GDPR in Focus: Updates and the AI Act Explained
Event Details
Free
Date and Time
Tue, 7 July 2026
12:00 - 13:00
Location
Your event link is available via IOB Learn
Event Details
Free
Date and Time
Tue, 7 July 2026
12:00 - 13:00
Location
Your event link is available via IOB Learn
Join us for this taster session of the Professional Certificate in Data Protection, offering a snapshot of key topics covered in the programme. The session will provide a concise update on recent developments in GDPR, with a particular focus on how it interacts with the emerging AI Act.
Ideal for prospective students, this event will highlight the evolving data protection landscape and the practical implications for organisations and professionals.
The Professional Certificate in Data Protection is now open for applications and will commence September 2026.
Apply online here
This event will automatically close midnight the day before or if its fully booked.
There is 0.5 CPD hours available for the holders of the following designations:
QFA (all areas except Ethics)
CPD Member (all areas except Ethics)
Registered Stockbrokers (all areas except Ethics)
Licentiate of Compliance Institute
Certified Bank Director
Certified Investment Fund Director
Fellow of Compliance Institute (Compliance)
Certified Data Protection Officer
Certified Fintech Risk & Compliance Professional
Retirement Planning Professional
Accredited Professional Pension Trustee (Savings and Investment and Pensions only)
MCI
Accredited Funds Professional
Denis Kelleher
Head of Privacy EMEA at LinkedIn
Denis has a deep understanding and experience of Privacy and Data Protection law. He is co-author of EU Data Protection Law, Bloomsbury Professional, and author of "Privacy and Data Protection Law in Ireland". Denis delivers IOB’s Professional Certificate in Data Protection, UCD accredited programme at level 9.
Previously Denis was Senior Legal Counsel in the Central Bank of Ireland, and advised on the Central Credit Register and other major data processing projects; Legal Counsellor in the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU, represented Ireland at the negotiations that drafted the text of the Lisbon Treaty; Advisory Counsel in the Office of the Attorney General; and Barrister in private practice.
