Patricia Del Carmen
Patricia DEL CARMEN is a Franco-Salvadorean Lawyer in Digital Law, CIPP/E certified and a Computational Linguistic Engineer, experienced in data protection, data privacy and cybersecurity.
After having worked for more than 30 years with global business leaders in their sector (LVMH, Sephora, American Express, Axa, Alstom, Merck…) as a senior manager of complex digital projects for which Data security and protection were crucial, Patricia decided to create her own consulting firm, Smart Privacy Consulting, and become an external DPO to help NGOs, public bodies and private companies to optimize the knowledge and quality of their data, to ensure the compliance and security of their information assets and to increase the trust of their internal and external customers and the regional and local citizens.
Pragmatism, a good understanding of the business challenges of data protection and security as well as a long successful experience in change management, data governance and staff training and awareness of data protection and cybersecurity issues are the values that characterize her DPO role.
Patricia has organized panel discussions at the Sorbonne about “The role of the DPO in public and private organizations”. She has lectured at Telecom Business School in Paris and at the University of Lima, Peru about “International transfers of Personal Data”, "Data Protection, a Further Step Towards Transparency and Respect for Human Rights" and about “GDPR and Cybersecurity”. She is engaged in various teachings and research assignments related to Data Protection, cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence at the Master in Digital Law at the Sorbonne in Paris.
A former member of the Board of the European Association of Data Privacy Professionals (EADPP), she is currently a member of the Board of the European Data Compliance Network (EUDC), a network open to all the Compliance Professionals which share the European values in data governance, risk management and compliance in Digital matters. EUDCN and Patricia think that a DPO always needs to be aware of the evolution and development of the technology and law and that international cooperation is really important.
Sessions in which Patricia Del Carmen attends
Monday 17 April, 2023
The Welcome Desk to collect your badge and conference bags is available from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm from Monday 17 to Friday 21 April in Spazi Espositivi Room at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Dorsoduro 3246 – 30123 Venice.
This session will discuss new trends around standards and certification in and for cybersecurity.
We will wait for you at the Caffè Margaret DuChamp located at D. Duro 3019 on Campo Santa Margherita as of 6.00pm.
Tuesday 18 April, 2023
The Welcome Desk to collect your badge and conference bags is available from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm from Monday 17 to Friday 21 April in Spazi Espositivi Room at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Dorsoduro 3246 – 30123 Venice. However, on Tuesday ...
For morning coffee breaks from Monday 17 to Friday 21 April, vouchers will be available to enjoy a typical Italian coffee at Caffè Rosso if you attend the sessions at Santa Margherita Auditorium or at Venice Eat if you attend the sessions at Ca’ Foscari or Ca' Dolfin.In addition we will also offer a coffee break at Scuola Grande di San Rocco on Tuesday 18 April.
This panel will explore the interconnected nature of transatlantic cross-border data transfers with a variety of stakeholders. It will touch upon the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and other adequacy decisions as a means to bridge the gap between transatlantic data flows and standards. The panel will also explore key challenges to transatlantic data transfers, such as government access to data, and discuss international initiatives taken to develop a co...
We will have inaugurate the second edition of the Privacy Symposium on Tuesday 18th of April and enjoy the Official Welcome Reception at Scuola Grande di San Rocco at 6:00 pm.This Reception will take place In this magnificent building, dating back to the 15th century with of numerous artworks by the famous Venetian painter TintorettoFor your co...
Wednesday 19 April, 2023
The Welcome Desk to collect your badge and conference bags is available from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm from Monday 17 to Friday 21 April in Spazi Espositivi Room at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Dorsoduro 3246 – 30123 Venice.
The role of the Data Protection Officer has greatly evolved since the nomination of the first DPO in the Land of Hesse, Germany in 1971. Originally designed to protect citizens privacy against too much scrutiny from the state, it shall now protect people from the invasive curiosity of private companies, large and small, as well as from increasingly active criminal organizations. New EU regulations aim at controlling large internet actors with the Digital Services Act and the Data Marketing...
With soaring expectations and regulations on privacy, the co-authors of the book, 'Data Privacy Program Guide: How to build a privacy program that inspires trust' will provide actionable guidance to revive and inspire organisational trust in your enterprise privacy program. Hear true stories of successes and failures involving the human dimension and how to levera...
Technology is at the heart of the most important social and economic advances of the last 20 years. It is an enabler of the digital transformation that is set to enrich how we live and work. It is also often at the centre of controversy over how and for what purpose it collects, generates or uses data. This session will explore the inextricable link between digital transformation and privacy, and the European measures that hope to level the...
Government access to personal data for national security purposes in India and China after Schrems II
Thursday 20 April, 2023
The Welcome Desk to collect your badge and conference bags is available from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm from Monday 17 to Friday 21 April in Spazi Espositivi Room at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Dorsoduro 3246 – 30123 Venice.
Friday 21 April, 2023
The Welcome Desk to collect your badge and conference bags is available from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm from Monday 17 to Friday 21 April in Spazi Espositivi at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Dorsoduro 3246 – 30123 Venice.