Carl Christian Buhr

An economist and computer scientist, Carl-Christian Buhr is a member of the cabinet of Neelie Kroes, the Digital Agenda Commissioner and EU Commission Vice-President. Among other things, he advises her on ePrivacy and data protection issues, ICT standardisation and interoperability as well as ICT research policy. In his previous job in the Commission he dealt with antitrust and merger control investigations, for example the Microsoft antitrust investigation and the Oracle/Sun Microsystems merger case.

Stuart Colman

Stuart joined AudienceScience in 2008 and as Managing Director, Europe is responsible for all its businesses in the UK and mainland Europe. Driving the development and adoption of audience targeting technology, Stuart has helped build and develop the business, making Europe the fastest growing region for AudienceScience.

As European MD, Stuart is responsible for the planning, execution and delivery of strategy across all of Europe. A key focus of Stuart’s role is to continue to deliver audience targeting solutions in the 14 EU countries currently using AudienceScience’s targeting tools, as well as drive expansion of the business into new markets.

Prior to joining AudienceScience, Stuart was Head of Digital Sales for EMEA at the Financial Times where he was instrumental in persuading the FT to embrace behavioural targeting technology and introduce audience targeting solutions as part of its advertising portfolio.

A committed believer in the future of audience targeting and the potential of digital advertising to bring real value to businesses and consumers alike, Stuart is Chairman of the IAB UK’s Behavioural Targeting Council. The Council is at the forefront of online privacy, helping to shape the future of the industry and working with the government to implement the latest EU directive.

Stuart is a regular industry speaker and panelist, presenting on a number of topics including online advertising, audience targeting and privacy legislation at events throughout Europe.

David Evans

Dave Evans joined the Information Commissioner’s Office as a Compliance Manager of the health team in 2003 and also spent six months on secondment working as data protection officer for Eurojust, the EU’s judicial cooperation body for matters such as fraud, terrorism and drug trafficking. While at Eurojust, he was a central part of the small team which successfully negotiated the passage of the rules of procedure on data protection through the European Council.

He is now Group Manager of the Business and Industry Group with responsibility for policy and liaison in areas such as telecommunications and the internet, marketing, anti-fraud initiatives and technology. The Information Commissioner’s Office is an accredited provider of the Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB) course in data protection. Dave is Course Director with responsibility for accreditation, course management and administration.

Prior to working at the ICO, Dave worked in the public sector, helping hard-to-help groups such as ex-offenders find sustainable employment. He has also worked in Higher Education as a lecturer in American Literature.

Timothy Anderson Flink

Timothy joined the UK team as VP, Managing Director, after having worked as VP, Global Data Operations since Adnetik’s inception. Timothy brings over ten years of digital advertising expertise to the Adnetik UK and global team.

As VP, Global Data Operations, Timothy oversaw all six of Adnetik’s Ad Operations teams around the globe. During this time, much of his energy was spent in the UK market supporting ad operations and assisting in strategy and agency relations.

In addition to his current role as Managing Director of the UK, Timothy has assumed additional responsibilities as the lead privacy officer for Adnetik globally. In this capacity, Timothy keeps a keen eye on the evolving online consumer privacy landscape, and continues to implement self-regulation policies and best practices across all of Adnetik’s markets.

Prior to joining Adnetik, Timothy worked for Havas’s digital planning and buying agency, MeidaContacts. Throughout this time, he touched almost every area of digital advertising including display, paid search, online video, analytics, data quality, and agency operations. Timothy was also key in developing and implementing a custom implementation of MediaContact’s proprietary technology, Artemis, for its largest client in the US. During his tenure at MediaContacts, Timothy progressed from a Digital Display Planner/Buyer in Boston, MA, to Director of Data Operations for the entirety of the US market, overseeing data quality & accuracy, agency processes, and operational improvements.

Timothy received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Northeastern University, graduating with honors in a dual concentration of Management Information Systems and Marketing.

