Roundtable: fundamental digital rights – do we need a separate charter?
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary
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in deutscher SpracheBased on the initiative demanding a European Union Charter of Digital Rights, this year’s roundtable focuses on the very necessity of such a proposal. For such a complex issue, an interdisciplinary examination is essential.
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Dr. Alex 'Sandy' PENTLAND
Professor, MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
| 1981-1986 | Lecturer and Research Scientist, Stanford University, Stanford; SRI - Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, CA |
| since 1986 | Professor, MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA |
| 1995-2000 | Academic Head, MIT Media Lab, MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA |
| since 2000 | MIT Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program Director, MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA |
| 2007-2015 | Co-Lead, Big Data, Privacy, Development, World Economic Forum, Cologny |
| since 2014 | Chair, Advisory Board, AT&T Inc., Dallas, TX |
Veit V. DENGLER
fmr. Chief Executive Officer, NZZ Media Group, Zürich
| 1987-1990 | Reporter & Researcher, TIME-LIFE News Service, Vienna & New York |
| 1993-1994 | Assistant Brand Manager, Paper Products, Procter & Gamble, Vienna |
| 1997-2003 | Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company, Paris, Los Angeles, Vienna |
| 2003-2005 | Vice President for Marketing Strategy, Planning and Customer Insights, T-Mobile International, London |
| 2005-2012 | Sales Director, then General Manager ; Central and Eastern Europe, Dell Inc., Bratislava |
| 2012 | Senior Vice President, International, Groupon, Schaffhausen |
| 2013-2017 | Chief Executive Office, NZZ-Mediengruppe, Zurich |
| since 2016 | Council Member, Google Digital News Initiative - Innovation Fund, Paris |
Dr. Astrid AUER-REINSDORFF
Attorney-at-Law, IT-Law, Kanzlei Auer, Berlin
| 1989-1996 | Studies and Intern, Regensburg; Maastricht; Luxembourg; Brussels |
| since 1996 | Bookseller approved by the Chamber of Commerce |
| since 1997 | Lawyer, Berlin |
| since 2002 | Lawoffice AUER, IT- and Business Law, Berlin |
| since 2005 | Head of the IT-Law Section, German Bar Association |
| since 2006 | Certified Lawyer in IT Laws |
| since 2008 | German Lawyer registered in Lisbon |
| since 2009 | Member, Board of the German Bar Association |
| 2011-2015 | Vicepresident, Board of the German Bar Association |
| since 2016 | Lawoffice AUER & COMPANY, Berlin |
Dr. Jeanette HOFMANN
Professor of Internet Politics, Freie Universität Berlin
| 1995-1999 | Member, Project Group "Kulturraum Internet", Research Unit "Organization and Technology", WZB - Berlin Social Science Center, Berlin |
| 2000-2007 | Fellow and Program Leader, Internet Governance, Research Units "Innovation und Organisation" & "New Forms of Governance", WZB - Berlin Social Science Center, Berlin |
| 2003-2004 | Interim professor for Politics and Communication, Department of Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen |
| 2003-2006 | Member, Collaborative Research Center 597 "Transformations of the State", Subproject "Regulation and Legitimation on the Internet", University of Bremen |
| 2007-2010 | Researcher, Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation, LSE - London School of Economics and Political Science, London |
| 2010-2013 | Expert member, Parliamentary Enquiry Commission Internet and Digital Society, German Bundestag, Berlin |
| Member, Research Unit "Cultural Sources of Newness", WZB - Berlin Social Science Center, Berlin | |
| since 2012 | Director, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin |
| since 2013 | Head of the Project Group "The Internet Policy Field" WZB - Berlin Social Science Center, Berlin |
| since 2014 | Honorary Professor of Internet Politics, Central Institute of Further Education, Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin |
| since 2017 | Professor of Internet Politics, Freie Universität Berlin |
Mag. Dr. Andrea JELINEK
Head, Austrian Data Protection Authority, Vienna
| 1991-1992 | Legal Advisor, General Secretary, Austrian Rector's Conference, Vienna |
| 1993-2003 | Head of Unit, Foreign and Asylum law, human rights, Department of Law, Austrian Federal Ministry for the Interior, Vienna |
| 2003-2010 | Head, Police in the 3rd district, Vienna |
| 2010-2011 | Head, Foreign Police, Vienna |
| 2011-2013 | Head, Police in the 3rd district, Vienna |
| since 2014 | Head, Austrian Data Protection Authority, Vienna |
Mag. Georg Markus KAINZ
President, quintessenz - Verein zur Wiederherstellung der Bürgerrechte im Informationszeitalter, Vienna
| 1981-1982 | Gaststudium Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD |
| 1982-1990 | Studium Betriebs- und Wirtschaftsinformatik Universität Wien |
| 1990-1991 | Verlagsvolontariat, Nordwest-Zeitung, Oldenburg |
| 1991-1992 | Anzeigenleiter, Märkischen Allgemeinen Zeitung, Potsdam |
| 1992-1995 | Projektleiter Anzeigensystem, Südkurier, Konstanz |
| 1995-1997 | Projektleiter Tagesspiegel online, Der Tagesspiegel online, Berlin |
| 1997-2000 | Editorial Director, T-Online International, Darmstadt |
| 2000-2001 | Geschäftsführer; Chefredakteur, T-Online Österreich, Wien |
| seit 2001 | Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter, Sportreport net5 GmbH |
| seit 2006 | Vorstand, Quintessenz - Verein zur Wiederherstellung der Bürgerrechte im Informationszeitalter, Wien |
| seit 2007 | Vorstand, Linuxwochen - Verein zur Förderung der Information über Freie und Open Source Software, Wien |
Dr. Gabriel LANSKY
Senior Partner, LGP - LANSKY, GANZGER & Partner Attorneys-at-Law GmbH, Vienna
| 1976-1979 | University Assistant, Institute for Roman Law and Ancient History of Law, University of Vienna |
| 1985 | Bar Examination, Vienna |
| 1985-1990 | Partner, Rudolf Müller & Partner Attorneys-at-Law, Vienna |
| 1991 | Established his own law firm, Vienna |
| 1997 | Member, Brussels Bar Association |
| 2001 | Merger with Law firm Dr. Elisabeth Steiner |
| 2002 | Merger with Law firm Dr. Gerald Ganzger |
| 2004 | Member, Budapest Bar Association |
| 2007 | Foundation of the LGP office in Bratislava |
| 2009 | Foundation of the LGP office in Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 2012 | Foundation of the LGP office in Astana, Kazakhstan |
Mag. Sophie MARTINETZ
Founder, Future Law; Founder and Managing Director, Seinfeld Professionals, Vienna
| 2000 | Graduation from law, University of Vienna |
| 2000-2002 | Executive Production Assistant, diverse film productions |
| 2002-2004 | In-House Lawyer, Bertelsmann/ Fremantle Media, Berlin; London |
| 2004-2007 | Media Finance, Barclays Corporate Banking, London |
| 2007-2008 | Head of Global Referal Unit, Barclays Corporate Banking, London |
| 2008-2011 | Head of Corporate Business Services, Bawag PSK, Vienna |
| since 2012 | Founder; Managing Director, Seinfeld Professionals, Vienna |
| since 2016 | Founder, Future Law, Vienna |
