Are you ready for the GDPR?

CMS is hosting its half-day Data Protection Conference on Friday 24 February 2017 at our London headquarters, Cannon Place. 

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was formally adopted on 4 May 2016 and is set to replace most EU data protection legislation. Unlike the current Directive, the GDPR will be directly applicable in all EU Member States without the need for national legislation.

Notwithstanding the UK’s vote to leave the EU, the GDPR will still be relevant in the UK (see our Law-Now article here for an analysis). It will apply from 25 May 2018. Are you ready?

Our conference will focus on the practical considerations and effects that implementing a compliance programme in relation to the GDPR will have on your business.

Agenda

09:00 - Registration/breakfast
09:20 - Conference
13:15 - Lunch

Topics

A senior representative of the ICO, and leading academic, Professor Douwe Korff will be joined by in-house speakers and CMS experts delivering a balanced series of interactive sessions covering: 

• Cybersecurity and breaches
• International data flows
• Likely impact of Brexit
• Privacy design and default
• Contractual requirements
• Employment issues and impact
• Article 29 Working Party guidelines*

This conference is relevant to anyone responsible for, or interested in, data protection within your organisation.

*on 13 December 2016 the Article 29 Working Party released their first guidelines on the GDPR, covering data protection officers, lead supervisory authorities and data portability.

RSVP now to reserve your place as spaces are available on a first come, first served basis.