21 Feb 2022
We are delighted to announce that on the 17th of February 2022, Maria Raphael, the managing partner of Privacy Minders has participated in XIV Data Privacy Institute Privacy Forum, which was held by ISMS Forum and its working group, the Data Privacy Institute (DPI). Keynote speakers that participated include the European Data Protection Supervisor, Wojciech Wiewiórowski, and the Deputy Head of the European Commission Data Protection Unit, Karolina Mojzesowicz.
The event was held in two simultaneous content rooms that revolved around various topics among which the following stand out: privacy governance models, new regulatory challenges in the field of Artificial Intelligence and digital services, the culture of compliance vs traditional risk management, security and privacy risks associated with third parties, international data transfers and tools to ensure a higher level of compliance.
Maria Raphael presented the topic ‘’Towards Certification of Products, Processes and Services’’. She spoke about GDPR Certification mechanisms under art. 42 and 43 of the GDPR, an accountability tool to be used by controllers and processors to demonstrate their GDPR compliance and enhance transparency in relation to their level compliance. She enlightened the audience about the current state of play in the development and approval of national and EU-wide certification schemes.