ICYMI: ESOMAR celebrates International Privacy Day

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ESOMAR has celebrated International Privacy Day by broadcasting a global discussion under the theme “Overcoming privacy issues in the post-COVID era,” on the role of data protection and privacy, and the emerging challenges and opportunities worldwide.
What is Privacy Day?
On April 26 2006, the Council of Europe decided to establish what was originally known as Data Protection Day, which is observed annually on January 28th, the date on which the Council of Europe's data protection convention known as "Convention 108" was opened for signature. Data Protection Day is now observed all over the world and is known as Privacy Day outside of Europe.
The discussion, hosted by Claudio Gennaro, ESOMAR's Senior Advocacy Programmes Coordinator, hosted a special keynote titled "Data Protection: From Individual Rights and Consumer Protection to Power, Civil Rights and Common Prosperity" by Jules Polonetsky, CEO of the Future of Privacy Forum and a global panel with the participation of international experts from the research, data and insights community who shared their views about incoming challenges and opportunities.
The speakers:
Jules Polonetsky
CEO at Future of Privacy ForumAmy Yeung
ESOMAR Committee Member, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at LotameAmy leads all legal, compliance, and privacy functions at Lotame, and is instrumental in informing Lotame’s product roadmap. Amy is a recognized thought leader advising executive management and business leads on industry-disruptive technology, digital innovation, and data analytics initiatives in all company lifecycles at companies such as Comscore, Dataminr, and ZeniMax. Prior to these experiences, Amy was in private practice at WilmerHale and clerked with the Delaware Court of Chancery. Amy is Co-Chair of Communications of the Law Department Management Network of the Association of Corporate Counsel, appointed as a board member to Duke University Alumni Association, and recently completed her term as co-chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Amy holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Duke University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago.
Professor Arundati Dandapani, MLitt, CAIP, CIPP/C, CIPM
Founder & CEO at Generation1.caArundati Dandapani, MLitt, CAIP, CIPP/C, CIPM, is the Founder and CEO of Generation1.ca, a social enterprise and community association championing immigrant inclusion and empowerment through data-driven innovation and storytelling across North America. Based in Toronto, she teaches data, analytics, insights and business to over 300 learners at Humber Polytechnic and the University of Guelph-Humber. A prolific author and global speaker, Arundati was named a top 75 global data and insights legend and earned ESOMAR’s 2024 Best Paper Award for her research stories on global immigrant realities. With seasoned industry leadership impact in Canada and globally and a commitment to connecting immigrants to career resources through her wildly popular job fairs she drives professional growth, upskilling, credentialling and community connections through Generation1.ca.
Carolina Fairbanks
Data Protection Officer, Brazil at IpsosCarolina is a lawyer and currently serving as Data Protection Officer for Ipsos in Brazil. Carolina graduated in 2015 and completed a postgraduate in 2020. She sits in the Bar Association of São Paulo (OAB / SP).
She served for four years as legal counsel in a service provider company, focusing on contracts and data protection.
Carolina has International experience in Norway (completion of High School) and France (in Law at Rouen University). She also interned at the Brazilian Federal Public Prosecutor's Office and at law firms, where she developed activities related to research, drafting of reports and legal documents, follow-up of lawsuits and administrative procedures. Solid knowledge and experience in Civil Law.
Jonathan Karanja
Managing Director at Frontier Consulting Services LtdJonathan Karanja, Managing Director, FRONTIER CONSULTING, Kenya.
Jonathan has about 24 years’ experience in Market Research, starting off as an enumerator in 1997, to now managing a full-service pan-African market research firm. He leads a team that manages the data and insight needs of client across 28 African countries, across different sectors.
Jonathan has a Bachelor of degree in Building Economics and Management from the University of Nairobi. He is a member in the Marketing and Social Research Association (MSRA) in Kenya, Africa Market Research Association (AMRA) and Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK).
He is passionate about the outdoors, cycling and hiking.
Sandeep Arora
President at Market Research Society IndiaSandeep Arora is a digital-first Consumer Insights and Analytics business leader. As an ESOMAR Country Rep for India for 10+ years, ex-President of the Market Research Society of India and Global Head of Digital Experience at a leading tech firm Datamatics, he is highly familiar with the codes and ethics of the MR world globally. Sandeep also spearheaded the MRSI committee that advised the Government of India to formulate the upcoming Digital Personal Data Protection Law 2022 with a specific focus on the interests of the ‘Insights’ community.
He is very passionate about researching emerging engagement models towards promoting ‘Collaboration’ in the digital world.
Claudio Gennaro
Legal and Public Affairs Manager at ESOMARClaudio joined ESOMAR in 2021. In this capacity as Legal and Public Affairs Manager he is responsible for coordinating ESOMAR’s advocacy efforts.
Claudio is a certified information privacy professional (CIPP/E), obtained a master degree in law “magna cum laude”, and specialized in international relations as master of ceremonies and international protocol. Prior to joining ESOMAR, he also worked as a data privacy analyst at Tesla, compliance officer in different companies throughout the entire digital data-chain and legal trainee in the aero-space sector.