Conference Programme

Nikolas is a global futurist speaker and Chief Futurist that mentors top executives and the highest levels of government to explore desirable futures, anticipate unforeseen risks, and strengthen strategic planning.

He has spent 30+ years working with leadership at over 400 leading organisations at the frontline of futures, strategy and disruption – including NASA, Disney, Google, Microsoft, Intel, IBM, WM, JP Morgan CHASE, VISA, TD Bank, American Express, AtkinsRéalis, Thales Group, BISCI, ISACA, Rolls Royce, Procter & Gamble, US Department of State, UK Home Office, United Nations, and many more.

Nikolas’ essential research has been featured by the BBC, VICE, The Atlantic, Fast Company, Business Insider, Forbes, Sunday Telegraph and many others.

Boniface de Champris is Senior Policy Manager at the Computer & Communications Industry Association’s Brussels office, responsible for CCIA’s advocacy in the area of artificial intelligence (AI). Boniface previously worked for a public affairs agency on both EU and French digital policy files (such as content moderation, data flows, data protection, and platform liability) for a wide range of clients. De Champris has a master’s degree in European interdisciplinary studies from the College of Europe, a master in French and German law from the University of Paris Nanterre, as well as an LLM from the University of Potsdam. Boniface also holds an executive master in law and artificial intelligence from the Brussels School of Competition.

Teki is Senior Partner at Nsiah Akuetteh & Co. a law firm  based in Accra, Ghana that specializes in information technology and telecommunication law in Africa. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Africa Digital Rights Hub LBG, ‘ a think and action tank’ on digital rights issues in Africa. She was the first Executive Director to set up the Data Protection Commission of Ghana and facilitated the implementation of Ghana’s Data Protection Act until her exit in July 2017.

Teki is an IT and Telecom’s lawyer whose work for two decades spans, privacy and data protection, technology, data governance, digital economy, cybersecurity, child online safety across various African countries. She had also previously worked for the Government of Ghana in the development of several key legislation for the ICT sector including the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843), Electronic Communications Act, 2008 (Act 775) and Electronic Transactions Act, 2012 (Act 772); and worked in various capacities with bodies such as the World Bank, EU, GIZ, ECOWAS and the African Union.

She  was  a member of the UN Global Pulse Privacy Advisory Group; the Data Governance Committee of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence; and  a member of advisory committee for the 40th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners and the 45th Global Privacy Assembly.

She holds an LLM in Information Technology and Telecommunications Law from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow – Scotland and a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Political Science from the University of Ghana (Legon), Accra – Ghana.

Teki is also an ardent advocate of the environment and loves to spend pastime with family. When she is not with family you are bound to see her with her dogs, traveling, gardening, cooking, exercising and dancing.

Miriam Wimmer is a Director of the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority – ANPD. She holds a Ph.D. in Communications from the University of Brasília and a Master’s Degree in Public Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro. She is a professional civil servant since 2007, with experience in senior positions in the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Communications, and the national telecommunications regulator, Anatel. She is also a Professor of Law at IDP-Brasília and a guest lecturer on digital law and personal data protection at several other institutions.

Douglas Kruger is a multiple award-winning speaker, viral content creator and author of several bestselling books, published by Penguin Random House.

He has been inducted into the Professional Speaker Association’s ‘Hall of Fame’ for excellence in his craft. He writes regular columns for the Jersey Evening Post and Guernsey Business Brief. Douglas speaks on themes around leadership and intergenerational wealth.

Advocate Davida Blackmore is a leading figure in Jersey’s data protection and freedom of information landscape.

Having trained at a magic circle offshore firm as a litigator and then as a partner at a boutique local firm focusing on data protection and employment matters, Davida ventured into solo practice in 2019, concentrating on tailored services in data protection and information law. With a distinctive focus on these areas, she brings a wealth of experience to her work and is ranked by the Legal 500 as the local Leading Individual in this area.

As a speaker, trainer, and advisor, Davida is highly sought-after in local circles. She frequently engages with local businesses, government bodies, and tech entrepreneurs on regulatory compliance practices and advises a wide array of clients from law firms and high-net-worth individuals to large organisations, charities, and regulatory bodies.

She has worked with the Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner since circa 2006, helping it to navigate the introduction of key pieces of legislation such as the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 and the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 (including advising on proposed local legislative reform) and has been involved in the majority of the key local cases in this area.

Davida is also the Chair of Jersey’s Mental Health Review Tribunal and she is actively leading reforms to improve the tribunal’s offerings, ensuring more effective protections for individuals facing mental health challenges.

This unique blend of regulatory expertise and focus on mental health positions Davida as a key voice in the dialogue around data sharing in this sensitive area and her expertise has earned her recognition as a local expert in navigating the complex intersection of privacy, data protection, and the protection of vulnerable individuals, offering an important perspective on how we can better protect those at risk while fostering ethical and compliant data practices.

