4th Annual Freedom of Information Conference, London, 2008 UK
4th Annual Freedom of Information Conference 22nd & 23rd April 2008, London, UK Conference schedule: Day 1 - Tuesday 22nd April 2008: Speakers' Presentations, networking lunch and Wine & Canapés Reception sponsored by DLA Piper Day 2 - Wednesday 23rd April 2008: Six half-day FOI Workshops + networking lunch Speakers' Presentations - Day 1 FOI in practice: breaking bad habits and rising to new challenges Graham Smith, Deputy Information Commissioner, ICO FOI requests used in court proceedings Andrew Lidbetter, Partner, Herbert Smith LLP Information management: treating information as an asset Natalie Ceeney, Chief Executive of The National Archives What can be learned from the FOI decisions Marcus Turle, Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse The review process for FOI decisions Benet Brandreth, Barrister, 11 South Square Tricky issues when dealing with FOI requests Bernadette Livesey, Chief Law and Administration Officer, Calderdale Council Special panel discussion: managing the disclosure risk Nick Graham - Partner, Denton Wilde Sapte LLP Hazel Moffat - Partner, DLA Piper Jan Willem van den Bos - Senior Associate, Denton Wilde Sapte LLP Richard Smith, Departmental Freedom of Information & Data Protection Officer, Communities & Local Government Details of Speaker's presentations and biographies The Workshops - Day 2 Topics for FOI Workshops: A: Public sector data sharing: when, why, whether, and how to share data Damien Welfare - Barrister, 2-3 Gray's Inn Square B: Commercial contracts: how FOI Officers can win friends and influence contracts Hazel Moffat - Partner, DLA Piper Usha Jagessar - Legal Director, DLA Piper C: Health check: FOI issues in the NHS Anne Crofts - Commercial Partner, Beachcroft LLP Ros Ashcroft - Consultant, Public Law Team, Beachcroft LLP D: Can you keep a secret? Confidentiality and FOI Hazel Grant - Partner, Bird & Bird E: How to deal with complex requests for information Jackie Gray - Associate, Dickinson Dees LLP F: Information law issues in higher education Richard Sykes - Associate Barrister, Mills & Reeve Details of Workshops and Leader's biographies
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