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

Mark Williams Fractional IT Director / CTO

Mark Williams Fractional IT Director / CTO

Mark has been successfully delivering "Business IT Change" outcomes for 35+ years. Over his career he’s held Programme delivery, IT Director, Executive and Non-Executive roles in Not for profit, Financial services, Public, Digital process outsourcing and Law sectors. He now runs his own Project coaching and delivery consultancy.

His practice specialises in Advice, Coaching and Delivery to help Sponsors, Programmes, and Project teams achieve success. He offers practical, common sense advice to Doing the rights things, right.

Mark posts regularly on LinkedIn about Data, Success, Judgement, Best advice and Helping people.

Mark has been successfully delivering "Business IT Change" outcomes for 35+ years. Over his career he’s held Programme delivery, IT Director, Executive and Non-Executive roles in Not for profit, Financial services, Public, Digital process outsourcing... Show more

Adam Wyss

Adam Wyss

Adam has been an API thought leader at Chevron, helping develop initial API platform roadmaps and standards. Now, as the enterprise architect for legal applications, Adam is responsible for managing the portfolio of APIs and IT assets used by the law function to manage compliance, intellectual property, and legal matters.

Adam has been an API thought leader at Chevron, helping develop initial API platform roadmaps and standards. Now, as the enterprise architect for legal applications, Adam is responsible for managing the portfolio of APIs and IT assets used by the law... Show more

Paris Buttfield-Addison

Paris Buttfield-Addison

Paris Buttfield-Addison is the co-founder of independent game development studio Secret Lab. He’s been programming for Apple platforms since 2001, and still thinks Objective-C is a pretty neat idea. At Secret Lab, he serves as producer and game designer, and helps to maintain the popular open source interactive dialogue system, Yarn Spinner (https://yarnspinner.dev/). Secret Lab is currently working on Night in the Woods, the BAFTA- and IGF-winning adventure game that’s powered by Yarn Spinner. Paris has written nearly 30 technical books on Swift, Objective-C, machine learning, mobile apps, game development, and rocket science for O’Reilly Media (most recently releasing ‘Head First Swift’, ‘Practical AI with Swift’, and ‘Practical ML with Simulations’), and has a PhD in why people’s desks are messy. He loves AI, Swift, video games, photography and dogs.

Paris Buttfield-Addison is the co-founder of independent game development studio Secret Lab. He’s been programming for Apple platforms since 2001, and still thinks Objective-C is a pretty neat idea. At Secret Lab, he serves as producer and game desig... Show more

Talita Dias

Talita Dias

Dr Talita Dias is the Senior Research Fellow in the International Law Programme at Chatham House. She is a founding member of the Oxford Process on International Law Protections in Cyberspace, at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC). She was previously a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the application of international law to new technologies. Talita has taught a range of subjects, including international law and international criminal law. She holds a DPhil/PhD and a master’s degree in law from Oxford and is a qualified lawyer in Brazil.

Dr Talita Dias is the Senior Research Fellow in the International Law Programme at Chatham House. She is a founding member of the Oxford Process on International Law Protections in Cyberspace, at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflic... Show more

Tara Bartlett

Tara Bartlett

Tara Bartlett, PhD is a Senior Research Analyst at Arizona State University's Participatory Governance Initiative. Tara’s research focuses on student-centered participatory governance within school communities and is driven by 14 years of teaching experience in Title I schools and a passion for integrating opportunities for youth and families to participate in school decision-making processes and policy creation and adoption. These experiences, alongside the outcomes of civic action and student voice, prompted Tara to assess how schools can better equip youth with the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and practices to become political and civic changemakers within their own communities. Tara has also worked on small and large-scale civic education projects, including serving as Co-Director of the Arizona Civic Coalition, working on the Educating for American Democracy project and the Project Citizen Research Program, and facilitating cross-cultural learning opportunities for the U.S. State Department.

