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The Wait Is Over: GDPR is Finally Here

Think Tank - 9:45 am - 10:10 am

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on May 2018. GDPR impacts over twenty-eight million companies on how they store, process, and track personal data from customers and employees. This session will explore what you need to know about GDPR and data privacy, practical implementation of a privacy program, the future of local data privacy laws in EU, the upcoming ePrivacy regulation in EU and the impact of GDPR on local regulations efforts in other regions of the world.

Takeaways: 
  1. Understand the GDPR regulation institutions, roles and responsibilities.
  2. What are the practical consequences of GDPR on the processing and management of data?  
  3. Understand the first court rulings on GDPR, legal proceedings in play and open/unchallenged questions.