Join top data and cyber security luminaries as they unpack the latest cases and legislative updates shaping the privacy and data protection space. Benefit from essential practice guidance on the opportunities, threats, and next steps you need to protect your client’s critical digital assets and mitigate the privacy and cyber risks they may face, including when using biometric authentication and in the 3-D virtual realm of the metaverse.

Presenters

Professor Tana Pistorius, Head of Department Commercial Law, University of Auckland
Tana is a qualified attorney, a notary of the High Court of South Africa, and a senior adjudicator of the SAIIPL alternate dispute resolution panel for the .za domain-name system. She’s been involved in several World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) projects including the Model Intellectual Property Policy for Universities and Research Institutions (2018-2019). Tana is regularly appointed to teach WIPO’s intellectual property management course. The International Telecommunications Union appointed her as the international expert to develop a regional model law on electronic commerce (2010-12). Tana also served on the executive committee of the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (2009-17) including as President. She is a member of the WIPO-WTO Colloquium editorial board and an external co-editor of the Journal for Juridical Science (University of the Free State). She o-authored the WIPO Model Intellectual Property Policy for Universities and Research Institutions (2019). Her recent contributions to the literature include New Zealand Business Law Quarterly article “The Regulation of Big Data: Data Governance Beyond Data Protection” and Policy Quarterly article “Automated Traffic Congestion Charging Systems: Privacy Considerations for New Zealand.”


Peter Fernando, Partner, Duncan Cotterrill
Peter specialises in privacy, technology and cyber. His experience includes privacy and data protection advice and dealing with cyber threats including assisting clients prepare for and respond to cyber events. Clients benefit from his experience in the IT industry, his qualifications (law, plus a bachelor’s in computer science), and enthusiasm for truly understanding the outcomes required. He also advises private and public sector clients undertaking IT projects of all sizes, or general commercial deals. Whether he is involved as a contract negotiator, or providing advice behind the scenes, Peter helps his clients reach outcomes that fit.


Campbell McKenzie, Director, Incident Response Solutions
Campbell is the Founder and Director of Incident Response Solutions Limited, providing forensic, cyber security and crisis management services. Campbell was previously a Director at PwC New Zealand (12 years) and led PwC's national "forensic technology" practice, and the Auckland "cyber security" practice, a combined team of 11 expert staff. Prior to PwC, Campbell was a founding member of NZ Police's Electronic Crime Laboratory (4.5 years) and as an expert witness, he specialises in electronic investigations, cybercrime incident response and eDiscovery matters. He is recognised by the District and High Courts of New Zealand as a forensic technology expert and has also been appointed as an independent expert by the High Court. Campbell understands how critical it is for law firms to mitigate the cyber risks they face. Therefore in 2020, Incident Response Solutions published the "Cyber Security Guide for NZ Law Firms", a contextual resource to assist lawyers and law firms manage their cyber security risk.


Suzy McMillan, Senior Associate and Leading Commercial and Technology Lawyer, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Suzy is a general commercial and technology lawyer with significant experience working in both New Zealand and the UK. She has particular expertise in the privacy and data protection space, regularly advising clients on their compliance obligations under data protection law, managing and responding to data breaches, and responding to individual privacy requests and complaints.


Bryan Ventura, Partner, Hamilton Locke
Bryan is an experienced financial services and investment funds lawyer, specialising in financial technology and virtual assets (crypto / Web3). He also advises on mergers and acquisitions, start-ups, and general corporate and commercial law. Bryan is an expert in virtual asset projects – cryptocurrencies, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain – and their regulation. His expertise covers financial markets conduct law (the FMCA) including licensing, anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism, financial services regulation, company law, the NZX Main Board Listing Rules, the NZX Participant Rules, and Catalist Public Market Regulations. Bryan advises on capital raising, commercial contracts, consumer Terms and Conditions (T&Cs), establishment of investment funds (unit trusts, limited partnerships), corporate structuring, all forms of traditional financial services (retail and wholesale), as well as fintechs. He also advises Web3 companies and VASPs, start-ups, medium and large corporates, and financial institutions, based both in New Zealand and offshore. Bryan is the Chair of BlockchainNZ, which is part of the New Zealand Tech Alliance. He is also a Council Member of the International Digital Asset Exchange Association (IDAXA) and a member of the Payments NZ forum.


Nick Valentine, Partner, DLA Piper
Nick has extensive experience in technology transactions and is recognised as one of New Zealand's leading data protection and cybersecurity lawyers. He advises public and private sector entities on the full range of technology transactions, including digital transformation, strategic sourcing, and software licensing. Nick's work is at the cutting edge of emerging technology. He has developed significant expertise in AI legal issues in New Zealand. He is a go-to legal advisor and thought leader, regularly speaking at industry events and acting for clients on the design, development and use of AI-enabled technology solutions. His work in Aotearoa is supported by DLA Piper's global AI expertise. DLA Piper is a global legal leader in advising many of the world’s most prominent companies and governments on the legal and compliance risks of creating, using, and deploying AI.


Edward Eisdell-Moore, Special Counsel, DLA Piper
Edward has expertise in advising on procurement, design and implementation of complex IT systems, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) across multiple industry sectors. Edward is a trusted and pragmatic practitioner, providing a holistic approach to meeting clients' technology needs and ensuring clients – from start-ups to publicly listed multinationals – are provided with a complete solution to the development and execution of their technology transactions, from a legal and commercial perspective. He advises clients on a broad range of information technology related issues, including those relating to IP creation, commercialisation and licencing, business process implementation and outsourcing transactions, cloud computing, ecommerce, cybersecurity, and data protection/privacy.