Head of Global Privacy, Iron Mountain

Julia Bonder-Le Berre is Head of Global Privacy at Iron Mountain. Julia leads our global privacy program to ensure that Iron Mountain complies with applicable laws and privacy is embedded in our services and operationalized across the organization. Before that, Julia worked on global privacy programs at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Mastercard and advised multinational organizations on privacy and data protection matters at BakerMcKenzie law firm. Julia served as a member of the IAPP European Advisory Board and she dedicates her pro-bono time to educate students and promote young privacy professionals affiliated with Queen Mary University of London.

Partner, BCLP

Geraldine Scali is the EMEA lead of data privacy and security, and has a focus on data protection, cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence, with a specific emphasis on the financial services, life sciences and retail sectors.

She is a dual-qualified lawyer, admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales, and as a French lawyer admitted to the Paris Bar, which together with her experience gained at US and International law firms over a period of nearly 20 years, makes her uniquely placed to give the best possible service to her global client base in the UK, Europe and the US.

She advises on all aspects of data privacy and security, with an emphasis on advising clients on the emerging laws that impact the development and implementation of AI solutions including the EU AI Act as well as the implementation of global data protection compliance programmes including UK/EU GDPR. cross-border data transfers, preparedness and management of personal data breaches and reporting. She also regularly advises on data protection issues in the context of complex cross-border investigations and litigation, corporate deals, and Inclusion & Diversity Programmes.

Senior Privacy Manager, Kenvue

With over 15 years’ experience in privacy across a range of regulated, consumer-facing and technology led sectors, Gloria is a Senior Privacy Manager at Kenvue. A steering group member of the Black Privacy Professional Network, she has spoken publicly on privacy and AI, helping make complex privacy issues more accessible and relevant to wider audiences. Passionate about demystifying privacy, Gloria is also the founder of Privacy Pulse, an emerging privacy training and educational resources initiative designed to make privacy more practical, accessible and engaging.

Global DPO & CISO, Noventiq

Cristina Costache is a governance architect operating at the intersection of privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence — a combination that remains rare at executive level and rarer still as an integrated discipline.

She serves simultaneously as Global Data Protection Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and Chair of the AI Council at Noventiq, a global digital transformation and cybersecurity company operating across 60+ markets and 140+ legal entities. In this capacity, she is responsible for building and running the governance infrastructure that translates regulatory obligation into enterprise capability — across data protection, information security, and responsible AI — at genuine global scale.

With a 20-year legal background and operational experience spanning more than 60 jurisdictions, Cristina brings a practitioner's perspective to the full spectrum of privacy, security, and AI governance: from regulatory architecture and risk frameworks to board-level accountability and the design of controls that hold under audit. She was recently admitted to the EDPB Support Pool of Experts, recognising her standing in European data protection and her contribution to regulatory development at EU level.

Vice President - Data Protection Officer, SSBI

Monica Simoes de Almeida is a senior privacy and data protection leader who has spent more than 20 years helping organisations make sense of complex privacy regulatory challenges. Her career has taken her across financial services, payments, retail, professional services and technology, with senior roles at Mastercard, John Lewis Partnership, and leading law firms in the UK and Portugal. Monica is now the Data Protection Officer for State Street Bank International GmbH, based in Munich.

Determined on bringing clarity and calm to fast-moving privacy issues, Monica focuses on turning legal and regulatory requirements into practical frameworks that teams can understand and use. She has led global privacy programmes, built accountability and governance models, designed DPIA and risk assessment processes, supported data breach response, and advised on various privacy topics including international data transfers, data sharing initiatives, data protection agreements, e-privacy, AI and automation, outsourcing, third-party risk and privacy by default and by design.

Having been dually-qualified in Portugal and England and Wales, and now based in Munich, Monica brings an international and practical perspective to privacy leadership. She works closely with senior executives, boards, legal teams and business stakeholders, with a particular interest in helping organisations build privacy programmes that are sustainable, proportionate and trusted by the people who use them.

Monica is an experienced speaker, trainer and author, and has contributed to conferences and professional forums including IAPP, TechUK, PDP and the Portuguese Law Society.