Bojana is the President of Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL), a preeminent global privacy and data policy think tank in London, Washington, DC, and Brussels. Bojana works with global business and technology leaders, regulators, policy and law makers to shape global data policy and practice and develop thought leadership and best practices for privacy and responsible data use. Politico nominated Bojana in its inaugural 2021 Tech28 list of top people influencing digital policy in Europe and beyond. In 2019 Bojana received the IAPP Vanguard Award, which recognizes privacy professionals for outstanding leadership, knowledge and creativity. With over 25 years of experience in privacy and data policy and compliance, including former global privacy head at Accenture for 12 years, she sits on several industry and regulatory advisory boards and panels, including Mercedes-Benz Advisory Board for Integrity and Sustainability and the UK Government’s Expert Council for International Data Flows.

Andy Phippen is a Professor of Online Harms at the Bournemouth University. Starting his career in an AI research lab in the 1990s, he has specialised in the use of ICTs in social and ethical contexts and the intersection with legislation for over 20 years, carrying out a large amount of grass roots research on issues such as attitudes toward privacy and data protection, internet safety and contemporary issues such as sexting, peer abuse and the impact of digital technology on wellbeing. He has presented written and oral evidence to parliamentary inquiries related to the use of ICTs in society, is widely published in the area and is a frequent media commentator on these issues.

Emily Keaney, Deputy Commissioner, Regulatory Policy, is responsible for overseeing the ICO’s policy work programme, both domestically and internationally, as well as leadership of the policy profession. Emily also provides ET support and oversight for the work of the ICO’s economic analysis directorate and research function, as well as overseeing the ICO’s children’s privacy strategy.

Emily has had a long career in policy, strategy and research in a wide variety of regulatory and public policy contexts, including previous roles at the UK Regulators’ Network, Ofcom and the Institute for Public Policy Research. She has a strong interest in policy, current affairs and history and when not at work can generally be found reading history books and listening to history and current affairs podcasts.

Anu Talus has served as the Finnish Information Commissioner since autumn 2020. She is the Head of the Office of the Information Commissioner (TSV) and the Chair of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).

Prior to her work at the IMY, Talus served as Senior Adviser at the Ministry of Justice for over ten years. At the Ministry of Justice she led the implementation of the GDPR in Finland and acted as representative of the Finnish government in the EU GDPR negotiations. Talus has also worked at the European Commission as Seconded National Expert.

Talus holds a Doctor of Laws degree and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Helsinki and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Vaasa.

As President and CEO of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), J. Trevor Hughes leads the world’s largest association of privacy and AI governance professionals. Trevor has appeared at SXSW, RSAC and other privacy and technology events. He has contributed to media outlets such as the New York Times, TechCrunch and WIRED. He has provided testimony on issues of privacy, surveillance and privacy-sensitive technologies before the U.S. Congress, U.S. Federal Trade Commission and British Parliament. Trevor received his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and his Juris Doctor from the University of Maine School Of Law, where he is an adjunct professor and member of the Law Foundation Board.

Christopher Hodges OBE is Emeritus Professor of Justice Systems, and Supernumerary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford University. He has a global reputation in regulatory and dispute resolution systems, advising governments, regulators, judiciary, ombudsmen, and businesses around the globe.

He is Chair of: UK Government’s Regulatory Horizons Council; the Advisory Board of the government compensation schemes for Post Office Horizon victims; and the Housing and Property Redress Group. He is a member of the Civil Justice Council’s Third Party Funding Working Group. He is a founder of the International Network for Delivery of Regulation. He has held a Chair at Erasmus University, and Visiting Chairs in Beijing, Leuven and ANU Canberra; he has been a Fellow of the European Law Institute.

As Senior Director, Data Privacy at the GSMA, Noriswadi Ismail (Noris) serves as global lead, expert and thought leader on data protection and privacy issues and as primary point of contact for all GSMA advocacy related questions and developments. He’s also representing GSMA externally with government, regulators, and other key stakeholders to advance GSMA policy positions and influence policymakers and regulators globally in all privacy and data protection issues (including but not limited to the intersection between AI, cybersecurity, blockchain, IoT, edge and quantum computing).

Prior to the GSMA, Noris spent 9 years as a regional compliance, technology policy, and regulatory affairs counsel for a leading systems integrator in Malaysia (as IIUM alumnus), and over 15 years in global consulting firms as GDPR, EMEA & APAC and Global Data Privacy practice leader, practitioner, fractional Data Protection Officer, and AI Responsibility Leader in London. He is former Asia and European International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Advisory Board member and currently serving as Diversity in Privacy Section IAPP Advisory Board member on a pro bono basis. Noris holds Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection (PC.dp), CIPP/A, LLM in Information Technology and Telecommunications Laws, University of Strathclyde (as Chevening alumnus), Privacy and Freedom of Information fellowship, Fordham, and George Washington Law Schools (as Fulbright Professional Exchange alumnus) and Oxford Scenarios Planning, University of Oxford.

