About the IAPP

Dr. Waël Hassan is one of North Americas leading advisors on privacy and cybersecurity innovation.  He serves as an advisor for both the political and industry organizations to help them better understand privacy and cybersecurity technology and adoption.  He has in-depth knowledge of privacy laws across Canada and the US, and holds the first Canadian PhD in Validation of Legal Compliance.  Waël brought his research to practice by building KI DESIGN, a company dedicated to data protection.  In his role Waël advances his clients’ interests on a range of issues, including internet freedom, cybersecurity, surveillance, disaster response, product certification, and risk metrics.  Dr. Hasan founded KI DESIGN Magazine, http://magazine.kidesign.net, where he writes a regular column. Waël’s highly anticipated book, Privacy in Design: A practical guide for corporate compliance will be released in 2016.