Rachael Annear

Counsel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, UK

Rachael is an experienced counsel specialising in laws concerning data, including the GDPR, with a particular interest in the financial services, retail and tech sectors. Taking advantage of her IP/IT and Information law background Rachael regularly advises clients on data matters and is experienced in assisting international organisations on complex data strategy. Rachael advises on the full range of data matters particularly in the context of multi-national deals, compliance, data crises, investigations and litigation. She helps clients on all aspects of GDPR compliance including complex questions concerning data transfers, disclosure to regulators, export and extra-territorial effect and assists clients facing ICO enforcement action. Rachael has spent time as a legal advisor to the Cabinet Office and has experience in multinational deals, data crises, litigation and legislative drafting.

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Jon Bartley

Head of Data Advisory, RPC, UK

 

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Dr Zofia Bednarz

Lecturer, University of Sydney Law School, Australia

Dr Zofia Bednarz, Lecturer at The University of Sydney Law School and Associate Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society

Zofia is an academic at the University of Sydney, where she teaches and researches in the area of commercial and corporate law. Zofia's current research focuses on the use of new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, by financial firms and the implications it has for provision of financial services to consumers. She has published her research in leading international and Australian journals and has been interviewed by Australian national radio ABC and other media outlets.

Zofia has got a PhD in commercial law from the University of Malaga (Spain), and has qualified as a lawyer in Spain.

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Matthew Bellringer

Director, Meangbit, & Director, People Developing People, UK

 

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Susan Bennett

Principal, Sibenco Legal & Advisory & Founder, InfoGovANZ, Australia

Susan’s focus is driving best practice holistic governance solutions aligning data, information, privacy and records with technology and regulatory compliance to achieve organisational goals. Recognised for her global thought leadership in information governance, Susan has deep commercial expertise on which she draws to work with cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams to add value and deliver outcomes on major projects and objectives. Susan advises on information and data governance frameworks and policies, including cross-border data privacy and regulatory compliance, as well as acting in internal investigations and regulatory inquiries.

Susan holds a Master of Laws and a Master of Business Administration, and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional – Europe (CIPP/E). She is in the final stage of completing a PhD thesis on Privacy and Data Protection: the role of regulation and information governance. Susan is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia (FGIA), a member of the Asian Privacy Scholars Network (APSN), and a member of the EDRM Global Advisory Board.

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Stephen Bonner

Deputy Commissioner, Executive Director, Regulatory Futures, Information Commissioner's Office, UK

Stephen Bonner is currently Deputy Commissioner, Executive Director, Regulatory Futures at the Information Commissioner's Office - Establishing the ICO’s stances on new technology applications and innovation initiatives involving data, and leading work to position the ICO effectively to regulate in the digital landscape.

Prior to this he spent nearly 10 years as Equity Partner at Deloitte LLP and KPMG LLP, in leadership roles in Cyber and Privacy Risk Services. Stephen's earlier career includes: Managing Director – Information Risk Management & Financial Change at Barclays PLC, establishing the IRM team globally.

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Ties Boonzajer Flaes

Senior Legal Counsel, Tencent, Netherlands

Ties is a senior legal counsel in the International Privacy and Data Protection Department of Tencent. Within the department, Ties focusses on game related data privacy compliance, the development and implementation of new technologies to improve Tencent’s capabilities in the area of data privacy compliance and the further development of a professionalized privacy support structure for Tencent’s many gaming studios. Ties combines his thorough understanding of technology with his GDPR expertise to facilitate a mutual understanding between the practical and legalistic aspects of data privacy compliance within Tencent.

Prior to joining Tencent, Ties practiced as an attorney in the data privacy and cybersecurity practice of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, focusing on matters that combine technical complexity and privacy legislation.

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Nana Botchorichvili

Counsel, IDEA Avocats, France

 

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Karishma Brahmbhatt

Counsel, Allen & Overy, UK

Karishma is a senior data and technology lawyer at Allen & Overy LLP, specialising in all aspects of data protection and privacy law. She has particular experience advising companies from a wide range of industries on data ethics matters, Artificial Intelligence, big data, social listening, cookies, profiling, adtech and IoT matters. She has written a number of articles on data privacy and digital issues, including on data ethics in a business environment and privacy in adtech, and is regularly invited to speak on key data-related developments. Karishma is Co-Chair of the SCL Privacy and Data Protection Group Committee and is named one of the ‘40 Under 40’ in Global Data Review’s 2021 rankings.

