Our first speakers

Arnd Böken is a lawyer and partner at GvW Westphalen. Arnd advises national and interna-tional clients on data protection law, IT law, the Data Governance Act, the Data Act and legal issues regarding artificial intelligence. In the automotive sector, Arnd has advised on the creation of the Mobility Data Space and advises on the use and exchange of vehicle data. Arnd is a member of the BITKOM data protection working group. He regularly speaks at con-ferences, holds webinars and is co-author of several publications: Sydow/Marsch, DSGVO und BDSG (GDPR and Federal Data Protection Act); Kipker, Cybersecurity; BITKOM guidelines „Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten in Drittländern (Processing of personal data in third countries)" and "„Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) & Datenschutz (Artificial intelligence (AI) & data protection)".

Paula Cipierre is the Global Head of Privacy at HCLTech, where she is responsible for data protection across 60 countries and for more than 230.000 employees worldwide. Paula has spent over a decade researching and working at the intersection of privacy, data ethics, and the digital world. Prior to HCLTech, she served as the Head of Privacy & Public Policy at Palantir Technologies and as the Director of Data Ethics & Innovation at ada Learning GmbH. Paula holds a BA summa cum laude in French Literature, European Cultural Studies, and Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University, a Master of Public Policy from the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, an MA in Media, Culture, and Communication from New York University, and an LLM with distinction in Information Technology Law from the University of Edinburgh. She is a certified expert in German, EU and Asian privacy laws, information security management lead auditor, and AI governance professional.

Lothar Determann practices and teaches international data privacy, technology, commercial and intellectual property law. 

At Baker McKenzie in San Francisco and Palo Alto, he has been counseling companies since 1998 on data privacy law compliance and taking products and business models international. Ad-mitted to practice in California and Germany, he has been recognized as one of the top 10 Copy-right Attorneys and Top 25 Intellectual Property Attorneys in California by the San Francisco & Los Angeles Daily Journal and as a leading lawyer by Chambers, Legal 500, Thompson Reuters, IAM and others. For more information see www.bakermckenzie.com. Contact: ldeter-mann@bakermckenzie.com. 

Prof. Dr. Determann has been a member of the Association of German Public Law Professors since 1999 and teaches Data Privacy Law, Computer Law, AI Regulation and E-commerce Law at Freie Universität Berlin (since 1994), University of California, Berkeley School of Law (since 2004) and UC Law SF (since 2010), Stanford Law School (2011) and University of San Francisco School of Law (2000-2005). He has authored more than 175 articles and treatise contributions, including Healthy Data Protection (http://ssrn.com/abstract=3357990), Electronic Form over Sub-stance (http://ssrn.com/abstract=3436327) and No One Owns Data (https://ssrn.com/abstract=3123957), as well as 6 books, including Determann’s Field Guide to Data Privacy Law (6th Edition, 2025, also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese), California Privacy Law - Practical Guide and Commentary on U.S. Federal and California Law (5th Ed. 2023) and Determann's Field Guide to Artificial Intelligence Law (2024, also available in Chinese, German, Spanish and Turkish – French and Korean versions forthcoming).

Jeanne Dillschneider is a Member of the German Bundestag since 2025 and the Chairwoman of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Saarland since 2023. She serves as the group coordinator for her parliamentary group on the Digital Affairs Committee, where she advocates for cybersecurity, data protection and usage, as well as digital civil rights, among other issues. She is also a member of the Defense Committee, where she contributes her expertise in the field of cybersecurity. In addition, Jeanne Dillschneider is a lawyer specializing in data protection and IT-law.

Laura Droschinski is Team Lead Data Protection at migosens GmbH. In this role, she is responsible for the ongoing development of the area as well as the professional and personal growth of her colleagues. The Team supports clients from various industries and company sizes—both in project-based consulting and as appointed external data protection officer. 

As a consultant, she advises organizations on the practical implementation of data protection requirements and regularly conducts workshops and seminars on a wide range of privacy-related topics. 

Before joining migosens, she served as a data protection officer at a financial services company within the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. 

In addition, she is a co-host of the podcast "Der Datenschutz Talk", where she contributes to weekly news episodes as well as other show formats.

As Managing Director, Heiko Gossen is responsible for the consulting fields of data protection and management systems with 20 consultants and auditors within migosens. 

He gained his practical experience in data protection both as an internal data protection officer (Telefónica Deutschland) and data protection auditor (Telefónica O2) and later as an external data protection officer (including Postbank Systems and Amprion). 

Since 2012, he has also audited many companies as a lead auditor on behalf of TÜV Rheinland in the ISO 27001 and ISO 27018 standards, among others. Heiko Gossen also hosts the podcast "Der Datenschutz Talk" and is chairman of the data protection working group at Bitkom e.V.

Alain Herrmann joined the Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) in 2012 and was appointed Commissioner in 2021. He currently oversees the “Compliance” and “Artificial Intelligence, Innovation and Technologies” divisions. His work focuses on AI governance, responsible innovation, GDPR certifications, international data transfers, EU large scale IT system audits, and broader digital regulatory frameworks. He is actively contributing to preparing the CNPD for its upcoming responsibilities under the AI Act and the Data Governance Act. 

Alain has extensive expertise in data protection and artificial intelligence ecosystems at national, European and international levels. Before joining the CNPD, he held several positions in the private sector, mainly in the fields of information technology and information security.

Meike Kamp was elected as the new Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in October 2022. Between 2010 and 2019, the lawyer already worked at the authority in the field of data protection, media and freedom of information. From 2005 to 2010, she worked at the Independent Centre for Data Protection in Schleswig-Holstein. Before her election, Meike Kamp worked as a meeting representative in the Federal Council for the Bremen State Representation in Berlin.

Frederick Richter has been director of the Data Protection Foundation since it was founded in 2013. Previously, he worked as an advisor for network policy in the German Bundestag and as data protection officer for a trade association. 

Frederick studied law at the University of Hamburg and earned a master‘s degree in IT law at the Universities of Vienna and Hanover. He is a member of the Federal Government's Digital Strategy Germany Advisory Board, of the Advisory Board of the Plattform Privatheit at Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research. 

He is permanent author of the professional journal "Privacy in Germany" (PinG).

Margo Steiner is VP Global Privacy Policy at adidas. Previously, she was Chief Data Privacy Officer at CompuGroup Medical (CGM), a leading e-health company, and responsible for customer data protection at Zalando. In 2010-2014, she headed the Department of Analysis and Public Communication at the Polish Ministry of Digitalisation and was an advisor on digital strategy in the office of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Margo studied law in Hanover, Madrid and Berlin, is admitted to the bar in Germany and holds a Master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard University. Main areas of specialisation: Global privacy, data regulation, AI regulation, legal framework for digital transformation.