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Espresso Yourself: Privacy Edition
16 Sept. 2026
Australia
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Katherine Boyles
CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP
Senior Privacy Counsel
Xero
Victoria Brauer
CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, FIP
Head of Australian Data Privacy
Vanguard Australia
Piotr Debowski
CIPM
Privacy Officer | Board Member
Origin Energy | Digital Rights Watch
James De Cort
CIPP/E
Privacy Manager
MYOB
Matthew Hennessy
Partner
Dentons
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Gonzalo Andres Mendez Ceroni
AIGP
Privacy and Data Protection Lead
University of Melbourne
Ellie Zhao
CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, FIP
Data Privacy, Ethics and Governance Manager
Qantas
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