There have been significant steps towards greater global interoperability of international data transfer frameworks with the publication of a Referential document back in March mapping the similarities and differences between the EU & APEC frameworks. Hewlett Packard was recently announced as the first company to achieve dual certification under both EU Binding Corporate Rules and APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules. With negotiations over the current EU Safe Harbor Program stretching into their second year, it is important to consider the best option for international data transfers for your business and ensure these are in line with the developing regulatory terrain.
One year on from the publication of the APEC-EU referential, this third Webinar in the TRUSTe 2015 Privacy Insight Series will review the latest developments with APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR), Binding Corporate Rules (BCR) and the EU Safe Harbor negotiations. Register now to hear from a panel of experts who have either been closely involved in working towards greater interoperability of these different frameworks or have first-hand experience of taking their company through the process.
Speakers Include
Anick Cousens
Corporate Privacy, IBM
Caitlin Fennessy
Policy Advisor, Data Flows and Privacy Team, U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
Myriam Gufflet
Responsable du Pôle BCR / Head of BCR Unit, CNIL
Josh Harris
Director of Policy, TRUSTe
Speaker Bios
Anick Cousens
Corporate Privacy, IBM
Anick is Program Director in IBM's Corporate Privacy Office, where she leads a team responsible for IBM's global privacy policies and programs. She also serves as IBM's Privacy Officer for Canada, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa, where she is directly responsible for helping the company meet privacy expectations and manage data risks. For 14 years, Anick has worked with public policy makers and other stakeholders across the globe to achieve privacy frameworks that are contemporary, practical and support trusted information flows. She represents IBM in various fora- including APEC- and speaks frequently at international and regional privacy events. She was trained in both civil and common law, having earned a JD-National Programfrom the University of Ottawa, Canada.
Caitlin Fennessy
Policy Advisor, Data Flows and Privacy Team, U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
Caitlin Fennessy is a policy advisor with the Data Flows and Privacy Team at the U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA), where she focuses on privacy policy and transborder data flow issues as they impact trade. Caitlin leads ITA’s work on European privacy issues, serves on the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules implementation team, and represents ITA on the U.S. delegation to the OECD Working Party on Information Security and Privacy (WPISP). She also participates in the privacy policy work of Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force. In 2014, Caitlin served as an adjunct professor of international privacy policy at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. Prior to joining ITA, Caitlin worked in the National Security Division of the Office of Management and Budget and with the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Caitlin has a master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University and a bachelor’s degree in social policy from Northwestern University.
Josh Harris
Director of Policy, TRUSTe
Most recently, Josh served as Policy Director for Future of Privacy Forum, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank that seeks to advance responsible data practices. Previously, Josh was Associate Director in the Office of Technology and Electronic Commerce at the International Trade Administration. Josh has also worked in private practice as an international trade attorney. In 2004, he was selected to the White House’s Presidential Management Fellowship program. In 2008, Josh was recognized with a professional award for his contributions to a Presidential trade initiative. In 2012, Josh received the United States Department of Commerce Gold Medal – the highest award offered by the Department – for his work on the APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules System. From 2011 – 2013, Josh was the Vice-Chair of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) Data Privacy Subgroup and Chair of the Cross Border Privacy Rules System’s Joint Oversight Panel. Previously, Josh was the Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Privacy and Information Security Committee. Josh received his Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School in 2004 and his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Geneseo in 2000. Josh was admitted to the Washington, DC bar in 2005.