Massimo Marelli is the Head of the Data Protection Office at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
He is also a member of the Advisory Board and a Fellow at the European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity (ECPC) at the University of Maastricht, and co-director of the Humanitarian Action Programme at ECPC. He is also a member of the Brussels Privacy Hub Advisory Board, and the co-editor of the Handbook on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action.
Prior to his current role, Massimo held several assignments with the ICRC in the field and at the headquarters, and worked as a Référendaire at the General Court of the European Union and as a lawyer in private practice.

Malcolm Crompton AM is Founder and Founder at IIS Partners, iispartners.com. Malcolm was Australia’s Privacy Commissioner from 1999 to 2004 and led implementation of the nation’s first broad based private sector privacy law.
He has sat on advisory bodies in Australia and around the world, including the European Union, OECD, APEC and large global companies. He is a director of Bellberry Ltd and member of the Expert Panel advising the federal Minister for Finance on the Digital ID Act and its implementation.
Malcolm has degrees in Chemistry and Economics. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional.
Malcolm is co-author of The New Governance of Data and Privacy: Moving from compliance to performance, AICD, November 2018. Topics covered by his published papers include data privacy, accounting research on valuing data, identity management, public management reform and peptide sequencing using NMR spectroscopy.
Malcolm was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2016 for significant service to public administration, particularly to data protection, privacy, and identity management, and to the community. Malcolm received the IAPP 2012 Privacy Leadership Award in Washington DC in recognition of his global reputation and expertise in privacy.

Immaculate Kassait, MBS, is the Data Commissioner at the Office of The Data Protection Commissioner in Kenya. With over 12 years’ experience in the public sector, managing complex projects in governance, training, compliance, and strategy.

She has made significant contributions to the field of data protection in Kenya, playing a pivotal role as the Chair of the taskforce that developed three sets of regulations that operationalised the Data Protection Act of 2019. Her contribution to the development of the regulatory framework for data protection in Kenya has paved the way for robust data privacy practices in the Country.

Under her leadership, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) developed its inaugural strategic plan for 2022-2025, which led to the operationalisation a fully functional office with regional presence dedicated to regulating the processing of personal data. Her commitment to promoting data protection transcends national boundaries, as she has actively engaged with international organisations in this domain. Currently, she serves as the 1st Vice Chair on the Board of the Network of African Data Protection Authorities (NADPA), positioning Kenya prominently on the Data Protection Map. In addition to her work in data protection, Ms. Kassait is also an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, of 14 years of standing.

Her extensive legal expertise is complemented by her role as a Building Resource in Democracy Governance and Elections (BRIDGE) facilitator. Her outstanding public service was recognised with the prestigious Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS) Presidential Award in 2017, and in 2023, she was awarded the Vanguard award during 6^th Edition of the Nairobi Legal Awards. Ms Kassait continues to engage in philanthropic and mentorship activities as part of her community work

Ms Kassait, holds a Masters in Business Administration from USIU Africa, a post Graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law, and an Undergraduate Degree in Law from Makerere University.

Since January 2022, John Edwards has served as the sixth UK Information Commissioner. Before this, he served as New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner for eight years, building an international reputation in data protection and privacy, including chairing the now Global Privacy Assembly. He also worked in a range of roles including as a policy advisor to the NZ Government, a lawyer for over 20 years in the public and private sector, and even had a stint as a mountaineer.

John’s vision and mission is for the ICO to be a regulator that empowers people to share information for personal and public benefit, and for organisations to use information to invest and innovate in the digital economy safely.

As a whole economy regulator, John is laser focussed on delivering better, quicker and impactful regulatory interventions in AI and biometrics, children’s privacy and AdTech and online tracking.

Carly Kind commenced as Australia’s Privacy Commissioner in February 2024 for a 5-year term.
As Privacy Commissioner, she regulates the handling of personal information by entities covered by the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and seeks to influence the development of legislation and advance privacy protections for Australians.

Ms Kind joined from the UK-based Ada Lovelace Institute, where she was the inaugural director. As a human rights lawyer and leading authority on the intersection of technology policy and human rights, she has advised industry, government and non-profit organisations on digital rights, artificial intelligence, privacy and data protection, and corporate accountability in the technology sphere.

She has worked with the European Commission, the Council of Europe, numerous UN bodies and a range of civil society organisations. She was formerly legal director of Privacy International, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting data rights and governance.
Ms Kind has a Masters of Science, International Relations (Hons) from the London School of Economics, a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, and a Bachelor of Arts (International Relations) (Hons) and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland.

