Eduardo Ustaran

Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse

Eduardo Ustaran is a dually qualified English Solicitor and Spanish Abogado and a partner at Field Fisher Waterhouse. He advises on the impact of EU data protection and e-commerce law on the operational activities of all types of organisations, including FTSE 100 companies and public sector bodies. He advises international clients on the adoption of global privacy strategies. Eduardo is a regular contributor to legal and industry journals and has taken part in many UK and international speaking engagements. He is co-author of the Law Society’s Data Protection Handbook.

Thierry Bernard,

Partner, Quadrige (Paris)

Thierry Bernard is a French lawyer and founding partner of the law firm Quadrige (Paris) and responsible for its Information Technologies practice. Thierry has extensive experience in advising international clients on any legal issue regarding data protection (compliance audit, international transfer of data, outsourcing contracts, notifications to the CNIL,...) and information technologies in general, both in an advisory capacity and in litigation, in France and in the Maghreb countries. Thierry regularly leads training events and conferences and published articles in French and foreign magazines.

James Castro-Edwards,

Solicitor, Speechly Bircham LLP

James Castro-Edwards is a senior commercial solicitor in the IP, Technology and Commercial Group with extensive experience in data protection.

His recent work includes ownership of global data protection compliance projects for multinationals, including implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley driven whistleblower hotlines. He frequently works with senior in-house counsel, finding solutions to complex cross-border data issues and 'has a pan-European perspective on data protection compliance' according to clients.

James has significant experience of the differing requirements of the many European data protection authorities particularly in relation to data transfers. He has advised clients in relation to subject access requests, acting for both data controllers and data subjects, and enabled database owners to optimise their personal data for marketing purposes while remaining in compliance with the law.

James also advises online and innovative businesses looking to exploit new intellectual property. In doing so he has advised in relation to distribution, supply and licensing agreements, and regularly advises clients in relation to new online business models. James provides practical advice and commercial solutions to data hosting businesses.

Paul Gerschlick, Partner,

Matthew Arnold & Baldwin LLP

Richard Hollis

Chief Executive Officer, Orthus

Richard Hollis is the Chief Executive Officer of Orthus, a European information security risk management consulting firm specialising in providing independent information risk management services. As a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and a Payment Card Industry (PCI) Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), Richard designs, implements and manages comprehensive information security programmes and architectures for technology driven companies. Over the course of his career Richard has served as Director of Security for Phillips and Deputy Director of Security for the US Embassy Moscow Reconstruction Project, as well as a variety of sensitive security positions within the US government and military.

Anne Wilkes

Data Protection Expert

Anne Wilkes is a legally trained privacy consultant and Director of ACW Privacy Consulting and has worked in the data privacy domain for the past 10 years. Prior to working as a consultant she worked as European Data Privacy Counsel at Accenture where she provided advice on a.o. international data transfers, Binding Corporate Rules, employee privacy matters, notification processes, drafting data privacy contract language. She has written articles for various privacy periodicals including PDP and provides regular in house training on general data privacy matters.