Helen Dixon

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Data Protection Commission

Commissioner

Helen Dixon, the Commissioner for Data Protection Ireland, was appointed in September 2014. Responsible for upholding the rights of individuals regarding how data about them is used, the role, among other things, requires regulation of a large number of U.S. internet multinationals with European bases in Ireland. Previously Irish Registrar of Companies, where she led regulatory enforcement of compliance with the filing provisions of the Companies Acts, Dixon has also held senior roles in the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation working on economic migration policy, science, technology and innovation policy. She spent the first ten years of her career in the IT industry. She holds postgraduate qualifications in European economic and public affairs, governance, computer science, official statistics for policy evaluation, and judicial skills and decision making. Dixon was delighted when she was awarded an honorary fellowship of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) in 2014.

 

Contributions by Helen Dixon

  • GDPR & CCPA — Lessons for the World
    Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2022
  • Closing General Session
    Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2021
  • Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2020 - Cancelled
  • The CJEU Decision Unpacked: DPC v Facebook Ireland, Schrems
    Speaker at IAPP Summit Sessions 2020 Online
  • Necessity and Proportionality – Surveillance Measures in a Pandemic
    Speaker at IAPP Summit Sessions 2020 Online
  • Regulating Data Protection: The View from Dublin
    Speaker at IAPP Summit Sessions 2020 Online
  • Specific Protection for Children Under the GDPR and National Laws
    Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2019
  • Data Protection Law Enforcement: Focus, Process and Remedies
    Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2019
  • Opening General Session
    Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2019
  • Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2019
  • Binding Corporate Rules—Gold Standard Within Reach
    Speaker at Global Privacy Summit 2019