PRCA Africa: Unpacking Privacy in PR

Globalisation and the resulting advancements in technology have blurred the line between what is personal and what is public. What has once considered personal and private information is now available in the public domain for all to see, use and manipulate to their benefit. This has led to the need to introduce privacy laws and data regulations across the continent and the globe. This session focused on the role and impact of privacy and data protection within the public relations and communications sector. What this means for the industry going forward and shines a spotlight on what this means for PR agencies and the advice they give their clients to manage data as reputation risk and how agencies themselves manage their own risks. Maja Pawinska Sims (Host/mediator) - EMEA Editor, Provoke Dustin Chick - Partner and Managing Director, Razor PR Kwame Senou - Senior Vice President, Opinion and Public BCW Sarah Gooding - Managing Director, WE South Africa Ardi Kolah - Global Senior Privacy & Compliance Specialist Tom Manners - CEO, Clockwork Kamal Taibi - Founder & CEO, STRATËUS GROUP Koray Camgoz - Director of Communications and Marketing, PRCA