*** Note: We're pleased to announce that all proceeds from the sale of tickets to this event will be split and donated to Currys|PC World's chosen charity, as well as Madam Mayor's chosen charities. ***

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will become concrete legislation from 25 May 2018 onwards. Considered the biggest alteration of data privacy regulation for decades, GDPR will affect all businesses that manage data, and dictate the ways that companies must protect it.

This EU-wide scheme will come into effect in the UK, regardless of the Brexit deal, and all businesses in the United Kingdom are obliged to adopt new GDPR procedures (or face hefty, hefty fines).

By flying the flag of accountability and transparency, data processing will have to become more trustworthy and secure.

If your company collects, holds onto, processes, or uses the data of any European citizens (including those in the UK), you *must* comply to the new regulations.

For those of you that have €20 million or 4% of your annual profits to spare, then no need to be too alarmed! Otherwise, this is definitely something to prioritise for your business.

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Itinerary:

7:15am - Doors open, guest arrival and initial networking - tea, coffee and breakfast available

7:30 - 7.45am - Guests take their seats for housekeeping and introductions

7:45 - 8:30 - Guests take to the stage

8:30 - 8:40 - Raffle prizes drawn & prizes given away

8:40 - Closing words, goody bag giveaway, group photoshoot + potential drone shot!

9:00 - Extended networking, conversation round-offs and final card swapping + Store Opens and guest are welcome to take a tour of the store and can show any tech and answer any questions.

Agenda to include:

• Meet the Team: Curry’s|PC World Business Advisory team will be on hand, taking 1 to 1 meetings and sharing how they can help SME’s
• Charity Raffle: Incredible Tech Items acquired by Currys|PC World to giveaway - Money raised donated to The Mayor of Croydon’s Charities
• Brand Reps: With Sony and Samsung reps already with the date in their diaries, come and meet the tech titans
• Tech Driving the Future: Natterbox showcase Tesla’s latest Model S, with a ‘Ludicrous’ 0-60 time of 2.3 Seconds!
• Food & Drink: Complimentary Jaspers Breakfast Sponsored by Curry’s|PC World

Guest Speakers to include:

Sahadat Hossain - Business Customer Manager at Currys|PC World

• Warm Welcome & Introduction to the Currys|PC World Business Team

Ian Moyse - UK Sales Director at Natterbox

• Top 10 Must-Knows of why you must sort out GDPR right now

Ian sits on the board of Cloud Industry Forum, Fast and Eurocloud (UK) and is advisor to many boards.

Rated a top 50 Data Security influencer by Onalytica in 2016, rated #1 on Cloud , #1 ITSM, #18 IOT.

He was also awarded Sales Director of the Year by the institute of Sales & Marketing.

Jack Bedell-Pearce - Managing Director of 4D Data Centres

• The Cloud on the ground - where is your data physically stored?

Winning Multiple green awards for retrofitting their first data centre with cutting edge cooling technology, Jack also a member of the TechUK Data Centre Council representing small and medium sized data centres in the UK.

Skip Fidura - Client Service Director at Dotmailer & Non Executive Director of DMA

• Consent vs no consent

Skip is the Client Service Director for Dotmailer, an online email marketing platform which distributes more emails than Mailchimp, based in Croydon. Skip also holds the Non-Executive Director position at the Direct Marketing Association, the UK’s largest trade body for the marketing industry.

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• Your legal support partner for GDPR