2024 Awards Sponsors - PICCASO Awards

AtkinsRéalis

We design and deliver complex projects on the built and natural environments all around the world. We believe that digitally enabled engineering has the power to radically improve the way we are all housed, connected, powered, and protected and can change our relationship with our communities and our planet for the better. It’s our belief that it’s only by connecting people, data and technology across our global organization, partnerships and industry, that transformational change is possible. Engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

TikTok

TikTok is the entertainment destination where the everyday meets the extraordinary, inspiring creativity and joy for a global community. We're continually working to ensure strong protections are in place to help keep people safe. We empower our community with a range of tools to control and manage their online presence and we've built privacy features and tools to support age-appropriate experiences on our platform.

Dornan

Dornan is a leading engineering and construction company, delivering exceptional mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation solutions across Europe. We excel in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, data centers, and commercial projects, ensuring quality, safety, and sustainability in every endeavor. At Dornan, we prioritise privacy and data protection, adhering to the highest standards to safeguard all data. Our dedicated teams ensure compliance with industry regulations, building trust and confidence. Dornan’s unparalleled expertise, innovative solutions, and a steadfast commitment to excellence and privacy in engineering and construction.

Archives and Records Association UK & Ireland

The work of the record-keeping sector is vital to a democratic, inclusive and equitable society and as a member of the Archives and Records Association UK & Ireland you sit at the heart of the community and actively shape the future of the sector. Joining ARA allows you to become a part of our growing professional community – we are the only professional body in the UK and Ireland that represents the three record-keeping disciplines; archives, records management and archive conservation. Your membership subscription supports our continuing work in championing the sector, the work of our members and the value they provide to their employers, users and communities. Whether you work alone or are part of a small team, ARA membership connects you to a broader and deeper national network of knowledge and good practice. Work local, connect nationally. www.archives.org.uk

SheCanCode

AI Time Journal

We explore how Artificial Intelligence and Exponential Technologies bring opportunities for people, organizations, and societies to increase their wealth and health. Our audience is anyone who wants to improve in their career, their business, their investments; who wants to live a healthier, more productive, and fulfilling life; who wants to simplify and improve the education systems of their communities, or who simply wants to understand how Exponential Technologies are changing the world. We publish articles, podcast interviews, and ebooks with insights from industry leaders and experts, and use cases of exponential technologies across multiple fields, including finance, healthcare, and education. www.aitimejournal.com

Julia Streets

Lokke Moerel

Prof. Dr. Lokke Moerel is among the world’s best-known experts on new technologies and the governance of digital transformation and its impact on companies, workforce, and society at large. She is one of the pioneers of Responsible AI and is regularly called upon by regulators and global tech companies alike, how to best regulate and implement digital technologies and business models based on privacy/ethics/security-by-design. Lokke is Senior of Counsel with the global technology law firm Morrison & Foerster and professor of Global ICT Law at Tilburg University, where - as early as 2014 – she became co-academic director of the first multi-disciplinary professional learning program AI & Law (teaching Algorithmic Accountability). Lokke is member of the Dutch Cyber Security Council (the advisory body of the Dutch cabinet on cybersecurity), cyber expert of the EU Horizon program, member of the Monitoring Committee Dutch Corporate Governance Code, Chair of the Netherlands Atlantic Association and experienced non-executive board member.

Yann Padova

Yann Padova is a partner in the Brussels office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the firm’s privacy and cybersecurity practice. He has extensive experience dealing with regulatory issues and with issues related to internet law, data protection, internet surveillance, cloud computing, international data transfers and cybercrime. He has also assisted numerous businesses with complex projects involving new technologies (ethics of algorithm, data and AI governance, biometrics, profiling, e-discovery procedures, etc.). Yann advises on enforcement and sanction proceeding by regulators. He also works with large companies on problems linked to cybercrime, internal investigation and security breach notification matters.

Microsoft

Samsara

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. With tens of thousands of customers across North America and Europe, Samsara is a proud technology partner to the people who keep our global economy running, including the world’s leading organizations across construction, transportation and warehousing, field services, manufacturing, retail, logistics, and public sector. The company's mission is to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy.

PA Consulting

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

Emma Martins

Emma has worked in data protection for over 25 years. Starting her career as a data protection officer in the public sector, she moved to work in the regulatory office for Jersey, Channel Islands, in 2002. Since then, she has been Commissioner for Jersey and, since 2018, for the Bailiwick of Guernsey where she worked with a team responsible for implementation, oversight, and adequacy assessment for the new GDPRstandard legal Mamework for the Islands. In January 2024, Emma was appointed as Chief Commissioner for the Data and Marketing Commission. She also has a small portfolio of work acting in an advisory role and is a charity trustee. Throughout her career, Emma has been committed to driving high standards of ethical and legal data handling and encouraging more inclusive and accessible conversations around the role of data in our lives. She is a strong advocate of cultural engagement and has spearheaded a number of community-wide initiatives to support social and economic benefits that come with effective data protection. In March 2024, Emma was chosen to lead the Independent Review into the use of mobile messaging apps in Scottish Government.

