Law & Regulation

Legal experts and regulators who drive the discourse in law, governance, and policy-making, shaping the legal landscape with their knowledge and experience

Douglas Eriksen

Douglas Eriksen

My career was in the music industry as a producer. It was in this role that I began to understand the socio-economic value of creative content, mainly in developing infrastructures, which I presented a TED Talk on. It was through this scope that I started down the blockchain rabbit-hole.
By 2020, I delved deep into the Web3 space. I embarked on my Masters in Law, as I knew it was an important sector in Web3 with new technologies needing modern legal frameworks and innovative interpretations of current law. My dissertation was on blockchain technology in IP law. I also studied Blockchain Strategy through Oxford University, earning myself a diploma.
In 2022 I was included in the list of Top 333 Web3 Content Creators on Linkedin and continue to build, connect and innovate in the Web3 space.

My career was in the music industry as a producer. It was in this role that I began to understand the socio-economic value of creative content, mainly in developing infrastructures, which I presented a TED Talk on. It was through this scope that I st... Show more

David Batkins

David Batkins

With 41 years of experience in law enforcement, David Batkins is a proud officer. He dedicated his career to protecting various communities in Virginia, including his hometown Newport. In 2012, David Batkins gained the F.B.I. Secret Security Clearance. This allowed him to accomplish his law enforcement projects with utmost efficiency.

With 41 years of experience in law enforcement, David Batkins is a proud officer. He dedicated his career to protecting various communities in Virginia, including his hometown Newport. In 2012, David Batkins gained the F.B.I. Secret Security Clearanc... Show more

Jake Bernardes

Jake Bernardes

A technology leader with significant experience in funding rounds, delivering security transformation and building best in class security functions. Passionate, innovative & pragmatic with an understanding of what makes businesses tick and how to take them from start up or growth phase to enterprise level security capabilities, opening doors to new customers and opportunities along the way.

A technology leader with significant experience in funding rounds, delivering security transformation and building best in class security functions. Passionate, innovative & pragmatic with an understanding of what makes businesses tick and how to tak... Show more

CLAUDINE BLANDEL-BEJERMI

CLAUDINE BLANDEL-BEJERMI

Claudine BLANDEL-BEJERMI N2E LE 15 SEPTEMBRE 1954
avocate de 1983 à 2018 passionnée , retraitée active,
Cours à l'université de 2004 à 2016 , 2019 création NOMAD-KREO qui diffuse des logiciels open source collaboratifs participatifs

Claudine BLANDEL-BEJERMI N2E LE 15 SEPTEMBRE 1954 avocate de 1983 à 2018 passionnée , retraitée active, Cours à l'université de 2004 à 2016 , 2019 création NOMAD-KREO qui diffuse des logiciels open source collaboratifs participatifs Show more

Janelle Hsia

Janelle Hsia

Janelle is the President of Privacy SWAN Consulting and a trainer, consultant, and trusted advisor for strategic and tactical decision-making within global organizations of all sizes. She is focused on the field of privacy and data protection and brings a diverse background with strong leadership, technical, and business skills spanning over 20 years. Because of this, she brings a unique perspective regarding how to integrate data protection with security and technology while helping companies operationalize their privacy requirements. Her passion is creating comprehensive and tailored data governance programs for SMBs with an international presence.

She is an International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Official Training Partner, an Institute of Operational Privacy Design (IOPD) Founding Board Member, an ISSA Privacy Special Interest Group Tri-Chair, and is a member of IEEE, CSA, ISACA, and PMI. She holds the following certifications CIPM, CIPT, CIPP/US/E, CISA, PMP, and GSLC.

Janelle is the President of Privacy SWAN Consulting and a trainer, consultant, and trusted advisor for strategic and tactical decision-making within global organizations of all sizes. She is focused on the field of privacy and data protection and bri... Show more

(William) Bill McFarlane Law

(William) Bill McFarlane Law

(William) Bill McFarlane is a renowned litigator whose practice includes asset protection, insurance coverage, maritime negligence and insurance litigation and defense. A graduate of Nova University Law School, Mr. McFarlane has litigated thousands of cases over the past 25 years. He is a member of the Florida Department of Insurance PIP Fraud Task Force and is Senior Founding Partner for McFarlane Law Attorneys.

