The Chamber Academy holds discussion and overview of the Data Protection Bill

The Chamber Academy, the knowledge arm of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Information and Communication Agency (ICTA) will be hosting a timely webinar on the Data Protection Bill. The webinar is sponsored by Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt) Ltd and London Stock Exchange Group – Sri Lanka.

The discussion will be based on the proposed personal data protection bill, defining measures to protect personal data of individuals held by banks, telecom operators, hospitals and other personal data aggregating and processing entities formulated by the Legal Draftsman’s Department.

The expert panel will include Jayantha Fernando, General Counsel, ICTA, Ms. Shenuka Jayalath, Manager – Regulatory, Group Legal & Regulatory, Dialog Axiata PLC, Ms. Sanduni Wickramasinghe, Attorney at Law & Privacy Professional, Member of Drafting Committee, Jehan Perinpanayagal, CEO, Board member, SLASSCOM, Ms. Chiranthi Balapatabendi, Director – Industry Development, ICTA. The session will be moderated by Ms. Thanusshi Dissanayake, Legal Officer ICTA.

The discussion will be followed by an interactive Question and Answer session.

The webinar will take place on 2nd August 2021 from 10.30am to 12.00 pm via Zoom. For registrations email events@chamber.lk.