The following persons, all experts in their fields, will be speaking and taking questions at the 6th Annual Data Protection Compliance Conference.

Delegates will have an opportunity to network with speakers and delegates during the lunch break, coffee breaks and at the wine reception.

Strategic issues for data protection in Europe Peter Hustinx European Data Protection Supervisor

Conference topic:  Peter Hustinx will discuss the future direction of the Data Protection Directive and related issues including security breach notifications, developments towards global privacy, and the interaction between the legislation and technology.

Biography:  Peter Hustinx is the European Data Protection Supervisor.  He is responsible for monitoring the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies in cooperation with the Data Protection Officers present in each Community institution or body.  Peter is a member of the Article 29 Working Party.

What the Information Commissioner wants you to know Richard Thomas UK Information Commissioner

Conference topic:  Richard Thomas will explain the ICO's new priorities, as set out in the forthcoming 'Data Protection Strategy' and will look at the ever-growing importance of the risks associated with excessive surveillance and information-gathering.

Biography:  Richard Thomas has been the Information Commissioner for the UK since 2nd December 2002.  He is the independent supervisory authority for the Data Protection Act 1998, the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Regulations 2004, all of which are fundamentally concerned with good information handling.  The Commissioner is responsible for promoting good practice.  He has put openness for public bodies and respect for personal information at the heart of his vision for the organisation.

Data protection sanctions start to bite Christopher Millard Partner, Linklaters

Conference topic:  Christopher Millard will discuss the practical implications of the actions taken by the Information Commissioner in various cases, by the FSA against the Nationwide, and by the Article 29 Working Party and various national regulators in the EU against SWIFT.  He will also review the recent flurry of enforcement actions relating to the UK's direct marketing regulations.

Biography:  Christopher Millard is a partner in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group at Linklaters.  He has 25 years experience in the technology and communications law fields and has led many multi-jurisdictional information governance and data protection compliance projects.  As a Visiting Professorial Fellow of Queen Mary, University of London, he teaches on Masters of Law courses in IT Law, Internet Law and Telecommunications Law.  He is the author of many articles and book chapters on privacy, technology and communications law.

Raising the profile of data protection in your organisation Suzanne Rodway Privacy Director, Barclays

Conference topic:  Often privacy and data protection issues remain the boardroom Cinderella.  Suzanne will explore strategies to avoid having such issues become the Ugly Sister ( e.g. when your organisation hits the headlines or gets fined for a serious breach ).  She will explore the opportunities to put privacy and data protection firmly on the strategic agenda in your organisation.

Biography:  Suzanne Rodway is the Group Privacy Director within the Legal & Compliance team at Barclays Bank.  She has responsibility for worldwide oversight of the group's compliance with privacy, data protection and freedom of information laws.  She trained with global law firm Linklaters, where she qualified in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice.  She later moved in-house within Linklaters to advise the firm on its own privacy and information risk management issues.  Suzanne is a Member of the Editorial Board of Privacy & Data Protection journal.

The latest on privacy law developments Ashley Roughton Barrister, Hogarth Chambers

Conference topic:  Recent cases have altered concepts of privacy and fairness.  Ashley Roughton, who has acted for parties to some of these cases, will give an insight into the practical ramifications of these decisions.

Biography:  Ashley Roughton was called to the Bar in 1992 and has a large data protection practice.  He is a member of Hogarth Chambers and was counsel in both Johnson and Smith, and handles a great number of cases for data controllers who have been asked to provide information to the Information Commissioner.  His practice also includes proceedings before the Information Tribunal as well as in court.  Ashley is a Member of the Editorial Board of Privacy & Data Protection journal.

CCTV guidelines Martin Lazell CCTV Project Manager, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Conference topic:  The use of CCTV can be both beneficial and invasive.  This talk considers everything an organisation needs to know in order to create an effective policy for the lawful use of CCTV.

Biography:  Coming soon...

International data conflicts: are US data demands causing EU data breaches? Eduardo Ustaran Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse

Conference topic:  Eduardo considers the solutions to the challenges caused by the conflict between European data protection legislation and US data demands. The talk will cover the nature of current demands - from the fight against terrorism and financial data sharing to Sarbanes-Oxley - as well as the European regulators' stance and practical steps to avoid being in breach.

Biography:  Eduardo Ustaran is a dually qualified English Solicitor and Spanish Abogado and a partner at Field Fisher Waterhouse.  He advises multinationals on the adoption of global privacy strategies and Binding Corporate Rules programmes. Eduardo is co-author of E-Privacy and Online Data Protection (Butterworths) and of the Law Society's Data Protection Handbook.

Special data breach panel - life after a breach Dan Cooper Special Counsel, Covington & Burling

Biography:   Dan Cooper is Special Counsel in Covington & Burling’s London office. His practice areas involve advising on European privacy and data protection matters.  Dan has been involved in drafting global privacy policies and data transfer contracts, as well as structuring and implementing comprehensive data privacy audits.  Dan is a regular contributor to legal and industry journals and is a Member of the Editorial Board of Privacy & Data Protection journal.

Biography:  Simon McDougall leads Deloitte's UK Privacy & Data Protection team and coordinates Deloitte's EMEA work in this area.  His team provides advisory support in privacy and data protection, records management and information risk. He has particular experience in building data protection programmes in large organisations, advising on privacy in IT implementations, and integrating information risk management into the enterprise-wide risk framework.

Special data breach panel - life after a breach Susan Knox Legal Consultant, Kroll OnTrack

Biography:  Susan Knox is a Legal Consultant at Kroll Ontrack in London dealing with the use of technology in connection with disputes, investigations and other matters.  As part of this role, she addresses the steps to be taken and procedures to be followed in the wake of data breaches, and liaises with forensic computing specialists and systems engineers regarding these issues.

Special data breach panel - life after a breach Edna Kusitor Global Data Privacy Compliance Coordinator, Accenture

Biography:  Edna Kusitor advises on global data privacy matters as a part of the Data Privacy Compliance Team within Accenture.  Her global remit includes countries as diverse as Argentina, the Philippines, India, China and Australia.  She was previously responsible for data privacy within Centrica Telecommunications Ltd., a large telecommunications provider.

Chair's opening remarks Bridget Treacy Partner, Hunton & Williams

Biography:  Bridget Treacy leads the UK Data Protection and Outsourcing practice at international law firm Hunton & Williams.  She has built considerable expertise in advising on domestic and international data protection issues, particularly in the context of cross-border outsourcing and technology transactions. 

Bridget's transactional background has ensured that her data protection advice to clients is centred on achieving practical, rather than merely theoretical, solutions to their privacy issues.  Bridget is a Member of the Editorial Board of Privacy & Data Protection journal.