Online Safety - a global view: the changing face of regulation for digital businesses

New regulatory frameworks directed at online safety are emerging in multiple jurisdictions/ regions around the world, including at EU level, in Ireland, the UK, Australia and Singapore. The ensuing compliance regimes created by these new national and regional laws are set to trigger a wholesale shift in mindset, culture and operations for multiple industries across the digital ecosystem, by requiring significant changes in areas such as content moderation, risk assessment and mitigation, protection of children and reporting and transparency. Whilst there are fundamental differences across the various regimes being introduced around the world, there are also areas of overlap, presenting in-scope businesses with an opportunity to develop and implement compliance solutions which satisfy more than one set of regulatory requirements. Navigating this jigsaw of laws to understand their scope and requirements, and identify their commonalities and differences, will be a big challenge.

Join us on 30 November to hear from Bird & Bird online safety experts who will explore online safety developments in the EU, Ireland, the UK, Singapore and Australia, and highlight the headline issues that businesses need to start planning for.

The plenary session of this event will be streamed live from Dublin, so those based outside of Ireland/Dublin are welcome to join online. All Ireland/Dublin attendees are encouraged to join in person to enable you to join the valuable breakout sessions and networking opportunities. See the full programme below. 

We hope you can join us. 

Programme

08:00 - 08:45
Registration & networking breakfast

08:45 - 09:00
Welcome & Introduction - Roger Bickerstaff (Partner, UK)

09:00 - 10:00

Panel: online safety developments in the EU, Ireland, the UK, Singapore & Australia

Anna Morgan (Partner, Dublin)
Bryony Hurst (Partner, London)
Jeremy Tan (Partner, Singapore)
The Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP (former DCMS Secretary of State) (London)
Francine Cunningham (Regulatory & Public Affairs Director, Brussels)
Hamish Fraser (Partner, Sydney)

10:00 - 10:30
Refreshment break & networking

10:30 - 11:30
Breakout sessions - (only applicable to in person attendees in Dublin). If attending in person, you'll be asked to choose from the below breakout sessions on the day.
Both the breakout sessions will be Chatham house.

Breakout one:

Practical compliance issues

Breakout two:

The 3 tensions: platform liability, freedom of expression and privacy

11:30
Guests depart

To attend online for the plenary session only (for those based outside of Dublin/Ireland): Register here

To attend in person in Dublin (guests will not be able to join the breakout sessions if you do not attend in person): Register here