Conference Speakers
 

The European Commission's approach:  Recent developments and future direction

Philippe Renaudiere
Head of Data Protection The European Commission, Brussels

Biography:  Philippe Renaudière is Head of the Data Protection Unit in DG Justice, Freedom and Security at the European Commission. Philippe is a Belgian lawyer and has been with the Commission since 1987.

Data protection – how far we have come and where we are going

Francis Aldhouse
Deputy Information Commissioner Office of the Information Commissioner

Conference topic:  Francis Aldhouse will draw on twenty years experience of data protection to identify changes and benefits that the office has achieved and to suggest ways in which data protection might be carried out more efficiently and effectively.  He will look at some of the policy challenges facing data protection authorities and try to suggest ways in which the Better Regulation agenda might be applied to data protection enforcement.

Biography:  Francis Aldhouse is the Deputy Information Commissioner. He joined the Data Protection Registrar's Office (as it then was) in 1985 from Surrey County Council.  He has directed the registration, administration, complaints, publicity, investigations and strategic policy functions for the Commissioner. He now leads the new team developing policy guidance on data protection issues particularly at European and international levels.

Johnson v MDU, Smith v Lloyds and other recent cases of significance

Ashley Roughton
Barrister - 5 New Square Chambers

Conference topic:  Ashley will speak about the recent trend of the Courts to be less data subject friendly than was envisaged before Durant.  Policy seems to be uncertain in this area and especially where data are partially processed automatically.  Ashley will speak of whether it is possible to reconcile policy with the view of the courts.

Biography:  Ashley Roughton is a barrister specialising in data protection law at Hogarth Chambers.  He was counsel in both the Johnson case and the Smith case.

Data Protection Officer GE Consumer Finance Raising the profile of data protection in your organisation

Neesha Patel
Data Protection Officer - GE Consumer Finance Home Lending

Conference topic:  One of the key ways to avoid Data Protection breaches within your business is to educate your employees and raise the profile of your data protection department and/or data protection officer.  This presentation will give you an insight into how DP awareness has been raised within GE Consumer Finance Home Lending.

Biography:  Neesha Patel is the Data Protection Officer at GE Consumer Finance Home Lending.  She is a qualified solicitor and worked in private practice before joining GE in December 2004.  Neesha is responsible for overseeing Data Protection compliance across GECFHL.  This includes drafting and signing off contracts and scripts with Data Protection touch points.  Neesha advises the business on data protection issues and queries and is responsible for raising data protection awareness and training throughout the business.  GE Consumer Finance meets the needs of over 100 million customers worldwide.  It is a business unit of General Electric Company.

The sharing of personal data with, and within, the public sector.

Paul Boyle
Head of Policy at the Department of Constitutional Affairs
Information Rights Division

Conference topic:  The session will consider the extent to which data sharing between the public and private sectors can legitimately take place and whether the boundaries are likely to shift as a result of the impact of changes in technology and society

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Biography:   Paul has worked in the Civil Service since 1979, carrying out a variety of policy, operational (both local and central) and finance roles in the Department of Social Security, Department of Health and the Food Standards Agency before moving to then Lord Chancellor's Department in October 2002 to take policy responsibility for the Privacy and Data Sharing initiative. He is now head of policy in DCA's Information Rights Division, with responsibility for Freedom of Information, Data Protection and Data Sharing.

The Challenges of Data Compliance and International Transfers for Multinational Organisations

Stella Cramer
Associate - Allen & Overy

Conference topic:  As the restrictions on international transfers of personal data increasingly take centre stage, the challenges for UK and EU organisations become more apparent.  This talk will consider the pragmatic solutions of the new model clauses on international transfers and binding corporate rules, together with practical guidance on EU-wide compliance.

Biography:   Stella is a senior associate in Allen & Overy LLP's Communications, Media & Technology Group. Her practice includes multi-jurisdictional outsourcing and international commercial agreements. She has advised a number of US and UK financial institutions on IT and business process outsourcing both on and offshore.

