IAPP ANZ Summit 2022

Tim de Sousa is a strategic and operational privacy expert with a focus on emerging technologies. Tim has held senior privacy and digital transformation roles with Westpac, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the NSW Government Department of Customer Service, and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

In 2019, Tim established the NSW Government Policy Lab, Australia’s first whole-of-government human-centered policy design lab. In 2020, Tim was named by the World Economic Forum as one of the ‘Agile 50’ - the world’s ‘50 most influential people revolutionizing government’ for his work on multi-disciplinary digital transformation and Rules as Code.

Tim currently leads the Australian privacy practice at FTI Consulting, working with some of Australia’s leading brands to build privacy and information governance capability, and manage data risk. Tim is a member of IAPP’s ANZ advisory board, and is a specialist advisor on privacy and Rules as Code to the Australasian Society of Computers and the Law.

The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP was appointed Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 June 2022. Mark is a passionate defender of the rule of law, freedom of the press and the need for a powerful and independent national anti-corruption commission. Mark is a strong advocate for social justice and believes in creating a sustainable economy and environment for future generations. Mark was first elected to the House of Representatives as the Member for Isaacs in November 2007. In 2010 Mark was appointed as Cabinet Secretary and Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and in February 2013, Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management. Prior to entering Parliament, Mark was a Melbourne barrister and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1999. He appeared for and advised Federal, State and local governments and appeared in a number of landmark cases in the High Court, including the Stolen Generations litigation.

Angelene Falk was appointed Australian information commissioner and privacy commissioner in August 2018. She leads the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) in fulfilling its functions across privacy, freedom of information and government information management.

Ms. Falk is a member of the National Data Advisory Council, and sits on the Executive Committee of the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA), formerly known as the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (ICDPPC). She chairs the GPA’s Strategic Direction Sub-Committee and is co-chair of its Digital Citizen and Consumer Working Group.

Ms. Falk has held senior positions in the OAIC since 2012. She served as deputy commissioner from 2016 and acting Australian information commissioner and privacy commissioner from March 2018.

Over the past decade Ms. Falk has worked extensively with Australian Government agencies, across the private sector and internationally, at the forefront of addressing regulatory challenges and opportunities presented by rapidly evolving technology and potential uses of data. Ms. Falk’s experience extends across industries and subject matter, including data breach prevention and management, data sharing, credit reporting, digital health and access to information.

Ms. Falk was admitted as a legal practitioner to the Supreme Court of NSW in 1998 and holds an Honours Degree of Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University, a Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law from Melbourne University and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.

Growing up, Lucy Thomas always figured that “someone should really do something about bullying.” Then they realised: I am that someone.

Now, more than a decade after founding PROJECT ROCKIT, Lucy has dedicated their whole life to the cause. As a keynote speaker and facilitator, Lucy has personally worked with hundreds of thousands of young people all over the world, from Wangaratta to Texas, Wollongong to Auckland, Atherton to Perth.

Current Work:

As CEO of PROJECT ROCKIT, Lucy’s work has been honoured by UNICEF, the global Family Online Safety Institute, and they have been awarded an Order of Australia Medal for their service to youth and the issue of bullying.

"But after building their career tackling bullying, Lucy’s life was fundamentally changed when they became the target of an extended pattern of bullying herself. Instead of hiding away, Lucy took this as a call to connect with even young Aussies and launch themself into advocating for their LGBTIQA+ community. Lucy has since wrapped these personal learnings into their widely received TEDx talk, Kindness: The ultimate rebellion against bullying."

Today Lucy sits on a number of boards including Facebook’s Global Safety Board, Twitter’s Global Trust and Safety Council and they are a Director of the board at Pride Cup – championing LGBTQI+ inclusion through sport. With a blended academic background in Psychology and Creative Arts, Lucy is a mighty force of kindness, equipped with the precious ability to creatively engage young people to generate positive social change.

DAN WALKER

MICHAEL WEBSTER