(William) Bill McFarlane is a renowned litigator whose practice includes asset protection, insurance coverage, maritime negligence and insurance litigation and defense. A graduate of Nova University Law School, Mr. McFarlane has litigated thousands o... Show more

Alander Pulliam

Alander Pulliam

Alander Pulliam is an american film producer,author, actor, writer, business owner and investor. Running for President of the United States 2024. Forming many corporations throughout his career, spending many years in the major label spectrum, he was responsible for several successes in the music industry. Owner of ABM Streams and ABM Go Networks.

Alander Pulliam is an american film producer,author, actor, writer, business owner and investor. Running for President of the United States 2024. Forming many corporations throughout his career, spending many years in the major label spectrum, he was... Show more

Mathias Segerlund

Mathias Segerlund

Working with cloud for public sector in Sweden. Experienced in security and compliance

Working with cloud for public sector in Sweden. Experienced in security and compliance Show more

Hadas Cassorla

Hadas Cassorla

Hadas Cassorla, JD, MBA, CISSP, CIPT has a lot of letters after her name, but the three letters she cares the most about are Y-E-S. Marrying her business, legal, IT and improv backgrounds, she helps organizations build strong, actionable and implementable security programs by getting buy-in from the boardroom to the basement. Her focus is on helping companies enable scaled, thoughtful security. She has built corporate security offices from ground-up and help develop them into departments of Security as a Service. When not managing security, Hadas works as an improvisational actor and corporate trainer, teaching companies how to get to “yes” and stay on course in a fast-changing world where the unexpected happens every day.

Hadas Cassorla, JD, MBA, CISSP, CIPT has a lot of letters after her name, but the three letters she cares the most about are Y-E-S. Marrying her business, legal, IT and improv backgrounds, she helps organizations build strong, actionable and implemen... Show more

Tony Iovino

Tony Iovino

Tony Iovino is currently a Fellow with the EveryLibrary Institute. He was the Assistant Director for the Oceanside Library from 2015 to 2025. Prior to that, he was the head of litigation and managing partner for a law firm he started in 1986. Tony received his undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond, his JD from St. John's University School of Law, and his MLIS from the University of Kentucky.

In his role at Oceanside, Tony transformed the Library by dramatically increasing its outreach into the community, increasing program attendance 81% without a single extra dollar, markedly increasing circulation, and ultimately shepherding a $40 million renovation of the Library facility.

Tony is a published author and poet. He served on the Oceanside School District Board of Education and has served as a director and attorney for dozens of non-profit and public boards. He has helped over a dozen libraries and systems on a pro bono basis and has spoken nationally and regionally on library topics.

Tony Iovino is currently a Fellow with the EveryLibrary Institute. He was the Assistant Director for the Oceanside Library from 2015 to 2025. Prior to that, he was the head of litigation and managing partner for a law firm he started in 1986. Tony re... Show more

Baran Gültekin

Baran Gültekin

Bulut güvenliği, uyumluluk ve güvenli altyapı yönetimi alanlarında uzmanlaşmış bir siber güvenlik profesyoneli.

Bulut güvenliği, uyumluluk ve güvenli altyapı yönetimi alanlarında uzmanlaşmış bir siber güvenlik profesyoneli. Show more

Aro Dana Faeq

Aro Dana Faeq

Aro Dana Faeq, also known as AroKurd, is a 19‑year‑old Kurdish AI researcher and full‑stack developer based in Abu Dhabi. He founded AK Group, a tech education community training over 2,000 students, and created the Kurdish language‑learning app Kurdim and the medical assistance app Kurd‑Aid. Aro is an undergraduate at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) and co‑led the effort to add Sorani Kurdish to Google Translate. He speaks at conferences such as TEDx AUK, Dublin Tech Summit and for cultural guardrails in AI and empowering under‑served communities through technology.

