About the IAPP

Miriam Wimmer, Ph.D, CIPP/E, is a Director at the Brazilian Data Protection Authority, ANPD. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Communications from the University of Brasilia and a Master's degree in Public Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro. She also took part in the one-year International Division Program of Waseda University, in Tokyo, with academic distinction.

She is a professional civil servant since 2007 and a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), with experience in senior positions in different public organizations, such as the national telecommunications regulator, Anatel (2007-2011), the Ministry of Communications (2011-2016) and the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication (2016-2020). She is also a Professor at the Law School of IDP-Brasília, focusing on personal data protection, AI, and regulation of new technologies.