PROGRAM

DT-2 Who Owns the Data? A Deep Dive into Data Portability

What is “World ID,” the initiative launched by OpenAI’s Sam Altman to enable anonymous and secure identity verification in the age of AI? How is data being utilized within Estonia’s user-driven digital government? And what about Japan’s approach?
We are entering a world where the boundaries between real and fake—both in people and information—are increasingly blurred. The rapid spread of generative AI, the need to verify humanity, and technologies like zero-knowledge proofs are reshaping the landscape.
As vast amounts of personal data accumulate within GAFAM, some argue these tech giants are beginning to rival nation-states. Will AI further deepen our dependence on them?
In a data ecosystem where consumers are often absent, critical questions arise: Who has the right to use personal data, and to what extent?
Data portability is expected to play a key role in establishing consumer sovereignty and fostering customer-centric markets. Yet its adoption remains slow.
This discussion seeks to explore the challenges and potential solutions for advancing the responsible use of identity and data.

• Moderator

  

  Yuichi Arizono

  Microsoft Advertising

  Regional Vice President Japan

  

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  Hiroshi Maruyama

  dentsu, Inc.

  General Manager

  

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  Kohei Yoshida

  Office of Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reforms Cabinet Secretariat,JAPAN

  Deputy Director-General

  

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  Tomoe Makino

  Tools for Humanity Cooporation

  General Manager, Japan

  

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  Raul Allikivi

  GIG-A

  Founder & CEO