Thursday Deep Dive - 28-Sep-23

The implementation of Saudi Arabia's new Personal Data Protection Law

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Join me on Thursday 12 PM KSA | 1PM UAE | 9AM GMT for Middle East AI News LIVE, when we'll find out more about Saudi Arabia's new Personal Data Protection Law (or PDPL), which came into effect this month. Plus another exciting topic, which I will reveal soon!

Each week, I invite guests to help me break down the latest AI and emerging technology news, events and trends from the region. We'll look at the top news from the week, providing comment, opinion and analysis.

Here’s this week’s Middle East AI News LIVE link.

This week’s hot topics

• Saudi Arabia’s PDPL! The new Personal Data Protection Law came into effect this month. What is it? And how does this contribute to Vision 2030 goals?

• PDPL compliance. Businesses now have to comply with this new law. So, what's really involved and how difficult is it to be compliant?

This week’s guests

• Nick O'Connell, Partner, Head of Digital & Data - Saudi Arabia at law firm Al Tamimi & Company, who advises clients on technology-related legal matters, including data protection, privacy and information security.

• Ahmed Shokr, Data Protection & Privacy Lead at KPMG Saudi Arabia, who helps clients assess data privacy and risk assessments, and create data privacy governance frameworks.