Janine McKelvey

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BT Group

General Counsel, Group Data and Ethics Officer

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.

 

Contributions by Janine McKelvey

  • The Importance of Data Mapping in the Era of AI
    Speaker at IAPP Data Protection Intensive: UK 2025
  • UK Data Laws — What is New and What Do You Need to Know?
    Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2024
  • Connecting the (Data) Dots
    Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2024
  • You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know: The Role of Data Mapping in Privacy Programs
    Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2024
  • What Is the Value of Having One Source of Data Truth Across the Company?
    Speaker at IAPP Data Protection Intensive: UK 2024