23rd May 2011

Michael Wigley is facilitating the following events at the Cloud Services and Security Summit:

3:20-4:00pm: Cloud Legal Risks: Laws of the Open Skies

4:00-5:00pm: Interactive Discussion: Transformative Effects of Cloud on IT Departments

Cloud Legal Risks: Laws of the Open Skies

New technologies bring new legal worries and cloud is no different. What laws apply when your data is offshore? How will government mandate and react to this new technology? We examine the legal status of cloud computing, the key considerations for organisations such as what laws apply and finally we consider where legislation and regulation will go with advances in technology and usage of cloud.

• Current cloud law: Location, dispute resolution, resilience, security, copyright

• IT contracts and what you need to discuss with your vendor about cloud

• Future law: Considering the pace of technology and future regulation

Interactive Discussion: Transformative Effects of Cloud on IT Departments

Concluding the day, this interactive discussion will bring together experts and YOU to discuss views on how cloud is transforming the concept of the IT department and what needs to be done to managed that change.

• How has cloud changed IT and the way IT works?

• What has cloud delivered well and what are its current

blind spots?

• What changes are required by IT to become a value add?

• What are the coming trends in cloud services?

The Cloud Services and Security Summit conference by Bright*Star will cover crucial issues for New Zealand business advisors and regulators on how to manage competition to ensure efficiency in a recovering market.

For further details about the Cloud Services and Security Summit, including full programme and registration information, please see the Bright*Star website.

Date: Monday, 23 May 2011

Time: 3:20pm - 5:00pm

Rendezvous Hotel: Mayoral Drive & Vincent Street, Auckland