Alison Howard
Alison Howard is an assistant general counsel in the privacy legal team at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington, and leads Microsoft's global Office of Data Protection. She assists with Microsoft's efforts around the EU's General Data Protection Regulation and global regulations, engaging with data protection authorities and supporting Microsoft's data protection commitments to customers.
Before joining Microsoft in 2005, she was an associate at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Seattle. She was a journalist at newspapers in California and Idaho before becoming a lawyer.
She received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, her M.A. in international journalism from the University of Southern California and her B.A. in journalism from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She has CIPP/E and CIPP/US certifications.
Sessions in which Alison Howard attends
- Fostering Cooperation among and with Non-EDPB European Supervisory Authorities University Ca' Foscari - Sala Archivio
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Convention 108+ Impact on Adequacy Decisions and Data Transfers Santa Margherita - Auditorium
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Lessons Learned and Advices from Ratifying Countries Santa Margherita - Auditorium
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Plenary
- Welcome Session and Opening Remarks Scuola Grande di San Rocco - Sala Capitolare
- 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Plenary
- Outlook on Data Protection Evolutions across the World Scuola Grande di San Rocco - Sala Capitolare
- 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | 45 minutes
- COFFEE BREAK hosted by European Association for Data Protection Professionals (EADPP)
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
- For morning coffee breaks from Monday 17 to Friday 21 April, vouchers will be available to enjoy a typical Italian co...
- Towards Multilateral Approach to Cross-Border Data Transfers Scuola Grande di San Rocco - Sala Capitolare
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Plenary
- Transatlantic Cross-border Data Transfers Scuola Grande di San Rocco - Sala Capitolare
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- This panel will explore the interconnected nature of transatlantic cross-border data transfers with a var...
- Plenary
- LUNCH BREAK
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Artificial Intelligence vs Privacy: Possible Solutions to Support Innovation, Enhancing Data Protection Santa Margherita - Auditorium
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Plenary
- Italian DPA State of Privacy RoundTable on Data Protection and Human Rights University Ca' Foscari - Sala Archivio
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- For the 25th Anniversary of the Italian Data Protection Authority in September 2022 the Garante orga...
- Plenary
- WELCOME RECEPTION AT SCUOLA GRANDE DI SAN ROCCO Scuola Grande di San Rocco - Sala Terrena
- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | 30 minutes
- We will have inaugurate the second edition of the Privacy Symposium on Tuesday 18th of April and enjoy the
- Panel
- The future of DPOs Ca' Dolfin - Aula Magna
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 1 hour
- 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. Origina...
- Fireside Conversation: A New Era of Innovation Ca' Dolfin - Aula Magna
- 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 30 minutes
- COFFEE BREAK
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
- For morning coffee breaks from Monday 17 to Friday 21 April, vouchers will be available to enjoy a typical Italian co...
- European Data Regulations Interplay, Oversight and Governance Ca' Dolfin - Aula Magna
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Enforcement in Practice Ca' Dolfin - Aula Magna
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- LUNCH BREAK
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Children's Privacy and Safety Online Ca' Dolfin - Aula Magna
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Towards a Web without Cookies? - Do Not Track and Lessons Learned Santa Margherita - Auditorium
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Plenary
- Keynote on Japanese Data Protection Santa Margherita - Auditorium
- 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Latin American Perspective on Data Protection Regulations Santa Margherita - Auditorium
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- LUNCH BREAK
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Chat GPT, Open AI and Privacy University Ca' Foscari - Aula Mario Baratto
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Towards Global Privacy Regulation Convergence Santa Margherita - Auditorium
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Plenary
- Closing Session Santa Margherita - Auditorium
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Plenary