Tara Bartlett, PhD is a Senior Research Analyst at Arizona State University's Participatory Governance Initiative. Tara’s research focuses on student-centered participatory governance within school communities and is driven by 14 years of teaching ex... Show more

家瑋 崔

家瑋 崔

Cui Jia Wei is a graduate student studying IP and competition law in National Taiwan University, and serves as research assistant in Academia Sinica for AI and information technology law. Besides his job and academic works, he also participates in g0v, a civic tech community in Taiwan. The project , vTaiwan, which he participates just won the OpenAI grant of Democratic Input to AI with a proposal cooperated with Chatham House. 

Cui Jia Wei is a graduate student studying IP and competition law in National Taiwan University, and serves as research assistant in Academia Sinica for AI and information technology law. Besides his job and academic works, he also participates in g0... Show more

Nick N.

Nick N.

As a certified coach, I specialize in helping individuals navigate extraordinarily complex challenges.

My expertise lies in performing internet research and information processing for individuals facing legal issues, traumatic events, or dealing with public scrutiny.

INTERNET RESEARCH:
When a crisis or complex situation arises, you need answers, and you need them fast. Unfortunately, finding credible information to inform your answers can be next to impossible—especially when your world is being turned upside down. This is where my work comes into play.

I understand how to search, absorb, and simplify highly complex information so that you can grasp it. More importantly, I know how to outthink sophisticated algorithms designed to keep the most helpful information hidden in the furthest corners of the web.

INFORMATION PROCESSING:
Ultimately, my job is to make sure you have as much of the right information to confidently make informed decisions best for you.

Over the years, I've learned that having access to the right information is truly valuable when you know how to apply it and anticipate what to expect.

During this aspect of my coaching, I like to think of myself as your second brain.

When your world is being bombarded from seemingly every side, I offer nuanced, context-driven support to assist you in processing, understanding, and thoughtfully navigating your circumstances so that you can reclaim your peace-of-mind.

As a certified coach, I specialize in helping individuals navigate extraordinarily complex challenges. My expertise lies in performing internet research and information processing for individuals facing legal issues, traumatic events, or dealing w... Show more

Roshi Sharma

Roshi Sharma

Roshi Sharma, Partner and CEO of LawBEAM, leads a specialised legal practice focused on the crypto and blockchain industry.

LawBEAM is recognised as the trusted advisor for businesses at the cutting edge of financial technology.

Roshi serves a diverse client base of crypto, technology, and finance firms, helping them navigate UK and international laws and regulations.

Roshi was previously Global Head of Restructuring at HSBC Holdings plc (2013-2021), where he worked closely with regulators in the UK, the United States, and the Asia Pacific. Roshi’s private practice career spanned a decade at English law firm, Slaughter and May (2004-2013). He was also an advisor to the UK Government during the 2008/9 Global Financial Crisis.

A sought-after voice, Roshi has been a key-note speaker at Crisis Management Groups attended by G20 Central Banks and global regulators.

LawBEAM represents clients across the full ecosystem of crypto and digital assets and in multiple countries worldwide.

Roshi Sharma, Partner and CEO of LawBEAM, leads a specialised legal practice focused on the crypto and blockchain industry. LawBEAM is recognised as the trusted advisor for businesses at the cutting edge of financial technology. Roshi serves a... Show more

昌宏 坂本

昌宏 坂本

I'm a local government official in the Information Department of the City of Hiroshima. I'm a leading expert on DX human resource development for local government officials and holds a Master of Science in Instructional Systems. I'm currently a doctoral student at the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hiroshima City University, researching DX skill surveys of local government officials and developing an individualized optimal learning system based on instructional design theory. I'm also the Japan Reegisterd Information Security Specialist Association (JP-RISSA) board member.

