Partner McCann FitzGerald Adam Finlay is Partner at McCann FitzGerald, advising on a wide range of information technology, intellectual property, data protection, cyber security, confidentiality and freedom of information issues. He regularly advises clients in the public and private sectors on data protection, cyber security, freedom of information, access to information on the environment, open data and confidentiality matters.
Amy Brick Amy Brick is a Senior Associate in the Disputes group in McCann FitzGerald. She has particular expertise in regulatory matters, having acted for a number of regulators in cases concerning challenges to regulatory decisions, supervisory and enforcement actions, criminal prosecutions and investigations. Amy also regularly advises clients in relation to contentious data protection matters, including civil data protection actions under the GDPR, as well as in complex commercial disputes. Senior Associate McCann FitzGerald Partner McCann FitzGerald Doug McMahon is a Partner in the Technology and Innovation Group in McCann FitzGerald. Doug provides specialist advice on contentious and non-contentious data protection matters, including conducting privacy impact assessments, drafting data protection policies, notices and data processing clauses, dealing with access requests, data security breach issues, Data Protection Commissioner audits and investigations, marketing obligations, international data transfers and registration obligations.
Doug has significant experience helping clients to prepare for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), both in the private and the public sector. This includes creating GDPR compliance programmes and advising on implementing policies and procedures to comply with the new requirements under the GDPR. Gordon Wade Gordon Wade is the Data Protection Lead at TikTok's Office of the Data Protection Officer (ODPO) in Dublin and brings international experience to the role having previously practiced as a senior privacy lawyer and Data Protection Officer in Ireland, Dubai and Thailand. Gordon is a dual Irish and England & Wales qualified solicitor and New York qualified attorney. Gordon regularly publishes articles in leading law journals and lectures on Technology Risk and Data Incident Management. Barrister Cornerstone Barristers John Fitzsimons is a barrister at Cornerstone Barristers, and acquired his LL.B. from Trinity College, Dublin. He has particular expertise in data protection law. John regularly represents a wide range of clients in data protection claims.
Morgane Conaty BL Morgane Conaty is a practising barrister and a member of the Law Library. She was formerly a Legal Researcher at the Chief State Solicitor’s Office and previously worked as a Judicial Assistant to a High Court judge in Ireland and in the Legal Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Prior to this she studied Law and French at University College Cork and completed an LL.M at University College London.” Patricia González Patricia González Ulecia Blanco Soler (GUBS) is Privacy Counsel at Logitech. Patricia trained and qualified as both a Barrister and Solicitor in Spain. She represented and advised clients on a wide range of contentious matters during her time as an associate in the Litigation & Arbitration Department at Baker McKenzie. Patricia has been advising on cutting-edge information technology, data protection, data ethics, privacy and confidentiality in her role at IBM and now in her current role at Logitech. Partner McCann Fitzgerald Paul Lavery is a Partner and the Head of the Technology and Innovation Group in McCann FitzGerald. Paul is a specialist adviser on a data protection, information technology, intellectual property, e-commerce, confidentiality and freedom of information issues.
Paul is the author of Commercial Secrets: The Action for Breach of Confidence in Ireland, the first Irish work on the topic. Paul's book has been quoted in judgments of the Irish Supreme Court. Paul specialises in all aspects of data protection law including data protection compliance issues, dealing with access requests, data security breach issues, Data Protection Commissioner audits and investigations, marketing obligations, data protection notices and contractual provisions, international data transfers and registration obligations. Paul is a Member of the Examination Board for the Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection. Compliance & Ethics, Notary Public, Solicitor Robert Bond has over 40 years' experience in the fields of IT, e-commerce, computer games, media and publishing, data protection, information security and cyber risks.
Robert sits on the Examination Board for the Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection, Industry Commissioner at the Data & Marketing Commission, Past President of the Board of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics, Chairman of the Data Protection Network, a Director of South West Grid for Learning, Deputy Vice-President of the Notaries Society, and a founder member of the Advisory Group on the Governance of Data and AI to the United Nations. Data Protection Manager BCM Global Ronan Hayes qualified as a solicitor in 2010. He had various legal roles within Financial Services before joining the Data Protection Office in AIB in 2017 where he advised on a wide range of privacy and data protection matters. Ronan recently took up a new role in BCMGlobal ASI as data protection manager.
Dr. Valerie Lyons Dr. Valerie Lyons is Chief Operating Officer at BH Consulting. Recently included as one of Europe's top 100 women in cybersecurity, Dr. Valerie Lyons is a highly experienced senior cybersecurity and privacy professional. Currently COO of BH Consulting, Valerie is also a subject matter expert in European data protection and privacy. She recently completed an award-winning PhD, researching organizational approaches to Information Privacy. She lectures on the topic of cybersecurity, privacy and ethics in several Irish academic institutions including Dublin City University. She is also a regular speaker at both industry and academic conferences on cybersecurity and privacy. Her key motivation is to change the approach to privacy so that privacy is the baseline rather than the goal, and to bring an understanding of privacy that extends beyond legislative dimensions. |
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"A very useful conference for all DP Practitioners and a great opportunity to share experiences with other practitioners in the field"
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