GDPR - What Directors Need to Know

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This webinar is now closed for bookings. Please contact Anna Hannigan, Events Coordinator, for further information.

Overview

We are delighted to invite you to join our webinar titled, 'GDPR - What Directors Need to Know', with Adam Finlay, Partner, McCann FitzGerald LLP, at 9:30, on Thursday, 5th May 2022.

In this session, Adam will be discussing GDPR compliance. He will cover a number of topics at the Briefing, including, an overview of key data protection developments, a review of key obligations and their operational impact, and an update on the role of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) and interaction with board of directors. 

The IoD Briefings series is sponsored by Accenture. We are delighted to work with Accenture as the exclusive sponsor of the IoD Ireland Briefings Series in 2022.

This event is exclusive to IoD Ireland members, and is free of charge.

Please note, there will be a live Q&A facility for this webinar.

Adam Finlay is a Partner with McCann FitzGerald LLP. Adam advises on a wide range of information technology, intellectual property, data protection, cyber security, confidentiality and freedom of information issues. He is especially expert on the protection and commercialisation of intellectual property. His work in this area includes including drafting and negotiating assignment, licensing, collaboration, technology transfer, franchising, distribution, agency, sponsorship and naming rights agreements and advising on brand protection strategy, advertising and product placement. He is also a registered trade mark agent.

On the technology side, Adam drafts and negotiates software licences, services agreements and outsourcing agreements and advises on the legal issues attached to transacting online and dealing with consumers.

In the area of rights and obligations in relation to information, he regularly advises clients in the public and private sectors on data protection, cyber security, freedom of information, access to information on the environment, open data and confidentiality matters.

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services — all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 699,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at accenture.com.  

Queries

• For any queries with regard to this online event, please contact Anna Hannigan, Events Coordinator, IoD Ireland.

How to Join This Webinar

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• In addition, we will also send all registered attendees a joining instructions email on Wednesday, 4th May 2022, with a link to where you can join the webinar.
• On the morning of the event, please then click the webinar link in either your calendar invite or in the joining instructions email, and you will be able to view the webinar. Please note it will prompt you for your email address before you can join, this is required feature of the Zoom platform. For more information on this, please view: Zoom Video Communications GDPR Compliance.

Zoom Webinar Information

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Please note, in advance of this webinar, we will be sending the attendee list to all registered attendees and our sponsor. This attendee sheet will include the name and company name of all registered attendees (as per their membership details). 

Should you wish to connect with a fellow member who registered for this event, please reach out to them via the IoD Members’ LinkedIn Group, or email us directly and we will try to facilitate this on your behalf. For more information, please contact Anna Hannigan, Events Coordinator, IoD Ireland. 

For GDPR reasons, we cannot provide contact details on the attendee list.