I'm a local government official in the Information Department of the City of Hiroshima. I'm a leading expert on DX human resource development for local government officials and holds a Master of Science in Instructional Systems. I'm currently a docto... Show more

Francesco Piccoli

Francesco Piccoli

As Director of Product at Anchain.AI, Francesco works to deliver cutting-edge technology solutions to the blockchain industry, financial institutions, and governments around the world.

As Director of Product at Anchain.AI, Francesco works to deliver cutting-edge technology solutions to the blockchain industry, financial institutions, and governments around the world. Show more

Rachel Taylor

Rachel Taylor

Security and Compliance Leader

Security and Compliance Leader Show more

Christopher Walg

Christopher Walg

Christopher ist maßgeblich am Aufbau sowie an der Entwicklung der ONE Business & Technology GmbH beteiligt und verantwortet dort die methodischen Beratungsschwerpunkte. ONE ist eine innovative Beratung, die in außergewöhnlichem Maße von seiner Begeisterung für moderne Organisationsformen und agile Führungsstile profitiert. Agilität begleitet Christopher schon seit mehr als 10 Jahren, vom Startup bis zum Großkonzern. Als Berater und Organisationsentwickler begegnet er heute unterschiedlichen Organisationsmodellen und ist somit von Haus aus dem ständigen Perspektivwechsel ausgesetzt. Mit Leidenschaft begleitet er Transformationen hin zu Agilität und Selbstorganisation, gestaltet digitale Produktorganisationen und berät Führungskräfte im strategischen Management.

Christopher ist maßgeblich am Aufbau sowie an der Entwicklung der ONE Business & Technology GmbH beteiligt und verantwortet dort die methodischen Beratungsschwerpunkte. ONE ist eine innovative Beratung, die in außergewöhnlichem Maße von seiner Begeis... 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

Marcelina Szwed-Ziemichód

Marcelina Szwed-Ziemichód

Tax advisor and advocate based in Poland (EU) specialising in tax advisory for innovative companies, mainly in FinTech, IT (Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and GameDev sector) and real estate.

Tax advisor and advocate based in Poland (EU) specialising in tax advisory for innovative companies, mainly in FinTech, IT (Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and GameDev sector) and real estate. Show more

Tariq Yusuf

Tariq Yusuf

Tariq is a technology policy, digital privacy, and security specialist with 8+ years of experience in the technology industry. He specializes in the intersection of privacy, engineering, legal, and policy, taking a cross-functional approach to problems facing both technology and society. He is graduating in 2023 with his Master in Jurisprudence from the University of Washington School of Law and received his Bachelor’s in Computer Science from the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in 2011.

Tariq is a technology policy, digital privacy, and security specialist with 8+ years of experience in the technology industry. He specializes in the intersection of privacy, engineering, legal, and policy, taking a cross-functional approach to proble... Show more

Stefan Karl

Stefan Karl

German national living in the UK since 2014. Used to live in the US for a couple of years prior to moving to the UK. Started my career working in digital advertising before moving into the online brand protection space about 5 years ago. Crypto and NFT enthusiast. Started investing into crypto back in 2017/18 during the ICO boom period. Got into NFTs in early 2021 and have been working as co-founder on Rumblerz, a stop-motion animation TV show, since early 2022.

German national living in the UK since 2014. Used to live in the US for a couple of years prior to moving to the UK. Started my career working in digital advertising before moving into the online brand protection space about 5 years ago. Crypto and N... Show more

Rionna Morgan

Rionna Morgan

I'm a LiteraryNFT author. I'm a writer, a poet, a woman of letters. I am the Senior Editor of Vagobond Magazine. I'm host of the Roving with Rionna Show, creator of The Craft of Writing online series, and I'm co-host of the PageDAO Show podcast. My work is published with PageDAO Magazine, Readl, Vagobond Magazine, Soltype, BookVolts, and Simon & Schuster. I am the author of #The7LoveStories LiteraryNFT collaboration collection - we are making literary history. I am also a practicing lawyer and former English teacher/professor.

