SLID webinar on Personal Data Protection Act on Friday

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The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) will hold a webinar on the Personal Data Protection Act on Friday 10 June via MS Teams.

SLID said passed in Parliament in March this year, this law has significant implications (including legal and compliance obligations) for companies in Sri Lanka which process personal data of persons.

In the webinar, F.J. & G. de Saram Partner and Head of Data Protection and Privacy Shanaka Gunasekera, will be discussing the salient provisions of this law including: Background and introduction of the law; Key terms such as personal data, data subjects, special categories of personal data, data processing, data processors and data controllers; Applicability of the law; Types of personal data; Responsibilities of data controllers and data processors; Collection and processing of personal data; Customer consent and Data Management Programs.

As the Head of the Data Protection and Privacy practice group of F.J.&G.de Saram, Gunasekera has advised national and multinational corporations representing various industries including banking, global cloud services, FCMG, data processing services, international payment and settlement services and global social media services, on data protection and privacy matters.

SLID stands at the forefront of Corporate Governance in Sri Lanka bringing together the largest community of Boardroom leaders representing both the private and public sectors. The Institute is focused on empowering today’s Directors with insights and skills to take-on their roles, while preparing a new generation of Boardroom Leaders for the challenges of tomorrow.

Participation in this webinar would be essential for Directors and senior management personnel of local companies including CEOs, COOs and the heads of legal and compliance, ICT, risk management divisions. To register, email the SLID Secretariat at [email protected]