Chairman’s introduction: Who’s Watching Me?

• Stewart Dresner, Founder and Chief Executive, Privacy Laws & Business

Includes: Introduction from John Edwards, Information Commissioner

Making privacy an essential global brand value

• Barry Proudfoot, Legal Counsel, Data Privacy, UK

Data and privacy: balancing growth with ethics in a fast-growing industry

• Ekaterina Gribkova, Compliance Counsel, EVBox, Netherlands
• Nane Engelhart, Senior Legal Counsel, Product, Data & IP, EVBox, Netherlands

AI in the Metaverse: The challenges with Generative AI and other problems of the future

• Karen Silverman, CEO and Founder, The Cantellus Group, USA
• Fiona Maclean, Partner, Latham & Watkins, UK

Consistent GDPR enforcement by aiding cooperation between national DPAs

• Karolina Mojzesowicz, Deputy Head - Data Protection Unit, European Commission

Developing GDPR processes to make them more effective

• Anu Talus, Data Protection Commissioner, Finland

How data portability empowers users when re-using personal data across digital services and platforms

• Andras Molnar, Policy Analyst, OECD, France

Privacy in the gaming industry

• Timothy Ma,  Head of International Privacy and Data Protection, Tencent, Hong Kong
• Newton Yiu, Senior Legal Counsel, Tencent, Hong Kong
• Calum Docherty, Associate, Latham & Watkins, UK

EU-US Data Privacy Framework and its implementation; Government Access to Personal Data Held by Private Sector Entities

• Bertrand du Marais, Commissioner for International Affairs, CNIL, France
• Hannah Mayer, Senior Counsel, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties, Department of Justice, USA

EU Update: Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, AI Act and Data Act

• Karolina Mojzesowicz, Deputy Head - Data Protection Unit, European Commission

AI and privacy risks in the financial sector: Consequences for companies and directors

• Susan Bennett, Principal, Sibenco Legal & Advisory, & Founder, InfoGovANZ, Australia

Who is looking after your dating data?

• Teodora Pimpireva Tapping, Head of Privacy, Bumble, UK
• Jenai Nissim, Director, HelloDPO, UK
• Alison Deighton, Director, HelloDPO, UK

Planning how AI can help DPAs and others assess enquiries, complaints and data breaches

• Peter Church, Counsel, Linklaters, UK
• Allan Millington, Global Data Policy Leader, EY, UK
• Giles Pratt, Partner, Freshfields, UK

The Age Appropriate Design Code Crosses the Pond: Keeping Pace with Kids’ Data Regulation

• Max Bleyleben, Managing Director, SuperAwesome, UK
• Bekah Putz, Associate General Counsel, Privacy & Security, Chegg, UK
• Lore Leitner, Partner, Goodwin, UK

Who’s watching us on the street? How Clear Channel Outdoor balances privacy and commercial objectives

• Jane Hunt, Senior Privacy Counsel, Clear Channel International, UK
  
• Andy Stevens, Chief Data Officer, Clear Channel International, UK

Facebook Cambridge Analytica: What's changed?

• Carole Cadwalladr, Journalist, The Observer, UK
• Chris Wylie, Head of insight and emerging technologies, H&M, UK
• Nana Botchorichvili, Counsel, IDEA Avocats, France
• Stephen Bonner, Deputy Commissioner, Regulatory Supervision, ICO, UK
• Chair: Michael McEvoy, Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, Canada

How Ireland’s Data Protection Commission conducts inquiries and investigations and takes decisions

• Seán Hurley, Decisions and Corrective Powers, Legal Unit, Data Protection Commission, Ireland

Data protection at the sharp end: What is it like challenging regulatory decisions?

• Andrew Mills, Legal Director UK & Ireland, Experian, UK

How does Mexico’s regulatory framework facilitate the global free flow of data with trust?

• Luis Ricardo Sánchez Hernández, General Director of Regulations and Consultations, National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information, and Personal Data Protection, Mexico

Taming PETs: Benefits and potential use cases

• Clara Clark Nevola, Group Manager - Anonymisation & Encryption, ICO, UK
• Sabrina Salhi, Head of Privacy and EU & UK DPO, Marsh McLennan, UK

GDPR and its impact on new data protection laws in Asia: Adaptation or Adoption

• Kevin Shepherdson, CEO, Straits Interactive, Singapore
• Edwin Concepcion, Country Head, The Philippines, Straits Interactive, The Philippines
• Sarah Wang Han, Head of Research, Straits Interactive, Malaysia
• Benjamin Shepherdson, Country Head, Malaysia, Indonesia and Islamic countries, Straits Interactive, Malaysia
• Alvin Toh, CMO, Straits Interactive, Singapore

The Evolution of the Data Lawyer: Navigating the swirl of regulation in practice

• Tina Maisonneuve, Chief Privacy Officer, Nokia, UK
• Bethany Rugen, Senior Legal Counsel, HSBC, UK
• Mairead O’Reilly, Head of Legal Service (Legal Policy & Advice), ICO, UK

Dealing with de minimis compensation claims

• Edward Machin, Associate, Ropes & Gray, UK
• Alex Lawrence-Archer, Solicitor, AWO Agency, UK

Developments in the Middle East

• Dino Wilkinson, Partner, Clyde & Co, UAE

Debate: This House believes that the EU GDPR is, in practice, a protectionist trade instrument.

• Chair: Dr Ian Walden, Professor of Information and Communications Law, Queen Mary, University of London, UK, and Of Counsel, Baker McKenzie, UK
• Proposer: Dr Ulrich Wuermeling, Visiting Professor for Privacy and Data Protection law, Queen Mary, University of London, UK, and Counsel, Latham & Watkins, Germany/UK
• Seconder for the motion: Tatiana Kruse, Of Counsel, Dentons, UK
• Opposer: Dr Orla Lynskey, Associate Professor, LSE Law School, UK, and Visiting Professor, College of Europe, Belgium
• Seconder against the motion: Alexander Dittel, Partner, Wedlake Bell, UK

Data Innovation in Financial Services: Privacy Challenges and Mitigations

• Laura Handford, Senior Counsel, Digital and Data Protection, Aviva, UK
• Janet Lane, Global Head of Data Legal, UBS, UK

From blocker to builder: Bridging the gap between a low and high maturity organisation

• Ralph O'Brien, Principal, REINBO Consulting, UK

UK’s plans for the regulation of AI

• Rebecca Anselmetti, AI Regulation Senior Policy Adviser, Office for AI, UK
• James Clark, Partner, DLA Piper, UK

The UK data protection reform and its impact on companies

• Simon Morrissey, Legal Director BBC Information Rights and TVL, BBC, UK
• John O'Brien, Head of Legal, Data Protection, Revolut, UK

Update on the UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill and International Transfers

• Elisabeth Stafford, Data Protection Reform, Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, UK
• Sam Roberts, Team Lead, International Data Flows, Assessments, Tools and Mechanisms, Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, UK