I'm a LiteraryNFT author. I'm a writer, a poet, a woman of letters. I am the Senior Editor of Vagobond Magazine. I'm host of the Roving with Rionna Show, creator of The Craft of Writing online series, and I'm co-host of the PageDAO Show podcast. My ... Show more

Lilly Zhekova

Lilly Zhekova

Lawyer, Finance PhD student & University Lecturer in Finance. Professionally in crypto since 2017.

Interested in the future of money, blockchain startups and investments.

Lawyer, Finance PhD student & University Lecturer in Finance. Professionally in crypto since 2017. Interested in the future of money, blockchain startups and investments. Show more

Igor Antonacci

Igor Antonacci

DevOps Engineer, Application Lifecycle Management lover. Working in the field since early 2000s, I’ve been always in touch with latest, bleeding-edge technologies.
Started as Microsoft Developer, moved to the IT Operations Team and then, falled in love with the Agile, Application Lifecycle Management and Enterprise IT Security & Compliance.

DevOps Engineer, Application Lifecycle Management lover. Working in the field since early 2000s, I’ve been always in touch with latest, bleeding-edge technologies. Started as Microsoft Developer, moved to the IT Operations Team and then, falled in ... Show more

Harry Shurek

Harry Shurek

In 2009 I started my first public accounting firm, Shurek Accounting & Tax, operating out of my bonus room upstairs and meeting clients at their homes and local Starbucks. In 2012, after picking up my first 250 or so clients, I opened my first office, hired my first employee and began to grow my practice.

Through advertising, networking and referrals, I picked up an average of 100 clients per year, consisting of a good mixture of small-to-medium sized businesses as well as individual tax clients, and had accumulated around 800 clients by my eighth year. In 2015, I started doing work for clients in the cannabis industry in various states, and after accumulating a few clients, in 2016, I created my new company, MCA Accounting Solutions/ MyCannabisAccountant.com.

After working in the cannabis space for a few years and learning of the true need of good accountants to help businesses stay in compliance, In January of 2018, I sold over 600 of my initial clients to another local accountant and shifted most of my main practice focus to cannabis accounting.

For almost the last decade, we have helped clients that own dispensaries, cultivations, processing facilities and ancillary service providers in almost every state that there is a legal cannabis program – working with over 100 licensees in most legal states.

In 2017, I was introduced to the crypto world by several clients that were involved in different aspects and activities. Since then, I have been heavily involved in mining, trading, Defi, NFTs and we have been doing accounting and taxes for clients in the space for the past several years. Seeing another niche market with a significant need, I officially formed The Crypto Accountant in 2021 to help the crypto community not only to be able to accurately represent their crypto gains and losses for tax return purposes, but also to allow for proactive and strategic tax planning based around their crypto portfolios and activities.

After working with over 1,000+ companies and individuals spanning just about every industry there is, I have developed a true understanding of not only the cannabis and cryptocurrency industries, but also the struggles and challenges it takes for businesses to survive and compete in the dynamic business environments of today. As a fellow entrepreneur, I also understand the hustle and dedication it takes to run a business, and the extra efforts it takes to do so successfully.

In 2009 I started my first public accounting firm, Shurek Accounting & Tax, operating out of my bonus room upstairs and meeting clients at their homes and local Starbucks. In 2012, after picking up my first 250 or so clients, I opened my first office... Show more

Steven Haft

Steven Haft

Consensys Global Partnerships and Climate Lead. Former SVP TIME, Strategy VP AOL Interactive, Oscar/Emmy/BAFTA Filmmaker.

Consensys Global Partnerships and Climate Lead. Former SVP TIME, Strategy VP AOL Interactive, Oscar/Emmy/BAFTA Filmmaker. Show more

Birahim Papa Niang

Birahim Papa Niang

Birahim Papa NIANG est un Partenaire Technique de la zone Afrique francophone de Pan African Business Labs du Nigéria et de la Namibie. Je suis un passionné de la blockchain, de l'employabilité, de l'entrepreneuriat Zone de Libre Echange Continentale Africaine et de l'environnement.