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Jill Bronfman

Privacy Counsel, Common Sense Media, USA

Jill Bronfman, Privacy Counsel for Common Sense Media, is the former director of the Privacy and Tech Project at the University of California School of Law, San Francisco, and a former AGC at Verizon.

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Carole Cadwalladr

Journalist, The Observer, UK

 

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Claire Chapman

Head of AI Regulation and Governance, Office for AI, UK

 

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James Clark

Senior Associate, DLA Piper, UK

 

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Edwin Concepcion

Country Head, The Philippines, Straits Interactive, The Philippines

 

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Gail Crawford

Partner, Latham & Watkins, UK

Gail is a partner in the London office of Latham & Watkins and Global Chair of the Technology Transactions Practice. Her practice focuses primarily on data privacy and compliance with global information laws. Gail advises clients on complex cross-border data compliance and security matters, including complex subject access requests, significant data breach matters, and innovative data projects that seek to support and drive the business strategy of our clients. She has also been engaged significantly with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its interpretation.

Gail is recognised by the legal directories as one of the leading data protection lawyers in the UK. She is described by Legal 500 UK 2020 as “outstanding in her ability to understand the problem, assess risk and provide appropriate guidance. She always makes herself available and has unrivalled command of the data-protection landscape”.

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Richard Cumbley

TMT Partner, Global Head of TMT/IP, Linklaters, UK

Richard is Global Head of Linklaters’ TMT practice and has advised clients on privacy related issues for more than 20 years. He has worked on privacy projects across the globe including major data security incidents, large scale privacy litigation, appearances before regulators, contentious and large scale subject access issues, the privacy implications of new technology, online monitoring techniques (including by governments), cloud computing and “big data”. He has recently led teams advising Thomson Reuters, BlackRock, RBS, Hewlett Packard, News International, Disney, Live Nation, UBS, KPMG, Hyatt Hotels, AstraZeneca, Sainsburys, Deloitte and the administrators of Lehmans on domestic and international data protection and information governance projects. He is a past member of the IAPP editorial board, currently sits on Tech UK’s data advisory group and is a member of the ICC’s digital economy committee. He is listed by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 as in the first rank of privacy and cybersecurity advisors in the UK.

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Dai Davis

Solicitor, Percy Crow Davis & Co, UK

 

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Alison Deighton

Director, HelloDPO, UK

Alison is one of the co-founders of HelloDPO Law and is a trusted privacy adviser. Alison guides clients through complex privacy problems finding practical solutions that meet business and compliance needs. Alison has particular expertise advising on overseas transfers of data, including advising on EU and UK BCR applications. Alison also supports businesses with managing significant data breaches, making regulatory reports and advising on remediation actions. She also regularly advises on contractual matters, negotiating and drafting data processing agreements for both controllers and processors. On the compliance side, Alison helps clients to design and implement privacy governance programmes and provides mentoring to DPOs and others starting their privacy careers.

Alison is a member of the IAPP and holds the CIPP/E certification.

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Kieran Donovan

Partner, Latham & Watkins, Hong Kong

 

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Andrew Dyson

Partner, DLA Piper, UK

 

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Simon Elliott

Partner, Dentons, UK

Simon specialises in advising multi-national corporates on a wide range of data protection and technology law issues. He has over ten years experience with Dentons' tier one ranked data privacy practice advising clients on data privacy and information governance matters, including global data transfer solutions, data processor engagement, marketing and CRM strategies and data incident responses. He regularly advises clients on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, leading multiple audit and gap assessments exercises and implementation projects. He has also advised on multiple Binding Corporate Rules applications – both for data controllers and data processors – and Privacy Shield applications. His clients span the financial services, technology, media, retail and transport sectors. Simon was identified as a "Next Generation Lawyer" by Legal 500 for data protection, privacy and cybersecurity and recognised by Global Data Review as one of its "40 under 40" data lawyers. He has also previously sat on the Executive Committee of the Data Protection Forum and regularly speaks on data protection topics. He also regularly advises clients on complex commercial and technology contracts, including vendor procurement, outsourcing and commercial partnership arrangements. Simon has previously been seconded to clients in the manufacturing and financial services sector.

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Professor David Erdos

University Lecturer in Law and Open Society, WYNG Fellow in Law, University of Cambridge, UK

Dr David Erdos is University Senior Lecturer in Law and the Open Society and Deputy Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law in the Faculty of Law at Cambridge. He is also WYNG Fellow in Law at Trinity Hall. David's current research focuses on data protection especially as it interacts with freedom of expression and freedom of the arts and sciences. Drawing on his background in both law and political science, much of his work has engaged in systematic comparative analysis of different legal jurisdictions blending qualitative, quantitative and doctrinal analysis.

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Clarisse Girot

Head, Data Governance and Privacy Unit, OECD, France

 

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Dr Sarah Han

Head of Research, Straits Interactive, Malaysia

 

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Laura Handford

Senior Counsel, Digital and Data Protection, Aviva, UK

 

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Katie Hewson

Partner, Stephenson Harwood, UK

Katie Hewson leads Stephenson Harwood’s data protection practice. She was awarded "Privacy Leader of the Year: Legal" at the PICCASO Privacy Awards in December 2022 and is recognised as a Next Generation Partner for data protection, privacy and cyber security by The Legal 500 UK 2023, in which she is described as “a valued advisor in relation to EU and UK GDPR matters”. She is also ranked as an 'Up and Coming' lawyer for data protection and information law in Chambers UK 2023, which states she "has excellent technical knowledge and provides clear, practical advice".

Katie regularly advises clients across a variety of industries on the privacy implications of digital transformation projects and emerging and innovative technologies, including AI, apps, employee monitoring, bring your own device, biometrics and facial recognition and profiling. She has extensive experience leading international GDPR compliance projects and advises on data protection contracts, transparency issues, international personal data transfers, data sharing, cyber security and personal data breaches. Katie also advises a variety of clients on direct marketing, ad tech, social media and cookies issues under the e-privacy regime.

Katie has acted for clients facing ICO enforcement action on potential data protection and freedom of information law breaches, winning successful outcomes for her clients in relation to subject access requests, breach reporting and FOIA requests.

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Jane Hunt

Senior Privacy Counsel, Clear Channel International, UK

 

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Seán Hurley

Decisions and Corrective Powers, Legal Unit, Data Protection Commission, Ireland

Seán is an Assistant Commissioner and a Senior Regulatory Lawyer in the Inquiries and Investigations Unit of the Data Protection Commission. He acts as a legal advisor to the Commissioner in relation to large scale cross-border and domestic inquiries. He regularly engages in speaking events on behalf of the DPC.

Seán is a practising Barrister-at-Law and is a graduate of University College Dublin (BCL) and UCL (LLM International Commercial Law). He has previously lectured in Company Law at UCD and has acted as a legal representative at the Free Representation Unit in London.

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Aselle Ibraimova

Counsel, Reed Smith, UK

 

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Josephine Jay

Senior Associate, Goodwin, UK

Josephine Jay is based in Goodwin’s London office and is an associate in the firm’s Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity practice. She has considerable experience advising on a wide range of privacy compliance matters for clients at all stages of their development and across numerous sectors, including technology, life sciences, media and entertainment, funds and financial services. Josephine has advised on all aspects of European data protection law, including international data transfers, online advertising strategies, cookies, use of sensitive and vulnerable data subject data, data sharing arrangements, internal and external policy creation and oversight, training and education programs, privacy-related certifications, and overseeing security incidents and breach notification procedures. Josephine has extensive in-house experience. Most recently, she served as a European data protection officer at a web and mobile gaming company, where she implemented and managed its GDPR compliance program and advised on other privacy matters, including data protection considerations around strategic acquisitions.

