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The impact of GDPR on the events industry – #EventPlannersTalk chat with Johnny Martinez from Shocklogic

On 3rd July 2017 I co-hosted #EventPlannersTalk Twitter chat with Johnny Martinez, Head of Marketing & Business Development at Shocklogic about the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This regulation concerns data protection of individuals within the EU and its export outside the EU and will apply to all industries. As many industries, event sector also heavily relies on data – collection, processing and sharing it with the various stakeholders, so by the time this regulation comes into force on 25 May 2018, event businesses should be ready to implement any necessary changes to their data handling. Unfortunately, there is still very little information and training available in our industry, so the aim of the chat was to find out what implications it will have on our business.

Shocklogic provides online event management technology solutions and services to companies across different industries, supporting organisers who manage events of 50 – 50,000 participants. Their range of different products, including registration, programme and membership management, mobile apps, online accommodation managements, online registration, polling and others, require them to be on top of all latest regulations to both implement into their day-to-day business but also to educate their clients.