IAPP Europe Congress 2026
Privacy | AI governance | Cybersecurity law
Brussels
16-19 November
Conference
18-19 Nov.
Training
16-17 Nov.
Workshops
17 Nov.
GPA attending members
The GPA connects the efforts of more than 130 data protection and privacy authorities from across the globe. The co-location of IAPP Congress 2026 and the GPA provides an exceptional opportunity for global privacy and data protection professionals to connect, learn and collaborate.
Celia Barclay, Information Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner, Jamaica
Miguel Bernal-Castillero, Director of IPT Relations, Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Canada
Lucas Borges, Superintendent of Regulation, ANPD, Brazil
Pritzi Castaneda-Bilodeau, Strategic Policy and Research Analyst, Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Canada
Leslie Cheung, Senior Advisor, Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Canada
Manuel Jacho, Intendente General de Regulación, Superintendencia de Protección de Datos Personales del Ecuador, Ecuador
Stephan Luciw, Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada
Patricia Kosseim, Commissioner, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada
Brenna Morell, Executive Director, Communications, Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Canada
Rebecca Richards, Civil Liberties Protection Officer, U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence, United States
Paula Solarte, Intendencia General de Regulación de Datos Personales, Superintendencia de Protección de Datos Personales (SPDP), Ecuador
Riccardo Acciai, Head of Service for International and EU Matters, Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italian Data Protection Authority), Italy
Abdullahi Ali, Assistant Data Commissioner - Advocacy and Training, Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya
Patricia Amand, Membre du Conseil de Régulation, AUTORITÉ DE RÉGULATION DES TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS/TIC DE CÔTE D’IVOIRE, Cote d'Ivoire
Knut André Sande, Legal adviser, Datatilsynet - Norwegian Data Protection Authority, Norway
Paul Arnold, Chief Executive Officer, Information Commissioner’s Office, United Kingdom
Babatunde Bamigboye, Head, Legal, Enforcement and Regulations, Nigeria Data Protection Commission
Elin Fredriksson Bjerke, Legal Adviser, The Norwegian Data Protection Authority, Norway
Dominika Blonski, Data Protection Commissioner, Data Protection Authority Canton Zurich, Switzerland
Davis Bludins, Legal Advisor, Data State Inspectorate of Latvia, Latvia
Mariam Boakye-Dankwa, Head of Private Office, Information Commissioner’s Office, United Kingdom
Victor Bojko, Head of European and International Affairs, National Commission for Data Protection, Luxembourg
Reno Borg, Commissioner, Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner, Malta
Meritxell Borràs i Solé, Director, Autoritat Catalana Protecció Dades, Spain
Borislav Bozhinov, Chairman, Commission for Personal Data Protection, Bulgaria
Rebecca Bradbury, Private Secretary, Information Commissioner’s Office, United Kingdom
Paul Breitbarth, Member, Jersey Data Protection Authority, Netherlands
Leonardo Cervera Navas, Secretary General, European Data Protection Supervisor, Belgium
Victoria Cetinkaya, Principal Policy Adviser, Information Commissioner’s Office, United Kingdom
Joe Chamberlain, Regulatory Cooperation Manager, Isle of Man Information Commissioner, United Kingdom
Helen Chapman, Senior Policy Officer, Information Commissioner’s Office, United Kingdom
Vassiriki Cisse, Chef de Departement SIG et Télédetection, ARTCI, Cote d'Ivoire
Jérôme Commodi, Head of Digital Literacy, CNPD - Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données, Luxembourg
Namongo Adama Coulibaly, Coordonnateur du laboratoire d'innovation numérique, ARTCI, Cote d'Ivoire
Lorenzo Cotino Hueso, President, Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Emerald De Leeuw, Cofounder, Women in AI Governance, Ireland
Luis Antonio De Salvador Carrasco, Director, Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, Spain
Alexandra Delaney-Bhattacharya, Information Commissioner, Isle of Man Information Commissioner, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Denham, Chair, Jersey Data Protection Authority, Jersey
Marie-Laure Denis, President, Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés, France
Besnik Dervishi, Commissioner, Information and Data Protection Commissioner, Albania
Beydi Diakite, Commissioner, Autorité de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel, APDP-Mali, Mali
Hawa Diallo, IT and Control Director, Autorité de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel, APDP-Mali, Mali
Graham Doyle, Deputy Commissioner, Irish Data Protection Commission, Ireland
Michèle Dubrocard, Legal Officer, EDPS, Belgium
Louise Fauvel, Chef du service des Affaires Européennes et Internationales, Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés, France
Thomas Fuchs, Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Germany
