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Privacy SIG: Emerging trends in data protection in Africa

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Date and Time

March 21, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Event Category

Web Conference

Organizer

Amelia Ghidotti

Contact

Lisa O'Connell

Overview

Moderator

Henry Nduka Onyiah

Henry Nduka Onyiah is an Information Security & Privacy Consultant who, for well over a decade, has provided leadership and direction while working collaboratively with cross-functional teams on information security & privacy related engagements within the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region.

Amongst others, the scope of his engagements has included developing & maintaining strong engagement with technology & risk functions, business owners & other relevant stakeholders to –

  • develop & improve operational cyber risk frameworks;
  • advise on the management of risk and the effectiveness of mitigating controls;
  • provide subject matter expertise against the backdrop of various IT Risk & Governance related frameworks; and
  • the development and facilitation of tailored training and awareness programmes on risk management in relation to information security & privacy.

He holds and maintains certifications from several professional bodies amongst which include Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) & Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE).

Professional bodies in which he maintains Professional Membership &/or active participation include the British Computer Society (Chartered Institute of IT) (BCS), Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec), Information Systems and Controls Association (ISACA), Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), Institute of Risk Management (IRM), International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2).

He currently one of the Co-Chairs of ISSA's Privacy Special Interest Group and a Founding Ambassador of the Institute of Operational Privacy Design (IOPD). He is also involved in advocacy and research involving the analysis of risks to privacy arising from ‘emerging’ technology which aims to highlight issues that may undermine respective legislative and regulatory data privacy/protection frameworks as well as cause harms to the fundamental right to privacy of individuals.

Aside enjoying the company of his wife and son, especially given the improved opportunities to achieve better work-life balance in a post pandemic world, he enjoys an ongoing struggle to develop the consistency required to reduce his golf handicap as well as reading and travelling. He also actively supports charity work especially within the Province of Bedfordshire in the United Kingdom.

See Henry Nduka Onyiah‘s full profile.

Speaker/s

Ridwan Oloyede – Technology policy team Leader, Tech Hive Advisory

Ridwan leads the technology policy team at Tech Hive Advisory, where he coordinates policy interventions and works closely with the research and regulatory intelligence teams. He advises on policy development and global aspects of data protection laws. He has contributed to a number of legal and data governance frameworks, and he is currently part of a team developing guidelines on deceptive designs for African countries. He researches and has contributed to various global expert sessions on surveillance, deceptive design, privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, digital identity, online child safety, encryption, and anonymity. Ridwan is an International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Fellow in Information Privacy and is listed as an expert at the Council of Europe's Data Protection Unit.

See Ridwan Oloyede‘s full profile.

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