17 March 1998
Source: http://www.fsk.dk/fsk/div/hearing/programme.html
Thanks to John Muller

## The Copenhagen Hearing April 23 - 24 1998

#### European expert hearing on digital signatures and encryption

| Ministry of Research and Information Technology | EU-commission | Hearing |

## Preliminary programme

Wednesday April 22nd

18.00 - 21.00 | Registration at the conference hotels

Thursday April 23rd

8.30 - 9.00 | Morning coffee
| Opening session - Ensuring trust
9.00 - 9.30 | Opening address Ms. Jytte Hilden, Danish Minister of Research and Information Technology Mr. Robert Verrue Director General, European Commission DGXIII
9.30 - 10.00 | Industry keynote speaker, NN
10.00 - 10.30 | Coffee break
| Market trends and business experience Chairman: Ms. Marijke De Soete, Senior manager, Smart Card Applications & Security Europay International

10.30 – 12.30 | Session 1 Global market trends on cryptography - the IT-industry perspective

12.30 - 14.00 | Lunch
14.00 - 15.30 | Session 2 Business use of cryptography - the business users perspective
15.30 - 16.00 | Coffee break
16.00 - 18.00 | Session 3 The European cryptography industry - opportunities and barriers
20.00 | Dinner Restaurant Base Camp Holmen

Friday April 24th

| Electronic authentication and digital signatures Chairman: Prof. Dr. jur, Mads Bryde Andersen, University of Copenhagen
9.00 - 10.30 | Session 1 Common requirements
10.30 - 11.00 | Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 | Session 2 Legal recognition
12.30 - 14.00 | Lunch
14.00 - 15.30 | Session 3 Liability
15.30 - 16.00 | Coffee break
16.00 - 17.00 | Closing session
16.00 - 16.45 | Brief report, Rapporteurs
16.45 - 17.00 | Closing statement Ms. Jytte Hilden, Danish Minister of Research and Information Technology