Cruz Gama, Director, APD, Angola
Agostino Ghiglia, College Member, Italian Data Protection Authority, Italy
Clarisse Girot, Head of Division--Data Policy, Privacy, Online Safety, OECD, France
Koen Gorissen, Chairman, Autorité de protection des données, Belgium
Andreas Hartl, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Germany
Modibo Hamadoun Dicko, 1er Vice-President, Autorité de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel, APDP-Mali, Mali
Billy Hawkes, Data Protection Commissioner, OECD, France
Moritz Hennemann, Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, BfDI, Germany
Timo Hoffmann, Personal Advisor, Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Germany
Des Hogan, Commissioner, Irish Data Protection Commission, Ireland
Yasha Holtuin, Senior Adviser International Policy, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP - Dutch DPA), Netherlands
Alexandra Jaspar, Directrice du service d'Autorisation et d'Avis, Autorité de protection des données, Belgium
Elisabeth Jilderyd, Senior Legal Adviser, Head of Unit, Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection, IMY, Sweden
Meike Kamp, Commissioner, Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, State of Berlin, Germany
Immaculate Kassait, Data Commissioner, Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya
Arnold Kavaarpuo, National Commissioner, Data Protection Commission, Ghana
Emily Keaney, Executive Director, Information Commissioner's Office, United Kingdom
Magdalena Kędzior, Chief Specialist, Personal Data Protection Office, Poland
Brent Homan, Commissioner, Office of the Data Protection Authority Guernsey
Geili Keppi, Lawyer, Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate, Estonia
Arouna Keita, Secretary General, Autorité de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel, APDP-Mali, Mali
Florent Kling, Commissioner, CNPD Luxembourg
Joniada Koci, Media Adviser, Information and Data Protection Commissioner, Albania
Konrad Komornicki, Deputy President of the Personal Data Protection Office, Personal Data Protection Office, Poland
Aleksandra Kozlowska, Legal Advisor, Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, State of Berlin, Germany
Dieter Kugelmann, State Commissioner, Data Protection Authority Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Kirsika Lääts, Lawyer, Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate, Estonia
Arnaud Latil, Commissioner Responsible for International Affairs, Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés
Joël Dominique Ledaga, Président, Autorité pour la Protection des Données Personnelles et de la Vie Privé, Gabon
Eric Leijonram, Director General, IMY, Sweden
Mohamed Lemine Sidi, President, Personal Data Protection Authority of Mauritania, Mauritania
William Malcolm, Executive Director- Regulatory Risk, Information Commissioner’s Office, United Kingdom
Acton Marere, Manager Advocacy and Compliance, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe
Tsitsi Mariwo, Director Data Protection, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe
Rachel Masterton, Deputy Commissioner, Data Protection Authority, Guernsey, Guernsey
Olivier Matter, Head of International Cooperation, European Data Protection Supervisor, France
Hannah McCausland, International Group Manager, UK ICO
Paul McDonagh Forde, Deputy Commissioner, Irish Data Protection Commission, Ireland
Penelope Micallef Vassallo, Legal and European Affairs Senior Officer, Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner, Malta
Yusufu Momanyi, Senior Data Protection Officer, Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya
Francis Mordelet, Juriste au service des Affaires Européennes et Internationales, Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés, France
Théotime Mesmin Mondjo Epenit, Commissaire Permanent/Questeur, Autorité pour la Protection des Données Personnelles et de la Vie Privée, Gabon
Semame Mokhtar Mou, Adviser in charge of Cooperation, Capacity Building and Monitoring and Evaluation, Personal Data Protection Authority of Mauritania, Mauritania
Zvichanzii Mugota, Deputy Director Advocacy and Compliance, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe
Festus Musyoki, Senior Deputy Data Commissioner, Corporate Services, Office of Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya
Aisling Mulligan, Assistant Commissioner, Irish Data Protection Commission, Ireland
Anne Ng'ang'a, Deputy Data Commissioner - Advocacy and Training, Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya
Stefan Niederer, Senior Data Protection Officer, Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Germany
Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Data Protection Commission
Oscar Otieno, Senior Deputy Data Commissioner Complaints, Investigations and Enforcement, Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya
Armand Ovougou, Aide de Camp du Président, Autorité pour la Protection des Données Personnelles et de la Vie Privée, Gabon
