Mike Swift is an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of covering data, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory news for more than a decade. As the Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent for MLex, in addition to reporting, he coordinates MLex’s worldwide coverage in the practice area. Formerly chief Internet reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and SiliconValley.com, Mike has covered Google, Facebook, Apple, Uber, Microsoft, Twitter and other tech companies and has closely tracked technology and regulatory trends in Silicon Valley. He has wide ranging journalism expertise from the business of professional sports to computer-assisted reporting. A former John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University, he is a graduate of Colby College.

Matthew Newman is Global Chief Correspondent for MLex, writing about data protection, privacy, telecoms, cyber security and AI. Matthew began his journalism career in 1991, moving to Brussels in 1999. He specialized in EU regulatory affairs, including trade and telecom issues, and began covering competition for Bloomberg News in 2004. He was named spokesman for the EU’s justice commissioner in 2010 and subsequently helped launch the commission’s proposal to overhaul data protection rules. A graduate of Boston University with degrees in history and journalism, and a diploma in competition law from King’s College, Matthew joined MLex in 2012.

Sam Clark is a reporter covering digital policy and regulation for MLex. Sam has covered data privacy and security in the UK and Ireland for MLex since November 2021. He previously covered data protection for trade publication Global Data Review, as well as reporting on technology, media and telecoms businesses for S&P Global. He has a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s degree in journalism, both from the University of Kent.

Jeremy Rollison is Director of EU Government Affairs within Microsoft’s Corporate, External, & Legal Affairs (CELA) group. Based in Brussels, he focuses on cloud policy related to the EU Digital Single Market (DSM), with a particular emphasis on data issues and corresponding public policy covering privacy, cybersecurity, and the cross-border provision of online services.

Gintare Pazereckaite is legal officer at the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) focusing on data protection in relation to new technologies. She has over 10 year of experience in EU law, fundamental rights and data protection in public and private sectors.

Tony has more than 23 years of experience in information security. He has built and led cybersecurity incident response teams for Fortune 500 companies and has a wide breadth of experience and knowledge in many aspects of information security in the private sector and the U.S. Military. ​

He retired from the Missouri Army National Guard in 2014 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel after building and leading the nationally recognized Missouri National Guard Cyber Team.​

Anna Pouliou is an internationally recognised privacy and data protection expert and Chief Privacy Officer at Mars, an American multinational and leading manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products and a provider of animal care services.

Dr. Jan De Bruyne is Ass. professor of IT law at KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP law (CiTiP) and eLaw Leiden. He is editor of the book ‘Artificial intelligence and the law’. He acted as an expert on AI and liability for the European Economic and Social Committee and has been involved in the adoption of the UNESCO Recommendation on the ethics of AI.

Pádraig Walsh is the Chairperson of PrivacyRules, the world’s first and unique leading professional alliance of data privacy experts from the legal and tech disciplines.