The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Bermuda
Stewart Dresner
Stewart graduated from Lancaster University in Politics and Marketing. His early career included consumer research and working for The Economist as a business journalist where he wrote on privacy laws and honed his skills as an investigator and writer. Following campaigning for a UK Freedom of Information (FoI) Act at the Consumers Association, Stewart made an independent trip to the USA and Canada, interviewing consumer advocates, politicians and journalists on FoI and privacy legislation. He independently launched the Privacy Laws & Business Newsletter in 1987, followed by PL&B’s first international conference. Starting in 1982, Stewart has attended more DPA International Conferences than anyone. He is delighted to organise, together with PL&B Reports Editor, Laura Linkomies, this year’s opening session: Privacy law developments in the Caribbean Community.
Laura Linkomies
Laura Linkomies is Editor of Privacy Laws & Business UK and International Reports. Laura oversees the whole editorial process from researching, commissioning and managing freelancers to writing about a wide range of legislative and management issues within privacy, data protection and freedom of information. She also assists in conference planning and marketing. Laura joined PL&B as Associate Editor in 1997 for PL&B International Report, and launched the UK Report in 2000. Before joining PL&B, she worked at the UK Information Commissioner's Office as a European Secretariat Officer facilitating co-operation with European Union national Data Protection Commissioners, and as freelance journalist. Laura’s articles have been published in several Finnish magazines in the past, and she is also an experienced PR consultant, translator (English-Finnish) and an intermediate tennis player.
Patricia Kosseim
Patricia Kosseim brings to her role as Commissioner significant experience and a wealth of knowledge in the areas of privacy and access law, having worked in public, private and health sectors, and across various jurisdictions. Previously, Patricia was counsel in Osler's Privacy and Data Management Group and served for more than a decade as senior general counsel and director general at the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. She has held executive positions at Genome Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and has taught part-time at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. Patricia obtained her business and law degrees from McGill University, and a Master’s Degree in Medical Law and Ethics from King’s College, University of London, UK. Patricia is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Barreau du Quebec, and is fluently bilingual in English and French.
Claudia Berg
Claudia is the General Counsel for the Information Commissioner’s Office. She heads up the ICO’s Legal Service and provides strategic legal advice to the Commissioner, the ICO’s Executive Team and Management Board. Claudia joined the ICO in April 2021 from the Competition & Markets Authority where she was responsible for the legal oversight of the CMA’s entire competition law enforcement portfolio, from the launch of an investigation through to decision and subsequent litigation before the Courts. Prior to the CMA, Claudia worked at Linklaters London, advising clients on all aspects of EU and UK competition law. Claudia is a dual-qualified Solicitor in England & Wales and Germany. She holds a Maîtrise en droit from the University of Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne) and a Master’s degree from King’s College London.
Vivienne Artz
Vivienne is a strategic leader, advocate and expert on data and privacy, financial crime and inclusion & diversity issues. Her current roles include Data Strategy and Privacy Policy Advisor to CIPL, NED to Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation, Board Advisor to Privacy Culture, Vice Chair of PICCASO and founder of the PICCASO Privacy Awards, Expert Advisor to GSS-Rose Limited, Chair of the Global Coalition for the Fight Against Financial Crime Privacy Committee, Honorary Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Securities & Investment, and is an independent advisor to the UK International Data Transfers Expert Council. Vivienne also advises a range of innovative, fast growth technology companies, is an independent advisor to the Data Protection Working Group of SWIFT, expert advisor to New Financial, and Chapter co-lead of the City of London Finance for Growth initiative. Previously, Vivienne was a Managing Director and Chief Privacy Officer at the London Stock Exchange Group, Refinitiv and Thomson Reuters, leading the Privacy Office and overseeing global privacy strategy and practice across 190 countries. Vivienne was global Head of Privacy Legal at Citibank where she worked for 17 years, after practicing as a lawyer in London. Vivienne is Patron of Women in Finance Rwanda, and is on the Advisory Board of Women in Banking and Finance UK, having been President and CEO from 2017-2020. Vivienne is a an exceptional gender champion and leader and was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours in 2021 for services to financial services and gender diversity.
Caitlin Fennessy
Caitlin Fennessy is Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer at the International Association of Privacy Professionals, where she guides the strategic development of IAPP research, publications, communications, programming and external affairs. Caitlin is a recognized privacy expert, serving as an inaugural member of the UK International Data Transfers Expert Council, on the German Marshall Global Task Force to Promote Trusted Sharing of Data and on the Future of Privacy Forum Advisory Board. She speaks and leads frequent public discussions on the practical impacts of privacy developments around the world. Prior to joining the IAPP, Caitlin was the Privacy Shield Director at the U.S. International Trade Administration, where she spent ten years working on international privacy and cross-border data flow policy issues. Caitlin also served as an adjunct professor of international privacy law at the University of Maine School of Law and University of New Hampshire School of Law. Caitlin has a master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University and a bachelor’s degree in social policy from Northwestern University.
Brenda Leong
Brenda Leong is a partner at BNH.AI, a boutique law firm uniquely founded by a partnership between lawyers and data scientists, dedicated entirely to developing policies and practices around AI governance, including applying model risk management frameworks, performing model audits, and creating de-identification architecture and certification, along with designing and automating AI policies and procedures. Previously, Brenda was senior counsel and director of AI and ethics at the Future of Privacy Forum, where she oversaw the development and analysis of AI and ML resources. She is a recognized expert on the responsible use of biometrics and digital identity, with a focus on facial recognition, facial analysis, and emerging issues around voice-operated systems. Prior to her work at FPF, Brenda served in the US Air Force. She is a 2014 graduate of George Mason University School of Law.Previously, Vivienne was a Managing Director and Chief Privacy Officer at the London Stock Exchange Group, Refinitiv and Thomson Reuters, leading the Privacy Office and overseeing global privacy strategy and practice across 190 countries. Vivienne was global Head of Privacy Legal at Citibank where she worked for 17 years, after practicing as a lawyer in London. Vivienne is Patron of Women in Finance Rwanda, and is on the Advisory Board of Women in Banking and Finance UK, having been President and CEO from 2017-2020. Vivienne is a an exceptional gender champion and leader and was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours in 2021 for services to financial services and gender diversity.
J. Trevor Hughes
As President and CEO of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), J. Trevor Hughes leads the world’s largest association of privacy professionals, which promotes, defines and supports the privacy profession globally. Trevor is widely recognized as a leading privacy expert, appearing at SXSW, RSA and other privacy and technology events. He has contributed to media outlets such as the New York Times, TechCrunch and WIRED and has provided testimony on issues of privacy, surveillance and privacy-sensitive technologies before the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, British Parliament and more. A native of Canada, Trevor previously served as the executive director of the Network Advertising Initiative and the Email Sender and Provider Coalition. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and his Juris Doctor from the University Of Maine School Of Law, where he is also an adjunct professor and member of the Law Foundation Board. He can be found on Twitter at @JTrevorHughes.
Michael McEvoy
Michael McEvoy was appointed to a six-year term as Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC by unanimous motion of the Legislative Assembly in 2018. Immediately prior to his appointment he helped lead the Information Commissioner’s Office of the United Kingdom’s investigation into Cambridge Analytica and Facebook. Commissioner McEvoy joined the OIPC in 2007, adjudicating more than 50 inquiries under provincial access and privacy law before his appointment as Deputy Commissioner in 2013. He was a public school trustee for 12 years, a role that included two terms as President of the British Columbia School Trustees' Association and one as President of the Canadian School Boards' Association. He has chaired Greater Victoria’s United Way campaign and presently serves on the board of the Victoria Conservatory of Music. He obtained a Juris Doctorate from the University of Manitoba in 1985 and a Bachelor of Arts in 1980 from the University of Winnipeg. Commissioner McEvoy has been a member of the Law Society of British Columbia since 1986.
Bojana Bellamy
Bojana is the President of Hunton Andrews Kurth’ Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL), a preeminent global privacy and data policy think tank in London, Washington, DC, and Brussels. Bojana works with global business and technology leaders, regulators, policy and law makers to shape global data policy and practice and develop thought leadership and best practices for privacy and responsible data use. In 2019 Bojana received the IAPP Vanguard Award, which recognizes privacy professionals for outstanding leadership, knowledge and creativity. With over 25 years of experience in privacy and data policy and compliance, including former global privacy head at Accenture for 12 years, she sits on several industry and regulatory advisory boards and panels.