[Online & Beijing Offline] Data Regulatory Updates: Looking Into China's Personal Information Protection Law (Draft) and EU's Schrems II Judgement on Cross-border Data Transfer Go back »
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Time2020-11-05 - 2020-11-05 | 15:15 - 16:50
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Venue:European Chamber Beijing Office C405, Zoom
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Fee:Members: Free
The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to our joint working group meeting on the latest updates on business compliance in data and personal information regulations by having an outlook on Personal Information Protection Law (Draft) in China and EU's Schrems II Judgement with Ms. Ying Jiang from LEGO and Dr. Ralf Sauer from DG JUST, the European Commission.
Please mind that this meeting will be held online with Beijing offline option, both speakers will be joining us online. Zoom link will be sent on Thursday morning after registration closes.
China recently released its first draft of Personal Information Protection Law for public consultation. This piece would constitute the regulating law that oversees the entirety of personal information protection, and together with the Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law (draft), they will form the three pillars in China’s regulatory system in cyberspace security and data supervision and management.
Schrems II Judgement was released by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in July 2020, a landmark decision which invalidates the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield arrangement, which has been serving as a mechanisms for cross-border transfers of personal information between the EU and the US under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Both updates impacts businesses' cross-border transfer of customer personal information, and understanding them is a must. The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to our next working group meeting by having Ms. Ying Jiang, Legal Director, Legal China & APAC, the LEGO Group to share her knowledge on the topic of personal information protection in China from a business legal practice perspective, and Dr. Ralf Sauer, Deputy Head of Unit C.4 International Data Flows and Protection, DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission, to share on the updates of cross-border data transfer regulations in the EU.
Agenda
- 15:00-15:15 Registration
- 15:15-15:20 Opening Remarks by Ms. Isabelle Hajjar, Vice-chair of the Cybersecurity Sub-working Group
- 15:20-16:00 Presentation + Q&A by Ms. Ying Jiang, Legal Director, Legal China & APAC, the LEGO Group
- 16:00-16:40 Presentation + Q&A by Dr. Ralf Sauer, Deputy Head of Unit C.4 International Data Flows and Protection, DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission
- 16:40-16:45 Closing Remarks
Speakers
Ms. Ying Jiang
Ms. Ying Jiang
Ying JIANG is legal director of the LEGO Group, responsible for general legal matters of China market. She also sits in the leadership team of China market group. Previous to joining the LEGO Group, Ying worked with the Coca-Cola Company for 8 years, responsible for various functions incl. factories, Marketing, E-commerce, Technical, IT, Strategy and also led to support some independent significant projects in China. Before joining the Coca-Cola Company, she practiced law in a law firm, specialized in intellectual property, foreign investment, M&A and corporate law.
She got the LL.M degree with Technology Law and Commerce Law certifications from University of California, Berkeley and the master degree from East China University of Political Science and Law. She was admitted to the New York Bar and China Bar. She is the special member of Shanghai Bar Association, a member of Corporate and Commerce Specialty Committee, a member of Shanghai in-house counsel Association, a working group member of Europran Chamber in cybersecurity, competition law and legal & ethics areas in China. She also is the national level-2 (highest level) psychological consultant as well as a columnist in LexisNexis.
Dr. Ralf Sauer
Dr. Ralf Sauer
Ralf Sauer is the Deputy Head of DG Justice and Consumer's Unit for International Data Flows and Protection at the European Commission which covers data flows both for commercial and law enforcement purposes. He has been one of the key negotiators of the EU-US Privacy Shield and the mutual adequacy arrangement with Japan. Ralf Sauer has also represented the Commission in the negotiations on a modernisation of Council of Europe Convention 108, the only binding international agreement on data protection. Currently, he is leading the negotiations on data protection safeguards for the Cybercrime Convention. He regularly speaks at international conferences and panels on data protection issues. Previously, Ralf Sauer worked for almost 10 years in the European Commission's Legal Service, among others representing the Commission in front of the European courts in a large number of cases. He holds an LL.M. and doctoral degree from Yale Law School.
Ms. Isabelle Hajjar
Ms. Isabelle Hajjar
Isabelle is head of Compliance with Tek-ID China, a Digital Risk Intelligence company. She leads regulatory and operational compliance support, consulting, strategy and program design, implementation and roll-out services for Tek-ID’s clients in the ICT and digital sphere, both locally in China and on a global level (cybersecurity, data protection, infrastructure, market access conditions, organizational issues, policies and procedures, training, etc.), in various sectors (from classic hosting to cloud services, SaaS vendors, e-commerce, retail, banking, automotive, investment funds, health, digital security products, etc.).
She further acts, for certain clients, as outsourced General Counsel / Compliance and Data Privacy Officer.
Isabelle has, since mid-2016, been actively engaged in the European Chamber of Commerce of China, currently she is the Vice Chair of the Cybersecurity Subworking Group - Shanghai, happily offering her support in their mission and lobbying activities.
Isabelle is also the co-founder and co-chair of the IAPP (Internal Association of Privacy Professionals) - Shanghai Knowledge Chapter, focusing on disseminating Knowledge and exchanging experience in all compliance matters for Data and Privacy Protection, as well as for neighboring subjects, such as cybersecurity.
Before joining Tek-ID, Isabelle had already accumulated some 19 years in the ICT - digital field, with 9 years as an Attorney in Europe, followed by in-house experience as General Counsel for ICT Companies, with additional skills in General Management (as COO) & Compliance. She has been based in China for some 11 years.