[Ada_list] MEGA CEO Vikram Kumar public lecture at VUW School of Design

Join us for a public guest lecture in DSDN206: 'Identity and the Internet' by MEGA CEO Vikram Kumar. All are welcome!

'Crypto for the Masses: the MEGA Story'

Wednesday September 11th 2013, 3pm @ LT1

the School of Design, Victoria University

Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street, Wellington

Vikram Kumar's lecture on 'Crypto for the Masses: the MEGA Story' will focus on security and privacy issues surrounding the history and current state of cryptographic technology, touching upon subjects related to its modern day implementation and the challenges it poses for MEGA.co.nz.

Until recently, Vikram has been Chief Executive of InternetNZ, a non-profit organization promoting the vision of an 'open and uncapturable Internet'. In New Zealand, he has earlier worked for central government (State Services Commission) as well as Telecom in a variety of roles covering management, strategy, innovation, policy and programme management.

Vikram brings a diverse range of skills and insights to MEGA. He takes great interest in the economic, social and cultural opportunities that the Internet provides and the challenges the Internet is facing such as privacy, security and openness.

Please forward to anyone who might be interested, apologies for cross-posting.
Cheers,

Walter Langelaar
Media Design Lecturer
The School of Design
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand
p: +64 4 463 5512
e: walter.langelaar@vuw.ac.nz<mailto:walter.langelaar@vuw.ac.nz>
w: http://schoolofdesign.ac.nz