Session Description:

8:30am – 11am (with breaks)

Title: “Navigating the Uncharted: the value of digital risk management”
Speakers: Amalia Barthel, Christine Aykac

Outline:

The objective of this presentation is to introduce the audience to digital risk and provide them with an awareness of the broad legal and regulatory environment organizations operate in part of the digital economy.

Typically, the approach to risk management is narrow and confined to a specific role: auditor, cybersecurity professional, project management etc.

Addressing risk in silos is now more than ever, a bigger risk. Let’s take the example of cybersecurity risk:  organizations are fighting attacks daily and are so busy that they miss other risks, such as privacy or vendor risks. IT integrations and transformations often miss the risk that the technology is not compatible with the existing infrastructure and ecosystem or the way in which it is implemented is no longer compatible with newly enacted privacy, data residency or international markets laws.

Digital risk management practices need to expand beyond IT risk-management practices to ensure new initiatives, projects, products, and services stay current with the evolving e-commerce and country or state specific risks and laws as well as the use of ML and artificial intelligence. A risk management team will need to carefully consider the risk impact on the organization’s overall objectives and prospects of growth, especially through third-party partnerships. Their practices and risk are as, if not more, important for an organization.  Return on investment cannot take place at all costs. A lot of organizations have introduced ESG targets which include economic and societal impacts in addition to correct business practices and privacy and respectively cybersecurity positive postures.

Presentation Format:

This two- hour interactive presentation has a workshop component where the audience will be challenged to take a good look in the digital risk management mirror and document their opportunities for growth: personally, in their team and in their organization.

A template will be provided which the participants can fill out and take-away

Key Take-aways

•        As an IT Auditor, understand how you need to change your understanding of digital risk
•        Learn about new areas of risk created by the digital economy
•        Identify benefits and objectives that the digital risk management can support
•        Unleash the value that can be created in organizations with the expanded view of digital risk
•        As an IT Auditor, provide insights to  Sr. Management about the value of digital savvy risk talent

11am-12pm

Title: Intro to 2024 Privacy: It’s Complicated

Speakers: Amalia Barthel, Constantine Karbaliotis

Outline:

Privacy has never been at the forefront of legal and regulatory compliance as it is today. Not a week goes by that a new bill is proposed in a significant market that speaks to privacy and data protection rights.

Organizations have a duty to their customers and consumers but also to the world to respect individuals’ rights to self determination, private life and maintaining control over their personal information.

In this presentation the speakers will provide a chronological historical view of the developments in privacy law and explain the impact of this growing legal and regulatory obligation on organizations in Canada and the rest of the world.

Presentation Format: This is a presentation is a lecture where the two speakers will introduce the topic of privacy in the current evolving legal environment

Key Take-aways

•        Understand the Constitutional underpinnings of Privacy in Canada and how privacy laws are structured in the municipal, provincial and federal context
•        Expand the understanding and significance of privacy in a global digital economy
•        Gain an understanding of the importance of personal data protection in an organization
•        Enhance your understanding of privacy risks and impacts and be able to communicate this to your leaders

Speaker Profile:  

Amalia Barthel, PMP, CIPM, CIPT, CRISC, CDPSE, CISM

•         Amalia is an Independent Digital Risk and Privacy Consultant & Advisor, as well as Author of, and Lecturer/Academic Programs Advisor for University of Toronto, SCS (School of Continuing Studies). 
•         As an IT insider and specialist, Amalia has been in the Privacy and GRC/Audit and Privacy Engineering space for 20+ years. She is an author and frequent speaker at conferences and webinars. She volunteers her time mentoring young professionals and creating awareness in the community about privacy and digital risk topics. She is the Founder of Designing Privacy and co-founder of Decode Series Digital Leadership program with Wareness Canada.
•         Amalia is a contributor to the acclaimed book “The Privacy Leader Compass”
•         As a University Lecturer and Instructor at University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, Amalia has been voted by students as Top 30 Instructor from 800 peers

Constantine Karbaliotis

•         Constantine Karbaliotis is counsel at nNovation LLP,  a boutique privacy law firm in Canada. Constantine’s practice is focused exclusively on privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. He has twenty years’ experience in privacy, on both domestic and international levels. Constantine has fulfilled numerous roles in privacy: aside from the practice of law and consulting, Constantine has also acted as privacy officer and leader for two multinational organizations, where he managed the company’s internal compliance and the development and implementation of privacy programs, dealing with diverse areas of international privacy and data protection.
•         nNovation LLP is a virtual law firm with lawyers in Ottawa and Toronto delivering premium legal advice for a select group of clients, including leading businesses large and small, public-sector bodies, industry associations, and law firms in other countries looking for Canadian expertise.

Christine Aykac

Christine Aykac brings over 25 years of experience in program management and technology to her role as a coach and learning strategist. Renowned for her dynamic and engaging approach, Christine excels in pioneering solutions that drive organizational success. Her expertise in developing enterprise-level risk models showcases her ability to foster sustainable change through strategic dialogue and collaboration.

A fervent advocate for leadership and personal growth, Christine empowers professionals to reach their full potential. She has authored course books and training materials, and her insights are a regular feature in online publications and in-person events. As an accomplished speaker, Christine has captivated audiences worldwide, motivating change and broadening perspectives with her impactful presentations.

CPE: 4.0 Hrs

Please Note:  There is a cancellation policy in effect