Why This Course

Data breaches, privacy violations and regulatory penalties have shifted from abstract risks to lived realities for Ghanaian organizations. This course equips the people who carry ultimate accountability, CEOs, board members and heads of institutions, with the governance knowledge to ask the right questions, set the right policies and ensure their organizations meet legal obligations. It goes beyond legal compliance to treat data governance as a trust-building leadership discipline that protects reputation and strengthens stakeholder confidence.

What You Will Work On

• Ghana's Data Protection Act (Act 843): what it requires of organizations and what personal liability it creates for leaders
• The African data sovereignty landscape: AU Convention, regional developments and cross-border data transfer risks
• Global regulatory forces: understanding GDPR, its extraterritorial reach, and what it means for Ghanaian organizations with international operations
• Cybersecurity governance for non-technical leaders: the questions you must ask your IT team and the answers you must understand
• Case studies: data breaches, regulatory enforcement actions and reputational fallout from real organizations in Ghana and across Africa
• Building a data governance culture: policies, roles, training and accountability structures

What You Leave With

• A clear understanding of personal and institutional legal obligations under Ghana's data protection framework
• A data governance maturity assessment completed for participants' own organizations during the course

The ability to lead board-level conversations about data privacy, cybersecurity and regulatory compliance with confidence

Designed For

CEOs, Board Members, Heads of Legal and Compliance, Permanent Secretaries, Chief Information Officers, Data Protection Officers, Heads of Regulatory Agencies

Duration

2 Days |  Case-study-driven intensive