PrivacyConnect Chapters bring the city’s community of privacy and security professionals together through free, local workshops and events to enable practitioners to connect, share experiences, and learn the latest regulatory requirements and implementation best practices.
PrivacyConnect Chapter Chairs
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Alex Gheorghe
E-Commerce Senior Legal Counsel & Data Protection Consultant, Inperspective
Bucharest
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Avery Miles
Global Data Protection Officer, Worldwide Clinical Trials
Raleigh-Durham
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Barbara Schmitz
Legal Counsel & In-house Lawyer - SWMH Legal Division, Südwestdeutsche Medienholding GmbH
Munich
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Christine Huang
Senior Expert in Data Privacy & Protection, Cloud Services Governance, SAP
San Jose
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Dan Manolescu
Director - International Privacy Counsel, Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Zurich
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Dr. Jan-Peter Ohrtmann
Partner - IT & Data Protection Legal Germany & Global, PwC
Frankfurt
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Gretchen Ramos
Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Compliance & Litigation, Greenberg Traurig LLP
San Francisco
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Héctor Guzmán Rodríguez
Partner - Data Protection & Privacy, BGBG Avogados
Mexico City, Madrid
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Ibrahim Krishan
Global Head of Privacy, New Business & Venture Compliance, International Compliance, QNB,
Doha
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Imran Ahmad
Chair of the Technology - Privacy and Cyber Practice, Norton Rose Canada LLP
Toronto
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Imran Chowdhury
Data Protection Officer, Manager of Data Protection Department Al Jazeera Media Network
Doha
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Jessica Lee
Partner, Co-Chair, Privacy, Security & Data Innovations, Loeb & Loeb
New York
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Jonathan Perez
Data Privacy Director - EMEA & India, Estée Lauder Companies Europe
Paris
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Kathy Carpenter
Senior Attorney, Privacy & Data Security, The Pokémon Company International
Seattle
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Marc Elshof
Partner - Co-Head of Europe Data Privacy and Technology, Dentons
Amsterdam
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Mary Deligianni
Partner - Head of Data Protection & Cybersecurity, Zepos & Yannopoulos
Athens
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Michael R. Büchler
Data Protection Officer - Nordics & Baltics, Manpower Group
Helsinki
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Odia Kagan
Partner, Chair of GDPR Compliance and International Privacy, Fox Rothschild LLP
Philadelphia
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Paul Lanois
Director - Global Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and Corporate Counsel, Fieldfisher
San Jose
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Ryan Johnson
Data Privacy Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer, SAVVAS Learning Co
Phoenix
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Sandy Tsakiridi
Group Senior Legal Counsel - Data Privacy & Digital Legal, HSBC
London
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Susen Aklan
Senior Associate - Data Protection & Compliance Services Lead, BTS & Partners
Istanbul
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Tara Cho
Partner | Chair of Privacy and Cybersecurity Team Womble Bond Dickinson LLP
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William Karazsia
Assistant General Counsel - Privacy & Data Protection, Fortive
London
Join the CommunityWe Are Looking For Chapter Leaders!
What are Chapters?
What is a Chapters Chair?
An opportunity to get involved in your local privacy community. In serving as Chair, you will gain recognition as a trusted leader within the chapter, and through networking and event attendance, learn from the industry’s top privacy, security and marketing professionals.
Chapter Chair Responsibilities
- Serve a one- to two-year term (2-8 events)
- Promote events through social networks
- Assist in securing local panelists
- Serve as a moderator of panel sessions
- Advise on regional content inclusions
- Attend city events and actively participate
- Organize additional networking events
- Liaise with OneTrust Community Manager
- Be an advocate for PrivacyConnect