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Members of the ACC MENA chapter are invited for a networking breakfast. 

Data subjects have the right to access and receive a copy of their personal data (and to object to and restrict processing, data rectification, deletion, and portability). How do you build a process to respond to a DSAR and create an information management system to locate and retrieve information?

In this final webinar of the series, we will walk through a DSAR scenario based on the panelists’ experience in the U.K/EEA and how it can be applied in the MENA region.

What you will learn:

• Project managing complex/large scale DSARs: roles of the law firm, consulting firm and PR firm

• Stress testing the DSAR scenario

• The complexity of DSAR operations and how to manage DSAR’s efficiently and effectively

• Relationship management with regulators.

This event is a collaboration between IAPP (Dubai chapter) and ACC Middle East and North Africa.

Breaches, which can be both malicious and accidental, are inevitable. How should an organisation prepare and respond to a personal data breach?

Data protection laws contain an obligation to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures and include breach notification requirements if the breach could result in risk to the individuals.

Case study scenario: Ransomware has resulted in a substantial breach at a data-driven organisation regionally headquartered in the UAE. Discuss next steps.

What you will learn:

• The dos and don’ts

• Lessons learned from other jurisdictions like the UK/EU/US

• Cyber insurance quantification

• Data breach scenarios, responses, and stakeholders

• Communications and PR

This event is a collaboration between IAPP (Dubai chapter) and ACC Middle East and North Africa.

Data privacy automation is developing quickly to help organisations to automate the handling of data – at a time when the sheer volume of data and the regulatory compliance obligations is exploding.

What’s out there and how do you go about selecting what you really need to manage risk?

What you will learn:

• Why has privacy technology become so critical?

• When should you deploy privacy technology?

• What to consider when shaping your privacy technology budget?

• How privacy technology accelerates implementation?

This event is a collaboration between IAPP (Dubai chapter) and ACC Middle East and North Africa.

How do you go about leveraging a DPIA as a flexible and scalable tool to help you to systematically and proportionately identify and minimise the data protection risks of a project as part of your organisation’s accountability obligations?

The DPIA has its origin in the “Privacy by Design’ principle, and was coined and championed by Ann Cavoukian, the former Privacy Commissioner for the Canadian Province of Ontario, who was born in Cairo.

The DPIA has become a core component of global data privacy legislative requirements, including in the MENA region.

What will you learn:

• When and why a DPIA is required

• How to perform DPIA

• What does a good quality DPIA look like?

The webinar will be a panel discussion between the following speakers:

Jay Kesaria, Managing Associate at Addleshaw Goddard (Moderator)

Manish Mishra, DPO at Masreq Bank

Jessica Bujaroski, Associate Director, Global Data Privacy, at Breakwater Solutions.

This event is a collaboration between IAPP (Dubai chapter) and ACC Middle East and North Africa.

Corporate counsel in consumer packaged goods or pharmaceuticals are invited to join for an interactive discussion on The Great Resignation & Retaining Talent, followed by canapés and drinks.

A review of ransomware trends & understanding your organisation’s capability to respond to an incident

In the first half of 2021, globally ransomware attacks were up over 148% , which is more attacks than the last ten years combined. With the average ransom demand exceeding $10,000,000, coupled with down-time of around 21 days for the business, as well as the threat of data extorsion increasing the risk to exposure of corporate and personal data, ransomware is a clear and present danger to any organisation.

As in-house counsel, there are steps that you can take to assist your company prepare for and limit, or even prevent, a ransomware attack. Proactive in-house counsel is valuable in-house counsel. So how can you assess your organisations readiness?

In this session, William Brown, Director at Control Risks, will discuss how the recent events involving Russia and Ukraine are impacting organisations and the threat posed by ransomware, how developments in the level and cover of cyber insurance is impacting the cover available and what you can and need to do to understand your organisation’s capability to respond in the event of an incident.

This webinar series is designed to empower in-house lawyers beyond technical legal expertise. Often referred to as soft skills, our research has demonstrated it is these traits that make a real difference both in terms of the value you deliver to the business and your career success. Across a series of three sessions, we'll help you develop your personal brand, build trust and influence, grow stakeholder relationships and create more value for your business. We'll supercharge your leadership skills and share proven habits and routines for success. Our ambition is to help you deliver at work and thrive in life.

Session One: Personal impact and building influence and trust / June 7th

• Building a personal brand
• Latest research on building trust
• Relationship between trust and influence, with perspective on hybrid working

Session Two: Building relationships and creating value / June 22th

• Stakeholder analysis
• Identifying highest value activities
• Delivering your personal brand

Session Three: Practices to take your impact to the next level / July 5th

• Outcomes of proprietary research on effective leadership practices
• Self-leadership and the practice of presence to self
• Habits and routines for success

This webinar series is designed to empower in-house lawyers beyond technical legal expertise. Often referred to as soft skills, our research has demonstrated it is these traits that make a real difference both in terms of the value you deliver to the business and your career success. Across a series of three sessions, we'll help you develop your personal brand, build trust and influence, grow stakeholder relationships and create more value for your business. We'll supercharge your leadership skills and share proven habits and routines for success. Our ambition is to help you deliver at work and thrive in life.

Session One: Personal impact and building influence and trust / June 7th

• Building a personal brand
• Latest research on building trust
• Relationship between trust and influence, with perspective on hybrid working

Session Two: Building relationships and creating value / June 22th

• Stakeholder analysis
• Identifying highest value activities
• Delivering your personal brand

Session Three: Practices to take your impact to the next level / July 5th

• Outcomes of proprietary research on effective leadership practices
• Self-leadership and the practice of presence to self
• Habits and routines for success