IAPP UK Intensive 2026: Privacy | AI governance | Cybersecurity law

LONDON

23-26 February

Speakers

The IAPP is policy-neutral. We see it as our responsibility to showcase a broad spectrum of voices and perspectives. Please enjoy the luminaries we have assembled from the U.K. and beyond as they speak about current issues in privacy, AI governance and cybersecurity law.

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Keynote speakers

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Mary Beard

Professor of Classics and Ancient Literature, Royal Academy of Arts

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John Edwards

Information Commissioner, U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office

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Tiffany Jenkins

Author, Journalist, Historian, Broadcaster

Keynote conversation

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HRH Princess Beatrice

Founder

BY-EQ

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Joe Jones

Research and Insights Director, IAPP

Session speakers at IAPP Intensive 2026

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Stephen Almond

Vice President of Policy and Consulting

Centre for Information Policy Leadership

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Pilar Arzuaga

CIPP/E

Partner

McDermott, Will & Schulte

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Sunny Athwal

CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP

Chief Privacy Officer

HCL Technologies

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Charmian Aw

AIGP, CIPP/A, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP

Partner

Hogan Lovells

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Samuel Barnes

Data Protection Officer, Senior Legal Director

PepsiCo

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Nathalie Barrera

CIPP/E

Director, Privacy and Data Regulations EMEA

Palo Alto Networks

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Emma Bate

Director of Legal Services

U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office

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Bojana Bellamy

CIPP/E

President

Centre for Information Policy Leadership

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Ann Bevitt

Partner

Cooley

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Francesca Blythe

Partner

Sidley Austin

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Julia Bonder-Le Berre

AIGP, CIPM

Head of Global Privacy

Iron Mountain

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John Bowman

AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP

Responsible Technology Market Strategy Lead

IBM

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Etienne De Burgh

Office of the CISO

Google Cloud

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Sofia Calado

AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP

Associate General Counsel, Director Privacy and AI

Cloudflare

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Nike Casazza

Platform and Privacy Counsel

Snap Inc.

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Jasmien César

AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPT

Senior Managing Counsel, Privacy, AI and Data Responsibility

Mastercard

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Christopher Chew

AIGP, CIPP/A, CIPM, FIP

Technical Leader, Office of the CTO

Cisco

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Ronen Cohen

Vice President for Strategy and UK Commercial Lead

Duality Technologies

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Paul Comerford

CIPT

Principal Technology Policy Adviser

U.K. Information Commissioner's Office

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Sinead Connolly

Senior Privacy Lawyer

J.P. Morgan

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Jo Copping

Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Head of EMEA Privacy

Salesforce

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Rebecca Cousin

Head of Privacy

Slaughter and May

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Jelena De Lannoy

AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPT, FIP

EMEA Privacy Officer

Cisco

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Jennifer Dolan

Deputy Commissioner, Head of Inter-Regulatory Affairs

Data Protection Commission Ireland

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Jonathan Dunne

Director, Regulatory Affairs, Privacy

Google

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Tom Evans

Of Counsel

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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James Finlayson

