On January 24, WTC San Diego partnered with the U.S. Department of Commerce to host a roundtable discussion on data protection and privacy regulation.
Beginning in May 2018, virtually all U.S. exporters to Europe will need to be compliant with the new EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Regardless of the company, industry or sales market, there will be new requirements and stiff fines for companies in the case of non-compliance.
At this roundtable, Nasreen Djouini, policy advisor at the U.S. Department of Commerce, discussed important developments in the GDPR and introduced the EU-Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework – a mechanism that provides companies on both sides of the Atlantic a way to comply with data protection requirements when transferring personal data in support of transatlantic commerce.
Djouini also advised on the Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System developed by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). The CBPR is a mechanism that helps to bridge privacy regulation differences by providing a single framework for the exchange of personal information among participating economies in the APEC region.
Hosted by CBRE, the event was attended by more than 30 San Diego business executives from companies either planning to, or currently, conducting business overseas.