Date 14 July 2021
Time 17:00–19:00 CET
Venue Online
Price €40
Registration link https://www.mitcentre.com/cpd/?c=320
Webinar description
The course will look briefly into GDPR in general and aims to focus on the special categories of data processing. During the session we will discuss the legal basis to process normal types of data as described in Article 6 of the regulation, together with the legal basis to process special categories of data as provided under Article 9 of GDPR.
Furthermore, the course will examine how a data controller shall perform a Privacy Impact Assessment to examine the privacy risk when processing special categories of data within a project. As an example, the course will look into the processing of biometric data to verify the identity of an individual through digital means.
Webinar topics
Target audience
Trainer name
Mr John Caruana
Trainer bio & experience
John has over 10 years of experience within the financial services industry in compliance, MLRO, Directorships of collective investment schemes, FX trading, Hedging, and investment advice. He graduated with Honours in Banking & Finance in 2008 and achieved a Master of Science in Banking & Finance in 2015 where he was awarded an Honors Roll by the University of Malta and best dissertation award by the Malta Stock Exchange. In July 2018, John was the first Maltese resident to be awarded two qualifications in Data Privacy by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) being the Certified Information Privacy Professional / Europe (CIPP/E) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM). John is a co-founder and Compliance Director of a local AML consultancy firm. He is a fellow member of the Malta Compliance Officers Association (MACO) and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals.