2nd Workshop on Cloud Computing in Cyprus: Opportunities and Challenges

Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus & Microsoft Cyprus, Tuesday, June 30, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (EEST), Nicosia, Cyprus

University of Cyprus, Department of Computer Science and Microsoft Cyprus organise the 2nd workshop under the title: "Cloud Computing in Cyprus: Opportunities and Challenges". The workshop aims at examining the prospects, the difficulties and the challenges of establishing the regulatory, technological and business environment that could unleash the potential of cloud computing in Cyprus.

10:00 –10:05 Welcome speech, Prof. Constantinos Christofides Rector, University of Cyprus

10:05 – 10:10, Welcome speech, George Petrakides, Country Manager, Microsoft Cyprus

LAWS & REGULATIONS AROUND THE CLOUD – ENABLERS OR BARRIERS?

10:10 – 10:30 Cloud Computing as an Innovation Platform: Implications for the Cyprus Economy, Prof. Marios Dikaiakos, Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus

10:30 – 11:15 Data Protection and Cloud Services: New Horizons, Mr Constantinos Georgiades, Officer, Office of the Commissioner for Data Protection, Cyprus

11:15 – 11:45 Trust & Transparency in a Mobile First, Cloud First World, Mr Jochen Engelhardt, Legal Director, Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe

11:45– 13:00 Panel Discussion (Moderator: Ms Anastasia Papadopoulou), 

13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH