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Catherine Lennman

Delegate for International Affairs and Francophonie
Préposé fédéral à la protection des données et à la transparence (PFPDT)
Participates in 10 items

Catherine Lennman holds an LLM degree in European Integration from the Saarland University (Germany) and a lic. iur. from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland). She has been working for the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) since September 2010, covering legal aspects of data protection in various subject matters, such as writing of data protection opinions in legislative procedures, assisting data subjects as well as Swiss federal authorities in data protection issues and conducting data protection inspections. Since 2017, she is Delegate for International Affairs and Francophonie. She represents the FDPIC at several international working groups (e.g. GPA, AFAPDP). Since 2020, she is the president of the Working Group on the Role of Personal Data Protection in International Development Aid, International Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management set up by the Global Privacy Assembly.

Sessions in which Catherine Lennman participates

الثّلاثاء 5 أبريل, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Paris
9:30
9:30 - 10:30 | 1 hour
International CooperationRegulatory EvolutionItalian Sessions

Session in English interpreted into Italian / Sessione in inglese con la traduzione in italianoThis panel will focus on national developments in data protection law beyond the European Union, analyzing which core values and principles underpin different approaches to privacy and data protection legislation. What are the big enforcement cases or actions that have shaped various national or state-level approaches...

16:30
16:30 - 16:45 | 15 minutes
Italian Sessions

Session in English interpreted into Italian / Sessione in inglese con la traduzione in italiano

18:00
18:00 - 20:00 | 2 hours
Social Events

الأربعاء 6 أبريل, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Paris
15:00
15:00 - 16:00 | 1 hour
International CooperationInnovative Technologies and Data ProtectionData Protection in PracticeCybersecurityItalian Sessions

Session in English interpreted into Italian / Sessione in inglese con la traduzione in italiano

الخميس 7 أبريل, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Paris

الإثنين 17 أبريل, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Paris

الأربعاء 12 يونيو, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Paris
9:00
9:00 - 10:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
Deep Dive In
Capacity BuildingAccountability, trust and certification

Introduction In humanitarian crises, every bit of information can be a lifeline for those in need, which makes data a vital factor in providing food, shelter, and basic human needs. In this session, the speakers will explore the fascinating relationship between data protection and humanitarian action, from aiding disaster response to tracking displacement trends, where data plays a cr...

11:00
11:00 - 13:00 | 2 hours
Deep Dive In
Capacity Buildinginternational cooperation

Introduction While the GDPR has established a powerful mechanism to reinforce cooperation for data protection among EU an EEA Member States, major European countries, such as UK, Switzerland, and others, are not associated to this cooperation mechanism. They often benefit from adequacy decisions but are not involved in EDPB discussions. This session will explore the potential to reinf...

16:30
16:30 - 17:15 | 45 minutes
Technology and Compliance
Innovative Technologies

Introduction This session sheds light on the practice of data scraping, its implications, and its role in today’s data-driven landscape. Data scraping, which is defined as the automated extraction of data from websites, APIs, and other online sources, has emerged as a common practice for data gathering across various industries, which raises many questions such as consent for secondar...

الخميس 15 مايو, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Paris
12:00
12:00 - 13:00 | 1 hour
Data Regulations in Practice
International Cooperation

In humanitarian crises, every bit of information can be a lifeline for those in need, which makes data a vital factor in providing food, shelter, and basic human needs. There is a real person behind every dot and dash of data. This brings great responsibility! DP can is a life and death matt...