Hogan Lovells Privacy Partner Selected to Chair March 2011 Transatlantic Events Privacy Program in Chicago

Attendees who reserve their places before 1 January 2011 will pay only $550.00, instead of the full rate ($750.00).   Places are limited and reserved on a "first come, first serve" basis.

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"Data Protection: Global Compliance Management"
Monday, 7th of March 2011
Loyola University
Chicago, Illinois, USA

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM
Chairman’s Introduction: Privacy & Data Protection overview
Chairman: Christopher Wolf, Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP

Part One: Safe Harbor, Model Clauses, BCR and the APEC Solution

9.05 AM – 9.35 AM
Data Protection: Federal Trade Commission Keynote Address.
Keynote Speaker: C. Steven Baker, Director, Midwest Region,
Federal Trade Commission

9.35 AM – 10.00 AM
BCR: Can one size fit all?
Speaker: Brian Hengesbaugh, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP
– Application process how it works in practice.
– Challenges/learning points.
– How do they compare to other options

10:00 AM – 10:25 AM
Data Protection: Safe Harbor and Practical Implementations
Speaker: Robert L. Rothman, President, Privacy Associates International LLC

10:25 AM – 11:10 AM
Ensuring Data Protection Law Compliance in Multiple Jurisdictions
Speaker: Liisa M. Thomas, Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
– What are key privacy concerns for US companies that operate in multiple jurisdictions?
– What are some of the major concerns when taking a US compliance approach into the EU?
– Into other jurisdictions?
– Is a uniform compliance policy feasible?
– What are some practical steps companies that operate in multiple jurisdictions
can take for risk and compliance management

11:10 AM – 11:25 AM Coffee

Part Two: Data Protection And The Workplace

11:25 AM -11:50 AM
SARs in the current climate
Speaker: Vincent J. Vitkowsky, Partner, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
– A primer on the basic rules
– Some practical issues and how to address them
– Discussing the changing landscape of the law and current climate and the impact on SARs

11:50 AM – 12:15 PM
Ethical Hotlines, Compliance and Data Privacy: Creating international solutions rather than conflict!
Speaker: Robert Bond, Partner, Speechly Bircham LLP (UK)
– SOX 301(4) and reporting hotlines
– OFAC and the UK Bribery Act
– Understanding the conflicts between US and EU regimes
– Implementing workable compliance solutions for multinationals

12:15 PM – 12:40 PM
Outsourcing, Insourcing and "The Cloud"
Speaker: Rebecca S. Eisner, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
– What are the legal issues?
– Shifting distinctions between "data controllers" and "data processors"
– Jurisdictional problems. Whose law applies?
– Offshoring. – How to address data protection in the Cloud

12:40 PM – 1:00 PM
The Data Protection Interactive
Panel Chairman: Christopher Wolf
Panelists: Liisa M. Thomas, Robert Bond, Rebecca S. Eisner,
Robert L. Rothman, Brian Hengesbaugh
– SOX, Data Protection and Hotlines
– Responding to Privacy Breaches
– Binding Corporate Rules
– Data Protection and Outsourcing
– The Cloud

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch

Part Three: Marketing, Kids and Social Networking

2:00 PM – 2:05 PM
Chairman’s Introduction: Privacy & Data Protection overview
Co-Chairman: Thomas J. Smedinghoff, Partner, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP

2:05 PM – 2:30 PM
When will a Marketing Director go to Prison?
Tesco Ireland has just been fined and forced to stop sending marketing emails. As the regulators get tough, where are the man-traps waiting for the unwary marketing dep’t to walk right in to?
Speaker: Tim Beadle, Director, Atrium, (UK)
– Gaining consent and what 2011’s "cookie law" will require
– Behavioural vs contextual data
– Data sharing and buying

2:30 PM – 2:55 PM
Data Protection For Children: The problems of getting consent & other potential pitfalls
Speaker: Roslyn J. Kitchen, Partner, Cohen Silverman Rowan, LLP
– The ability to enforce a child’s right to privacy (even when they dont think they need it).
– CARU, contract law, and protections under COPPA.
– What is verified parental consent? And when Marketers dont need it.
– When is a child not a child? How technology can help or hinder.
– On-line promotional activity directed to your child customer: sweepstakes and contests, chat rooms, product reviews, and other fun stuff!!

2:55 PM – 3.25 PM
The U.S. Perspective to Social Networking, Advertising, Marketing and Privacy Issues: Legal and Compliance – The U.S. Perspective to Social Networking and Privacy
Speaker: Edward R. McNicholas, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
– Social Media – Advertising and Marketing
– Company Social Media Governance and Policies
– Digital Age Privacy – Does privacy really exist anymore?

3:25 PM – 3:45 PM
Panel Discussion: Social Networking, Marketing and Privacy
Panel Chairman: Thomas J. Smedinghoff
Panelists: Tim Beadle, Roslyn J. Kitchen, Edward R. McNicholas

3:45 PM – 4.00 PM Coffee

Part Four: Information Security
Chairman: Christopher Wolf, Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP

4:00 PM – 4:25 PM
Privacy and Security Litigation
Speaker: Ian C. Ballon, Greenberg Traurig LLP
– class action litigation update
– security breach update
– flash cookie litigation
– federal preemption of certain privacy and security claims
– compelling the disclosure of the identity of anonymous and pseudonymous actors
– social network issues
– winning strategies in litigation
– ways to minimize the risk of litigation

4:25 PM – 4:50 PM
Information Security: Responding to Investigations by the FTC
Speaker: Peter F. McLaughlin, Senior Counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP

4:50 PM – 5:15 PM
Managing A Crisis
Speaker: Bart A. Lazar, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
– Investigation and first response
– Notification to regulators / individuals
– Managing communication
– Managing liability

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Information Security
Panel Chairman: Christopher Wolf
Panelists: Ian C. Ballon, Peter F. McLaughlin, Bart A. Lazar
Guest Panelist: Thomas J. Smedinghoff

5:30 PM Chairman’s final remarks and close of Conference.
Chairman: Christopher Wolf, Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP

Authored by Christopher Wolf.