GDPR hot topics in Luxembourg and Europe

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is certainly the most significant personal data legislation in the past 20 years.

The GDPR impacts our day-to-day activities more than we realise. Sufficient awareness of the key concepts is key to ensure an appropriate data protection culture within organisations.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• recognise the core principles of the GDPR;
• identify the key GDPR requirements impacting your organisation;
• be aware of the risks while processing personal data, regardless your department affiliation;
• understand the concept of “accountability” and how to demonstrate it;
• have a view on how to manage cross-border data transfer in the context of GDPR;
• be aware of the impacts the GDPR has on current hot topics, such as AI, cloud migration and outsourcing
• understand how the GDPR has been enforced in Europe and in Luxembourg.

Reminder of the principles and concepts of the GDPR:

• Key principles
• Data controller and data processor
• Privacy by default and by design
• Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
• Data Breaches and how to react
• Transfers outside of the EEA (Post Schrems II)
• How the GDPR has been enforced in Luxembourg and EU so far
• GDPR impacts and attention points on today's hot topics

This course is coordinated by Antonin Jakubse, Senior Manager at PwC Luxembourg.

Since joining PwC, Antonin developed an expertise on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well as in project management skills, delivering various types of projects ranging from gap analysis to implementation, ensuring a timely delivery of the project and a high level of engagement of all involved stakeholders. He is the solution driver for the privacy (incl. GDPR) topics, supporting the partner in charge to develop business relationships with existing and new clients.