Privacy Breach Ready? Key Strategies for an Effective Breach Management Plan
What to do if a breach occurs? Attendees were guided on creating an effective response plan guided by the practical advice and real-world examples you’ll hear this session.
Canada’s Number-One Gathering of
Privacy Professionals Gears Up for
Another Winning Event in 2019
The call for proposals is closed, and the Canadian privacy community has provided us with rich choices for programming the 2019 Symposium. Their ideas cover everything from ground-level operational details up to national policy questions. Privacy pros in the public sector, healthcare, law, education, media and technology can expect to find on-point sessions and speakers on the 2019 agenda.
Symposium registration opens in mid-February. Sign up to receive reminders so you can reserve your spot as soon as possible. See you in Toronto in May!
Canada Privacy Symposium 2018 in Review
The 2018 Symposium saw the GDPR take effect on the last day of the event—May 25. Not coincidentally, much of the event programming was GDPR-focused. However, the Symposium was also closely attuned to the many other issues facing Canadian privacy professions.
The sold-out crowd at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and InterContinental Hotel attended breakout sessions that analyzed policy changes, operational challenges, legal developments and more. Among the issues on the agenda were:
- Adapting to new technologies like artificial intelligence
- Operationalizing privacy by design
- Using personal medical information to improve care outcomes
- Privacy’s impact on technical innovation
The keynote speakers brought distinct perspectives on privacy informed by —pioneering engineer Craig Nevill-Manning, Canadian privacy expert and author Michael Geist, Privacy by Design creator Ann Cavoukian, Canadian Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, and internationally recognized privacy lawyer Eloïse Gratton—shared their perspectives on current developments and prospective shifts in technology, privacy practice and the regulatory framework.
And on the lighter side, privacy commissioners Michael McAvoy and David Goodis put themselves on the hot seat with emcee Kris Klein as the Commissioners’ Game Show made its annual appearance.
Scroll through these highlights for more details, and plan to join us for next year’s Symposium.
Stellar Keynotes
Ann Cavoukian
Distinguished Expert-in Residence, Privacy by Design Centre of Excellent, Ryerson University
Eloïse Gratton
Partner and National Co-Leader, Privacy and Data Protection, Borden Ladner Gervais
Craig Nevill-Manning
Head of Engineering, Sidewalk Labs
Using the streets of Toronto as a test bed, Nevill-Manning and his team are walking the walk of privacy on a daily basis.
Michael Geist
University of Ottawa, Toronto Globe and Mail
What’s on the mind of one of Canada’s best-known voices on privacy issues? The prolific author and national weekly columnist brings deep perspective to every privacy discussion.
Daniel Therrien
Privacy Commissioner of Canada
In his annual address, the Privacy Commissioner will outline his goals for the coming year and reflect the efficacy of recent efforts.
Commissioners’ Game Show
David Goodis
Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Corporate Services, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
Kris Klein, CIPP/C, CIPM
Managing Director, IAPP Canada; Partner, nNovation
Michael McEvoy
Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia
The Commissioners’ Game Show returns! That’s right; once again, IAPP Managing Director Kris Klein will grill Canada’s most knowledgeable privacy commissioners about the big issues of our day. Who’ll come out on top? Join us and find out!
Can’t-Miss Sessions
SaaS Encryption: Lies, Damned Lies, and Hard Truths
Encryption is the catalyst to making SaaS (Software as a Service) privacy safe, right? Yes, no, and maybe. Attendees were guided on creating weigh vendors’ claims about encryption and exactly what it can do to protect personal information in cloud-based infrastructures.
Shifting Gears to Proactive Privacy Protection and Citizen Empowerment
One of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s top priorities for 2018 was to empower citizens to be their own privacy guardians. This panel explored the implications of this proactive new approach and how it would affect Canadian organizations.
Scenes from the Symposium: Speakers, Sessions, Networking and More
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