AIIA WA Social Connection Sundowner “Data Privacy and Security – Why you should care and what if you don’t?”

Chief Privacy Officer, and head of NetApp’s Worldwide Data Governance and Privacy Counsel

Sheila FitzPatrick has over thirty years’ experience as an international employment and data protection attorney.  Sheila is considered one of the world’s leading experts in data privacy laws and works closely with the US Government, Council of the European Union, country-specific data protection agencies in Europe, Asia/Pacific, and The Americas, as well as, National Works Councils, European Works Councils and Law Enforcement Agencies. She provides expertise and hands-on experience in the areas of global data protection compliance, data sovereignty, cybersecurity regulations and obligations, legal issues associated with cloud computing and big data, data breach compliance and management, and records management.  Sheila has been recognized by Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) around the world for her depth of comprehension and commitment to data protection laws.  She speaks regularly at global conferences and panel discussions focused on data privacy, cybersecurity and cloud computing.

Sheila currently works with NetApp as their global Data Governance and Privacy Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer.  She is responsible for NetApp’s worldwide data privacy compliance program that includes responsibility for compliance with global laws related to data protection, data sovereignty, cybersecurity, data breach notification, cloud computing and records management.   She sits on many internal NetApp councils and committees including the Enterprise Information Security Council (EISC), the Mobile Apps Steering Committee, the Case Management Steering Committee, the Intranet Enhancement Council, the Data Privacy Council, the Information Protection Project Council, the Marketing Strategic Council, the Data Privacy Marketing Taskforce, the HR HCM Advisory Council, the Federal Government Advisory Council, and the Vendor Procurement Assessment Council.

Sheila also sits on many external councils and is currently the Vice-Chair of CompTIA’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Committees and is actively involved in their Big Data and Cloud Computing Subcommittees.  Sheila holds strategic seats on “by invitation only” committees including the European Union Data Protection Advisory Council, the Asia Pacific Data Protection Framework Advisory Board, the Latin American Data Privacy Forum, the SNIA Privacy Council, the Canadian PIPEDA Advisory Board, and the ANZ Privacy and Cybersecurity Advisory Group.

Sheila holds undergraduate and law degrees (BA & JD) from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA, an MBA from Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY, and a law degree (LLM) from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.

Sheila is featured in the Data Economy magazine – follow this link to read more.

Manager, Cyber Security Advisory
Bankwest

Daniel is the Manager of Cyber Security Advisory at Bankwest.   His career has spanned over 10 years with his experience touching across many sectors, including finance, mining, education, government and manufacturing.  Previously to moving to Bankwest, Daniel worked as the Information Security Manager at Edith Cowan University and Global Information Security lead for Iluka resources.

A panel discussion and Q&A will be held so come along and ask questions.

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