In conjunction with the Privacy Awareness Week (21 – 27 Sep 2020), an annual event initiated by the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) to promote awareness of privacy and personal data protection issues, HealthTEC is co-organising this webinar with IMDA to share about the PDPA and management of personal data in the healthcare sector.

In this session, the speakers will cover the application of PDPA to the healthcare sector, how healthcare institutions can demonstrate accountability towards data management and protection, as well as use cases which allow multiple parties to jointly train a machine learning model without physically sharing data:

• Using Data to Strengthen Consumer Trust and Confidence by Steve Tan, Rajah and Tann Singapore LLP

• Privacy-preserving Machine Learning in Healthcare by Weng Jianshu, AI Singapore

Join us at this online event to keep updated on the latest development of the PDPA and learn how data privacy is preserved in healthcare followed by a Q&A session!

About the Speakers:

Steve Tan, Rajah and Tann Singapore LLP

Steve is a Partner and Deputy Head in Rajah & Tann Singapore’s TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) practice group. Steve practices Data Protection, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, and Digital Media / Entertainment law. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer for media and telecommunications and was cited as a leading lawyer for Technology law in Best Lawyers 2013 to 2019. Steve also achieved top 10 in the Financial Times (FT) Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers Award 2019 and was additionally picked as a top 30 individual practitioner worldwide for Privacy and Data Protection in Euromoney’s Best of the Best Global Expert Guide 2019. Steve is co-founder of Rajah & Tann Technologies Pte Ltd, a technology company that specialises in cybersecurity and data breach services, e-discovery, forensics. He is also an Adjunct Professor of the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore, teaching Privacy & Data Protection law.

Weng Jianshu, AI Singapore

Jianshu is currently with AI Singapore (AISG), an integrated, impact-driven, research and innovation programme in artificial intelligence (AI) for Singapore. As a national initiative, AISG brings together the strength of Singaporean research bodies in Singapore’s Autonomous Universities and research institutes, together with the vibrant ecosystem of AI start-ups and companies developing AI products, to perform use-inspired research, create innovative AI solutions and develop the talent to power Singapore’s AI efforts. Jianshu has many years of AI/Data Science research and consulting experience. Before joining AISG, he was the Head of Insights and Modelling of a leading global reinsurer where he led his team to deliver a number of significant data science projects for their key clients in the Asia Pacific region.