About the IAPP

Jörn Wittmann

Volkswagen AG

Head of Privacy Legislative Strategy & Public Affairs

Jörn Wittmann is Senior Director Public Policy & Legislative Strategy at Volkswagen AG. In his role, among other topics, he is responsible for regulatory aspects related to data protection and the implementation of modern regulatory tools such as privacy Codes of Conduct.

Jörn Wittmann is a jurist and certified data protection officer. Before joining Volkswagen AG, he was the Managing Director of SCOPE Europe, a Brussels-based monitoring body for Codes of Conduct, and the Managing Director of its holding SRIW (Self-Regulation Information Economy), a German non-profit organization. He started his career at the University of Göttingen, Germany, in the Department of Civil Law, Commercial and Economic Law, Comparative Law, Multimedia- and Telecommunication Law.

Contributions by Jörn Wittmann

• Navigating the Global Maze of Personal Data Transfer Regulations: Tips & Tricks
  Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2023
• Codes of Conduct — GDPR’s Prodigal Son Finally Arriving?
  Speaker at IAPP Data Protection Intensive: France 2023
• Codes of Conduct: Revamping the Global Privacy Environment
  Speaker at IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2022
• Codes of Conduct: Dealing with Data Protection Across Borders
  Speaker at IAPP Data Protection Intensive: UK 2022
• Code of Conduct Under GDPR: Alignment, Interoperability and Potentials
  Web Conference Speaker
• Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2020 - Cancelled
• Could codes of conduct be the answer to 'Schrems II'?
  The Privacy Advisor
• Code of Conduct: A Practical, Cost-Effective Way to Demonstrate GDPR Compliance
  Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2019