Aro Dana Faeq, also known as AroKurd, is a 19‑year‑old Kurdish AI researcher and full‑stack developer based in Abu Dhabi. He founded AK Group, a tech education community training over 2,000 students, and created the Kurdish language‑learning app Kurd... Show more

Ariadnes Nunes Dantas Rodrigues

Ariadnes Nunes Dantas Rodrigues

Atualmente é Analista em Gestão de TIC na Agência Estadual de Tecnologia da Informação de PE (ATI-PE). Lotada na Gerência Governança de TI como coordenadora de governança de TI, atua principalmente nos seguintes temas: gestão e governança de TI, contratações públicas, gerenciamento de projeto e engenharia de software. Possui Mestrado em Ciência da Computação pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) desde 2014, e graduação em Sistemas de Informação pela Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE) em 2009. Na iniciativa privada, atuou como engenheira de testes na SUATI, analista de qualidade na Facilit e desenvolvedora de software na Procenge.

Atualmente é Analista em Gestão de TIC na Agência Estadual de Tecnologia da Informação de PE (ATI-PE). Lotada na Gerência Governança de TI como coordenadora de governança de TI, atua principalmente nos seguintes temas: gestão e governança de TI, cont... Show more

Tshishimbi Etienne

Tshishimbi Etienne

Depuis 2009, nous sommes au cœur des transformations numériques en Afrique. Gouvernance de l’Internet, droits numériques, régulation, intelligence artificielle, 5G ou encore blockchain : nous analysons, anticipons et contribuons à façonner un écosystème numérique plus juste et inclusif.

Aux côtés de partenaires comme l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) et d’autres institutions internationales, nous agissons concrètement pour renforcer les capacités des jeunes et accompagner les talents vers les métiers du numérique.

Notre conviction est simple : le numérique doit être un levier d’opportunités pour tous. C’est pourquoi nous œuvrons pour une éducation inclusive, le développement des compétences et une meilleure intégration des technologies dans l’apprentissage, en particulier pour les personnes en situation de handicap.

Nous portons enfin une vision ambitieuse : celle d’une Afrique connectée, innovante et durable, où villes et territoires intelligents deviennent des moteurs de développement, intégrant des solutions responsables pour l’environnement et la gestion des déchets.

Depuis 2009, nous sommes au cœur des transformations numériques en Afrique. Gouvernance de l’Internet, droits numériques, régulation, intelligence artificielle, 5G ou encore blockchain : nous analysons, anticipons et contribuons à façonner un écosyst... Show more

Damarys Vigil

Damarys Vigil

Damarys Vigil is a Senior Solution Engineer specializing in empowering customers through secure, scalable, and user‑centric cloud solutions. With a strong focus on security community demos and real‑world enablement, Damarys blends technical depth with clear storytelling to help teams adopt Microsoft technologies with confidence. She is passionate about sharing knowledge, simplifying complexity, and driving meaningful impact across organizations.

In addition to the technical knowledge, I also focus on empowering women to pursue roles and careers in STEM. I have done a career change from law to tech and currently I am the lead for Portugal that manages the activites during the Microsoft Global Hackathon (the biggest private hackathon in the world).

Damarys Vigil is a Senior Solution Engineer specializing in empowering customers through secure, scalable, and user‑centric cloud solutions. With a strong focus on security community demos and real‑world enablement, Damarys blends technical depth wit... Show more

Tracy Petznick Johnson

Tracy Petznick Johnson

Ms. Johnson is a shareholder in Harbottle Law Group, where she leads the firm’s Northern California practice from her home base on the Monterey Bay. In addition to representation in special education matters before the Office of Administrative Hearings and in federal court, she regularly advises clients regarding discrimination claims, compliance complaints, and school discipline. Ms. Johnson is an active contributor to HLG’s appellate practice and has been involved in multiple precedent-setting cases within the Ninth Circuit. She is a sought-after public speaker who presents regularly on various professional development topics to districts, SELPAs, and state conferences for special educators. Finally, Ms. Johnson also serves as a contracted neutral upon request – acting as an independent hearing officer, expulsion panel counsel, or alternative dispute resolution facilitator.

