It is time to connect in person, come alive and share experiences. You’re the designated information officer. And you’ve been feeling your way through a largely new area of responsibility in your organisation. You have had to operationalise both data protection and access to information in your organisation. You’ve had to get your board on board, develop a strategy and framework, get a budget, raise your awareness and the awareness of others, choose software, plan and implement projects, and face audits and questions.

What have you learned on your way, that could help others? And what have you missed? What clever lessons could you gain from being in a room with people who face similar challenges to you? What are the practical tips to get this done?

This is a growing field; connecting with colleagues deepens your insight, strengthens your credibility, and smooths your path. This event is all about you in your role as an information officer – not about your organisation complying. This event will help you to be successful in your role.

Knock the ball out of the park (or data out of unlawfulness)

Who better to host this event than the Michalsons team? You’ve attended countless webinars and watched recorded videos, read our insights, and followed our modules online. And you know that we make the law accessible, empowering and helpful. And now you can attend, connect, interact, experience and have fun in person.

As experts in this area, we believe that the best way for you to continue your journey is by attending Michalsons Live for Information Officers – to raise your awareness and plan your next steps. This event is South African specific so it will be relevant to you.

We offer this in two formats

Public events

These are in-person events that we schedule from time to time on specific dates at various centres, where you have the opportunity to interact with information officers from different organisations and industries.

Private events

These are in-person events held at your premises on a date that suits you. Suitable for organisations that have more than five designated information officers. It’s like a team building for your information office.

Key outcomes:

  1. Tackle the problems you’re facing by getting practical solutions from others who have already solved them.
  2. Grow connections by sharing what you’ve learnt.
  3. Save time and money by learning from other information officers’ wins and mistakes.
  4. Deepen your understanding of your role by engaging with other people in similar roles and industries.
  5. Find out what you don’t know you don’t know by hearing other people’s experiences.

Dates: We have not yet set dates for our next full-day public workshops. If you’d like to attend a public workshop on this topic but we have not yet set dates (or the location or dates don’t suit you), send us an email asking us to set a date in your city.

Cost: One delegate costs R6,850 inc VAT. Includes lunch and refreshments. We limit delegate numbers, so bookings are on a first-come, first-served basis. We aim to give practical insights that you can use to be effective. We do not give law lectures! We will refund you if you do not think you received value.

We also offer tailored private events that can be held at your premises on a day that suits you. Please contact us for a quote.

The Michalsons Live Event for Information Officers is broken down into sections described below. We tailor what we cover for each specific event and for the actual attendees of each event.

  • Hello and welcome
  • Introduction, including the importance of the role of Information Officer
  • Identifying challenges that you face
  • Learning from Information Officers challenges and wins
  • Identifying solutions
  • Case studies including data breach training, responding to data subject access requests and engaging with the regulator. For example, how do you respond to enforcement and infringement notices?
  • What next?

Please email us and ask for the Michalsons Live Event for Information Officers if you want more details about the agenda. This is not an academic workshop for students. It is for people dealing with these issues in their organisations.

As part of the event, each delegate will get access to the Michalsons data protection programme for one week prior to the event and one week after the event if your organisation is not already a member. You will also have access to the Training for Information Officers Lens, which forms part of the programme.

This is particularly suited to Information Officers who are responsible for implementing data protection because you will be exposed to other people with similar challenges relating to planning, implementing, and sustaining data protection. 

It is also suitable for larger organisations that have multiple Information Officers, as we help align your thinking and set you on a common path.

If you are the default Information Officer and you are the person who is accountable for data protection but someone else is  responsible for the implementation of data protection then we have other ways to support you. Consider our “The CEO is the Default Information Officer | Strategy Session”

  • Years of practical experience in data protection.
  • Interactive sessions where you’re able to ask questions and discuss your specific issues.
  • We provide insight and simplify issues, which can only be done after practically applying POPI to real business issues.
  • We empower you and do not try to entrench ourselves in your organisation.
  • We cover a lot in a single day, saving you time and money.

We have a pool of experienced and practical presenters who have seen it all when it comes to implementing data protection in a variety of organisations. Our team includes John Giles, Lisa Emma-Iwuoha, Sicelo Kula, Bronwen Seager and David Luyt.

The event runs from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm with an hour’s break for lunch.

Our public events are at various venues around the world. We choose venues that are central and easy to get to, that have adequate parking, good food, and that ensure you are comfortable and entertained.

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