Data Privacy Day – top privacy experts you should follow

To celebrate this year's Data Privacy Day, we've gathered a list of top privacy experts you can observe. Their valuable insight, expertise, and point of view can help you understand today’s privacy landscape.

• Lisette Meij, Director of Privacy Verified B.V.

With almost a decade of experience in privacy law, Lisette helps companies apply data protection principles and benefit from a privacy-first approach. 

• Luiza Jarovsky, Founder at Implement Privacy and The Privacy Whisperer

Luiza offers access to a great knowledge base – both on her privacy education platform and her newsletter (and a podcast), The Privacy Whisperer. 

• Aurélie Pols, DPO at mParticle

As a consultant, DPO, and expert for the online economy, Aurélie shares best data privacy practices that are both valuable and ethical. 

• Paweł Litwiński, Advocate, Partner at Barta Litwiński, academic lecturer and a founder at The Association of Data Protection Practitioners

Paweł is a respected name in the privacy field that handles GDPR compliance, data processing and transfer issues to help companies make the most out of their data.

• Debbie Reynolds, Host of The Data Diva podcast

Debbie's discussions with top industry leaders worldwide give you insights into the latest data privacy updates and their impact on businesses. 

• Romain Robert, Program Director at noyb

Before joining noyb, Romain was working at various European data protection organizations. Now, this experience helps in his mission – to make digital rights and data protection a reality. 

• Odia Kagan, Partner, Chair of GDPR Compliance and International Privacy at Fox Rothschild LLP

Odia uses her in-depth knowledge of data privacy regulations and new technologies to provide clients with practical tips on implementing their products in a compliant way. 

• Michał Czuryło, Data Privacy and Protection Expert

During his over 12 years of experience, Michał coordinated projects helping companies adjust to the relevant data protection and compliance regulations. 

• Karolina Iwańska, Digital Civic Space Advisor at ECNL

Lawyer and policy analyst using her expertise to assist ECNL in many fields, including training and education activities related to digital rights, and researching new security technologies.

• Heikki Tolvanen, Co-Founder & Chief Legal Engineer at PrivacyAnt

Heikki’s knowledge of privacy laws, program management and data protection practices allows him to support organizations in protecting data – both on his platform and during training sessions.

• Cornelius Witt, Data Protection Officer at eyeo

Cornelius advises companies on privacy-related matters while also managing privacy strategy, programs and cooperation with external stakeholders at eyeo – a company that builds technology supporting a fair and sustainable online data exchange.

• Siobhan Solberg, Founder & Consultant at Raze

Siobhan is an advocate for sustainability, privacy and ethics in marketing – and she knows how to build a winning strategy that leads companies to make good business decisions.  

• Dr. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, VP for Global Privacy

Dr. Gabriela is the author of the most valuable privacy-related titles, leads the work on privacy developments worldwide, and counsels on EU data protection laws and policies.

• Lourdes M. Turrecha, Founder of The Rise of Privacy Tech and CEO at PIX LLC

The initiative founded by Lourdes brings together innovators, investors, experts, and evangelists to work towards one goal – weaving privacy into all business aspects. 

• Jules Polonetsky, CEO of The Future of Privacy Forum

CEO of The Future of Privacy Forum and  a regular speaker at privacy and technology events, where he supports advancing principled data practices in emerging technologies.

• Natasha Lomas, Senior Reporter a TechCrunch

As a senior reporter for TechCrunch, Natasha stands guard on topics related to data breaches, new security technologies and the latest privacy regulations.

• Cory Underwood, Analytics Engineer at Search Discovery

Cory is a well-known analytics professional whose primary interests lie in the intersection of privacy, security and analytics programs. 

• Wojciech Wiewiórowski, The European Data Protection Supervisor

Wojciech was appointed as DPS by a joint decision of the European Parliament and the Council to protect EU citizens' personal data. 

• Alexander Hanff, “That Privacy Guy”

Alexander is a globally respected privacy expert and consultant – he is That Privacy Guy you simply have to follow. 

• Rick Dronkers, Founder of Data to Value B.V. and the host of the Life after GDPR podcast

Digital marketing professional, combining his entrepreneurial experience with an understanding of new technologies and their privacy aspects. 

• Max Schrems, Chairperson at noyb

Max is the founder of noyb, the European Center for Digital Rights, well-known for his campaigns against Facebook’s data privacy violations. 

• Johnny Ryan, Senior Fellow at Irish Council for Civil Liberties

A renowned global privacy expert, charismatic chief policy officer and "the thorn in Google's side", focused on surveillance, data rights, competition/antitrust, and privacy.

• Stéphane Hamel, Data Privacy & Ethics Consultant

With three decades of experience in supporting companies with new digital analytics and marketing practices, Stéphane always ensures that the data is used in line with laws and ethics. 

Follow these experts to keep up with the most important privacy-related news and have a great Data Privacy Day. And may your data always be safe!