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Protecting personal and sensitive information has never been more important than it is today. With the rise of cyber-attacks and data breaches, it’s crucial for businesses and individuals alike to have a solid understanding of data protection practices and regulations.
Our series of free webinars and our annual free data protection conference aims to provide data protection professionals with the knowledge that you need to know on specific subject matters. Whether you are a business owner, an IT professional, or a data protection professional our webinars and events have something for you.
Led by industry experts, our webinars and events will cover a range of current hot topics. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussions with our presenters and other attendees.
Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity to learn from the best in the industry. Browse and register for our upcoming webinars and events below.
If there are no webinars or events that you are interested in at this time, be sure to sign up for our updates below and be the first to hear about future webinars and events!
29TH may 2025, 11am
panel:
Ralph O’Brien
Global Privacy, Data Protection & Security Advisor
Liz Smith
Senior Consultant Privacy
Subject access requests (SARs) can build up quickly and unexpectedly, and before you know it, there’s a sizeable backlog of requests to respond to before their respective deadlines.
Organisations are required to comply with SARs without undue delay, or at the latest, within one month of receiving the request (or any information required to confirm the requesters identity, or even a fee in certain cases). And when you’re busy and have a million other tasks to focus on, this month can feel like no time at all.
So how do you beat the clock while responding to each request with the attention, accuracy, and care they deserve?
In this hour-long session, you’ll learn how you can respond to SARs appropriately, and in a timely and efficient manner that makes worrying about SAR deadlines a thing of the past.
Our panel will be discussing:
…and more!
8TH APRIL 2025, 11am
panel:
Rowenna Fielding
Miss IG Geek Ltd
Tash Whitaker
Whitaker Solutions Ltd
Have you ever felt at all stuck on which of the six lawful bases set out in the GDPR best applies to your processing activity?
Businesses process data all the time for a variety of purposes, from marketing to simply carrying out business operations as usual. But while your reason for using this data may be clear, what might make you stop in your tracks for a moment is just which of the lawful bases is most appropriate for what you’re doing. It can be difficult to know which one best applies to your situation.
Is there legitimate interest? Did the subject give valid consent? What’s the answer?
Our panel will be discussing:
…and more!
6th february 2025
Engage, Educate, Empower 2025 was our third annual data protection and information security conference, bringing together over a hundred privacy professionals for a day of learning, discussing, and networking.
The event took place at The Paintworks venue in Bristol and featured talks from a range of the industry’s most renowned experts. These guest speakers gave talks on topics such as special category data, accountability, and AI (to name just a few).
With a room packed full of delegates from all over the country — representing various corners of the public, private, and third sectors — this conference was a great success. It allowed us to connect with and learn from a wealth of practitioners with a wide array of perspectives, and after such an amazing day, we can’t wait to host our next event.
For more information on this conference (plus the slides used in each presentation), visit our conference webpage below.
30TH january 2025
panel:
Paul Byrne
CookieScan/Propelfwd
Andy Ledger
Data Privacy Advisory Service
Is your website cookie-compliant? Are you tracking the activity of your web visitors lawfully and ethically?
Cookies are an essential part of most websites. They serve a range of functions, from analytics to advertising. However, their use must align with privacy laws, which aim to protect individuals from unwanted tracking and unauthorised use of their personal data.
Non-compliance with these laws, particularly the PECR and the ePrivacy Directive, can lead to fines and reputational harm.
So how can your organisation maintain compliance to avoid these consequences?
Our panel will be discussing:
…and more!
13TH november 2024
panel:
Ralph O’Brien
Global Privacy, Data Protection & Security Advisor
Kunbi Ademola
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Does your organisation have a business continuity plan (BCP) in place, should a crisis ever arise?
And if so, does this BCP include data protection as a priority?
Integrating data protection into your BCP is vital to being prepared for the unthinkable. What if your organisation fell victim to a cyber attack, putting the information of your customers and staff at risk?
Only by taking into account the ways in which your data could be compromised in an unexpected incident and including a plan of remediation and recovery action into your BCP can you be truly prepared.
Our panel will be discussing:
…and more!
16TH october 2024
panel:
Rowenna Fielding
Miss IG Geek Ltd
Kristal Rocks
Data Privacy Advisory Service
How do you measure effective data protection practices?
Boxes checked? Documents filed?
It’s a difficult question to answer, because data protection is so much more than these things.
So what are good metrics for the quality and consistency of your data protection measures? And how can you implement these to evaluate your organisation’s compliance achievements in an ongoing manner?
Our panel will be discussing:
…and more!
25th september 2024
panel:
Emma Martins
Chief Commissioner at Data and Marketing Commission (UK)
Nish Imthiyaz
Global Privacy Counsel at Vodafone
The privacy world has always had its fair share of challenges, but with AI on the rise, these challenges are increasing, making data protection more complicated to navigate than ever.
Using AI as a tool within businesses is invaluable. It brings innovation, inspiration, and efficiency. Businesses everywhere are taking advantage of this evolving technology to revolutionise their operations, and are already seeing results.
But there are risks involved with the use of AI, and considerations to be made that it’s crucial to be aware of.
“How does AI affect data privacy?”
“How can you use AI responsibly?”
“What are the ethical issues involved?”
These are the questions that this webinar aims to answer.
Our panel will be discussing:
…and more!
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