Ismini Rigopoulou

Expert Speaker

Legal and Policy Officer, Department of European and International Affairs, Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL)

Ismini Rigopoulou

Ismini Rigopoulou began her career in 2009 within the European Parliament in Brussels, where she was policy officer for a Member of the Parliament and was in charge of international trade matters.

When coming back to France, she worked at international law firms for several years and advised on privacy and technology matters at both European and international level.

In 2014, she joined a French technology start-up leader in the industry of domain name extensions where she ensured the position of Head of legal affairs for a period of two years.

In 2016, Ismini started working at the CNIL at the European and International affairs department. In that role, she was also part of the Presidency team of the Working Party 29 assisting its former President Mrs. Isabelle Falque Pierrotin until February 2018. In that regard, she has been dealing with the management of the WP29’s plenary meetings and the WP29’s external representation, which also implies participating in defining the WP29’s position on all implicated subjects.

Speakers

Keynote Speaker Ardi Kolah Former senior manager at Accenture, he’s recognised as one of the leading data protection practitioners in Europe and founder/Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Data Protection and Privacy. He has British Cabinet Office and Ministerial-level consultancy experience and is in demand as a keynote speaker speak around the world on GDPR, having spoken and chaired 40 conferences/events already in 2018!

Keynote Speaker Alexander J. Hanff Resourceful professional adept at understanding privacy and data protection issues from a unique perspective based on a lifetime of work in the technology sector and a decade of policy work at the highest levels.

Keynote Speaker Kimon Zorbas Kimon Zorbas is heading up Nielsen’s Government Affairs and Privacy related activities internationally. He is responsible for contacts to governments and authorities, including engagements such as the World Economic Forum.

Expert Speaker Paul Breitbarth Paul Breitbarth joined Nymity in 2016 and currently serves as Director of Strategic Research and Regulator Outreach. He is based at Nymity’s office in The Hague, the Netherlands where he works with organizations across Europe to support their privacy offices.

Expert Speaker Ian Evans Ian Evans serves as Managing Director for EMEA at OneTrust, a global leader in privacy management software which helps organizations operationalize data privacy compliance and Privacy by Design. Evans is a diversified senior executive with deep experience in data privacy and CRM technology applications and services.

Expert Speaker Emerald de Leeuw Emerald de Leeuw, an internationally recognized Data Protection specialist, is CEO of EuroComply, a consultancy firm that helps organizations achieve compliance with European Data Protection laws (such as GDPR). Emerald’s qualifications include an LL.B, LL.M (E-Law and Intellectual Property), a MSc in Business Information Systems, CIPP/E., and she is Harvard Law Certified in Copyright Law.

Expert Speaker Eleni Gerasi Eleni Gerasi specializes in data protection and privacy, following profound training and long experience in Internal Audit, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Information Systems Security, IT Governance, Corporate Ethics and Fraud Investigation.

Expert Speaker Antonis Evangelidis Antonis Evangelidis, is Corporate Ethics/ Compliance and Data Privacy Officer at VIANEX and VIAN SA (Giannakopoulos Group Companies). He is a Chemical Engineer with a specialization in Organic Chemical Technology and MSc in Pharmaceutical Technology. He is a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE).

Expert Speaker Katerina Kalimeri Katerina Kalimeri has been active for more than 20 years in IT and 15 years in the field of Information Security. Her know-how covers Enterprise Security Architecture, Identity & Access Management, Data Security, Cloud Security, Fraud Prevention, and Advisory on regulations such as ISO 27001/27002, PCI DSS, EU GDPR, CSA CCM, AICPA / SSAE16, and more.

Expert Speaker Nikolaos Palaskonis The last four years, Nikos Palaskonis, is responsible for Veritas Technologies in Greece and Cyprus for sales and other activities related to the protection, governance and availability of information held by organizations.

Expert Speaker Panagiotis Papagiannakopoulos Panagiotis is a Director within EY’s Advisory Practice, specializing in IT Services and Cyber Security. He is leading the Cyber Security and Data Protection & Privacy services, including EY’s Greek Advanced Security Center.

Expert Speaker Ismini Rigopoulou Ismini Rigopoulou began her career in 2009 within the European Parliament in Brussels, where she was policy officer for a Member of the Parliament and was in charge of international trade matters. When coming back to France, she worked at international law firms for several years and advised on privacy and technology matters at both European and international level.

Expert Speaker Dr. Konstantinos Chassapis Dr. Chassapis holds a doctoral degree in Computer Simulation of Physical Systems from the Chemical department of the University of Athens. His doctoral thesis was completed at the National Centre for Scientific Research, Demokritos, with a scholarship. He has completed postgraduate studies in Mathematical Physics and is a graduate of the physical department of the University of Ioannina.