Hot topics in compliance part one - Cross-border data transfer: necessity and barriers

Ruth is co-head of Bird & Bird's International Privacy and Data Protection Group. Ruth has extensive experience advising a broad range of organisations on data privacy matters. Ruth advises on the data protection aspects of new products or services and on commercial arrangements involving personal data. Ruth also assists when there has been a personal data breach. Ruth advises clients on their dealings with data protection authorities, with the European Data Protection Board and with those involved in passing new data protection legislation. Ruth has co-written Data Protection Strategy (Sweet & Maxwell), which has just been re-published to take account of the GDPR and UK legislation. Ruth has also edited the Encyclopedia of Data Protection (Sweet & Maxwell) and sits on the editorial board of professional journal Data Protection Leader. Ruth is on the Board of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Ruth assists the Global Alliance on Responsible Genome and Clinical Data Sharing, where she is a member of its Regulatory and Legal Group.

Helen Clarke is a Partner with Corrs Chambers Westgarth in Australia, specialising in technology and digital transformation, data privacy and cyber security, telecommunications, commercial intellectual property and technology licensing, and major procurement and outsourcing. Helen acts for major government and private sector clients across a number of industries including health, financial services, telecommunications, education and energy & resources. She has represented a number of clients in data privacy matters, including data breaches, privacy complaints and matters under investigation by the Australian Privacy Commissioner. Helen regularly assists Corrs’ pro-bono clients with technology procurement projects and data privacy advice. Helen is Partner in Charge of the firm's Brisbane office, a member of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Council, and a member of Queensland University of Technology’s Law Advisory Group, the Queensland Law Society's Privacy and Data Law Committee, and the editorial panel of Lexis Nexis’ Privacy Law Bulletin.