What Associations Need to Know NOW about GDPR

by KiKi L’Italien February 12, 2018

This show’s guests include two high profile UK-based GDPR experts and an association industry technology consultant leading the way in organizing leaders for GDPR readiness. If you have questions about your data and responsibilities with the GDPR, you must listen to this chat.

Are you in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that took effect in May 2018? This regulation impacts organizations worldwide, carries hefty penalties for those who abuse or ignore their responsibilities, and is ushering in a new day for better data privacy and data hygiene for everyone.

What do you need to know right now to make sure you are on the right path? Find out by listening to this episode of Association Chat featuring GDPR experts from The Trust Bridge and a technology expert for associations talking about the unique complexities facing association executives with this regulation.

Special Guests:

Dr. Rachel O’Connell, Chief Information Officer, The Trust Bridge

Rachel O’Connell (Co-Founder of The TrustBridge) is one of the preeminent authorities on electronic identification and age verification and has worked with The Digital Policy Alliance (EURIM) which is the politically neutral, cross-party policy voice in Europe of the internet and technology sector. Rachel led the Age Verification Group of the Digital Policy Alliance and is the author of a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) and technical standard entitled PAS 1296 on an Online Age Checking code of practice, which was published by the British Standards Institution in August 2017. https://www.linkedin.com/in/racheloconnell/

David Clarke, FBCS CITP, Chief Technology Officer

David is a leading authority on security issues with experience across Finance, Telecoms, and the Public Sector. David is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, at the most senior professional grade. His past work included building secure operations capabilities, often from scratch, and developing a full Cyber incident response. Other projects included the development of CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) on a Financial Intranet which handled $3.5 trillion trading per day and the rollout of managed security services with a $400 million global install base. David headed up the architecture and oversaw implementation.

David DeLorenzo, CAE, CIO – Technology Management at DelCor Technology Solutions

With more than 20 years’ experience in the association space and nearly 15 years as a senior IT executive, David DeLorenzo has a history of dynamic leadership, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and team building. He is a high-energy leader and visionary who excels at planning and communicating strategic initiatives as they relate to the overall enterprise. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dddelorenzo/