WEBINAR: Update on the New Thai PDPA - The Next Steps

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It was recently announced that most parts of the Thai Personal Data Protection Act will be deferred by a year to give the public and private sectors time to prepare their internal processes and to ease the financial burden they are shouldering during the coronavirus pandemic.

• What are the implications of this delay?  
• What specifically should organisations do to prepare for PDPA compliance? 
• How do they go aboard complying with the requirements?

Join Kevin Shepherdson, CEO, Straits Interactive as he interviews our guests:

• Dr Prapanpong Khumon, Advisor to Secretary-General of the Personal Data Protection Commission in Thailand and Associate Dean at School of Law, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand

on the latest PDPA updates and practical tips to organisations operating in Thailand.

SPEAKERS

Mr Kevin Shepherdson

- CIPM, CIPP/A, CIPP/E, CIPT, FIP, Exin (GDPR, Infosec), GRCP

CEO and Founder, Straits Interactive

As the CEO and Founder of Straits Interactive, Kevin provides and drives the vision, strategy and innovation of the company’s Data Privacy & GRC offerings that build upon the foundation of enabling trusted businesses and responsible marketing. 

He is the author of “99 Privacy Breaches to Beware of” and a well-qualified consultant and trainer, achieving the Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), awarded by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

With his background in privacy and GRC, Kevin is a leading speaker in this field and consults regularly with and for government regulators and policymakers.

Dr Prapanpong Khumon

Advisor to Secretary-General of the Personal Data Protection Commission, Thailand and Associate Dean at School of Law, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand

Assistant Professor Khumon is Associate Dean at School of Law, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand. He also acts as Advisor to Secretary-General of the Personal Data Protection Commission in Thailand. He is in the Thai Board of Trade Committee on international trade negotiation. Professor Khumon published a number of scholar articles on trade in services in ASEAN and personal data protection. He leads several research projects for the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand (NBTC) and Ministry of Digital Economy and Society in shaping policies in media regulation, telecommunications liberalisation and personal data protection.