Keep It or Delete It? KonMari Your Data

Darren Grayson Chng, AIGP, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, Regional Data Protection Director, Electrolux

Irish Salandanan-Almeida, CIPM, Chief Privacy Officer and Vice President for Governance, Risk, and Compliance, Globe Group

Swati Sinha, AIGP, CIPP/A, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP, APJC Privacy Officer & Senior Counsel, Cisco

Jeremy Tan, Co-Head, International Privacy & Data Protection Group, Bird & Bird

Data minimization and limiting data retention to the minimum necessary, can sound simple. But are they simple in practice? What are the struggles involved in juggling legal requirements, privacy principles, technological considerations and institutional needs? This panel will discuss the messy reality of data retention policies and practices. Our experienced panelists will explore key hurdles companies encounter when establishing and enforcing data retention policies, including navigating multiple data retention requirements across jurisdictions. We will also deal with the classic “but we might need it someday” syndrome, the new “but our AI needs it for training” dilemma, and the mystery of “but we are required to keep it” (by who or what?). We will also discuss practical solutions to modern data retention challenges, moving beyond theoretical best practices to discuss what works in the real world. Does your data spark joy? Join us for KonMari group therapy. Because admitting you have a data problem is the first step to recovery.

What you will learn:

• The practical challenges that companies face in creating and implementing data retention policies. 
• Real-world strategies for overcoming operational and legal hurdles in data retention management. 
• How to build retention policies that satisfy legal requirements, support business goals, AI development needs, and stand a chance of being followed by employees.