CIPP/E

Data Protection Officer

Virgin Media O2

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Jane Finlayson-Brown

Partner

A&O Shearman

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Daniel Fitter

Age Assurance Policy Principal

Ofcom

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Paul Foster

Deputy Director, Head of the National Cyber Crime Unit

UK National Crime Agency

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Giovanna Fragala

AIGP, CIPP/A, CIPP/E

Senior Legal Counsel, Privacy and AI

RCS MediaGroup

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Grainne Ni Ghuidhir

Lead Counsel, Privacy Regulation and Governance, Europe

TikTok

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Anusha Gilley

Executive Director, Privacy Office Engineering

Goldman Sachs

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Daisy Godfrey

CIPP/E

Head of Legal, Group, Digital and Data Protection

Aviva

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Fedelma Good

Managing Director

Best Practice Privacy

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Caroline Goulding

CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP

Global Data Protection Officer and DMA Compliance Officer

TikTok

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Helen Graham

Director

The Art of Privacy

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Angelica Gutierrez Navarro

CIPP/E

Data Privacy Manager

PepsiCo

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Todd Hemmen

Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Capabilities Branch

US FBI

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Katie Hewson

AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP

Partner

Stephenson Harwood

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Tim Hickman

Partner, Head of Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity

White & Case

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Airlie Hilliard

Research Lead, Policy and Governance

Holistic AI

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Eleanor Hobson

CIPP/E, CIPM

Partner

Kemp IT Law

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Lorenzo Iobbi Honorati

Group Data Protection Officer

Morgan Stanley

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Nils Hullen

AIGP

Program Director Global AI, Privacy and Data Regulation

IBM

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Nish Imthiyaz

CIPP/E

Global Privacy Counsel

Vodafone Group

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Jas Johal

CIPP/E

Senior Director, AI, Data and Privacy

Alvarez & Marsal

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Joe Jones

Research and Insights Director

IAPP

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Kate Jones

Chief Executive Officer

Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum

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Holly Jubb

Senior Cyber Security Manager

Gatwick Airport

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Saz Kanthasamy

CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP

Principal Researcher, Privacy Management

IAPP

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Emily Keaney

Deputy Commissioner Regulatory Policy

U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office

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Iiris Kivikari

Partner, Head of IP, Media and AI

Dittmar & Indrenius

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Henri Kujala

CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP

Head of Privacy and Responsible AI by Design

Vodafone Group

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Teena Lee

CIPP/US

Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer

News Corporation

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Barbara Li

CIPP/E

Partner

Reed Smith

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William Malcolm

Executive Director of Regulatory Risk and Innovation

U.K. Information Commissioner's Office

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Rory Malone

Principal, Global Privacy, AI, & Security Regulatory Compliance

Cloudflare

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Kathleen McGrath

Privacy and Data Policy Manager

Centre for Information Policy Leadership

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Alison McNulty

Head of Strategy

WeProtect Global Alliance

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Gabriela Mercuri

Managing Director

SCOPE Europe

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Natasha McAllister

CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, FIP

VP Privacy Lead

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Marco Moragón

Senior Public Policy Manager

Workday

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Grainne Ni Ghuidhir

Lead Counsel, Privacy Regulation and Governance, Europe

TikTok

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Thomas Nietsch

CIPP/E

Partner, Tech and Privacy Law

K&L Gates

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John O'Brien

CIPP/E, CIPT, FIP

Head of Legal, Data Protection and AI

Revolut

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Nicholas O'Connell

Partner

Bird & Bird

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Carlos Pereira

CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP

Global Chief Privacy Officer

Willis Towers Watson

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Sarah Phenix

Head of Data Governance

Munich Re Specialty

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Teodora Pimpireva Tapping

AIGP, CIPP/E

Global Head of Privacy

UNiDAYS

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Alex Press

CIPP/E

Head of Legal and DPO

Domino's Pizza UK and Ireland

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Philipp Raether

AIGP, CIPP/E

Chief Privacy and AI Trust Officer

Allianz

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James Robson

Former Labour Party DPO

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Owen Rowland

Deputy Director, Head of Data Protection Policy

U.K. Department for Science, Information and Technology

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Hannes Saarinen

CIPP/E, CIPT

Privacy Director

RELEX Solutions

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Olivia Savage

AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP

Principal Lawyer, Consumer Data

BT Group

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Samantha Sayers

Global Head of Privacy, Risk and Compliance

Bolt

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Diana Schaffner

Senior Regulatory Counsel

Google

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Josh Schwartz

CEO and Cofounder

Phaselaw

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Adam Leon Smith

Standards Strategy and Research

CEN/CENELEC JTC 21

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Jane Smith

Field Chief Data and AI Officer

ThoughtSpot

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Isabella Sorby

Privacy Counsel

Bloomberg

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Oscar Tang

Counsel, Tech

Clifford Chance

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Eden Tayyip

AI and Data Policy Analyst

Centre for Information Policy Leadership

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Abhishek Tiwari

AIGP, CIPP/A, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP

Associate Director, Data Privacy

PwC India

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Monika Tomczak-Górlikowska

AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPT

Group Head of Privacy, Digital and Regulatory

Prosus and Naspers

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Eduardo Ustaran

AIGP, CIPP/E

Partner

Hogan Lovells

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Antti Vähä-Sipilä

CIPP/E

Director, Product Security

Wolt

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Monisha Varadan

EMEA Privacy Lead, Privacy Safety Security Engineering

Google

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Ali Vaziri

CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP

Partner

Lewis Silkin

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Evelien Visser

CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP

Group Data Privacy Senior Legal Counsel

Shell

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Jörn Wittmann

Group Privacy Ambassador

Volkswagen AG

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James Wong

Lawyer

Clifford Chance

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Steve Wood

Special Advisor, Data Protection

A&O Shearman

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Louise Wright

Data Privacy Manager

BBC Studios

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Steve Wright

Founder and Chairman

PICCASO

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Miriam H. Wugmeister

Partner

Morrison & Foerster