Building bridges

Privacy Laws & Business annual international conference, Bridging Privacy Cultures, will be held on 1-3 July at Queens’ College, Cambridge.

Privacy Laws & Business annual international conference, Bridging Privacy Cultures, will be held on 1-3 July at Queens’ College, Cambridge. Over three days delegates will have the opportunity to engage with governments, data protection authorities, companies, lawyers, and consultants from 16 countries.

Discussions will include: how privacy laws impact your operations now and how they will require you to change your operations in the future; how companies are managing their operations despite cultural differences; and how current laws are being enforced by national Data Protection Authorities.

For more information and to register go to www.privacylaws.com/register (code AC26NLJ).

Issue: 7560 / Categories: Movers & Shakers

Building bridges

Privacy Laws & Business annual international conference, Bridging Privacy Cultures, will be held on 1-3 July at Queens’ College, Cambridge.

For more information and to register go to www.privacylaws.com/register (code AC26NLJ).

Issue: 7560 / Categories: Movers & Shakers

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Building bridges

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Foot Anstey—Jasmine Olomolaiye

Fieldfisher—Mark Shaw

Taylor Wessing—Stephen Whitfield