
Massimo Marelli
Massimo is the Head of the Data Protection Office at the ICRC, and Head of Delegation for Cyberspace in Luxembourg a.i.. He is also a member of the Data Protection Commission at CERN.
Massimo is a member of the Advisory Board and a Fellow of the European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity (ECPC) at the University of Maastricht, co-director of the Humanitarian Action Programme at ECPC, and the co-editor of the DigitHarium, a global forum to discuss and debate digital transformation within the humanitarian sector, with a focus on humanitarian protection, policy, ethics and action. He is also a member of the Brussels Privacy Hub Advisory Board, and the co-editor of the Handbook on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action.
Prior to his current role, Massimo held several assignments with the ICRC in the field and at the headquarters. He also worked as lawyer at the UK Office of Fair Trading, Referendaire at the EU General Court in Luxembourg and as lawyer in private practice.
Sessions in which Massimo Marelli participates
Thursday 15 May, 2025
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...