This year EEMA will be hosting high-level fireside briefings, its annual conference and ISSE 2018 at locations throughout Europe and we are always looking for inspiring speakers with a great story to tell. So, if you do just one thing in January be sure to join our EEMA Speaker Panel as it gives you…

• Early invitations to speak at EEMA events and EEMA Partner events, workshops and conferences.

• Public Profile on the EEMA website.

• Complimentary access to EEMA lounges at Conferences, where available.

• Programme Committee participation, subject to availability, with discounted conference fees.

To be eligible for the EEMA Speaker Panel you need to be an EEMA Member. If your organisation is not already a member of EEMA, please complete the Membership Form as well as the Speaker Panel application form.

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EEMA member InfoCert invites you to join ‘The Disruptive Power of eIDAS’ webinar

Speak at EEMA events in 2018

The webinar will take place between 3:00 PM(CET) and 4:30 PM(CET). To register visit: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3043118720074569473

Sign up today: https://www.eema.org/membership/speaker-panel/

On January 31, EEMA Chair, Jon Shamah, will moderate a free-to-attend webinar assessing how the new EU Regulation accelerates digital transformation and creates new opportunities. You are invited to join this important event that is being hosted by EEMA members, InfoCert, who have assembled an impressive panel of speakers that includes…

• Andrea Servida, Head of Unit “eGovernment and Trust” at DG CONNECT, European Commission

• Craig Le Clair, Vice President, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research

• Carmine Auletta, CIO InfoCert

Can you provide work experience for students in Belgium?

The ERASMUS+ VET consortium is looking to find apprenticeship work placements for three students. From 3rd of April 2018 until the 14th of June 2018. A Technician in Telecommunications Installations and two Technician in Electrical and Automatic Installations students are looking to carry out their apprenticeship in Belgium. All the costs are covered by the Erasmus+ programme.

If you are able to assist, please contact: programaseuropeosdgfp@madrid.org

Share your news with EEMA members. If you have news, initiatives and opportunities that you would like to share with other EEMA members please email Graham Thatcher: graham.thatcher@eema.org

Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Machines Work ChannelWe have now set-up an invitation only LinkedIn Group for members of the work channel, to provide a forum to share ideas and opportunities and debate the issues, with your peers.

For details on how to join the group email graham.thatcher@eema.org

On January 28, Europe commemorates Convention 108 with the annual Data Privacy Day. On this day in 1981, the treaty provided a watershed moment when it was opened for signing in Strasbourg. Convention 108 represented the first binding international instrument to protect citizens against abuse from the collection and processing of personal data.

37 years later the world is a very different place and on May 25 a new milestone in the history of data privacy will be reached, when the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the existing Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. GDPR aims to provide greater protection to all EU citizens, by providing tighter rules governing how personal data is managed by organisations.

However, this is far from the end of the story, with the new Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communication. The planned intention was to coincide with the GDPR deadline, however it is still going through the EU legislative process.

Throughout 2018, EEMA will continue to keep you abreast of all the latest developments relating to issues of data privacy, identity and trust.

Jon Shamah, EEMA Chair

The Kantara Initiative (an EEMA International Partner), is proud to present an event where the experts who write the standards, policies and laws for privacy and identity are invited to speak with the experts implementing the laws.

Aimed at executives, this event will give the inside track, as they discuss how disruptive privacy law will change the marketplace in 2018. The summit includes three advanced technical/privacy deep dive sessions, with senior experts covering…

• Consent and legitimate interest based marketing

• Smart consent/contract by combining consent receipts with UMA protocol

• Age verified consent and advertising

The year of data privacy and protection

Kantara International Privacy SummitTuesday 22nd May 2018, London

For further information visit: https://privacysummit.kantarainitiative.org/

There are a limited number of discounted tickets being reserved for EEMA members which can be reserved by emailing IPS18@openconsent.com