4th JPM Data Protection Conference April 11th 2025
Montenegro – Accession to EU vs GDPR and What Does GDPR Mean for Public and Private Entities?
Our traditional international data protection conference is scheduled:
April 11th 2025 in Podgorica, Montenegro
April 11th 2025 in Podgorica, Montenegro
The conference is organized in the context of ongoing efforts of Western Balkans societies to join the EU and accordingly necessity to pass data protection exams on their way to EU.
On its way to accession to the EU, i.e. mandatory harmonization of legislation, Montenegro is to enact new Law on Personal Data Protection by the end of this year, that is complied with GDPR. The new law will introduce a set of obligations for private and public legal entities.
We are thrilled to announce that we obtained the presence of leading representatives of European and Montenegrin regulators and private companies to facilitate the implementation of acquis communautaire in the region.
– Your company process large amount of personal data or has many employees?
– Are you processing special categories of personal data (such as health data, ethnical or racial origin, religious beliefs, social status) or personal data of children?
– Does your company have an online shop?
– Do you have websites which have cookies, i.e. do you collect personal data online?
– Do you design, provide, or use software or applications for processing of personal data (loyalty program, employee tracking, online access, databases, cloud services)?
If you recognized your business in any of the above questions, we cordially invite you to attend our conference
10:00-10:30
Welcome speeches of Senior Partners at JPM & Partners – Ms Dr. Jelena Gazivoda and Ms Lana Vukmirovic Misic, and Mr Danilo Šaranović, Minister of Interior of Montenegro.
10:30-10:50
Louisa Klingvall, Deputy Head of Unit for the International Affairs and Data Flows Unit at the European Commission – " The GDPR in Montenegro: Challenges and Opportunities Pre- and Post-Accession ? "
10:50-11:10
Ms Isabelle Vereecken, Head of the Secretariat of the European Data Protection Board – “Benefits in GDPR Implementation”
11:10 – 11:30
Mr Zoran Vujičić, Member of Council of the Montenegrin Agency for Personal Data Protection and Free Access to Information – “Is Montenegro Ready for the Implementation of GDPR?”
11:30 – 11:50
Mr Andreas Kotsios, PhD, Associate Professor at the Department of Business Studies, University of Uppsala – “Raising Awareness of Importance of the Right to Privacy”
11:50 – 12:10
Mr Dr. Claus D. Ulmer, Global Data Privacy Officer, Deutsche Telekom Group – “Challenges in Implementation of GDPR in Deutsche Telekom Group”
12:10 – 12:20
Coffee Break
12:20 – 13:00
Panel Discussion – “How does GDPR Bring Benefits to Citizens and Entities?”
Moderator – Mr Ivan Milošević, Partner at JPM & Partners;
Panellists - Ms Isabelle Vereecken, Mr Zoran Vujičić, Mr Andreas Kotsios, Mr Dr Claus D. Ulmer and Mr Mattia Tempini, Head of Sector for the External aspects of rule of law and judicial cooperation
in the International Affairs and Data Flows Unit at the European Commission.
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 14:20
Ms Anna Pouliou, Privacy & AI Lawyer, Chairwoman of Data Protection Commission at CERN – ““Transfer of Personal Data – Why Does It Matter?”
14:20 – 14:45
Mr Prof. Dr. Dieter Kugelmann, the Rhineland-Palatinate DPA – “The Nature of GDPR Sanctions”
14:40 – 15:00
Mr Thomas Fuchs, The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information – “Resources necessary for the implementation of SAs Powers”
15:00-15:20
Mr Dr. Philipp Roos, Principal Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Düsseldorf) – “Drivers for ensuring data protection compliance”
15:20 – 15:40
Ms Alma Karađuzović Đinđinović and Ms Elena Kuzmanovska, JPM & Partners – “JPM & Partners Methodology for GDPR Implementation”
15:40 – 15:50
Coffee break
15:50-16:30
Panel Discussion - What Does it Take to Comply Business Operations with GDPR?
Moderator – Ms Andrea Cvetanović, Senior Associate at JPM&Partners
Panellists: Ms Anna Pouliou, Mr Thomas Fuchs, Mr Prof. Dr. Dieter Kugelmann, Mr Dr. Philipp Roos and Ms Danica Arsova Taleva - Data Protection Officer at Makedonski Telekom AD
16:30 – 17:00
Q&A
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and strategize for a more secure digital future. Register now and be part of the conversation that defines tomorrow’s data protection landscape.