Our digital world is expanding. Data privacy is no longer the sole legislative means of protecting information rights in a digital world.

Regulators now understand that data privacy is part of  a wider package of digital rights and controls. 

The response: digital regulations are coming at us like buses. After years of asking for digital regulation, the global regulatory landscape has started responding with a raft of digital regulations in the pipeline.   

Learn how legislators in the US, UK, and EU are responding to the call for digital regulation of digital platforms, AI, blockchain, biometrics, virtual reality, and other emerging technologies. Be armed with key messages to communicate to your board.   

Digital advertising revenue is down, the tech over the top players need eyeballs their pages, and the data privacy landscape is toughening up.   

How to comply data privacy obligations while using targeted advertising and/or retaining digital advertising revenue.

Implementation of data privacy and data protection are in their infancy across the Caribbean.  Personal data is a business asset requiring boardroom accountability.  People tasked with managing data privacy are often  undertrained and underprepared for the enormity of the role.

Learn established tips and tricks to implement and operationalise effective and strategic data privacy programs that support the board.

In our increasingly digitised society, evolving technology accelerates information collection, use, and proliferation. Since the CJEU’s decision invalidating public access to Beneficial Ownership lists sent shockwaves across the legal and compliance community in November 2022, those interested in fighting financial crime or needing to demonstrate compliance with rigorous AML and KYC regulations have been grappling to find efficient alternatives.  For those of us in the Caribbean, these issues are even more pertinent as privacy laws continue to take root and grow across the region against the backdrop of increased needs to stem the flow of illicit financial activity.  

This session will discuss privacy concerns while proposing workable solutions to achieve corporate transparency in the digital world.  

We are at the frontier of a digital society. However, this is not a new world order.  It is a world predicated on  data inherited from  

How to prevent racial discrimination from being coded into digital systems and platforms.  

 A lot is said, but few understand the legal and regulatory risks associated with technology that supports digital assets.  

1. A deep dive into the privacy and wider digital risks of digital assets. 

2. How to address governance, accountability, and transparency in distributed ledger technologies (Blockchain). 

3. Understanding the blockchain privacy and security paradox. 

4. Protecting digital assets. 

Blaxit: the mass exodus of Black communities in the west to Africa and the Caribbean for a more easeful and fulfilling lifestyle.

While many desire to make the leap, only a few take the plunge. Drawing inspiration from the visionary Marcus Garvey, who urged us to be masters of our own destiny, this session invites you to consider the bold step of relocating to a homeland for a renewed sense of purpose.

Join us as Samantha Simms candidly explores her personal journey of relocating to Jamaica. She shares insights into her decision-making process, the challenges faced, and the rewards of this life-changing decision.

Starting afresh is daunting: from deciding where to relocate building a personal and professional network, setting up a new home, and adjusting to a different rhythm. This presentation provides a roadmap for those considering a similar path.

Whether you find yourself on the brink of a move or are simply curious about the Blaxit experience, this session aims to inspire, inform, and empower you to explore your options confidently. It is a call to action, encouraging you to reconnect with your homeland and embrace a contemporary professional lifestyle back home.

People often wonder how they can us their profession to make a difference in the world.

An anecdotal presentation on how I have used my set of personal values in my professional and business life by unapologetically: 

1.  Bringing data privacy experience to the Caribbean and developing Caribbean data privacy professionals; 

2.  Working to eradicate algorithmic racial bias; 

3. Servicing black tech, and big tech seeking to have a social impact; and

4. Building digital compliance impact assessment frameworks that break bias and discrimination.