Understanding the interface between the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act

Stewart Room
Partner - Rowe Cohen

Conference topic:  This interface and interaction between the two legal regimes is commonly agreed to be one of the most complex matters in data protection and freedom of information.  The speaker will highlight the key distinctions and similarities between the two Acts, as well as the role played by the law of confidence within both regimes and the access rights.

Biography:   Stewart Room, LLB LLM, is a dual-qualified Barrister and Solicitor, specialising in information and communications law.  He is a partner at Rowe Cohen Solicitors, heading their London office and Data Protection and Freedom of Information Group.  Stewart is the Chairman of the National Association of Data Protection Officers and a member of the British Computer Society Information Privacy Expert Panel.
 

Privacy issues in marketing to US consumers

Julie O’Neill
Attorney - Collier Shannon Scott

Conference topic:  Julie will provide an overview of the US laws which regulate the various marketing methods, including telemarketing, email and fax. She will also review recent Federal Trade Commission developments as well as state developments, particularly those of California.

Biography:  Julie O'Neill is Of Counsel to Collier Shannon Scott's Advertising Law Group.  She counsels clients in all areas of state and federal consumer trade regulation law, including advertising, all forms of direct marketing, consumer credit, and sweepstakes and other promotions.  Ms O'Neill also advises clients on compliance with state and federal privacy and information security laws, and she is a regular contributor on privacy law developments to two privacy law publications.

Prior to joining Collier Shannon, Ms. O'Neill was an associate at Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn in Washington, DC. She also served as a staff attorney in the Federal Trade Commission's New York regional office, where she investigated violations of federal antitrust and consumer protection law. Ms. O'Neill is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center.

Ruth Cullinane
Global Head of Data Protection

Conference topic:  The challenge of understanding and controlling the flow of personal data across business and jurisdiction with today’s business needs of outsourcing, IT complexity and need for availability of data for numerous stakeholders

Biography:  Ruth Cullinane is Barclays Global Head of Data Protection and is responsible for data protection, privacy and freedom of information compliance across all Barclays’ operations and business in all jurisdictions across the globe.

Bridget Treacy
Partner - Commercial & Technology Group, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert
 

Workshop topic:  In a changing regulatory landscape, data protection compliance is fast attracting board level attention. Recent high profile transgressions, particularly in the financial services sector, and the negative publicity which inevitably follows, have propelled data protection and privacy higher up the compliance agenda. Businesses are increasingly aware of the commercial value of personal data and of the consequences of failing to reassure individuals that their information is processed fairly and in accordance with their rights. This interactive Workshop, led by Bridget Treacy of Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, will address the important issues in this area.
 

Biography:  Bridget leads the Data Protection, Freedom of Information and Privacy Team at City law firm Barlow Lyde & Gilbert.  She advises widely on data protection issues particularly in relation to the cross-border movement of data.  Bridget also has extensive experience of data protection regulation, including drafting policies and procedures, conducting data protection audits and risk management reviews. Bridget is a member of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law Data Protection Research and Policy Group.

Targeting Customers in the Virtual World

Jane Finlayson-Brown
Corporate Partner - Allen & Overy


Workshop topic:   Getting messages across to potential customers becomes more challenging with ever more regulation in this crucial area of compliance.  This Workshop covers the practical implications of the E-Commerce Directive, the Data Protection Directive; the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive, the E-Signatures Directive and the implementing UK legislation. This Workshop will include practical analysis of the information disclosure requirements, the steps to take when contracting online, cancellation rights, E-signatures, data protection compliance, use of cookies and spamming.
 

Eduardo Ustaran
Senior Associate - Field Fisher Waterhouse

Eduardo Ustaran is a dually qualified Spanish Abogado and English Solicitor, and is head of data protection and e-privacy at Field Fisher Waterhouse.  He advises on the impact of EU data protection law on all types of organisations, including leading FTSE 100 companies.

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