Summary of Meetings: Freedom of Information & Privacy Law
Number of Meetings Held:3
November 19, 2021
Registration Count: 41
Guest Speaker: Jade Buchanan, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
Morgan T. McDonald, Counsel, DLA Piper Canada
John Weigelt, National Technology Officer, Microsoft
Meeting Title/Topic: Privacy Developments in Artificial Intelligence
Synopsis: Topics of discussion included present uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in information gathering, current developments in AI technology, privacy issues relating to the use of AI.
April 01, 2022
Registration Count: 98
Guest Speaker: Michael McEvoy, Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC
Meeting Title/Topic: Modernizing BC's Privacy Laws: Public and Private Sector Reforms
Synopsis: Discuessed the Legislative Assembly’s report on modernizing the Personal Information Protection Act as well as recent amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
June 10, 2022
Registration Count: 33
Guest Speaker: Steven Tam, General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer at Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Jeremy Hessing-Lewis, Principal of Compliance at TELUS Health
Daanish Samadmoten, Partner at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Meeting Title/Topic: Exploring Career Paths in Privacy Law
Synopsis: Senior privacy law practitioners shared comments from their journeys to their current practice, their top practice tips for privacy law practitioners, myths about practicing privacy law.