No company, whatever size, will be immune to the far-reaching implications of this new law which comes in practice on May 25, 2018. Failure to comply will result in huge fines of up to

20 million Euros and a potentially catastrophic effect on your organisation’s reputation.

Despite Brexit results, the UK government has announced that GDPR implementations will go ahead. This will be the most important change in data privacy law for twenty years and there is an urgent need for employers and HR professionals to start preparing now.

BFI’s recent GDPR conferences have brought together over 500 UK companies to learn the essential steps that will ensure their organisations are compliant by the deadline. Experts from leading legal, data, government and corporate organisations have shared practical, legal and policy knowledge. This sell-out event will now run in Manchester on the 29th June 2017.

Conference Director Elizabeth Smith said, “This event will focus on the impact of GDPR on the HR function, featuring contributions from leading legal experts in data protection and compliance; representatives from the ICO and government; a case studies and an expert panels.”

Delegates will understand and analyse the implications to their organisations and what their obligations will be, equipping them with the tools to meet the requirement of the GDPR by successfully preparing for the changes. Key areas covered will include:

Previous delegates said attending this conference was one of the most important building blocks in putting together a watertight, legal and workable plan. “Strategy, policy and practice can seem daunting,” added Ms Smith. “For most companies, the most useful part of the day was the open expert panel which gave delegates a chance to re-examine the information they had learned in the context of their own organisations and ensure that their planning would be effective and timely to avoid costly fines. www.bfi.co.uk