Ensure that you are across the three key developments in consumer and competition law. Delve into competitive pricing practices. Peek behind the curtain of privacy law reform and its impact on Australian Consumer & Competition Law. Brace for impact as mandatory merger clearance lands in Australia.

Presenters

Jodie Sangster, Senior Adviser, Future Skills Industry Mentor - AI in Marketing
Jodie Sangster is a data-driven marketing expert and qualified lawyer specializing in privacy and data protection. Her extensive experience spans over 20 years, including roles in the US, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Jodie is currently an advisor to the New Zealand Government - Department of Trade & Enterprise (NZTE). Through the NZTE Beachhead Advisory Program, Jodie provides expertise in business strategy, data, marketing and technology to NZ-based businesses looking to expand into Australia. Prior to this role, Jodie held executive roles at IBM including, Chief Marketing Officer ANZ (2020-2022), Chief Marketing Officer Singapore (2019-2020) and Chief Customer Officer IBM Watson Customer Engagement (2018-2019). Before Joining IBM, Jodie served seven years as CEO of Australia’s largest marketing association – the Association for Data-driven Marketing and Advertising (ADMA) - representing and supporting over 700 companies and corporations. She has also held roles in the USA as SVP Global Development for the Direct Marketing Association and in Asia Pacific as Chief Privacy Officer for Acxiom. She holds commercial and not-for-profit non-Executive Director roles in Australia and U.K.’


Matt Hansen, Partner, Ansimoff Legal
Matt Hansen is a Partner at Anisimoff Legal, which is a specialist advertising, marketing and media law firm and member of Adlaw International. Matt has been with Anisimoff Legal since 2006 and manages the firm’s trade promotions practice group. Matt regularly provides in house training seminars for agency and brand clients in respect of trade promotions, intellectual property, privacy and marketing laws, as well as specialist training for industry compliance in areas such as liquor. He is an expert in trade promotions law, and regularly advises clients in this space as well as providing commercial advice on intellectual property, commercial contracts, privacy, consumer law, advertising standards and codes, social media, liquor, wagering, environmental claims and therapeutic goods.


Bronwyn Furse, Partner, Thomson Greer
Bronwyn Furse is a commercial lawyer with specialist expertise in the areas of privacy, data protection and cybersecurity, and intellectual property amongst others. Her practice traverses public and private industry sectors including financial services, government, health, health tech and other technology providers, manufacturing, automotive, higher education, health, manufacturing, energy and resources, from start-ups through to multinational groups. Working with multinational groups means Bronwyn's work involves complex cross border work, and understanding of relationships between various local and offshore privacy regimes. In relation to privacy, data protection and cybersecurity she routinely provides advisory services, manages data breaches, complaints and investigations, assists with contractual negotiations, develops compliance frameworks, undertakes audits, conducts privacy impact assessments, and delivers tailored training. Bronwyn is on the Australia and New Zealand advisory board for the International Association of Privacy Professionals, as well as the Licensing Executives Society. She is routinely recognised by her peers as one of the Best Lawyers in Australia in the areas of Privacy and Data Security Law, Intellectual Property Law and Franchise Law, and in Doyle’s Guide as a recommended lawyer in the areas of Intellectual Property and in Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law.


Ayman Guirguis, Partner, K&L Gates
Ayman Guirguis heads up the Competition and Consumer Law team at K&L Gates in Australia. He advises on all aspects and issues of competition including the implications of mergers, joint ventures and supply chain issues; defending clients alleged to be parties to cartels or other anticompetitive arrangements; and consumer law issues including responding to ACCC investigations and defending prosecutions commenced by the ACCC. Ayman was formerly a senior officer of the ACCC. Ayman is named as a leading individual for Competition/Antitrust in Chambers Global and Best Lawyers.