Ms. Johnson earned her Bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and her JD from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where she earned membership in the Order of the Coif. Her background and legal training covers multiple areas of children’s rights. During law school, she served as an Educational Surrogate for a foster youth with an emotional disability, represented juveniles in delinquency proceedings, represented social workers in dependency proceedings, and taught legal rights courses to detained youth. Ms. Johnson was also selected as a Bergstrom Child Welfare Law Fellow with the University of Michigan. Prior to law school, Ms. Johnson worked in grant-making with the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, which funded effective afterschool programming for preteens.

Ms. Johnson is a shareholder in Harbottle Law Group, where she leads the firm’s Northern California practice from her home base on the Monterey Bay. In addition to representation in special education matters before the Office of Administrative Hearin... Show more

Tanya Ruttenberg

Tanya Ruttenberg

Tanya is a technical program leader with more than 25 years of experience turning complicated, chaotic technology programs into systems that actually work - and occasionally even make sense! She currently serves in the Office of the Chief Data Officer at the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission, where she leads the agency's Paperwork Reduction Act program, and is attempting the bold experiment of making regulatory data collections strategically useful instead of merely inevitable.

Tanya is a technical program leader with more than 25 years of experience turning complicated, chaotic technology programs into systems that actually work - and occasionally even make sense! She currently serves in the Office of the Chief Data Offic... Show more

Rebecca Bailey

Rebecca Bailey

As a former elementary and ESL teacher in Texas, Rebecca understands the challenges faced by administrators and educators. Rebecca applies her love for school in the practice of law. Rebecca represents and counsels public schools in all areas of education and government law, including in all facets of special education law, administrative hearings, OCR/EEOC complaint investigations, employment matters, civil rights laws, independent investigations, and student discipline law.

As a former elementary and ESL teacher in Texas, Rebecca understands the challenges faced by administrators and educators. Rebecca applies her love for school in the practice of law. Rebecca represents and counsels public schools in all areas of educ... Show more

Rob King

Rob King

With a career in software development for almost 30 years spanning a broad range of industries from b2b to e-commerce to legal to healthcare, I am passionate about emerging technologies especially if they lead to an enjoyable developer experience.

With a career in software development for almost 30 years spanning a broad range of industries from b2b to e-commerce to legal to healthcare, I am passionate about emerging technologies especially if they lead to an enjoyable developer experience. Show more

Janine Horn

Janine Horn

Ich bin Mitarbeiterin in der Stabsstelle Universitätsstrategie - Schwerpunkt Lehre, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, DLHN-Projekt KI in Studium, Lehre und Prüfung. Als Juristin bin ich zuständig für die Rechtsbegleitung KI. Ich befasse mich mit Fragen zu KI in Prüfungen sowie allgemein zur KI-Compliance der KI-Anwendungen an Hochschulen.

Ich bin Mitarbeiterin in der Stabsstelle Universitätsstrategie - Schwerpunkt Lehre, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, DLHN-Projekt KI in Studium, Lehre und Prüfung. Als Juristin bin ich zuständig für die Rechtsbegleitung KI. Ich befasse mich ... Show more

Mary Hardy

Mary Hardy

Mary Hardy has more than a decade of specialized experience as an in-house open source attorney for large tech companies, advising on all aspects of the use of, creation of, and interaction with open source. She helps enable the responsible contribution to and adoption of open source AI. She has advised on large-scale Linux kernel contributions, merger and remediation strategies, and authored and delivered open source training to thousands of engineers.

Mary Hardy has more than a decade of specialized experience as an in-house open source attorney for large tech companies, advising on all aspects of the use of, creation of, and interaction with open source. She helps enable the responsible contribut... Show more

Clodagh Durkan

Clodagh Durkan

Clodagh has a history of stepping into cyber chaos and creating technical and corporate international telecoms security engineering programs. She is a passionate advocate of detangling complexity and FUD, creating strong partnerships with legal departments and leading with enthusiasm and future focus.

