Overview

Data Protection
Two Day Conference, 27th - 28th January 2009
Masterclass, 29th January 2009

“Ensuring your customers are confident that you can protect and manage their data is vital to your business growth”

Statements like this can become cliché in today’s day and age. It seems like every other week there are headlines reporting data loss, data mismanagement or lack of information security in corporates or government agencies.

But the simple fact is:

• You are taking data management seriously
• You have invested in data protection technology, processes and procedures
• Your company is trying to ensure its employees are aware of the value of date and why it needs to be managed effectively

But still things happen. It’s almost inevitable… but why is this?

It’s because the volume, format and usage of data continues to increase at breakneck pace. The key lies in staying ahead of the game…

“May you live in interesting times”

An ancient Chinese curse that seems especially prescient when dealing with your data and information security.

But what if the situation were reversed? What if the headline read:

“Major corporate reduces costs, leverages profits from the effective usage of its data, and gains brand value from customer confidence in its data protection processes and procedures”

The Lawyer’s 2nd annual conference on data security will give you practical information on how you can do just that - through a series of case studies, workshops, panel discussions, round table debates and presentations from leading corporates and government agencies.

This year’s conference will give cutting edge take-home knowledge on:

• Updates on case law
• How data subject access requests are dealt with in practical terms
• Whistleblowing procedures
• Managing the transfer of data (particularly in a global context)
• Managing security breaches: responses to the Point Report
• How to create the right processes and procedures and ensure staff are educated to use them
• What does and does not have to be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act
• What sort of marketing you can do with data: the value of data to a business and what you can do with it
• How to monitor your employees
• When to use model contracts  - and when not to use them
• When and how companies can self regulate within the spirit of the national data protection laws
• How to build relationships with other departments
• Outsourcing Striking a balance between privacy and transparency