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Speakers' Conference Topics & Biographies
The following persons, all experts in their fields,
will be speaking and taking questions at the
6th Annual Data Protection Practical
Compliance Conference.
Delegates will have an opportunity to network with
speakers and delegates during the lunch break, coffee
breaks and at the wine reception.
Data Protection:
Looking
to the Future
Billy Hawkes
Data Protection Commissioner |
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Conference topic:
The European Commission is currently
updating European data protection laws in order
to keep up with new challenges and technologies. Billy Hawkes talks about the implications of the
changes and how organisations can prepare for
the future and stay compliant.
Biography: Billy Hawkes has been
the Data Protection Commissioner since 2005.
Prior to his appointment, he worked as a civil
servant in various government departments,
including Finance, Enterprise, Trade &
Employment and Foreign Affairs. In June 2010, he
was reappointed to the post for a further 5
years.
Subject Access Requests:
Lightening the Load
Rob Corbet
Partner, Arthur Cox
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Conference topic: Last year the
Data Protection Commissioner received hundreds
of complaints relating to data access rights,
which remains the number one area of complaint.
This year the volume of access requests shows no
sign of abating, creating a significant burden
for organisations. In this presentation,
Rob looks at the lessons learned from many of
these complaints and suggests some practical and
surprising solutions to help to lighten the
load.
Biography: Rob Corbet is a
Partner with Arthur Cox. His
practice is primarily focused on technological
innovation. He has particular
experience in data protection, advising many of
Ireland’s largest companies. Rob has been widely
published on IT, IP and related matters both
domestically and internationally. He is a
leading author and lecturer on technology law in
the Law Society of Ireland. Rob is the editor of
the practical compliance journal,
Data
Protection Ireland.
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Data Protection
and Outsourcing
Gary Comiskey
Director, Deloitte
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Conference topic: Most
organisations have one or more relationships
with third parties, whether to outsource
payroll, website hosting, waste management or
debt collection. This talk considers the data
protection issues in the extended enterprise,
helping organisations to understand where data
might be shared and what steps should be put in
place to comply with data protection
requirements.
Biography: Gary Comiskey is a
Director with Deloitte, specialising in data
protection and technology. He has supported
several Irish and multi-national organisations
in the development of their data protection
programmes and in reviewing and improving
existing programmes. His focus is on using
technology to support and maintain effective
data protection management, both internally and
throughout Deloitte’s third party relationships.
Innovation, Risk Management and Privacy
William Malcolm
Privacy Counsel, Google
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Conference topic: In this talk,
William Malcolm shares thoughts and perspectives
on various ways to manage risk and create
privacy controls in a complex fast moving global
organisation.
Biography:
William Malcolm is Privacy Counsel at Google
based in London.
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Demystifying the Cloud
Ed Byrne
Managing Director, Digital Mines
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Conference topic: To effectively
understand the data protection issues with cloud
computing, it’s necessary to understand what
actually happens when data are stored in the
cloud. In this talk, Ed Byrne shows
delegates how the cloud works in practice.
Biography: Ed Byrne is a founder and
Managing Director of Digital Mines, a Cloud Computing
Management Platform. Previously Ed was General Manager
of Hosting365, which was recently acquired by SunGard
Availability Systems. He has been involved in Cloud
Computing for a number of years - and launched Ireland’s
first Cloud Computing service in 2008.
Data Protection for the Employee
Handbook
Dr. Robert Clark
Consultant, Arthur Cox
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Conference topic: Data protection
issues affect much of the day to day work of
many employees: leaving personal data in plain
view, respecting co-workers’ privacy, managing
and transferring personal data, the use of
social media, writing references, adding
information to websites, etc. In this
talk, Dr. Clark gives practical advice on items
to address in the employee handbook so that
staff members are aware of vital data protection
practices.
Biography: Robert Clark is a
Barrister and Consultant in the Technology and
Life Sciences Practice Group of Arthur Cox. Robert has published widely in the areas of data
protection, intellectual property and contract
law. He has served on a number of Government
bodies, most recently the Department of Justice
Data Protection Review Group, and the Sales Law
Review Group, of which he was the Chair. Robert
holds the title of Professor Emeritus at
University College Dublin.
