3 years later: GDPR is here to stay!

Personal data protection has been around forever. The adoption of GDPR put it on the map for every company. Three years later we can reassure that personal data protection is here to stay…and this is not just because of the fines and investigations of the Data Protection Authorities. It is actually due to the ever-changing business environment we operate in and the increasing adoption of technology.

As data is power and businesses are well aware of that, its protection is becoming more important each day, as companies need to ensure their competitive advantage will not be affected due to lack of compliance with data protection best practice.

Also, more and more business are becoming aware that compliance is not a “tick the box” exercise and that it goes beyond drafting procedures and contractual clauses. These players understand that an increased maturity level will ultimately increase their competitive advantage and prevent the business from being exposed and affected by lack of data protection best practice.

Event agenda will include the following topics:

• hot Data Protection Authorities investigation topics and analysis for EU / CE
• the future of compliance: data protection audits and benefits
• hands-on experience sharing with DPOs from Central Europe in a panel format

Guest speakers

Dr. Gabor Majoros, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, GROUP DATA PROTECTION OFFICER | Wizz Air Group

Gabor is a qualified lawyer with more than 10 years of experience and admitted to the Budapest Bar in Hungary. Gabor is the Group Data Protection Officer of Wizz Air and being responsible for data protection compliance of each Wizz Air entity since he joined the company in late 2019. Before joining Wizz Air Gabor was acting as an attorney and advised multinational clients on data protection and technology related legal matters. Gabor is the Chapter Chair of OneTrust PrivacyConnect Budapest Chapter.

Anamaria Cretu – Data Protection Officer, Apa Nova – Veolia, Romania

Anamaria Cretu, DPO for Veolia Romania companies. Anamaria has been working for Veolia Romania for over 1 year, and her focus was to create and implement a privacy program for all Veolia companies, to construct a privacy culture within the organization and to coordinate the local DPOs in their day-by-day activities. She has more than 10 years of legal expertise in highly regulated industry (e.g. telecommunications and utilities) where she was involved in different cross-functional projects with high impact on organizations: mergers & acquisitions, implementation of GDPR, Roaming Regulation and Net Neutrality.

Anton Todorov – Data Protection Officer, Unicredit Bulbank, Bulgaria

Anton Todorov is a privacy expert with more than 11 years of experience in the field. He is the Data Protection Officer of UniCredit Bulbank – one of the leading financial institutions in Bulgaria, the chairman of the GDPR workgroup within the local banking association and co-chair of the IAPP Bulgarian Chapter. Mr. Todorov is Certified Information Privacy Professional and Certified Information Privacy Manager.

Speakers

• Iulia Antonie – Risk Advisory Data Protection Lead for Central Europe, Deloitte Romania
• Silvia Axinescu  - Senior Managing Associate, Reff & Associates - Deloitte Legal Romania
• Katarzyna Sawicka - Senior Managing Associate, Deloitte Poland

The event will be held in English and it addresses all data protection enthusiasts: Data Protection Officers, Compliance, Internal Audit, Legal, IT.

Event participation is free of charge and can only be done on invitation basis. Please register by July 7, 19:00 CET | 20:00 EET.