Karen Ling

Dedicated, results-oriented and resourceful professional with over 14 years' substantial experience in Data Privacy and Information Security development and activities across 44 cluster hospitals with 60,000 staff in HK Hospital Authority (HA). As a Data Privacy expert in HA Head Office, expertise in collaborating Cluster Data Privacy Officers to establish, align, drive and maintain Corporate Privacy Strategies and priorities including developing policies and procedures, supervising daily operations of the privacy program, monitoring compliance, investigating and tracking of privacy incidents and breaches and insuring that information assets in HA are adequately protected in compliance with regulatory requirements. Proven ability to assess, control and mitigate data management, privacy and record management risks to HA. Equipped with international qualification CertifiedInformation Systems Security Professional (CISSP), knowledgeable to provide strategic and tactical data protection guidance for IT projects on recommendations of technical controls and quality assurance advices. Successfully motivated and organized teams to instill privacy culture in HA through effective leadership. With strong IT background and effective project management skill, know very well how to facilitate the front-line clinicians to provide effective and quality patient care with the help of IT such as RFID, Internet of Thing (IoT), Artificial Intelligent (AI) and Big Data.