Sharon Frank

Sharon Frank is currently working as a Director Privacy Compliance Europe Middle East and Africa at Johnson & Johnson and previously as Director Regulatory Affair and Quality Assurance at Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company. During her tenure at the European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry, she worked as a Legal Officer/Legislative Officer in the unit of Medical Devices.

Prior to joining the European Commission, she held positions at the Dutch Ministry of Justice, Erasmus University of Rotterdam and the University of Amsterdam.

She is the author of the book: “A New Model for European Medical Device Regulation; A Comparative Legal Analysis in the EU and the USA”. Sharon Frank holds a Masters of Law degree of the University of Amsterdam and a PhD in European Law from Leiden University.

Zuzanna Gierlinska

Zuzanna is responsible for delivering Microsofts “Scaled Display” strategy, evangelizing the capabilities of the Microsoft Media Network and Microsoft Advertising Exchange driving revenue share and growth across the EMEA markets.

Her role encompases overseeing sales, marketing and product development, acting as a pivitol point of feedback betweek the customer and Microsoft’s Redmond based Business Divisions.

Zuzanna’s career began in digital media and over 12 years she’s worked across a multitude of both start-up and established business from ISPs and Portals to an online auction house and an internet retailer before joining the UK’s 1st media network, in 2004. She stayed with this company running the sales division and eventually joined Microsoft under the aQuantive acquisition in July 2008.

Zuzanna is a recognised industry expert on data driven audience targeting and vice-chair of the UK IAB’s Behaviour Targeting Council. She is a frequent and highly competant media commentator drawing upon her extensive experience to help shine a light on the fast paced and dynamic digital marketplace. Her consumate ability to educate businesses has led her to become one of Microsoft’s most visable industry evangelists. Zuzanna is based in London.

Anthony House

Anthony House is a manager on Google's Public Policy team, responsible for the company's external privacy & security work across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He's been at Google since 2006. He has a doctorate in sixteenth century English history, and he maintains a keen interest in the places where access to information, technology, and urban government intersect.

Neil Matthews

Neil is responsible for introducing corporate policy into the CSMB CRM business within Dell – advising on new technology and ensuring Privacy compliant solutions, primarily within EMEA, but extending globally to embrace the scope of new technology.

Before joining Dell Neil spent 3 years advising on Privacy and Telemarketing operations within Acxiom Limited, prior to that heading the Compliance Unit at the UK Direct Marketing Association, preceded by over 20 years in the Direct Mail sector.

Neil has advised on Marketing and Data Protection, actively participating in external organisations such as FEDMA, DMA (UK) and the International Association of Privacy professionals.

Currently Vice Chair IAPP KnowledgeNet London and Member of IAPP European Advisory Board.

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Philip Milton

Philip Milton is the lead policy advisor for e-Privacy and Internet policy at the Department for Culture Media and Sport. He was responsible for the successful implementation of the revised EU Electronic Communications Framework completed in May this year and has formulated UK policy on net neutrality, cookies and online privacy. Before taking up his current post Philip worked across Whitehall in a range of policy positions, including posts in the Department for Business and the Serious Fraud Office. Philip has studied at the Universities of Leicester and Illinois.

Michael Nutley

Michael Nutley has worked in interactive media for 11 years, as editor and then editor-in-chief of New Media Age, the UK's leading publication for digital business. He became an independent consultant and writer earlier this year.

Colin O'Malley

Evidon’s Chief Strategy Officer and head of policy, Colin spear-headed the Design Partner Program, which included agency holding companies, advertisers, networks and associations. An expert in privacy matters, he was the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships & Programs at TRUSTe from 2003 to 2009, where he developed and launched self-regulatory programs for email (Bonded Sender Program, Email Privacy Seal) and Software (Trusted Download Program). Execution across these programs drove the transition of TRUSTe to for-profit status and an A-Round from Accel Partners.

Earlier he was the Manager of Product Development at NetCreations from 1999 to 2002. Colin is a published author and has a BS in Economics and Human and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University.