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Ardi Kolah

Doctorate Researcher, Queen's University Belfast, UK

 

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Timothy Ma

Head of International Privacy and Data Protection, Tencent, Hong Kong

Timothy is currently serving as the Head of International Privacy and Data Protection Department of Tencent. He is also serving as the Data Protection Officer of the Tencent Group. Combining Timothy’s in-depth knowledge of regulations and best practices, and his understanding of enabling businesses to use privacy as a tool to gain trust from users and business partners, Timothy has assisted Tencent to design and implement a robust privacy compliance program and put Privacy by Design and Privacy by Default into actual practice.

Timothy is a practising solicitor in Hong Kong and qualified in the State of New York. He is CIPP/E and CIPM certified. Prior to joining Tencent in 2012, Timothy worked at a number of U.S. law firms in Hong Kong.

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Edward Machin

Associate, Ropes & Gray, UK

 

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Fiona Maclean

Partner, Latham & Watkins, UK

Fiona Maclean is a Partner in the London office of Latham & Watkins. Ms. Maclean brings a unique cross-section of knowledge and experience spanning data, technology, and commercial contracts to help clients navigate complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions within the broader framework of data privacy laws. She leverages her understanding of the innovative technologies to advise clients ranging from start-ups to technology giants and leading financial institutions. Her work at the nexus of the commercial and data worlds includes advising on operational resiliency risks and regulatory requirements including some of the most transformational cloud deals in the global market.

Ms Maclean has been recognised by the Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner for IT and Telecoms, and described as “a name to note for cloud, outsourcing and data privacy” in the Legal 500 Fintech 2021 guide. She was previously named a 2020 Rising Star by Law360 and listed by The Lawyer in the 2019 Hot 100 List as a “pioneering technology lawyer” sitting at the nexus of data and regulation, “designing new corporate trajectories in transformational fintech, cloud, and innovation deals”.

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Tina Maisonneuve

Chief Privacy Officer, Nokia, UK

Tina is Nokia’s Chief Privacy Officer based in London and responsible for guiding Nokia’s global privacy strategy and managing privacy compliance across all of Nokia’s business groups and functions and operations in over 120 countries.

Tina is experienced in building, implementing, and successfully managing global privacy programs at major multinational companies to support business strategy while ensuring privacy protections and safeguards are in place.

Tina leads a team of specialists that work to drive necessary changes to the global privacy program, and adapt it for new business strategies, technological change and evolving privacy and security laws.

Managing complex privacy challenges, keeping up with digital business models and cutting-edge ethical and privacy issues from analytics to adtech, designing data breach response plans to protect against cyber incidents, overseeing strategic deals and contracts and advising executive management on key risks and issues is a valuable part her role.

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Hannah Mayer

Senior Counsel, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Justice, USA

 

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Michael McEvoy

Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, Canada

Michael McEvoy was appointed to a six-year term as BC’s Information and Privacy Commissioner by unanimous motion of the Legislative Assembly in 2018. Immediately prior to his appointment he helped lead the Information Commissioner’s Office of the United Kingdom’s investigation into Cambridge Analytica and Facebook.

Since his appointment, Commissioner McEvoy has led a series of investigations aimed at strengthening access to information and protection of privacy, ranging from a ground-breaking report on how BC’s political parties collect and use the personal information of BC voters to an examination of the massive health data breach by LifeLabs.

Commissioner McEvoy is recognized as a national and international leader in the privacy authority community. With the global flow of trade and data requiring privacy regulators to closely cooperate, Commissioner McEvoy chairs the governing committee of the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA), which brings privacy and data protection regulators together across the Asia Pacific region.

Commissioner McEvoy joined the OIPC in 2007 and was appointed Deputy Commissioner in 2013. He earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Manitoba in 1985 and a Bachelor of Arts in 1980 from the University of Winnipeg. He has been a member of the Law Society of British Columbia since 1986 and is married with two daughters.

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Andrew Mills

Legal Director UK&I, Experian, UK

Andrew Mills is the Legal Director for the UK and Ireland businesses of Experian, the global data company listed on the London stock exchange. He has been working for Experian since 2007.