Since January 2020, Alexander White has served as Bermuda’s first Privacy Commissioner and founding head of the country’s data protection authority. He is a US-qualified lawyer who previously served as the Deputy Chief Privacy Officer for a US state government and a US federal privacy advisor. In 2021 he was invited to serve as a member of the Global Privacy Assembly’s Executive Committee, which provides leadership to achieve the Assembly’s strategic goals, proposes public statements to be made by the Assembly, reviews and recommends accreditation of Assembly members, and supports the Global Cross Border Enforcement Cooperation Arrangement, among other duties. He currently serves on advisory boards that include the DIFC Regulation 10 Advisory Committee on Autonomous Systems and AI, the Sedona Conference’s Working Group 11 Steering Committee, Maastricht University’s Data Protection as A Corporate Social Responsibility Permanent Stakeholder Group, and the Future of Privacy Forum Advisory Board.
Previously, Commissioner White was a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Professional Privacy Faculty to teach certification courses, a founding member of the IAPP’s Privacy Bar Section Advisory Board, and the founder of the IAPP State, Local, and Municipal Government Affinity Group. He has worked as a law professor, lawyer, consultant, and non-executive director in insurance and education. He holds a variety of privacy, legal, cybersecurity, and risk management qualifications and is a two-time graduate of the University of Georgia (US), where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history and a Juris Doctor (cum laude), with further coursework and study with the Harvard Kennedy School, City University (London) Law School, Law Society of Ireland, Vrije Universiteit Brussels Institute for European Studies, Tsinghua University School of Law, and Fudan University Law School.

Head of the Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP). It is the Data Protection Authority and the control and enforcement authority of transparency policies and the right of access to public information.
Beatriz has a degree in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires; and a Master in Public Policy and Development Management from Georgetown University and the San Martín National University; and is PhD candidate in Social Sciences from the UBA.
She served as Undersecretary for Institutional Strengthening of the Secretariat for Public Management and Employment of the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, in which she launched the creation of the National Direction of Integrity and Transparency. In this area, she promoted an organizational culture based on the values of public ethics, integrity and transparency, in addition to promoting the strengthening of state capacities through initiatives such as the creation of the State Action Map.
In addition, she is a professor of Public Administration and Management and Control of Public Policies at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Master’s Degree in Planning and Public Management at National University of Chaco Austral (UNCAUS) and of the Specialization in Public Management for Results of the Argentine Association of Budget and Public Financial Administration (ASAP-UBA). She is author of numerous publications.

Dame Wendy Hall, DBE, FRS, FREng is Regius Professor of Computer Science, Associate Vice President (International Engagement) and is Director of the Web Science Institute at the University of Southampton. She became a Dame Commander of the British Empire in the 2009 UK New Year’s Honours list and is a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the ACM.

Dame Wendy was co-Chair of the UK government’s AI Review, which was published in October 2017 and a member of the AI Council. She is currently the co-Chair of the ACM Publications Board and Editor-in-Chief of Royal Society Open Science. She is an advisor to the UK government and many other governments and companies around the world and in 2023 was appointed to the United Nations high-level advisory body on artificial intelligence. Her latest book, Four Internets, co-
written with Kieron O’Hara, was published by OUP in 2021.

www.damewendydbe.com

Jules has served for 15 years as CEO of the Future of Privacy Forum, a global non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst for privacy leadership and scholarship, advancing principled data practices in support of emerging technologies.

Jules has led the development of numerous codes of conduct and best practices, assisted in the drafting of data protection legislation and presented expert testimony with agencies and legislatures around the world. He is an IAPP Westin Emeritus Fellow and the 2023 recipient of the IAPP Leadership Award.

Dr. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna is Vice President for Global Privacy for the Washington DC-based Future of Privacy Forum, a global non-profit present in Brussels, Tel Aviv, Singapore, Nairobi, and New Delhi where she leads the work on global privacy and data protection developments related to new technologies, including AI. With 15 years of experience in the field split between Europe and the US, spanning academia, public service, consulting and policy, Dr. Zanfir-Fortuna is currently a member of the Reference Panel of the Global Privacy Assembly, and a member of the T20 engagement group of the G20 under Brazil’s Presidency in 2024. She was also a member of the Executive Committee of ACM’s Fairness, Accountability and Transparency (FaccT) Conference (2021-2022). Her scholarship on the GDPR is referenced by the Court of Justice of the EU, and in 2023 she won the Stefano Rodota Award of the Council of Europe for the paper “The Thin Red Line: Refocusing Data Protection Law on Automated-Decision-Making“. Dr. Zanfir-Fortuna holds a PhD in Law with a thesis on the rights of the data subject under EU Data Protection Law (2013), and an LLM in Human Rights (2010).