Seminar and Book Launch
UNRAVELLING THE WORLD OF DATA, GENERATIVE AI AND PRIVATE LAW
Repeated scandals and the rapid development of technology and business models reliant on intensive data processing have thrust data protection and privacy issues to the fore. The regulation of data (mis)use is of paramount importance in mitigating the risks of harm to individuals, consumers and communities linked to the emergence of the digital economy.
In recent years, law and policy debates have largely focused on how data protection/privacy legislation can and should be adopted or updated to respond.
Far less has been written about the application of private law doctrines (e.g. tort and contract) to transactions and interactions concerning data, and demands for data and consumer protection.
Building on the launch of a new book Data and Private Law (Hart Publishing, 2023), our expert speakers will discuss two areas of practical and theoretical importance: (a) the treatment of data and legal duties in the new Generative AI era; and (b) the various measures that private litigants in different jurisdictions can take to enforce data rights.
The thematic panel discussions will illustrate the role of, and potential for, private law in responding to the potential benefits and risks of harm arising from the collection and use of data.
PROGRAMME
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Time (SGT)
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Programme
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3:45pm
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Registration
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4:00pm
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Welcome Remarks
Prof Dan W. Puchniak
Director, Centre for Commercial Law in Asia
Singapore Management University
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4:05pm
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Book Launch
Guest of Honour: Justice Goh Yihan
Judge of the High Court
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4:10pm
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Panel I – "Data and Legal Duties in the Era of Generative AI"
Josh Lee
Future of Privacy Forum
Jerrold Soh
Singapore Management University
Jeannie Marie Paterson (moderator)
The University of Melbourne
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4:55pm
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Panel II – "Private Enforcement of Data Rights: A Global and Comparative View"
David N. Alfred
Drew & Napier LLC
Normann Witzleb
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Damian Clifford (moderator)
Australian National University
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5:40pm
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End of Event
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Justice Goh Yihan
Judge of the High Court
Supreme Court of Singapore
PANELLISTS
Josh Lee
Managing Director, Asia-Pacific
Future of Privacy Forum
Jerrold Soh
Assistant Professor of Law
Deputy Director, Centre for Computational Law
Singapore Management University
David N. Alfred
Director, Corporate & Finance
Co-Head, Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice
Drew & Napier LLC
Normann Witzleb
Associate Professor
Chair, Obligations Lab Asia
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jeannie Marie Paterson (moderator)
Professor of Law
Director, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics
The University of Melbourne
Damian Clifford (moderator)
Senior Lecturer
Australian National University
