Women in Privacy®

Formed in 2013, Women in Privacy® (WIP) is an international network of more than 4,900 women working as in-house counsel, compliance officers and other professionals in the field of privacy. WIP aims to provide a platform for high-level discussions of data protection and privacy law developments, to facilitate and strengthen networking among women privacy professionals, and to mentor and promote the advancement of women in the field. Our regular meetings held in the U.S. and Europe include guest speakers highly regarded as experts in Privacy and Data Security law, including Julie Brill, Corporate Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer for Global Privacy and Regulatory Affairs, Microsoft; Helen Dixon, Data Protection Commissioner for Ireland; and Ashkan Soltani, former Senior Advisor in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and former Chief Technologist for the Federal Trade Commission.

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Brussels

Networking lunch featuring a discussion with Andrea Batalla Eguidazu, Global Data Privacy of Baxter International, Sarah Drennan-Jones, Ethics and Compliance Director of Reckitt Benckiser, and Pagona Tsormpatzoudi Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection, Mastercard.

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Washington, D.C.

Luncheon and fireside chat with Jessica Gan Lee, Associate General Counsel and Head of Privacy Legal at OpenAI.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Women in Privacy Events

November 20, 2024, Brussels – Networking lunch featuring a discussion with Andrea Batalla Eguidazu, Global Data Privacy of Baxter International, and Sarah Drennan-Jones, Ethics and Compliance Director of Reckitt Benckiser.
April 3, 2024, Washington, D.C. – Luncheon and fireside chat with Jessica Gan Lee, Associate General Counsel and Head of Privacy Legal at OpenAI.
February 28, 2024, London – Networking lunch featuring a discussion with Nathalie Barrera, Managing Senior Counsel of Palo Alto Networks, and Raj Kaur Khaira, Co-founder and Deputy Global CEO of AutogenAI.
November 15, 2023, Brussels – Networking lunch featuring a special address by Neema Guliani, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services, International Trade Administration, and Sophia Ignatidou, Group Manager for AI and Data Science, Information Commissioner’s Office (UK).
April 4, 2023, Washington D.C. – Networking event featuring a fireside chat with Danielle K. Citron, author of The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age.
March 7, 2023, London—Networking event featuring panel with Alyssa Cervantes, Lead Privacy Counsel, Meta; Angela Isom, Chief Privacy Officer, Arthur J. Gallagher; Irene Lau, Global Privacy Counsel, Ant Group International; Michelle Levin, Global Privacy Director, Onfido
November 15, 2022, Brussels—Networking event and special address by Anna Colaps, Member of the Cabinet, European Data Protection Supervisor
April 12, 2022, Washington, D.C. —Networking event featuring remarks by Jordan Rae Kelly, Senior Managing Director, Head of Americas Cybersecurity, FTI Consulting; Brittan Heller, Fellow, Atlantic Council; and Hattie Davison, Head of Data Reform, UK government Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
March 22, 2022, London—Networking event and program with Claudia Berg, General Counsel for the Information Commissioner’s Office
December 17, 2020—Discussion with Veronique Ciminà, Legal Officer, ‎European Data Protection Supervisor, Mary Stone Ross, Principal, MSR Strategies, and Lauren Wu, Senior Counsel, Roche Molecular Solutions
San Francisco, February 26, 2020—Interactive panel discussion with Julie Brill, Corporate Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer for Global Privacy and Regulatory Affairs, Microsoft Corp.; former Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, Helen Dixon, Data Protection Commissioner for Ireland and Ashkan Soltani, Independent Researcher and Consultant; former Senior Advisor in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; former Chief Technologist for the Federal Trade Commission
November 19, 2019, Brussels—Florence Raynal, Deputy Director, Head of the Department of European and International Affairs, Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL)

May 2, 2019, Washington, D.C.—Luncheon with Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Federal Trade Commissioner
February 11, 2019, Paris—Clémence Scottez, Head of the Economic Affairs Department – Compliance Department, CNIL and Albine Vincent, Head of Data Protection Officers Department, CNIL
November 27, 2018, Brussels—Special address by Dr. Andrea Jelinek, Chair of the European Data Protection Board
February 2018, Dallas—Panel led by Sidley Partner Colleen Brown with panelists Tracy M. Preston, SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, The Neiman Marcus Group; Kathryn Sherman, FBI Special Agent, Dallas Field Office Cyber Task Force; Rachel Ratcliff, Managing Director, Stroz Friedberg; and Angela Zambrano, Partner, Sidley Austin
January 2018, Washington, D.C.—WIP Networking Reception in Collaboration with Sidley’s Tech Industry Group Event “Tech Policy in an Age of Regulatory Uncertainty”
April 2017, Washington, D.C.—Jessica Rich, former Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission
March 2017, London—Johanna Pimentel, Executive Director and EMEA Privacy Counsel, J.P. Morgan
April 2016, London—Sue Gold, Senior Counsel, Wyndham Worldwide
April 2016, Washington, D.C.—Lucia Savage, Chief Privacy Officer, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
November 2015, New York—Kathleen McGee, Bureau Chief, Internet Bureau at Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York
April 2015, London—Vivienne Artz, Managing Director and Head of International for the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Group, General Counsel’s Office, Citigroup, London
March 2015, Washington, D.C.—Under Secretary Suzanne Spaulding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
January 2015, Paris—Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, Chairman of CNIL and Article 29 Working Party
November 2014, Brussels—Sophie Louveaux, Head of the Supervision and Enforcement Unit, European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)
September 2014, London—Rachael Bishop, Assistant Director: EU and International Cyber Security Policies, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
June 2014, Palo Alto—Joanne McNabb, Director of Privacy Education & Policy for the California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General
April 2014, London—Helen Woollett, Global Head of Privacy, Barclays
April 2014, Washington, D.C.—Congressman Marsha Blackburn, (R-7-TN), Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and member of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus
December 2013, Brussels—Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of the Data Protection Unit, European Commission
September 2013, London—Susan Boynton, Principal Counsel, The Walt Disney Company

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