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Rob Reid

As a Senior Policy Adviser in the Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns Division of Which?, Rob offers policy support to Which?’s publications and campaigns on science and technology issues. Relevant Which? projects that Rob has contributed to include the review of the Data Protection Directive, implementation of the e Privacy Directive, the Telecoms Framework and net neutrality. Previous to his role at Which? Rob worked at a technology consultancy firm where he specialised in market developments in the fields of nanotech, biotech, and biomaterials. Rob has a PhD in Molecular biology and worked for several years conducting laboratory-based researcher into, among other things, the genetic engineering of food crops.

Khan Smith

Khan is a career media professional, having focused his work on data driven marketing strategies and products. Khan started out his media career working at Avenue A, where he was responsible for publisher strategy and then moved to Microsoft where he was Senior Product Manager driving MSN’s audience targeting solutions. Mr. Smith also worked at TACODA as Vice President of Product Management & Marketing where he and his team successfully built out network behavioral products and platform, while also holding the role of Chief Privacy Officer. After TACODA was acquired by AOL, Khan joined the start-up team of ShortTail media as Vice President of Product Management and Chief Privacy Officer. Khan comes to Akamai from Sojern, where he held the position of SVP of Product Management and Chief Privacy Officer. Today, as Vice President, ADS & DATA, Mr. Smith is responsible for crafting and executing Akamai’s Data and Advertising product strategies.

Nick Stringer

Nick joined the IAB – the UK industry body for digital advertising - as its first head of regulatory affairs in April 2008. He leads the sector, both in the UK and at EU level, in working for the optimal policy environment for digital advertising, in particular on privacy issues, and helping to boost the understanding of digital media and its benefits within regulatory and political circles. Nick led the work to publish the IAB’s Good Practice Principles for behavioural advertising in March 2009, providing new rules based around notice, choice and education to help guide the industry and enhance consumer trust. He is also vice-chair of IAB Europe’s Policy Committee, spearheading self-regulatory initiatives at EU level, including the recently launched pan-EU Framework for behavioural advertising. Prior to this, Nick worked at Orange, leading public policy issues across both mobile and broadband sectors.

Louise Thorpe

Louise Thorpe is currently working as Vodafone Group’s Global Privacy Counsel where she provides specialist advice on new products and services and manages strategic privacy risk for the Vodafone Group of companies. Most recently, Louise has been focusing the privacy issues associated with mobile advertising and analytics as well as driving privacy-by-design as a feature of services delivered through the mobile ecosystem.

She joined Vodafone Group after working as the Senior Privacy Manager for Vodafone UK where she managed privacy compliance and executed Vodafone's privacy strategy for the UK operating company. Prior to Vodafone, Louise worked as a Policy and Compliance Officer at the Office of the Victorian Privacy Commissioner in Australia whilst completing a Master of Laws (e-law).

Eduardo Ustaran

Eduardo Ustaran is head of Field Fisher Waterhouse's Privacy and Information Law Group and an internationally recognised expert in privacy and data protection law.

A dually qualified English Solicitor and Spanish Abogado, Eduardo specialises in the legal issues that derive from the use of information technology and the Internet. Eduardo 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 a number of international clients on the adoption of global privacy strategies.

Eduardo regularly manages teams of lawyers across many jurisdictions and has assisted data protection regulators from different countries to align their positions and interpretation of the law. Named by Revolution magazine as one of the 40 most influential people in the growth of the digital sector in the UK, Eduardo is also ranked as a Leading Individual for data protection by Chambers UK and in a Computerworld survey.

Eduardo advises clients in the energy, life sciences, media & entertainment, public sector, retail and technology & communications sectors.

Eduardo has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. He is also Co-chairman of KnowledgeNet London, the editor of Data Protection Law & Policy and a member of the Panel of Experts of DataGuidance. Eduardo is co-author of E-Privacy and Online Data Protection (Tottel Publishing, 2007) and of the Law Society’s Data Protection Handbook (2004). Eduardo is a regular contributor to our Privacy & Information Law blog and has taken part in many international speaking engagements.

Eduardo regularly lectures at the University of Cambridge as part of its Masters of Bioscience Enterprise on data protection law.