Vanguard Award

Vanguard Awards celebrate one IAPP member from five geographical regions — Asia, EMEA, Latin America (including Mexico), North America (U.S. and Canada) and Oceania — who have achieved greatness and creativity in building a foundation for the fields of privacy, AI governance, cybersecurity law and digital responsibility. Award winners are announced at the IAPP Global Summit each year.

2025 IAPP Vanguard Award winners

All winners received commemorative IAPP plaques honoring their achievements at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025.

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Jon Bello

Asia

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Wioletta Kulinska

EMEA

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Paula Vargas

Latin America, including Mexico

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Harvey Jang

North America (US and Canada)

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Tim de Sousa

Oceania

Past IAPP Vanguard Award winners

All winners received commemorative IAPP plaques honoring their achievements at the IAPP Global Summit.