Conference Chairperson & Opening Remarks

Deirdre Kilroy, Partner, Bird & Bird

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EU Data Governance Act – What does this mean for Organisations and Next Steps?

• How to support voluntary data sharing between companies
• How to facilitate the fulfilment of data sharing obligations set by law
• A look into how organizations share data without fear of it being misused or losing competitive advantage
• Examples of how Individuals exercise their rights under the GDPR
• Enable individuals to gain control over their data and allow them to share it with trusted companies

Laura Fannin, Partner, Commercial & Business Team at Hayes Solicitors

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EU Data Act: New Rules Proposed on Data Access

• Device users’ access to data
• The ability to enable third parties to access data for value-added services
• How will Data controllers be incentivized to generate and provide high-quality data to their consumers
• Public sector bodies access to the necessary private sector data, in an emergency situation
• How will the new rules facilitate customers switching between cloud-based data processing services

Hugh Jones, EMEA Data Protection Manager, 3M

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AI Regulation: Implications for FinTech & Building a Risk based Approach to AI

• The scope and application of the Proposed AI Regulation, including in relation to the GDPR
• The implications for the financial services, payment services, and FinTech sector
• Developing AI risk management processes and an approach to ethical AI

David O Sullivan, Senior Manager, Mazars

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Recent developments in cross-border data transfers

• In December 2022, the EU Commission launched the formal process to adopt an adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework:
• What happens next?
• How will transfers of personal data operate under this new scheme?
• Does the draft adequacy decision address the concerns raised in Schrems II or set the scene for Schrems III?

Patricia McGovern, Head of Intellectual Property and Business Departments, DFMG Solicitors

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Data Protection Certification

• How GDPR formalises GDPR certification
• Drivers for pursuing certification
• Process for certification scheme approval and parties required to deliver
• Example of the first pan European certification Europrivacy

Liam McKenna, Partner, Mazars

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Key Takeaways from Recent DPC, EDPB and Court Decisions

• Most up to date case law and the takeaways from each

Adam Finlay, Partner, McCann Fitzgerald

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Data Protection in the aftermath of a cyber-attack

• Input from experts
• Assessment of risk
• Court Options
• Notification
• Investigation
• Litigation

Sean O’Donnell, Partner, Byrne Wallace

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Transitioning away from third-party cookies

• What are third-party cookies?
• Not all cookies are good cookies.
• Why are third-party cookies going away?
• What are first-party cookies? What about zero-party data?
• How can zero-party data build trust?
• How to prepare for the third party phaseout

Blessing Mutiro, Consultant, Castlebridge

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