Commissioners Discussed Global Privacy Regulations at the Second Japan Privacy Symposium
November 26, 2024 — This week, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a global non-profit focused on data protection, privacy, and emerging technologies, hosted the second annual Japan Privacy Symposium with support from S&K Brussels and in cooperation with the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan (PPC) and the Japan DPO Association.
This event, on the sidelines of the 62nd Asia-Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum, brought together leaders in the Japanese privacy community and data protection and privacy regulators from across the globe at the Ritz-Carlton in Tokyo, Japan.
Commissioner OHSHIMA Shuhei opened the event with a keynote speech outlining some of PPC’s key regulatory priorities going forward. Subsequently, Philippe Dufresne, Commissioner, Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Canada; Ashkan Soltani, Executive Director, California Privacy Protection Agency; Nazri Kama, Commissioner, Personal Data Protection Department of Malaysia; Thienchai Na Nakorn, Chairman, Personal Data Protection Committee, Thailand; and Josh Lee Kok Thong, Managing Director for APAC, Future of Privacy Forum, also discussed upcoming regulatory priorities for data protection authorities, and key trends around regulatory priorities in the APAC region.
“We are excited to have had a successful second edition of this valuable event that brings together data protection and privacy regulators from around the world alongside the Japanese privacy community,” Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, FPF’s Vice President for Global Privacy, said. “Tokyo is a perfect location to host these important global conversations and it provides a valuable forum for commissioners from around the globe to share their perspectives with privacy leaders and community members. We are grateful to our partners, the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan, the Japan DPO Association, S&K Brussels and our Senior Fellow Kaori Inui, for their steadfast partnership and support.”
Pictured: Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna addressing attendees at the second annual Japan Privacy Symposium November 25, in Tokyo, Japan.
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