Empowering Privacy is one of the dedicated tracks at Empowering Security & Compliance Ireland for Data Protection Officers (DPO), Privacy Managers, Legal Experts, Practitioners, Compliance Officers, and Risk Managers. Don’t miss your opportunity to connect with peers, gain practical insights, and stay ahead in safeguarding your organization.

Speakers include

Gonzalo Caro

Deputy DPO

Meta

Cian O'Brien

Director

Data Protection Commission Ireland

Boris Selak

Data Protection Manager

Law Society of Ireland

Dora Endreffy

Global Privacy Manager

UPS

Adele Hall

Managing Associate

William Fry

Caroline Orie

Group DPO

DataGuard

Aleksandra Aytova

Group Head of Privacy

Applegreen

Onur Korucu

Non-Executive Director

DataRep

Gillian Traynor

Data Protection Consultant

Ambit Compliance

Carey Lening

Senior Consultant

Castlebridge

Elizabeth Smith

Senior Privacy Consultant

DataGuard

Mairead Dooley-ffrench

IBM Ecosystems for Ireland

IBM

Colm Callanan

Head of Data Protection

Flutter International

Charlotte Godhe

Principal Privacy Consultant

DataGuard

Ger Mulcahy

Head of Cloud Security GRC

Meta

Marijam Darakhshan

Director Global Privacy SMB

DataGuard

Kathleen McGrath

Privacy and Data Policy Manager

Centre for Information Policy Leadership

Lisa Power

Director, Data Protection Officer

Carne Group

Aoife Golden

Associate General Counsel

Meta

Edoardo Celeste

Associate Professor of Law, Technology and Innovation

Dublin City University

Ciarán Ahern

TD for Dublin South West

The Labour Party Ireland

Stefanie Brox

Teamlead Privacy SMB

DataGuard

Laura De Fazio

Data Protection Lead

Bytedance

Dan Hayden

Director, Data Strategy

Meta

Alette Hunt

Global Director of AI & Digital Innovation

Novartis

Yvonne Cunnane

Head of Data Protection & Associate General Counsel

Meta

Anthony Moran

Associate DPO (Advisory)

Meta

Dr. Barry Scannell

Partner

William Fry LLP

Colm McDonnell

Partner, Cyber Division

Deloitte

Agenda

8:15 - 9:15

Registration & Welcome Coffee

9:15 – 9:30

Opening Remarks

Elizabeth Smith, DataGuard
Yvonne Cunnane, Meta
9:35 - 10:05

DPC - Keynote

Cian O'Brien, Data Protection Commission Ireland
10:05 – 10:50

Regulation vs. Innovation

This panel will compare the business and legislator perspectives on European regulation and innovation, discussing how to strike the right balance between them.

Boris Selak, Law Society of Ireland
Mairead Dooley-ffrench, IBM
Edoardo Celeste , Dublin City University
Ciarán Ahern, The Labour Party Ireland
10:50 – 11:15

Coffee Break

11:20 - 12:05

Data protection by design and default

A discussion on how to build a culture of privacy and embed it into fast-paced development environments.

Gillian Traynor, Ambit Compliance
Onur Korucu, DataRep
Anthony Moran, Meta
Dora Endreffy, UPS
12:10 - 12:55

Methodological approaches for a digital age: A balancing act

The value of methodologies: Methodologies move conversations from subjective debates to structured, repeatable and defensible frameworks. Building them can be resource-intensive but in once in place they become long-term investments that drive efficiency, consistency and scalability.

Kathleen McGrath, Centre for Information Policy Leadership
Charlotte Godhe, DataGuard
Gonzalo Caro, Meta
Laura De Fazio, Bytedance
13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 14:30

Fireside chat

Ger Mulcahy, Meta
Marijam Darakhshan, DataGuard
14:35 - 15:15

HR information systems data processing under the microscope

How HR can responsibly process employee data in modern workplaces, especially in remote and hybrid settings.

Colm Callanan , Flutter International
Lisa Power, Carne Group
Aoife Golden, Meta
Stefanie Brox, DataGuard
15:15 - 15:45

Coffee Break

15:50 - 16:30

Practical guidance to manage your DSARs

Tactical advice for handling complex or high-volume subject access requests.

Aleksandra Aytova, Applegreen
Adele Hall, William Fry
Boris Selak, Law Society of Ireland
Carey Lening, Castlebridge
Caroline Orie, DataGuard
16:35 - 17:15

Balancing Progress and Protection: AI Regulation in the EU

This panel explores how the EU’s AI Act and GDPR affect companies developing and using AI, the challenges of compliance, and whether current regulations are adequate for the future of AI in Europe. In this panel you’ll hear perspectives from experts across Law and Industry, as well as findings from an extensive program of empirical work conducted by Meta’s Open Loop.  

Colm McDonnell, Deloitte
Dan Hayden, Meta
Dr. Barry Scannell , William Fry LLP
Alette Hunt, Novartis
17:15 - 17:30

Closing Remarks

Marijam Darakhshan, DataGuard
17:30 - 19:00

Networking & Drinks Reception

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