DPO (Data Protection Officer) role and its challenges with Andy Peeters and Punit Bhatia in the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast E084 S4

DPO role is challenging. Or, it is full of action. In this episode, we talk to practicing DPO Andy Peeters and discuss what are the challenges, opportunities, and activities of a Data Protection Officer. Watch this episode for an insight into the role and life of a DPO.

KEY CONVERSATION POINTS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:49 Role of DPO
00:04:12 Proactive guidance for staff
00:07:03 How does DPO get involved in a company merger
00:08:48 Day In life being a DPO
00:12:34 Top 3 Challenges
00:15:57 What you should change in GDPR

ABOUT THE GUEST
Projective Group covers all aspects of transformation in the financial services sector. By combining the capabilities of expert companies, we have become an international end-to-end partner for those who want to excel in an ever-changing environment. We shape businesses today to meet and exceed the challenges of tomorrow.

I have been the DPO for Projective for more than 3 years, covering BE, NL, D, FR, and UK.
Recently my scope has increased to include the DPO role for Exellys BE and NL part of our group of companies we had recent growth in this role and it will further evolve to cover the whole Projective Group.

ABOUT THE HOST

Punit Bhatia is one of the leading privacy experts, who works independently and has worked with professionals in over 30 countries. Punit works with business and privacy leaders to create an organizational culture with high privacy awareness and compliance as a business priority. Selectively, Punit is open to mentoring and coaching privacy professionals.
Punit is the author of books “Be Ready for GDPR” which was rated as the best GDPR Book, “AI & Privacy – How To Find Balance”, “Intro To GDPR”, and “Be an Effective DPO”. Punit is a global speaker who has spoken at over 30 global events. Punit is the creator and host of the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast. This podcast has been featured among the top GDPR and privacy podcasts.
As a person, Punit is an avid thinker and believes in thinking, believing, and acting in line with one’s values to have joy in life. He has developed the philosophy named ‘ABC for the joy of life’ which passionately shares. Punit is based out of Belgium, the heart of Europe.

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