Data Protection Officers

DPO Conference 2024

Supporting DPO Success Conference – Croke Park, November 29

The Croke Park pitch and stand, with a large screen in the background which reads, "Data Protection Commission, DPO Network Conference 2024, Supporting DPO Success".

On November 29, 2024, the DPC hosted the Supporting DPO Success conference, in the Cusack Suite of Croke Park. The conference was aimed at supporting DPOs and their needs, focussing on providing practical, adaptable examples of GDPR compliance.

With over 200 in attendance the seven sessions throughout the day covered everything from data transfers, DPO skills, and engaging with the DPC.

Recordings of each session are now available:

DPC Conference Session 1: In conversation with the Data Protection Commissioners: Dr. Des Hogan, Dale Sunderland and Professor Joyce O’Connor. Runtime 67 minutes.

DPC Conference Session 2: Data Transfers: Demystifying Standard Contractual Clauses and Other Legal Bases: Nicola Coogan (DPC). Runtime 38 minutes.

DPC Conference Session 3: GDPR and Innovation: Driving Compliance and Driving Progress: Professor Martin Curley (Maynooth University) and MB Donnelly (DPC). Runtime 42 minutes.

DPC Conference Session 4: Getting it Right Under Pressure – The Covid Tracker: Jim O’Sullivan Former DPO HSE (Currently Ambit Compliance), David Murphy and Paul Lavery (McCann Fitzgerald). Runtime 51 minutes.

DPC Conference Session 5: DPO/Professionals – The Skills Needed to be Effective in the Role: Kate Colleary (Pembroke Privacy) and Paul Jordan (CEDPO). Runtime 44 minutes.

DPC Conference Session 6: Protecting Children Online: Understanding your Organisation’s Obligations: Jenny Dolan (DPC) and Niamh Hodnett (Coimisiún na Meán). Runtime 36 minutes.

DPC Conference Session 7: Engaging with the Regulator: What to expect and what is expected: Siobhán Brown (DPC), Cian O’Brien (DPC), Andrew Carroll (DPC) and Colin Rooney (Arthur Cox). Runtime 40 minutes.

L-R Commissioner Dale Sunderland, Professor Joyce O'Connor, Deputy Commissioner MB Donnelly, Professor Martin Curley, and Commissioner Chair Dr Des Hogan, pictured at the Conference.