Although very definitely a lawyer (he is admitted in both England & Wales and Ireland and is also a non-practising notary public), Andrew began his career in the world of electronic engineering with Marconi and often brings a different perspective.

His in-house legal team provides support to Experian on a wide range of matters, including data protection, regulatory & competition issues, dispute resolution and leading on global brand protection for the group. In keeping with his background, Andrew is driving transformation in the legal function with a focus on using data, technology and agile methodologies.

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Karolina Mojzesowicz

Deputy Head - Data Protection Unit, European Commission

Karolina Mojzesowicz is the Deputy Head of Unit of the unit responsible for data protection at the European Commission (DG Justice and Consumers). She was one of the Commission's representatives in the interinstitutional negotiations with Parliament and Council on the General data Protection Regulation (GDPR). She is now responsible for its implementation in the EU. Mrs Mojzesowicz previously served as a member of the European Commission's Legal Service, focusing on EU Competition law and International Trade law. In that capacity, she represented the Commission in numerous cases before the European Courts and before the WTO panels and Appellate Body. Mrs Mojzesowicz studied law in Poland, the Netherlands and Germany where she obtained her PhD in 2001.

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Andras Molnar

Policy Analyst, OECD, France

 

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Jenai Nissim

Director, HelloDPO, UK

Jenai is one of the co-founders of HelloDPO Law. Jenai has extensive experience advising organisations on global privacy requirements including the EU and UK GDPR, negotiating multi-national data transfer agreements under the new data transfer regime, handling breach investigations, undertaking data protection audits, and providing data protection training. Jenai also has significant experience advising organisations on data privacy compliance matters having successful set-up and embedded global privacy programmes for start-ups and global organisations.

Jenai is a member of the IAPP and holds the CIPP/E and CIPM certification. She also holds the PDP Practitioners Certificate in Data Protection and the ICA Certificate in Compliance.

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Ralph O'Brien

Principal, REINBO Consulting, UK

After two decades of work at the forefront of the privacy sector, Ralph has built his career around making the intricacies of Privacy & Security risk management understandable. He enjoys passing on his passion for privacy by translating often complicated legal concepts, into sustainable business processes.

Ralph provide the services of an experienced consultant, speaker, trainer, auditor, negotiator and project manager. He uses his knowledge of data protection laws and information governance standards to help businesses develop and grow, engage their stakeholders, and to deliver real value to clients.

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Mairead O’Reilly

Head of Legal Service (Legal Policy & Advice), ICO, UK

 

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Teodora Pimpireva Tapping

Head of Privacy, Bumble, UK

Teodora is an accomplished privacy lawyer with almost 15 years of experience in the field and is currently the Global Head of Privacy at Bumble Inc. Her previous in-house privacy role at Mastercard as well as at Cognizant, Facebook and prior to that Google have provided her with extensive privacy experience in the financial and tech sector. To diversify her tech and in-house background, Teodora had spent a few years in private practice at PwC, advising clients in various industries on privacy matters. Her passion for privacy issues and technology is unwavering and she embraces the challenges it poses. Teodora's north star is the principle of "privacy by design". Her strong legal background and visionary yet pragmatic approach to solving complex problems strive to ensure that privacy is at the forefront of decision-making.

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Barry Proudfoot

Legal Counsel, Data Privacy, Diageo, UK

 

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Bekah Putz

Sr. Assistant General Counsel - Privacy & Security, Chegg, UK

 

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Bethany Ruggen

Senior Legal Counsel, HSBC, UK

 

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Sabrina Salhi

Head of Privacy and EU & UK DPO, Marsh McLennan, UK

 

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Luis Ricardo Sánchez Hernández

General Director of Regulations and Consultations, National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information, and Personal Data Protection, Mexico

Luis Ricardo has a Masters degree in Information and Communication Technology Law with specialized studies in digital data protection from INFOTEC of Conacyt, and a law degree from the UAEMéx Law School.

He is a Professor in the Master's Degree in Information and Communication Technology Law at INFOTEC, as well as bachelor's and master's degrees at other universities.