She has lived in Galway since returning to Ireland in 2021, where she spends her free time on the water and mucking around renovating old boats (Maritime globally also has an interesting link to 'Space' comms)

Clodagh has a history of stepping into cyber chaos and creating technical and corporate international telecoms security engineering programs. She is a passionate advocate of detangling complexity and FUD, creating strong partnerships with legal depa... Show more

Amidou Bande

Amidou Bande

Juriste de formation, titulaire d’un Master 2 en Droit public fondamental de l’Université Thomas SANKARA, Monsieur Amidou BANDE incarne la double exigence de la technicité juridique et de la responsabilité publique. Ayant intégré la fonction publique en septembre 2017, il a d’abord servi comme Chargé d’études au Conseil Économique et Social avant de rejoindre la Commission de l’Informatique et des Libertés en janvier 2024 au poste de Secrétaire Général. Il est apprécié pour son sens du devoir, sa capacité à mobiliser et son attachement aux valeurs d’éthique et de justice. Il incarne une nouvelle génération de hauts fonctionnaires qui misent sur l’exemplarité, la collaboration et la clarté des objectifs pour faire avancer l’administration.

Juriste de formation, titulaire d’un Master 2 en Droit public fondamental de l’Université Thomas SANKARA, Monsieur Amidou BANDE incarne la double exigence de la technicité juridique et de la responsabilité publique. Ayant intégré la fonction publique... Show more

Saim Safder

Saim Safder

I'm a DevOps & Cloud Native engineer who is passionate about learning and sharing knowledge on Cloud Native Technologies. Spent 4 years 🌟 developing the skills to increase velocity, reliability, and quality with a high focus on security to help startups and enterprise businesses to become successful. Deep experience with EKS, AKS, GKE, Docker, Kubernetes, Service Meshes, Git-Ops and Open-stack, helping organizations instill DevOps for the modern age. I’m passionate about making open-source more accessible, creating technology to elevate people, and building communities. I’m also a Community Ambassador at Layer5/Cloud Native Islamabad & Cloud Native Expert at Ortelius Open Source Community.

I'm a DevOps & Cloud Native engineer who is passionate about learning and sharing knowledge on Cloud Native Technologies. Spent 4 years 🌟 developing the skills to increase velocity, reliability, and quality with a high focus on security to help star... Show more

Eric Green

Eric Green

Eric is a managing partner in Green & Sklarz LLC, a boutique tax firm with offices in Connecticut and New York. The focus of Attorney Green’s practice is civil and criminal taxpayer representation before the Department of Justice Tax Division, Internal Revenue Service and state Departments of Revenue Services. Eric is a nationally renowned tax expert and author/commentator of IRS civil and criminal tax matters. Having lectured to more than 70,000 practitioners on civil and criminal tax topics, he is one of the nation’s best known lecturers in continuing professional tax education. Eric has been recognized by Connecticut Super Lawyers in the field of Tax. Attorney Green is a past Chair of the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Tax Section and is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel (“ACTC”).

Eric is a contributing columnist for Bloomberg Tax and is the author of the 6 volume set of the Insider’s Guides to IRS Representation. He is the founder of Tax Rep LLC which coaches accountants and attorneys on building their own IRS Representation practices, and is the host of the weekly Tax Rep Network Podcast.

Eric is a managing partner in Green & Sklarz LLC, a boutique tax firm with offices in Connecticut and New York. The focus of Attorney Green’s practice is civil and criminal taxpayer representation before the Department of Justice Tax Division, Inter... Show more

Mauro Parra

Mauro Parra

Mauro holds a multidisciplinary academic background, having pursued studies in both Computer Sciences and Law. With a profound expertise in encryption and cybersecurity, Mauro has applied this technical knowledge to the legaltech field, obtaining a Master's degree in Law with a focus on fiscal optimizations. Leveraging this unique blend of skills, Mauro has amassed extensive experience in compliance work, particularly within the health and fintech sectors. This diverse expertise allows Mauro to navigate complex regulatory environments and develop robust compliance strategies that align with industry standards and legal requirements.