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Managing Data Protection Throughout the
Organisation
James Leaton Gray
Head of Information Policy and Compliance,
BBC
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Conference topic: One of the most
significant challenges of managing data is to
ensure that everyone in the organisation
complies with the procedures. James Leaton
Gray discusses how the BBC has shifted from a
reactive model to a proactive model, and the
benefits of having other people in the
organisation be ‘responsible’ for data
protection.
Biography: James Leaton Gray
heads the BBC’s Information Policy and
Compliance Department, in the Legal section of
the BBC’s Operations Group. He oversees the
operation of the Corporation’s systems for
compliance with the Data Protection and Freedom
of Information Acts, amongst others. His team is
involved in many high profile cases in this
rapidly evolving area of the law. James has been
working in broadcasting, mainly for the BBC, for
over 30 years. He has worked on a wide variety
of management roles including overseeing
projects to ensure the BBC’s impartiality during
elections and the introduction of staff
multi-skilling in areas of BBC News. James is a
Member of the Examination Board for the
Practitioner Certificate in Freedom of
Information.
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Data Retention: Data Protection and
Other Laws
Linda NiChualladh
Regulatory Counsel, An Post
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Conference topic: Data protection
laws require that personal data be kept only for
as long as is necessary to carry out the
relevant processing. However, other laws
require that certain types of data be kept for
certain periods of time. In this talk,
Linda gives practical advice on creating data
retention policies that consider data protection
needs, as well as other regulatory requirements.
Biography: Linda NiChualladh is
the Regulatory Counsel for An Post, where she
advises on postal regulatory law, competition
law, financial services law and data protection.
Prior to joining An Post, Linda was a solicitor
analyst for the Irish Competition Authority
working on Mergers and Acquisitions with focus
on media mergers. She has also been a regular
representative at the OECD, ICN and ECN in
matters involving cross-border competition law,
economics and policy.
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Privacy and Security:
Lessons Learned
from the Adult Entertainment Industry
Richard Hollis
Chief Executive Officer, Orthus
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Conference topic: The adult
entertainment industry deals with financial
data, as well as very sensitive customer lists,
which could cause huge embarrassment if accessed
by a hacker. As such, it’s one industry that got
privacy and data security ‘right’ from the
start. Richard Hollis reveals the lessons
learned while assisting adult entertainment
companies.
Biography: Richard Hollis is the
Chief Executive Officer of Orthus. As a
Certified Information Security Manager,
Certified Protection Professional and a Payment
Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor,
Richard designs, implements and manages
comprehensive information security programmes
and architectures for technology driven
companies. Over the course of his career,
Richard has served as Director of Security for
Phillips and Deputy Director of Security for the
US Embassy Moscow Reconstruction Project.
Lessons Learned from Data Breaches
Colin Rooney
Associate, Arthur Cox
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Conference topic: According to
the Commissioner’s Annual Report, there were 410
data security breach notifications from 123
organisations in the last year. In this
talk, Colin Rooney reviews the lessons learned
from recent data breaches, so that delegates can
help their organisation avoid being on the list
for 2012.
Biography: Colin Rooney is a
Solicitor in the Technology and Intellectual
Property practice group of Arthur Cox.
Colin advises a wide variety of clients on data
protection, information management and freedom
of information issues. He has particular
expertise in the education, marketing, financial
services and telecommunications sectors.
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For the 6th successful year, the
Conference is held in association with
Data Protection Ireland journal
The event may be used
for 10.5 hours professional development requirements
Plenty of opportunity for questions
A chance to network with other professionals
There will be a Drinks & Canapés Reception at
5pm sponsored by Arthur Cox
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Conference testimonials |
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"Excellent day! The
presentations provided practical advice
that will be useful in my day to day
job"
Jason Palmer, Head of
Compliance and Risk, AXA Life Europe Ltd
"Expert presenters
made difficult topics clear and easy to
follow"
Linda Chualladh, An
Post
"Very comprehensive"
Daniel O’Leary, Irish
Greyhound Board
"Billy Hawkes
presentation was very informative"
Valerie Ryder,
University of Limerick
"Very informative
and useful"
Mary Dolan, Anglo
Irish Bank
"The Conference was
very practically based
– therefore very
useful"
Tara Glynn,
Company Secretary, ACC Bank Plc
"The materials will
be very useful for the office"
Alan Whelan,
Compliance Associate, Allianz
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