Luis Ricardo serves as General Director of Regulations and Consultation of the INAI Personal Data Protection Secretariat, he has participated in various international groups and initiatives; previously worked as Director of Private Sector Facilitation.

He was Head of the Planning and Transparency Unit of the Executive Secretariat of the Anti-Corruption System of the State of Mexico; Director of Personal Data Protection at Infoem; Head of the OSFEM Litigation Department, acting as lead auditor of the Quality Management System.

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Boris Segalis

Partner, Goodwin, USA

Boris Segalis is a partner in Goodwin’s Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity practice. For over a dozen years, he has counseled clients on a range of data, privacy, and cybersecurity issues in the context of business and product strategy, compliance with privacy and cybersecurity requirements, technology transactions, breach preparedness and response, disputes and regulatory investigations, and legislative and regulatory strategy. Boris regularly advises clients on the development and implementation of data-driven products and services (including those involving machine learning and biometric data processing), compliance with global privacy and cybersecurity requirements, cross-border data transfers, and third-party cyber risk management. He also advises clients on handling cyber incidents affecting companies and users globally, and defends companies in US state, federal and foreign privacy and cybersecurity investigations. His work on data and cyber issues in tech transactions has encompassed M&A, private equity, buyouts, public offerings, and bankruptcy.

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Benjamin Shepherdson

Country Head, Malaysia, Indonesia and Islamic countries, Straits Interactive, Malaysia

 

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Kevin Shepherdson

CEO, Straits Interactive, Singapore

As the CEO and Founder of Straits Interactive Pte Ltd, Kevin provides and drives the vision, strategy and innovation of the company’s Data Privacy & GRC (Governance, Risk Management & Compliance) offerings that build upon the foundation of enabling trusted businesses and responsible marketing. He is the author of “99 Privacy Breaches to Beware of” and a well-qualified consultant and trainer, achieving the Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), awarded by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). In addition, he is a governance, risk management and compliance professional (GRCP) under the Open Compliance Ethics Group (OCEG) and an official OCEG trainer. With his background in privacy and GRC, Kevin is a leading speaker in this field. Having held Asia Pacific leadership and management positions in his 20+ years in the IT industry with Creative Technology, Sun Microsystems and Oracle Corporation, Kevin brings his experience to the area of governance and operational compliance. Kevin holds a MSc degree (Internet & Media) from Nanyang Technology University and Bachelor of Arts & Social Sciences from National University of Singapore. Besides being a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), he is also a certified Master Practitioner in NLP and Neuro-Semantics as well as a Certified Hypnotherapist.

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Karen Silverman

CEO and Founder, The Cantellus Group, USA

Karen is a leading global expert in practical governance strategies for AI and other frontier technologies. She is the CEO and founder of the Cantellus Group, which advises clients ranging from Fortune 50 companies to startups, business consortia and the public sector on how to effectively realize the opportunities and manage the risks of cutting-edge technologies in a rapidly changing policy and security environment. Karen is the SME for the Business Roundtable’s Responsible AI Initiative and a World Economic Forum Global Innovator. She sits on WEF's Global AI Council and has participated in several WEF projects, including the Board Toolkit on AI and framework for Digital Trust. She is a frequent speaker and author on technology governance and digital coherence issues. Prior to founding the Cantellus Group, Karen was a partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP and a globally recognized competition lawyer and advisor to boards and management.

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Andy Stevens

Chief Data Officer, Clear Channel International, UK

Andy Stevens is the Chief Data Officer at Clear Channel Europe (CCE) – one of the leading global outdoor media companies – where he is responsible for defining and implementing the European data strategy, including the data platform, RADAR, and new programmatic buying platform, LaunchPAD.

Andy joined CCE in May 2019, having most recently held the role of Senior Vice President of Insights and Analytics at Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA). He was the driving force behind CCOA’s RADAR – the out of home industry’s first-to-market suite of data and analytics tools that leverage mobile location data to enhance OOH for advertisers. Named one of AdWeek’s Top Mobile Innovators of 2016, RADAR continues to redefine how outdoor advertising is bought and sold in the US. Andy is now focused on rolling the tool out across CCI’s European markets and expanding the programmatic footprint via their proprietary LaunchPAD product.

