The webinar covered the topics Introduction to UAE Data Protection Law, Basic Principles, Applicability of the Law, Key provisions from the Law and its impact on local business.
About the Law
The United Arab Emirates ("UAE") has introduced a new Data Protection Law, 'Federal Decree-Law No (45) of 2021' in September 2021 and entered into force on 2 January 2022, to govern the collection and processing of personal data in the country. The executive regulation is due to be issued within six months of the issuance date of the Law and is expected sometime around March 2022.
Speaker Profiles:
Amit Tenglikar: Associate Director - Advisory Services, BDO
Amit Tenglikar leads BDO UAE’s Technology Advisory Services practice and has more than 14 years of experience. He consults clients on various domains including Cybersecurity, data privacy & protection, Technology risk management and business continuity. He has worked in varied industry sectors such as Government entities, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Education, Insurance, Oil & Gas, Real estate etc., and delivered services across Middle East, India, Africa, and Southeast Asia. He holds Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication along with several professional certifications recognized globally including CISSP, CDPSE, CISA, CISM.
Christopher Beveridge, Director, Risk Advisory Services and National Head of Privacy & Data Protection, BDO
Christopher is a Director within Risk Advisory Services and is National Head of Privacy & Data Protection for BDO. Chris has specialisation in advising and assisting clients on data protection and privacy issues. His work involves educating organisations on the subject of privacy, writing and advising on privacy policies and procedures and providing guidance and advice around the management of an organisations privacy control environment. He also acts as a DPO for a number of organisations through the outsourced DPO service offering that BDO provides.
Chris is is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (‘IAPP’) and holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional - Europe (CIPP/E) qualification and is also an accredited data protection trainer for the European Commission. He is also a qualified Chartered Accountant qualifying with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) in 2008.