Ahmed Mokdad, Associate, Covington & Burling

Associate, Covington & Burling

Mokdad is an associate at Convington and Burling. he has a depth of experience assisting clients across various sectors navigate and mitigate a broad spectrum of regulatory and compliance risks, with a focus on data protection and information security matters.

Demystifying South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)

Presented by Ahmed Mokdad, Associate, Covington & Burling , Ross Saunders, Co-chair, Jo'Burg Chapter, IAPP , Kerissa Varma • September 29, 2021

Cyberattacks in African countries, especially in the key financial centers of South Africa and Kenya have risen drastically this year. The Protection of Personal Information Act, or POPIA, which entered fully into force in July 2021, promotes the protection of personal information processed by public and private...