IT Law Series: Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Practice
Stay current on the latest IT law developments with our series of seminars focused on technology, media, and telecommunications law, organised by IPOS International in conjunction with a community of public sector lawyers from Singapore.
Participants can look forward to the sharing of insights and perspectives from a variety of leading practitioners and academics, on areas that include intellectual property, competition law, blockchain, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and data protection.
Programme Overview and Topics
This seminar series aims to provide participants with an overview of some of the latest IT law issues and developments. Every session focuses on a different topic and will be conducted by a variety of leading practitioners and academics in the relevant field, who will deliver presentations and participate in a Q&A discussion with opportunities for participants to pose questions.
Pre-recorded lectures providing an introduction to technology law, will be made available to participants ahead of each lecture.
Pre-recorded lectures
Participants who sign up for any of the seminars will be given access to the following pre-recorded lectures, which are aimed at providing a broad overview of the world of technology law:
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Speaker(s) |
Topic |
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Assistant Professor Lim How Khang Singapore Management University |
Digital Computing 101 |
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Mr Yeong Zee Kin Assistant Chief Executive (Data Innovation and Protection Group), Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA), Deputy Commissioner, Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC); and Chief Executive, Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) |
An Introduction to Technology Law |
These are pre-recorded lectures which will be made available (free of charge) to participants of the IT Law series.
Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Practice
Synopsis: This lecture discusses the two distinct but related fields of cybersecurity and data protection, focussing on specific issues such as ensuring adequate levels of protection, risk management, breach notification, critical information infrastructure and incident response.
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SG Time |
Speaker(s) |
Topic(s) |
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2.00 – 3.00pm |
Mr Ng Song Yeong (Deputy Director of Digital Strategy at the Ministry of Communications and Information) |
Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Practice |
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3.00 – 3.45pm |
Mr Rajesh Sreenivasan (Head, TMT, Rajah & Tann) |
Cross-border Data Transfers |
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3.45 – 4.15pm |
Tea Break
|
|
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4.15 – 5.00pm |
Mr Nicholas Seng (Associate General Counsel, Cybersecurity Law & Investigations, Meta) |
Liability for Cybersecurity Breaches |
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5.00 – 5.30pm |
Panel Discussion – all speakers, moderated by Mr Paul McClelland (Head of Legal, IPOS International)
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*Subject to change in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
Programme Information
- 3.0 SILE Public CPD Points
- Practice Area: Telecommunications, Media & Technology
- Training Level: Advanced
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Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Practice
Synopsis: This lecture discusses the two distinct but related fields of cybersecurity and data protection, focussing on specific issues such as ensuring adequate levels of protection, risk management, breach notification, critical information infrastructure and incident response.
Pre-recorded lectures
Participants who sign up for any of the seminars will be given access to the following pre-recorded lectures, which are aimed at providing a broad overview of the world of technology law:
| Speaker(s) | Topic |
|
Assistant Professor Lim How Khang Singapore Management University |
Digital Computing 101 |
|
Mr Yeong Zee Kin Assistant Chief Executive (Data Innovation and Protection Group), Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA), Deputy Commissioner, Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC); and Chief Executive, Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) |
An Introduction to Technology Law |
These are pre-recorded lectures that will be made available (free of charge) to participants of the IT Law series.
|
SG Time |
Speaker(s) |
Topic(s) |
|
2.00 – 3.00pm |
Mr Ng Song Yeong (Deputy Director of Digital Strategy at the Ministry of Communications and Information) |
Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Practice |
|
3.00 – 3.45pm |
Mr Rajesh Sreenivasan (Head, TMT, Rajah & Tann) |
Cross-border Data Transfers |
|
3.45 – 4.15pm |
Tea Break
|
|
|
4.15 – 5.00pm |
Mr Nicholas Seng (Associate General Counsel, Cybersecurity Law & Investigations, Meta) |
Liability for Cybersecurity Breaches |
|
5.00 – 5.30pm |
Panel Discussion – all speakers, moderated by Mr Paul McClelland (Head of Legal, IPOS International)
|
|
*Subject to change in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
Reading materials for each seminar topic, such as seminal court decisions and technology law articles, as well as pre-recorded lectures providing an introduction to technology law, will be made available to participants ahead of each lecture.
Mr Ng Song Yeong
Ng Song Yeong is Deputy Director at the Digital Strategy Office in the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI), where he helps develop strategies and policies for anticipating and responding to the challenges and opportunities brought about by digital technology and its uses. Current areas of interest include online trust and safety, and informational and epistemic security.
Prior to his current appointment, Song Yeong helped lead the advisory team at the Legal Services department in MCI, advising on regulatory, policy, and legislative matters in areas including cybersecurity, telecommunications, and legacy and new media. He was a member of the secretariat for the Committee of Inquiry into the Cyber Attack on SingHealth in 2018, and assisted in operations and crisis management for events such as the 2020 General Elections, and the COVID-19 crisis.
