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.

2026 IAPP Vanguard Award winners

All winners received commemorative IAPP plaques honoring their achievements at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2026.

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Charmian Aw

Asia

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John Bowman

EMEA

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Diego Fernández

Latin America, including Mexico

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Shana Morgan

North America (US and Canada)

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Christopher Rogers

Oceania

Past IAPP Vanguard Award winners

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