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About the Organisers

Event Organisers

Forum Europe www.forum-europe.com

Forum Europe is the leading EU dedicated conference and event provider. Founded in 1989 and with offices at the heart of the European Union in Brussels, Forum Europe specialises in EU focussed political and economic conferences and debates. We work successfully with businesses, institutions, NGOs and governments alike while organising our own portfolio of sector leading events.

The Forum Europe team consists of multilingual EU policy and events specialists and our strategic services can maintain and develop your networks at EU level while delivering forums where key issues can be aired and debated.

You can find out more about us by going to www.forum-europe.com

Platinum Sponsors

BSA BSA www.bsa.org/eu

BSA | The Software Alliance is the leading global advocate for the software industry.

It is an association of world-class companies that invest billions annually to create software solutions that spark the economy and improve modern life. Through international government relations, intellectual property enforcement and educational activities, BSA expands the horizons of the digital world and builds trust and confidence in the new technologies driving it forward.

DataGuidance by OneTrust www.dataguidance.com

DataGuidance by OneTrust is a platform used by privacy professionals to monitor regulatory developents, mitigate risk and achieve global compliance. 

 

Supported by 400+ leading worldwide privacy experts and in-house analysts, DataGuidance by OneTrust ensures you have access to comprehensive, consistent and up-to-date information. 

The platform includes focused guidance around core topics (i.e. GDPR, data transfers, breach notification and direct marketing, among others), Cross-Border Charts which allow you to compare regulations across multiple jurisdictions at a glance, a daily customised news service and expert analysis. 

 

These tools, along with in-house analysts who give personalised assistance regarding your specific research questions, provide a cost-effective and efficient solution to design and support your privacy programme.

Facebook www.facebook.com

Founded in 2004, Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what's going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them.

Huawei www.huawei.com

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Through our dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, we have established end-to-end advantages in telecom networks, devices and cloud computing. We are committed to creating maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers by providing competitive solutions and services. Our products and solutions have been deployed in over 140 countries, serving more than one third of the world's population. 

Microsoft www.microsoft.com

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

 

 

OneTrust www.onetrust.com

OneTrust is a leading privacy management software platform used by more than 1,500 organisations globally to comply with data privacy regulations across jurisdictions, including the EU GDPR. Powered by deep privacy research, our comprehensive and integrated platform includes readiness assessments, privacy impact assessments (PIA/DPIA), data mapping automation, website scanning and cookie compliance, subject rights and consent management, incident reporting, and vendor risk management. 

 

OneTrust is co-headquartered in London, UK and Atlanta, GA with a global team of CIPP-certified privacy and technology experts.

Symantec www.symantec.com

Symantec Corporation is the global leader in cybersecurity. Operating one of the world’s largest cyber intelligence networks, we see more threats, and protect more customers from the next generation of attacks. We help companies, governments and individuals secure their most important data wherever it lives.

 

 

Gold Sponsors

Park Legal LLC

Park Legal LLC is an Indianapolis-based law firm that assists clients in the areas of data privacy, security and records management. Unlike many other firms, our lawyers have decades of experience as in-house counsel as well as experience as regulators. We also have information security experts working side-by-side with us. As such, we offer a next generational approach to the practice of law by integrating technology into our operations and by providing materials to clients in a format that is business-focused and prioritized to address key risks. We also eliminate the use of multiple associates and generalists who are not fully immersed in this specialized and continuously evolving area of law—and who therefore may overlook critical factors in providing counseling to you, or increase your bills unnecessarily as you pay for their research and training.

 

We offer end-to-end services to our clients though an affiliated on-line training company and a software company, making it easier, faster and more economical for your organization to ensure a solid level of compliance. In addition, we collaborate with an international law firm with 21 offices across Europe and Asia, as well as external security experts in the U.S. and globally. These resources can be added as needed in a seamless, cost-efficient manner to provide full service to your organization.

 

Our team of professionals includes Joan Antokol, a former Vice President and Global Head of Data Privacy for the 260 companies in the Novartis Group; Matt Light, a former Indiana Deputy Attorney General who previously assisted in managing the security breach division of the Indiana Attorney General’s Office and who drafted some of Indiana’s security breach laws; and Susan May, an attorney with an international Masters in Business Administration who has over 20 years of in-house counsel experience in privacy and healthcare compliance. Our training and software affiliates include Monica Brown, a former director of training for Eli Lilly, as well as a former global head of enterprise risk management for a Fortune 100 global database hosting company. 

SAP www.sap.com

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP® applications and services enable more than 365,000 business and public sector customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably.

Twilio www.twilio.com

More than 2 million developers around the world have used Twilio to unlock the magic of communications to improve any human experience. Twilio has democratized communications channels like voice, text, chat, and video by virtualizing the world’s telecommunications infrastructure through APIs that are simple enough for any developer to use, yet robust enough to power the world’s most demanding applications. By making communications a part of every software developer’s toolkit, Twilio is enabling innovators across every industry — from emerging leaders to the world’s largest organizations — to reinvent how companies engage with their customers.

Media Partners

E!Sharp www.esharp.eu

E!Sharp is an online magazine delivering thought provoking analysis on the affairs of the European Union and Europe’s place in the world. Through commentary, debate and humour, it demystifies the complexity of the EU.

CPO Magazine www.cpomagazine.com

 CPO Magazine (or Chief Policy Officer Magazine) delivers news, insights and resources to help data privacy, protection and cyber security leaders make sense of the evolving landscape to better protect their organizations and customers.

Global Data Review www.globaldatareview.com

Global Data Review (GDR) is the only online platform that reports on and analyses the law and regulation of the use and trade of data around the world. Our news, analysis and data on trend-setting cases and enforcement in various jurisdictions helps inform risk assessment by providing awareness of the global marketplace for data-related work. GDR provides lawyers working in the digital economy with the information source and community anchor they need as their practice rapidly develops.