Panel Talk PRS46
Protection in the Age of Data
Date Friday, Dec 4 Time – RoomCharlottenburg II
A lot of educational data have been collected and used to enhance lesson plans and provide a more personalised learning experience for students. In this session, we’ll explore ways in which institutions and companies are addressing privacy and identity concerns and using data to enhance learning experiences.
Erwin Bomas
Consultant, Kennisnet Foundation, The Netherlands
How to Give Students Control of Their Data
Erwin Bomas is a consultant at Kennisnet Foundation in The Netherlands. After studying Industrial Design
Engineering at Delft University of Technology he worked in the e-learning industry as a project manager,
consultant and product manager. Since 7 years, he works at Kennisnet.
As a designer by background he helps educators to innovate with the use of new technology. He works at
the cross-section of technology and education and specifically on innovation in (digital) education, design
(thinking) and privacy (by design).
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Ricardo Vea
CEO, Smiley Owl Tech, Spain
Increasing Online Courses’ Integrity by Verifying the Online Student Continuously through the E-Learning Process
Ricardo Vea is founder and CEO of Smowltech (a technology company that provides continuous authentication services based on face recognition). He is also a consultant for different companies implementing the Investor in People Standard and professor at Deusto Business School.
Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the UPV Universidad del Pais Vasco, Certificat d'Especialisation en Psicologie Social from UCL (Université Catholique de Louvin, Belgium). He specialized in HR at UCSD (University of California San Diego) and UCLA (University of California Los Angeles), and as Adviser for the Investor in People Standard in London.
Ricardo has experience of over twenty years in the world of Human Resources, working as head of the department in different industrial and technological companies and as a teacher for Graduate and Master degrees. He has also developed and directed the Agency for Certifications in Cyber security from ICFS at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
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Andrew Caldwell
ProctorU, USA
Online Education Privacy: Balancing Security and Convenience
Andrew joined ProctorU in 2013 with over 15 years of experience in the education, information technology and aviation industries. He is responsible for overseeing ProctorU's identity management solution, Ucard, as well as professional testing and international partnerships. He grew up in Columbus, Ohio and currently resides in Phoenix, Ariz. When not winning over hearts and minds in the education industry, Andrew enjoys spending time with family and friends.
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Moderator
Harold Elletson
Chairman, The New Security Foundation, UK
Dr Harold Elletson is an international communications and public affairs consultant. He is also the Director of The New Security Foundation, which conducts research into the implications of the new security environment for civil society. The New Security Foundation provides an international forum for dialogue between the public and private sectors and offers analytical insight and information about new security conditions. The Foundation hosts the Security and Defence Learning track at OEB, as well as organising other conferences and seminars. A particular area of expertise is tourism security and the connection between culture and security.
He is a founding director of the Africa Forum on Business, Investment and Security, a member of the steering committee of OEB, a member of the Organising Committee of eLearning Africa and a consultant to ICWE GmbH. He is also the editor of The eLearning Africa Report, which is published every year and contains a survey of ICT in education in Africa, a comprehensive country report outlining progress in ICT4E in every African country and a funding guide.
Dr Elletson was previously Director of the NATO Forum on Business and Security, which he created with support from the NATO Science Programme.
A former Member of the United Kingdom Parliament (from 1992-1997), he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in the early stages of the peace process and was also a member of the Select Committee on Environmental affairs. He served as a member of the Lancashire Education Authority (the Education Committee of Lancashire County Council) before being elected to Parliament where he represented the interests of schools and colleges in his constituency in discussions with Ministers and on the floor of the House of Commons. He is a Fellow of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme and of the Industry and Parliament Trust.
As a communications and public affairs specialist, he has advised many leading companies on aspects of their business in challenging markets, including BP in Azerbaijan and Alstom in Siberia. He has written widely on political and historical subjects and his first book, The General Against the Kremlin, was published by Little Brown. His journalism has been published in a variety of newspapers and magazines. Dr Elletson holds a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Bradford.