The workshop, which is free and open to the public, will focus on commercial applications of facial detection and recognition technologies, exploring an array of current uses of this technology, possible future uses and benefits, and potential privacy and security concerns.
A webcast of the proceedings will be available here. Any updates to the agenda, included below, can be found at ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/facefacts/
Face Facts: A Forum on Facial Recognition Technology
December 8, 2011
8:30 am Registration
9:30 am Welcome & Introductory Remarks: Chairman Jon Leibowitz
10:00 am Panel 1 - Facial Detection & Recognition Technology: How Does It Work?
Moderator: Edward W. Felten, Chief Technologist, FTC
Panelists: Ralph Gross, Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. P. Jonathon Phillips, Electronic Engineer, NIST
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Panel 2 - Facial Detection: Uses and Ramifications
Moderators: Mark Eichorn, Assistant Director,
Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, FTC
Manas Mohapatra, Attorney,
Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, FTC
Panelists: Fred Carter, Senior Policy & Technology Advisor,
Information and Privacy Commissioners Office, Ontario, Canada
Andrew Cummins, Chief Strategy Officer, SceneTap
Harley Geiger, Policy Counsel, Center for Democracy and Technology
Beth Givens, Director, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
Jai Haissman, Founder & CEO, Affective Interfaces
Brian Huseman, Senior Policy Counsel, Intel Corporation
12:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Remarks: Commissioner Julie Brill
1:30 pm Panel 3 - Facial Recognition: Whats Possible Now and What Does the Future Hold?
Moderators: Amanda Koulousias, Attorneys,
Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, FTC
Jessica Lyon, Attorneys,
Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, FTC
Panelists: Alessandro Acquisti, Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Chris Conley, Technology & Civil Liberties Fellow, ACLU of Northern California
Gil Hirsch, Co-founder and CEO, face.com
Benjamin Petrosky, Product Counsel, Google Inc.
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm Panel 4 - Facial Detection & Recognition: Exploring the Policy Implications
Moderators: Maneesha Mithal, Associate Director,
Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, FTC
Laureen Kapin, Counsel for International Consumer Protection
Office of International Affairs, FTC
Panelists: Joseph J. Atick, Ph.D., Vice Chairman, International Biometrics & Identification Association
Daniel Caron, Legal Counsel, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Pam Dixon, Executive Director, World Privacy Forum
Erin Egan, Senior Privacy Advisor & Director, Privacy, Facebook
John Verdi, Senior Counsel, Electronic Privacy Information Center
Dr. Simon Rice, Principal Policy Adviser (Technology), Information Commissioners Office, United Kingdom
Daniel J. Solove, John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School
4:30 pm Closing
Remarks: Jessica Rich, Deputy Director,
Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC
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