Privacy Conference

Meike Kamp wurde im Oktober 2022 zur neuen Berliner Beauftragten für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit gewählt. Zwischen 2010 und 2019 war die Juristin bereits bei der Behörde im Bereich Datenschutz, Medien und Informationsfreiheit tätig. Von 2005 bis 2010 arbeitete sie beim Unabhängigen Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein. Vor ihrer Wahl war Meike Kamp als Sitzungsvertreterin im Bundesrat für die Vertretung des Landes Bremen in Berlin tätig.

Jeanne Dillschneider is a Member of the German Bundestag since 2025 and the Chairwoman of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Saarland since 2023. She serves as the group coordinator for her parliamentary group on the Digital Affairs Committee, where she advocates for cybersecurity, data protection and usage, as well as digital civil rights, among other issues. She is also a member of the Defense Committee, where she contributes her expertise in the field of cybersecurity. In addition, Jeanne Dillschneider is a lawyer specializing in data protection and IT-law.

Margo Steiner is VP Global Privacy Policy at adidas. Previously, she was Chief Data Privacy Officer at CompuGroup Medical (CGM), a leading e-health company, and responsible for customer data protection at Zalando. In 2010-2014, she headed the Department of Analysis and Public Communication at the Polish Ministry of Digitalisation and was an advisor on digital strategy in the office of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Margo studied law in Hanover, Madrid and Berlin, is admitted to the bar in Germany and holds a Master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard University. Main areas of specialisation: Global privacy, data regulation, AI regulation, legal framework for digital transformation.

Paula Cipierre is the Global Head of Privacy at HCLTech, where she is responsible for data protection across 60 countries and for more than 230.000 employees worldwide. Paula has spent over a decade researching and working at the intersection of privacy, data ethics, and the digital world. Prior to HCLTech, she served as the Head of Privacy & Public Policy at Palantir Technologies and as the Director of Data Ethics & Innovation at ada Learning GmbH. Paula holds a BA summa cum laude in French Literature, European Cultural Studies, and Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University, a Master of Public Policy from the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, an MA in Media, Culture, and Communication from New York University, and an LLM with distinction in Information Technology Law from the University of Edinburgh. She is a certified expert in German, EU and Asian privacy laws, information security management lead auditor, and AI governance professional.

Alain Herrmann joined the Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) in 2012 and was appointed Commissioner in 2021. He currently oversees the “Compliance” and “Artificial Intelligence, Innovation and Technologies” divisions. His work focuses on AI governance, responsible innovation, GDPR certifications, international data transfers, EU large scale IT system audits, and broader digital regulatory frameworks. He is actively contributing to preparing the CNPD for its upcoming responsibilities under the AI Act and the Data Governance Act. 

Alain has extensive expertise in data protection and artificial intelligence ecosystems at national, European and international levels. Before joining the CNPD, he held several positions in the private sector, mainly in the fields of information technology and information security.