Birahim Papa NIANG est un Partenaire Technique de la zone Afrique francophone de Pan African Business Labs du Nigéria et de la Namibie. Je suis un passionné de la blockchain, de l'employabilité, de l'entrepreneuriat Zone de Libre Echange Continental... Show more

Avinash Jain

Avinash Jain

I am a cybersecurity researcher and influencer currently working with Microsoft Security and previously worked with a couple of startups building security for them. I love to break application logic and find vulnerabilities in them, which have been - acknowledged by various MNCs like Google, Yahoo, Vmware, MongoDB, and other top companies. I write about interesting vulnerabilities and research that I do in the information security field. Some of the articles and interviews have been published in various media like Forbes, BBC, Techcrunch, Economic times, Huffingtonpost, Hindustan times, ZDNet, Hakin9, Hackerone, etc. I am also a cybersecurity speaker, loves to share my views on various infosec threads

I am a cybersecurity researcher and influencer currently working with Microsoft Security and previously worked with a couple of startups building security for them. I love to break application logic and find vulnerabilities in them, which have been -... Show more

Michael Redman

Michael Redman

Michael is currently the Schellman Knowledge and Learning Development Lead for Schellman. He has participated in and helped author the CMMC learning objectives, exam objectives, standards and methodology for the Cyber-AB.

As a recognized RMF SME, Michael has served as the Chief Sr. Cybersecurity advisor to 1, 2 and 3 Star commander(s) across the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. Specializing in advanced cyber techniques and countermeasures. As a recognized SME by the CSIAC, CompTIA, and ISC2, Michael has authored courses for Cisco, EC|Council, CompTIA, ISACA, and ISC2; Twice awarded the National Science Foundation Scholarship; Served as the Chair - Cybersecurity Training Working Group for the US Army, and awarded “Outstanding Educator” by the Southern Association of Colleges in 2010.

With an active TS/SCI, he’s been a keynote speaker for national and regional Cybersecurity and Risk and conventions and informational workshops for corporate companies like HP, Booze Allen and Northrup Grumman, Harris Communications and others.

Michael is currently the Schellman Knowledge and Learning Development Lead for Schellman. He has participated in and helped author the CMMC learning objectives, exam objectives, standards and methodology for the Cyber-AB. As a recognized RMF SME... Show more

Frank Kwizera

Frank Kwizera

University of Rwanda CS Graduate. Passionate about building distributed and high-performant systems to solve real-world challenges.

University of Rwanda CS Graduate. Passionate about building distributed and high-performant systems to solve real-world challenges. Show more

Peter Merc

Peter Merc

In search of the holy grail how to find a balance between decentralised economy and regulation.

In search of the holy grail how to find a balance between decentralised economy and regulation. Show more

David Koepsell

David Koepsell

David is an entrepreneur, author, philosopher, attorney, and educator whose recent research focuses on the nexus of science, technology, ethics, and public policy. He has provided commentary regarding ethics, society, religion, and technology on: MSNBC, Fox News Channel, The Guardian, The Washington Times, NPR Radio, Radio Free Europe, Air America, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and the Associated Press, among others. He has been a tenured Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management in the Netherlands, Visiting Professor at UNAM, Instituto de Filosoficas and the Unidad Posgrado, Mexico, Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives at COMISION NACIONAL DE BIOETICA in Mexico, and Asesor de Rector at UAM Xochimilco.