Mauro holds a multidisciplinary academic background, having pursued studies in both Computer Sciences and Law. With a profound expertise in encryption and cybersecurity, Mauro has applied this technical knowledge to the legaltech field, obtaining a M... Show more

Sakina Pesh

Sakina Pesh

I am a strategic and progressive professional with a strong focus on quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement. I have extensive experience in Digital Strategy, Marketing & Transformation, Business Development, Process Improvement, Project Management, New Channel Development, Business & Technology Alignment. managing marketing plans and campaigns that drive sales, expand markets and generate leads to revenue and company growth.
Throughout my career, I have been an effective leader and member of the team. As a leader, I train and mentor my team members to upskill their current market intelligence and improve their performance. As a member of the team, I commit to corporate directions and know when to step in and make meaningful contributions.

I am a strategic and progressive professional with a strong focus on quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement. I have extensive experience in Digital Strategy, Marketing & Transformation, Business Development, Process Improvement, Project Mana... Show more

Elvis Moreland

Elvis Moreland

A driven and strategic security leader with proven experience in delivering assurance for business systems and operations. Insightful and innovative in reducing enterprise risk, operational risk, and cyber risk using proven people, process, and technical methods. Expertise in implementing security and privacy policy, plans, processes, tools, procedures, and governance for both on-premise and the cloud. Expert in solid statutory and regulatory policy and governance programs to meet or exceed mandates such as CISA, FISMA, FFIEC, HIPAA, CMS, DFARS, DHS TSA, GDPR, and CCPA. Currently retooling and pursuing an MBA in Cyber Security Management.

A driven and strategic security leader with proven experience in delivering assurance for business systems and operations. Insightful and innovative in reducing enterprise risk, operational risk, and cyber risk using proven people, process, and techn... Show more

Hila Hanif

Hila Hanif

Hila Hanif is a Principal for Cybersecurity and Data Protection Public Policy at Amazon Web Services (AWS). She leads a variety of security policy issues for AWS, focused primarily on software supply chain security, open-source software security, cloud security and resilience, cybersecurity regulatory harmonization and workforce development. Prior to joining AWS, she served in various positions in the U.S. Department of Defense, including Director for Cyber Strategy, Defense and Capabilities, Director for Afghanistan Strategy and Policy, Director for Cooperative Threat Reduction Policy and Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense. Prior to her government service, she worked in the international development field on various ICT for Development projects in Africa and the Middle East. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Georgetown University and M.A. in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University. She lives in Virginia with her husband, daughter and beagle.

Hila Hanif is a Principal for Cybersecurity and Data Protection Public Policy at Amazon Web Services (AWS). She leads a variety of security policy issues for AWS, focused primarily on software supply chain security, open-source software security, cl... Show more

Ikram Errahmouni-Rimi

Ikram Errahmouni-Rimi

Ikram Errahmouni-Rimi ist Juristin mit dem Schwerpunkt Antidiskriminierung und befasst sich seit vielen Jahren mit der Frage, wie es besser gelingen kann, dass Organisationen mit Blick auf Fürsorgepflichten und Diskriminierungsschutzrechten gerechter agieren. Sie begleitet und berät viele Organisationen, Unternehmen der freuen Wirtschaft, aber auch Ämter und Behörden und ist hauptamtlich Mitarbeiterin im Leitungsstab einer Polizeibehörde.

Ikram Errahmouni-Rimi ist Juristin mit dem Schwerpunkt Antidiskriminierung und befasst sich seit vielen Jahren mit der Frage, wie es besser gelingen kann, dass Organisationen mit Blick auf Fürsorgepflichten und Diskriminierungsschutzrechten gerechte... Show more

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