Data Democracy to Digital Anarchy: Where Are We Headed Now?

Ilias Chantzos, Global Privacy Officer, Head of EMEA Government Affairs, Broadcom
Cynthia Cole, Partner, Baker McKenzie
Elizabeth Denham, Chair, Jersey Data Protection Authority

Data regulation is changing rapidly. Geopolitical pressures and increased cross-border restrictions have created a territorial hopscotch of data laws, in what some might say is a world where deregulation has become de rigeur. But what does that mean in practice for global enterprises? Does regulation support consistency and planning as a means to an end or has regulation become the end? Laws and regulations on privacy, cybersecurity, digital resilience, digital markets, data governance, artificial intelligence and all manners of data trade and usage total over 2000 pages in the EU alone. Is it even possible to comprehend such a body of laws? Are the outcomes of these rules meaningful to those they seek to protect? Can companies realistically comply with all of them? Can enforcement authorities reasonably enforce them, consistently and at scale? And if not, then what? If, amidst the geopolitical tensions looming, the galloping technological breakthroughs ahead overrun our regulatory arsenal, we might need to rebuild it from the ground up. It is high time we started preparing for the eventuality.

What you will learn:

• What the current geopolitical climate means for enterprise data practices. 
• Whether or not existing regulation support consistency and planning are a means to an end, or if regulation has become the end. 
• Can enterprises manage changing regulation and shifting industry and country-specific goals to provide planning and accountability to stakeholders, both internal and external.