How will the PPI Bill affect you? (webinar)

How will the PPI Bill affect you?

26/03/2010 – 4:19 pm by John Giles

Wondering how the Protection of Personal Information Bill (PPI Bill) will affect you? We offer a webinar (online seminar) on the subject. Get a working understanding of the affect of privacy and protection of personal information issues on your organisation and its business. Get up to speed quickly.

Reserve your seat below

What do we cover?

Why privacy matters - the top privacy risks for organisations and individuals
What must an organisation comply with?
Who is responsible?
An overview of privacy laws, rules, codes and standards
Overview of the PPI Bill.
- What is it and what is the current status? What are the time lines?
- Important definitions
- The role players
- What is your purpose?
- The means of processing
Implementing an effective privacy program
- The questions you should you be asking
- Finding answers
- Mapping of activities
- The documents that will be affected
How will the PPI Bill affect organisations? What is going to have the biggest impact? Some practical implications:
- The collection of personal information
- Communication with and marketing to customers or prospects (direct marketing)
- You must notify people
- Restrictions on directories
- Information security safeguards
Take Home points and Action items

Outcomes

Understand how privacy impacts your organisation and its business
Be aware of the risks
Understand how to manage the personal information you collect to comply with the law, address your customer’s demands, and protect your organisation
Get an overview of privacy laws, including the Protection of Personal Information Bill
Become sufficiently familiar with the general content of privacy laws to discharge your duties
Understand the context of privacy laws and how they interact
Be aware of the challenges it will bring and the opportunities it will create
Know where to start with your privacy program

“Very informative and I have a much better understanding”
Steve Van Der Berg, CAafrica

Who should attend? Why?

Business people and managers - not consumers.

Directors (executive and non-executive, CEOs and FDs) - to discharge their legal duties and direct the course of the organisation
CAEs, auditors and assurance providers (internal and external) - to audit and provide assurance regards privacy
CROs and Risk Managers - to manage privacy risks
CIOs and IT Managers - to manage ICT
IT Operators - to ensure that ICT operates
IT Security officers - to secure ICT and personal information
Information (protection) officers - to balance access to information and protection of information
IT Governance officers and specialists - to govern ICT
Vendors, solution providers, VARs, agents, distributors and consultants - to advise and provide solutions on privacy related issues
Compliance officers - to effectively comply with privacy laws
Legal advisors (corporate lawyers or in-house lawyers) - to provide good legal advice on privacy issues

Who is the presenter?

John Giles, Partner, Michalsons Attorneys
John is currently helping many organisations understand the impact of privacy issues on their business. He helps them implement effective privacy programs. He has presented at major conferences on the topic. John is an information, communications and technology (ICT) lawyer. He has 10 years of practical experience applying his knowledge to organisations to help them grow and avoid legal problems, difficulties, and disputes. He is a member of the King III IT Governance Sub-Committee. John finds the best board meetings to be in a suit in the surf.

How long is it?

The webinar is about 45 minutes long.

“It’s an absolutely awesome platform from which I benefited immensely” Winston Seyama, Group Risk Management, Standard Bank Group Limited

What does it cost?

The price is R749 per person. After you have registered, we will send you an invoice. Once we have received payment, we will approve your attendance and send you information on joining the webinar. We offer a 100 percent money back guarantee. If you miss the event or are not happy for any reason, we will give you your money back.

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Dates:

25 August 2010 11AM to 12 AM - click here to register
22 September 2010 11AM to 12 AM - click here to register
27 October 2010 11AM to 12 AM - click here to register

If none of these dates or times suit you, let us know.

Venue:

Online. It is live, so you can ask questions to make sure that you get the information you are looking for. If you want a personal in-house seminar at your offices, please contact us and we will send you a quote.

What do I need?

All you need is a reasonable Internet connection, and a pair of headphones.

Still have questions?

Click here to find out more about webinars. If you have any questions please email learning@michalsons.com or call 086 011 1245.

Michalsons Attorneys