Mr Rajesh Sreenivasan
Rajesh Sreenivasan is a Partner and Head of the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law Practice at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and the Coordinating Partner for the firms’ multidisciplinary and cross-practice Data and Digital Economy (DDE) Legal Services. He is a Director and Co-founder of Rajah & Tann Technologies Pte Ltd and Rajah & Tann Cybersecurity Pte Ltd which are the Legaltech arms of Rajah & Tann Asia. With over 20 years in practice, he has been universally recognised as the leading technology, media and telecoms lawyer in Singapore by all major professional ranking agencies and noted as one of the top TMT lawyers the Asia Pacific region. Rajesh has been at the forefront of legal, regulatory and policy matters relating to technology procurement, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data protection, analytics and governance, telecommunications, electronic commerce, cloud computing, distributed ledger technologies, digital forensics and digital media in the region. He has since built a team of over 50 lawyers with significant depth
Rajesh has been working together with R&T’s Financial Regulatory practice in addressing the fast maturing area of FinTech in legal and regulatory work spanning across DeFi to Virtual currency regulatory issues. Rajesh serves on the AI Tech committee of the Singapore Standards Council and on the Board of Experts of the Singapore Management University Centre for AI and Data Governance (CAIDG) and the National University of Singapore Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law (TRAIL). On the corporate front, he sits on the Board of MediaCorp, Singapore’s national broadcaster.
Internationally, he sits on the Advisory Board of the Centre for Legal Innovation, College of Law, Australia, the Advisory Board of the Future Privacy Forum (FPF), Washington, DC and is the Vice-Chairman of the Media Law Committee of the International Bar Association. On a pro-bono basis, he serves on the Board of Trustees of the Sree Narayana Mission and as a member of the School Management Committee of Montfort Schools.
Rajesh plays a significant role in leading legal sector transformation and innovation initiatives at a national level with foundational work on Lupl, the world’s first open platform for legal matter management and collaboration. Today, Lupl powers the Legal Technology Platform (LTP), one of the key initiatives in MinLaw’s Technology and Innovation Roadmap for the legal sector. He has also been regularly ranked by international agencies, most recently, the FT Asia Pacific Innovative Lawyers Award 2023 and the Legal 500 South East Asia Awards 2023 for his role in innovation and thought leadership in Legaltech and innovative practices in Cybersecurity and Data Governance for Rajah & Tann Asia.
Rajesh is the only Singapore lawyer serving on the Legal Advisory Group to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) UK Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation. As an appointed member of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) OECD project, he contributes actively to the multinational initiative by providing a representative deep dive into Singapore’s legislations on Artificial Intelligence and brainstorming on innovative best practices in complying with global regulatory guidelines.
He is the co-author of the Hansard Banking Volume 12 (2022) on electronic banking issues and is a contributing author to “Law and Technology in Singapore”, Singapore Academy of Law (2022).
In his free time, Rajesh builds PC’s, generates NFT’s and AI inspired artwork on Stable Diffusion with his son.
Mr Nicholas Seng
Nicholas Seng (LLB, CIPP/A, CIPP/E) is an Associate General Counsel at Meta Platforms (formerly known as Facebook) where he leads its Cybersecurity Law and Investigation team for the Asia-Pacific region. Nicholas graduated Summa Cum Laude (1st Class Hons) from the Singapore Management University and was called to the Singapore Bar. He served as a Deputy Public Prosecutor and State Counsel in Singapore’s Attorney-General’s Chambers, Financial and Technology Crimes Division, where he acted as counsel in several landmark criminal cases. Thereafter, he practiced in top-tier American and Singapore law firms specializing in data protection, commercial dispute resolution and corporate investigations work for Fortune 500 companies in the technology, life sciences, and financial sectors across the Asia Pacific region. The views expressed in this session are his alone, and do not represent the views of the institutions or companies which he is associated with. Profile: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-seng-2576a7116
Mr Paul Mcclelland
Mr Paul McClelland specialises in intellectual property law and commercial dispute resolution. Before joining IPOS International Pte Ltd, Paul was sole corporate counsel for a well-known Singaporean brand, where he was responsible for a broad range of commercial matters, including worldwide trademark registrations and oppositions, management of external counsel, contract review, and training.
He has experience working in private practice for both Singapore and Scottish law firms. His practice focused on intellectual property and commercial arbitration.
He also taught commercial law, intellectual property and real estate law at a Scottish university.
Course Fee
S$270.00 per pax (incl. 8% GST)
SILE Accreditation
- This programme is accredited by the Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE).
SILE Attendance Policy
- Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes signing in on arrival and signing out at the conclusion of the activity in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.
Terms and Conditions for Private Sector Participants (Self-Sponsored/Company Sponsored)
- Full payment of course fees must be made to IPOS International upon course registration.
- IPOS International reserves the right to deny admission to participants who have not made payment before course commencement.
- Any request for withdrawal or refund is subject to approval by IPOS International’s management.
- Request for substitution has to be made in writing via email at least 3 days before start of course date and is subject to acceptance by IPOS International.
- IPOS International reserves the right to cancel or postpone any programme due to unforeseen circumstances. A full refund will be given to registrants if the course is cancelled by IPOS International.
- IPOS International reserves the right to make any changes to the programme.
Terms and Conditions for Public Sector Participants
- Course fees are payable upon course registration. Payment should be processed expediently.
- Any request for withdrawal or refund is subject to approval by IPOS International’s management.
- Request for substitution has to be made in writing via email at least 3 days before start of course date and is subject to acceptance by IPOS International.
- IPOS International reserves the right to cancel or postpone any programme due to unforeseen circumstances. A full refund will be given to registrants if the course is cancelled by IPOS International.
- IPOS International reserves the right to make changes to the programme.
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