Ibukunoluwa Owa, Head, Regulations Unit, Nigeria Data Protection Commission
Giulia Pasetti, Legal officer, Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali), Italy
Paulo Pedro, Executive Administrator, APD, Angola
Joaquin Perez Catalan, Director of International Relations Division, AGENCIA ESPAÑOLA DE PROTECCIÓN DE DATOS, Spain
Maria Pinto, Chairwoman, APD, Angola
Yves Poullet, Professor at the University of Namur Member of the CCF, CCF Interpol, Belgium
Emma Pugh, Principal Policy Adviser, Information Commissioner's Office, United Kingdom
Anne-Charlotte Recker, Directrice du Service de première ligne, Autorité de protection des données, Belgium
Margrete Roeyset, Senior Legal Adviser, Datatilsynet - Norwegian Data Protection Authority, Norway
Fatima Sanni, Legal Officer, Nigeria Data Protection Commission
Marc Schlegel, Legal Officer, BfDI, Germany
Pascale Serrier, chargé de mission relations internationales, Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés, France
Aarti Shankar-Wood, Group Manager, Enterprise, Information Commissioner’s Office, United Kingdom
Limor Shmerling Magazanik, Senior Analyst, OECD, France
Cauffi Silvère Assoua, Chef de Département Conformité et Protection des Droits, ARTCI, Cote d'Ivoire
Ahmet Sönmez, Expert, KVKK, Turkey
Dale Sunderland, Commissioner, Irish Data Protection Commission, Ireland
Niamh Sweeney, Commissioner, Irish Data Protection Commission, Ireland
Christopher Taylor, Director of International, Information Commissioner’s Office, United Kingdom
Laura Tomkinson, Head of Chief Executive Office and Executive Team Development, Information Commissioner’s Office, United Kingdom
Xavier Urios Aparisi, Head of the Legal Advisory Area, Autoritat Catalana Protecció Dades, Spain
Paul Vane, Information Commissioner, Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner, Jersey
Faustino Varela Monteiro, Presidente, Comissão Nacional de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
Petra Wierup, Senior Legal Advisor, Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection, Sweden
Wojciech Wiewiorowski, Supervisor, EDPS, Belgium
Abigail Tibuah Yeboah, Head of Administration, Data Protection Commission, Ghana
Gentjana Zallumi, Inspector, Information and Data Protection Commissioner, Albania
Zosimas Zosimas, Officer, Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection, Cyprus
Dana Yousif Al-Abdulla, Director of Policies Affairs & Personal Data Privacy Protection Department, NCSA (QATAR), Qatar
Noor Ahmad Al-Eshaq, Legal Researcher, Personal Data Privacy Protection Department, NCSA (QATAR), Qatar
Shaikha Al-Jaber, Senior Specialist - Data Protection Office, QFC, Qatar
Abdulaziz Al-Mahmoud, International Cooperation Researcher, National Cyber Security Agency, Qatar
Hamad Al Mansouri, Vice President Data Protection, Qatar Financial Center Authority, Qatar
Kholoud Al-Shafai, Programmer, Qatar National Cybersecurity Agency, Qatar
Zahra M Al-Zaidan, Assistant Director of Personal Data Privacy Protection Department, NCSA (Qatar), Qatar
Lori Baker, Director of Data Protection, DIFC AUTHORITY, United Arab Emirates
Eldor Budo, Head of Monitoring, ADGM Office of Data Protection, United Arab Emirates
Maria Christofides, Commissioner for Personal Data Protection, Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection, Cyprus
Sayid Madar, Head of Enforcement, ADGM Commissioner's Office, United Arab Emirates
Sami Mohammed, Commissioner of Data Protection, ADGM Office of Data Protection, United Arab Emirates
Jerilyn Mae Argana, Creative Arts Specialist, National Privacy Commission, Philippines
Jackey Cheung, Acting Personal Data Officer, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
Roren Marie Chin, Information Officer, National Privacy Commission, Philippines
Benedict Hui, Assistant Legal Counsel, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Carly Kind, Privacy Commissioner, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Australia
Fiona Lai, Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Legal), PCPD HK, Hong Kong
Sophia Lim, Assistant Manager, Personal Data Protection Commissioner Singapore, Singapore
Marc Russel Ann Lubangco, Attorney V, National Privacy Commission, Philippines
Song Yeong Ng, Deputy Director, Data Policy, Personal Data Protection Commissioner Singapore, Singapore
Chiaki Nozu, Interpreter, PPC Japan, Japan
Mark Jeson Pura, Attorney III - NPC GPA Secretariat Member, National Privacy Commission – Philippines, Philippines
Jamin Tan, Director, Ecosystem Development and Engagement, Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore, Singapore
Satoru Tezuka, Chairperson, Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan
Alexander White, Privacy Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner, Queensland
Denise Wong, Commissioner, Personal Data Protection Commissioner Singapore, Singapore
Gail Wong, Assistant Commissioner of PDPC, Personal Data Protection Commissioner Singapore, Singapore
Darwin Zonio, Information Technology Officer, National Privacy Commission, Philippines