Prior to joining Clear Channel, he served as VP of Strategy and Research at ShareThis and also worked at AOL and Capgemini Consulting. A published writer, Andy has authored thought leadership articles on using mobile location data to measure real world performance of OOH advertising, on social data and its monetary value for brands, and has been published in DigiDay, TechCrunch and Huffington Post.

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Anu Talus

Data Protection Commissioner, Finland

 

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Alvin Toh

CMO, Straits Interactive, Singapore

As CMO and Head of International Operations of Straits Interactive, Alvin drives marketing strategy, awareness and partner relationships for the company’s innovative privacy solutions that build upon the foundation of responsible marketing. In addition to running the company’s marketing and international operations, Alvin is a sort after regional speaker on data protection and privacy management. With his extensive knowledge of regulatory requirements and his process driven outcome, Alvin is also involved in Straits Interactive’s data protection consulting and training engagements. Alvin is a veteran of the technology industry, first cutting his teeth as a Sales Director at Sun Microsystems and then as Regional Director at 3Com, where he managed a sales portfolio of more than $100 million in the highly competitive and regulated industries of Finance, Telecoms, Healthcare and Government. He holds an Executive MBA, International Business Administration, from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick and internationally recognised professional qualifications from International Association of Privacy Professionals, Open Compliance Ethics Group and EXIN. His credentials from these examining bodies include the Certified Information Privacy Manager and Technologist (CIPM and CIPT), the Certified Information Privacy Professional /Asia (CIPP /A) and the GRC Processional (GRCP) Certification.

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Eduardo Ustaran

Partner, Hogan Lovells, UK

Global co-head of the Hogan Lovells Privacy and Cybersecurity practice Eduardo Ustaran is widely recognized as one of the world's leading privacy and data protection lawyers and thought leaders. With over 25 years of experience, Eduardo advises multinationals and governments around the world on the adoption of privacy and cybersecurity strategies and policies. Eduardo has been involved in the development of the EU data protection framework and was listed by Politico as the most prepared individual in its 'GDPR power matrix'.

Based in London, Eduardo leads a highly dedicated team advising on all aspects of data protection law – from strategic issues related to the latest technological developments such as artificial intelligence and connected devices to the implementation of global privacy compliance programs and mechanisms to legitimize international data flows.

Eduardo is the author of The Future of Privacy (DataGuidance, 2013), a ground-breaking book where he anticipates the key elements that organizations and privacy professionals will need to tackle to comply with the regulatory framework of the future.

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Chris Wiley

Head of insight and emerging technologies, H&M, UK

 

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Dino Wilkinson

Partner, Clyde & Co, UAE

Dino Wilkinson is a partner with Clyde & Co and recognised as one of the leading technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) lawyers in the Middle East. He has more than ten years' experience of advising clients throughout the region on a range of transactional and advisory TMT matters, including data protection and privacy, cyber and data risks, IT contracting, emerging technology regulation and related issues.

Dino has supported local and international organisations doing business in the Middle East and worked with regional governments and regulators on a number of significant legislative developments in this area, including the drafting of electronic commerce laws, data sharing policies and privacy legislation.

Dino was recently named in the Hall of Fame by The Legal 500 for UAE technology lawyers and he is ranked as a Band 1 leading individual by Chambers Global 2020 with one source praising him as "the leading expert on privacy and data protection in Dubai."

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Ashley Winton

Partner, Mishcon de Reya, UK

 

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James Wong

Associate, Tech / Digital, Clifford Chance, UK

James Wong is a member of Clifford Chance’s Global Tech Group, based in London.

He helps global companies to navigate the opportunities and challenges associated with the digital economy, particularly in relation to data protection and privacy, cybersecurity, outsourcing, artificial intelligence and the regulation of digital platforms.

James has advised financial institutions, government departments, healthcare providers and technology leaders in respect of a broad range of digital transformation projects.

James is an Honorary Senior Fellow at the Melbourne School of Government and a World Economic Forum ‘Global Shaper’. He is passionate about promoting public- and private-sector collaboration to tackle emerging global risks.

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