Skip to content

The enrolment of this Summit is closed. Thank you for your support.

PCPD 30th Anniversary Privacy Protection Summit

PCPD 30th Anniversary Privacy Protection Summit

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) marks its 30th anniversary this year and will commemorate this important milestone by organising the “PCPD 30th Anniversary Privacy Protection Summit” (Summit).

Held in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the PCPD, the Summit will be officiated by The Hon John LEE Ka-chiu, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. It would bring together privacy regulators, data protection experts, industry leaders and academics from Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland and overseas to discuss emerging trends in technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), their implications for privacy and the evolving regulatory landscape of privacy laws in different jurisdictions. Expert speakers from the Chinese Mainland will also discuss how the Country navigates the balance between safeguarding data privacy and fostering innovation in the digital era.

Date 16 June 2026 (Tuesday)
Time 9:30 am – 12:15 pm
Venue The Grand Ballroom, Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong
(64 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon)
Language English
Fee Free-of-charge
Dress code Business attire
Accreditation 2 CPD points are accredited by the Law Society of Hong Kong
Enquiries 2877 7130 (Ms LAM); 2877 7147 (Ms LEUNG)
event@pcpd.org.hk
Remarks Please complete and submit the online registration form below by 5 June 2026 (Friday).
Seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
8:45 am Registration starts
9:30 am Event starts
9:35 am
Welcome remarks
Ms Ada Chung Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, SBS
Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data,
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

9:40 am
Opening remarks
The Hon John LEE Ka-chiu The Hon John LEE Ka-chiu, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China


9:45 am Kick-off ceremony and group photos with VIPs
10:00 am PCPD 30th anniversary global celebration video
10:03 am
Keynote speech

The Future of Global Privacy Protection in the Age of AI

The Hon John LEE Ka-chiu Mr Philippe DUFRESNE
Privacy Commissioner of Canada;
Chair of the Global Privacy Assembly

10:23 am Group photo (off stage) with participants
10:25 am Break
10:45 am
Panel session 1

The Next Chapter in Protecting Privacy in the Age of AI: Global Regulators’ Perspectives

Moderator:

Ms Ada Chung Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, SBS
Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data,
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China


Panellists:

The Hon John LEE Ka-chiu Mr Philippe DUFRESNE
Privacy Commissioner of Canada;
Chair of the Global Privacy Assembly


The Hon John LEE Ka-chiu Dr Kyung Hee SONG
Chairperson, Personal Information Protection Commission of Korea


Ms Denise WONG Ms Denise WONG
Commissioner, Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore

11:30 am
Panel session 2

Balancing Security and Development: China’s Data Privacy Regime in Tech-Driven Era

Moderator:

Ms Fiona LAI Ms Fiona LAI
Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Legal),
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China


Panellists:

Prof Yanqing HONG Prof Yanqing HONG
Professor, School of Law, Beijing Institute of Technology


Ms Barbara LI Ms Barbara LI
Partner, Reed Smith LLP


Prof Guobin ZHU, JP Prof Guobin ZHU, JP
Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong

12:15 pm Event ends

Notes:

  • Name of speakers in alphabetical order of family names
  • The programme is subject to change without prior notice