David is an entrepreneur, author, philosopher, attorney, and educator whose recent research focuses on the nexus of science, technology, ethics, and public policy. He has provided commentary regarding ethics, society, religion, and technology on: MSN... Show more

ERICO CAMPANHA MANFREDI

ERICO CAMPANHA MANFREDI

Érico Campanha Manfredi. Possui formação em Análise de Sistemas, Pós Graduado em Perícia Forense Computacional, Combate a Fraudes e Direito Digital pela FIT, MBA em Gestão de Projetos pela USP, DPO pela ITCERTS e Pentester pela Daryus/ISACA. Atuando há 12 anos como Perito Ad Hoc, Assistente Técnico. Palestrante, Assessor em Data Collection e Investigações Digitais da Comissão de Compliance Nacional, membro da ANPPD, membro da APECOF e membro do IBRASPD. CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) de Instituição Financeira, Executivo de TI e Consultor durante mais de 30 anos de atuação.

Érico Campanha Manfredi. Possui formação em Análise de Sistemas, Pós Graduado em Perícia Forense Computacional, Combate a Fraudes e Direito Digital pela FIT, MBA em Gestão de Projetos pela USP, DPO pela ITCERTS e Pentester pela Daryus/ISACA. Atuando ... Show more

Jacobo Ducay Ferré

Jacobo Ducay Ferré

Jacobo Ducay Ferré es Director de Habitus by Scotwork Iberia & Latam. Trabaja como ombudsman, mediador y facilitador internacional. Es el director del Centro Europeo de Ombudsman Organizacional. Jacobo forma parte de los paneles de mediación de Mediation Works, Inc. Boston, la Fundación Notarial Signum y la Cámara de Comercio de Madrid.

Jacobo combina su actividad profesional con la docencia. Es coinstructor del Harvard Program on Negotiation Global Madrid. Ha sido profesor asociado del Instituto de Competencias de la Universidad Antonio Nebrija, profesor invitado del Master in International and European Business Law de la Universidad Pontificia Comillas –ICADE; profesor de master class en negociación IE Law School y Faculty del Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies (Bután).

Ha formado parte de los equipos docentes del executive master de mediación empresarial del Instituto de Empresa, del curso Negotiation in Business en Northeastern University, del Seminario Mediation and Conflict Management de Harvard Law School y del Executive Master de Insolvencia Empresarial de la Universidad San Pablo CEU. También ha sido Honorary Visiting Faculty en Jindal Global Law University (Sonipat, India).

Ha recibido la Medalla al Mérito Profesional por la Escuela Española de Mediación y Resolución de Conflictos y Diario de Mediación. Es miembro de la Junta directiva de la Asociación de Derecho Colaborativo de Madrid y formador de la Asociación de Derecho Colaborativo de Euskadi y del Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid. Ha codirigido diferentes jordanas formativas entre las que destaca el Moot de Negociación y Mediación Civil y Mercantil, la realizada en el Colegio de Registradores de la Propiedad y Mercantil de España sobre “Conciliación y Registro, el Art 103 bis de la Ley Hipotecaria” y el “I congreso internacional sobre mediación civil y mercantil” de la Universidad de Alicante.

Jacobo ostenta una Licenciatura en Derecho y una Diplomatura en Ciencias Empresariales por la Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI-ICADE. Ha realizado un LL.M. en el Boston College Law School; así como los executive masters de negociación y mediación del Program On Negotiation, Harvard Law School.

Jacobo es una buena persona, consciente, y que sabe escuchar.

Jacobo Ducay Ferré es Director de Habitus by Scotwork Iberia & Latam. Trabaja como ombudsman, mediador y facilitador internacional. Es el director del Centro Europeo de Ombudsman Organizacional. Jacobo forma parte de los paneles de mediación de Media... Show more

Tessa Viitanen

Tessa Viitanen

My journey in tech started in 1987, playing games, coding password protection and simple cipher using screen codes on my digital diary and writing a notebook diary using Cyrillic alphabets.

Designing and building top of the art, security and compliance solutions for companies, where the customer, end user and developer experience is the core!

My journey in tech started in 1987, playing games, coding password protection and simple cipher using screen codes on my digital diary and writing a notebook diary using Cyrillic alphabets. Designing and building top of the art, security and comp... Show more

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