This 2-day Data Protection Conference is specifically designed to give Public Sector Information Professionals key resources and practical information.

Conference schedule:
Day 1 - Thursday 5th June 2008:
Speakers' Presentations + networking lunch.
Wine & Canapés Reception sponsored by Field Fisher Waterhouse

Day 2 - Friday 6th June 2008:
Four half-day Workshops + networking lunch

Chairman’s opening remarks
Marcus Turle - Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse

Key issues and challenges of data security
Alison Wellens - Head of the Data Protection Practice Public Sector Team, Information Commissioner’s Office

Enforcement powers now and in the future
Bridget Treacy - Partner, Hunton & Williams

Privacy impact assessments: a practical primer
Rosemary Jay - Partner, Pinsent Masons

Personal data and structured manual files: the new guidance
Nick Graham - Partner, Denton Wilde Sapte

Risk based data protection assurance: prevention is better than cure
Steve Kenny - Privacy Services Leader, KPMG

DP, FOI and EIR
Benet Brandreth - Barrister, 11 South Square

Managing data throughout the organisation
James Leaton Gray - Head of the Information Policy and Compliance, BBC

Data sharing: key issues
Hazel Grant - Partner, Bird & Bird

Panel Discussion
Hazel’s session will be followed by a panel discussion with speakers from both government and commercial data sharers.

A:  Public sector data sharing: when, why, whether, and how to share data
Damien Welfare - Barrister, 2-3 Gray’s Inn Square

B:  Handling subject access requests - the latest thinking
Andrew Dyson - Partner, DLA Piper

C:  Data security - what it means in practice
Jackie Gray - Associate, Dickinson Dees LLP

D:  Data protection issues in health and social care
Anne Crofts - Partner, Beachcroft LLP
Emma Bate - Associate, Beachcroft LLP