Keynote Speakers

Deborah Platt Majoras-Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
Deborah Platt Majoras was sworn in on August 16, 2004, as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. Majoras joined the FTC from Jones Day in Washington, DC, where she served as a partner in the firm’s antitrust section. In April 2001, Majoras was appointed deputy assistant attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division. She was named principal deputy in November 2002. During her three-year tenure, she oversaw matters involving numerous industries including software, financial networks, defense, health care, media and entertainment, banking, and industrial equipment. Majoras also served as a non-governmental advisor to the ICN and was named by President Bush to serve on the Antitrust Modernization Commission.

Your CEO’s Privacy Agenda
Alan Charles Raul-Sidley Austin LLP
Alan Charles Raul is a partner in the Washington office of Sidley Austin LLP and chairs the firm’s Information Law and Privacy group. Prior to joining the firm, he served as Associate White House Counsel to President Reagan, as General Counsel of the Office of Management and Budget, and General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 2006, President Bush appointed Mr. Raul to serve as Vice Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

Openness is Central
Scott McNealy-Sun Microsystems
Scott McNealy is chairman of the board of directors of Sun Microsystems, a company he co-founded in 1982 and chairman of Sun Federal Inc. McNealy grew Sun from a Silicon Valley start-up to a leading provider of network computing infrastructure with 37,900 employees worldwide, all while positioning the Company as the model of corporate integrity. A champion of Sun's 24-year old strategy to share, McNealy is always fighting for openness and choice: "Without choice, you have no innovation. Without innovation, you have nothing."

Richard Thomas
Information COmmissioner European Union
Richard Thomas took up appointment as the Information Commissioner on 30 November 2002. He has independent status, reporting directly to Parliament, with responsibility for enforcing the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Data Protection Act 1998 in the European Union. His previous career has included: Director of Public Policy at Clifford Chance (the international law firm); Director of Consumer Affairs at the Office of Fair Trading;Head of Public Affairs and Legal Officer at the National Consumer Council; Solicitor with the Citizens Advice Bureau Service. He has also previously held various public appointments, including membership of the Lord Chancellor’s Civil Justice Review Advisory Committee and the Board of the Financial Ombudsman Service.