With the introduction of EU GDPR, this Masterclass will show you how to understand the changes in Data Protection Law, outline the obligations and Rights that the regulation imposes on organisations and individuals, and start to identify a strategy to move an organisation towards compliance with the GDPR.
By the end of the session, Masterclass delegates will be able to:
- State the Principles of the GDPR and how they differ from the predecessor law
- Outline the consequences for Data Protection, Data Privacy and Data Security post-Brexit
- Identify the consequences and obligations for the delegate’s organisation
- Identify the Rights of Data Subjects
- State the Material and Territorial Scope of the GDPR
- Identify a number of immediate actions required to move towards compliance with the GDPR
- Identify a range of policies and procedures required
- Start to develop a clear strategy and plan to move towards compliance with the GDPR
- Identify the potential consequences of non-compliance with the GDPR or a failure in data security ie. a data breach
Who is the masterclass for?
This Masterclass is for all growing SMEs within the Sheffield City Region, as long as the below eligibility criteria is met.
It is particularly relevant for those people – ie. directors, IT managers, and other professionals – who are connected or concerned with their organisation’s privacy framework, and who will either have responsibility for, or be supporting the review of existing data security and moving their organisation towards GDPR compliance.
Eligibility
Only one registration per business via Eventbrite will be confirmed. If additional people from your business would like to attend, they can be added to a waiting list by emailing enhancementproject@sheffieldcityregion.org.uk with the business name, name of additional attendee and contact telephone number. If this Masterclass isn’t fully subscribed upon the closure of registrations, we will contact you to offer the additional place. The waiting list will be prioritised on a first come first served basis. Businesses that register more than one attendee via Eventbrite will be contacted and asked to nominate one person to attend.
This masterclass is open to small and medium-sized enterprises based in the Sheffield City Region. If you are unsure whether you fall into this region you can use the postcode checker.
A part of your business must be based in one of the following districts: Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Doncaster, North East Derbyshire. Rotherham or Sheffield.
Find out if your business meets the definition for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME).
Please note that if your firm that is part of a larger Group you may need to include staff headcount, turnover, balance sheet data for the Group too, to ascertain whether it is eligible.
We are pleased to be able to provide this masterclass free of charge due to funding from the European Regional Development Fund. There are a number of eligibility criteria for attendees which we will check using the online registration questions and in a phone call to every attendee prior to the event.
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This event will be delivered by the ‘Sheffield City Region Growth Hub Enhancement Project’ that is part-funded by the England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020. The project, for high-growth businesses in the Sheffield City Region, aims to increase their competitiveness and so help them grow and prosper.