Under the theme “Securing the Future Growth of the Internet: Stability, Openness and Trust” 16 high – profile speakers will debate the challenges, opportunities and threats facing the Internet. On 23 February 2011 the international INET conference will take place in Frankfurt, Germany.
The INET Frankfurt programme will feature Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor as keynote speaker and senior representatives from Microsoft, Skype, Verisign, Affilias, the Founder and President of the Swedish Pirate Party , and the 4000 member strong German organisation of hackers, Chaos Computer Club, on the panels.
The morning session will address the current and future technical, social and economic challenges for the global Internet, including some of the most critical issues on security. It intends to clarify the principles on which the Internet is based and which stakeholders should be taken into account while addressing the Internet’s growth and future.
The afternoon session will address various aspects of Security and Privacy which are critical for the future success of the Internet, In order to be trusted, the Internet must provide channels for secure, reliable, private, communication between entities, which can be clearly authenticated in a mutually understood manner. The mechanisms that provide this level of assurance must support both the end-to-end nature of Internet architecture and reasonable means for entities to manage and protect their own identity details.
Being a financial centre of global importance and having the largest airport in Europe, Frankfurt is one of the economically strongest cities in Germany and a crucial hub in terms of presence for every corporate company. Following ISOC’s global recognition as thought-leaders on the future of the Internet and featuring high-profile speakers as well as highly topical content, we expect the attendance of ca 200 C-level executives of German and European (global) businesses, policy makers, academics and Internet stakeholders. The conference languages will be German and English.
Attendance at the INET conference is free of charge.More information: https://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/registration/index2.php?id=inet-f…
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