Weighing it Up: the Public Interest Test Steve Wood, Assistant Commissioner / Head of Freedom of Information Policy, Information Commissioners Office |
| b) |
Environmental Information Regulations Phil Michaels, Head of Legal, Friends of the Earth & Clive Porro, Head of Information Rights Team, DEFRA |
| c) |
FOI and Business Marcus Turle, Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP |
| d) |
FOI Catch-up: a session for those new to FOI Dawn Monaghan, Head of Good Practice Team, Information Commissioners Office |
| 15:25 | Parallel Plenary Sessions: |
| e) |
At the Interface: FOI and DP Graham Smith, Deputy Information Commissioner |
| f) |
FOI: the Irish Perspective Sean Garvey, Irish Information Commissioner |
| g) |
Security and Privacy - Electronic Communications Dr Murakami-Wood, University of Newcastle |
| 16:20 | Tea & Coffee |
| 16:50 |
Keynote Address Prof. Robert Hazell, Director, Ben Worthy, Research Associate & Mark Glover, Research Assistant, The Constitution Unit |
| 17:20 | Conference Close Followed by Drinks Reception |
Please note this programme is subject to change