Julia Bonder-Le Berre

Julia Bonder-Le Berre has over 15 years experience in advising international organizations on data protection and privacy compliance programs. Currently, Julia is the Head of Global Privacy at Iron Mountain. Before that, Julia was Global Privacy Counsel at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Senior Privacy Counsel at MasterCard and Senior Associate at Baker&McKenzie law firm. Julia served as a member of the IAPP European Advisory Board and shae currently serves as a member of the PICCASO Advisory Board.

Kate Colleary

Kate Colleary is Founder and Director of Pembroke Privacy, a leading data protection consultancy based in Ireland and the UK. Kate is honoured to represent the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) as its Country Leader in Ireland and has recently been awarded the prestigious Westin Emeritus Fellow title, which recognises world leaders in data protection and privacy. She has been awarded ‘Best in Data Protection’ by the Global 100 which recognises the world’s leading firms and individuals. She has also recently been awarded the “Fellow of Information Privacy” (FIP) qualification by the IAPP which is reserved for seasoned professionals in the privacy world. Kate is a qualified Solicitor and a Certified Information Privacy Professional and has extensive experience assisting and advising businesses to navigate the complexities of data protection, privacy and AI laws.

Janine McKelvey

Janine leads a multidisciplinary team of data lawyers, compliance, and assurance professionals #gettingdatadone for BT Group in the UK and internationally across 180 jurisdictions. Her team are responsible for advisory and assurance obligations relating to existing and emerging data laws, including AI, data ethics, data governance, privacy and security. Prior to joining BT, Janine was an SVP of Legal and Business Affairs at Warner Bros. for many years and in private practice with Pinsent Masons (UK) and Bowmans (RSA). Janine is a dual qualified English and South African lawyer and an advocate for responsible technology.

Iron Mountain

Category: ESG Privacy Initiative award Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is a global leader in innovative storage, data centre infrastructure, asset lifecycle management and information management services. Founded in 1951 and trusted by more than 225,000 customers worldwide, Iron Mountain helps customers CLIMB HIGHER™ to transform their businesses. Through a range of services including digital transformation, data centres, secure records storage, information management, asset lifecycle management, secure destruction, and art storage and logistics, Iron Mountain helps businesses bring light to their dark data, enabling customers to unlock value and intelligence from their stored digital and physical assets at speed and with security, while helping them meet their environmental goals.

Stephenson Harwood

Anna Buchta

Anna Buchta is Head of Unit “Policy & Consultation” at the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), coordinating the work of the EDPS on providing advice to the EU legislators on legislative and policy proposals relevant to data protection. She has extensive experience in data protection and privacy regulations and litigation before the Court of Justice, notably in several cases concerning data retention, national security and PNR. She was one of the institutional rapporteurs on EU data protection for the FIDE2021 Congress (reports available here: https://fide2020.eu/fide-2020/topics/ ). She participates in working groups of the High-Level Group on Access to Data for Effective Law Enforcement co-chaired by the Commission and the Presidency of the Council. Previously, Anna worked at the European Commission, among others on data privacy in electronic communications. Before that, she was a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law and ICT (ICRI, currently CITIP) at KU Leuven (Belgium) and worked as a lawyer in private practice. Anna has a master's degree in Law from the University of Warsaw (Poland) and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from KU Leuven.

Rocco Panetta

Rocco Panetta, Attorney at Law admitted to the Italian Highest Courts, founding and chairman of Panetta Consulting Group, is an internationally renowned technology, data, AI and environmental lawyer, as well as a certified privacy professional.   IAPP Country Leader for Italy and until 2022 board member of IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) and former ethics expert of ERCEA - European Research Council Executive Agency.   Counsel of the Italian Government (Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri) on the telecom Ultra Broadband strategy 2014-2016, Rocco has previously been a top-level officer at the Italian Data Protection Authority, the Garante (2001-2008) heading one of its legal departments. His tasks and duties included, among others, supervising and dealing with marketing, public licensed operators and international data transfers. While at the Authority he has been Italy’s representative at the Commission’s Article 29 Working Party, and worked on BCRs, SCCs, SH, APIS/PNR, IMI.   Rocco also served both as Secretary General and Commissioner of the Italian Commission on Environmental Impact Assessment (Commissione VIA) from 2007 to 2012.

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