Cambridge Forum on Data Governance & Ethics

Sara has over 18 years of experience in privacy law and began her practice at the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario focusing exclusively on privacy, access to information and health privacy law. She currently leads the global privacy compliance program at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan with responsibility for regulatory compliance and the management of privacy and related legal challenges. Sara is an active member of the Canadian Bar Association Privacy and Access Law Section Executive and was the chair of the Ontario Bar Association Privacy and Access to Information Law Section Executive. Sara is also an active volunteer in the health care sector, as past vice chair of the Board of Directors of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Toronto Chapter and Across Boundaries, a community mental health centre in Toronto, and the legal representative on the Baycrest Research Ethics Board. She currently sits as the legal representative on the Women’s College Hospital Research Ethics Boards.

Noemi is a Partner in Deloitte’s Data Protection and Privacy practice in Toronto. She provides privacy and data protection advisory services for organizations seeking to deliver new and better services for their clients and the community, advising in the areas of regulatory compliance, data protection, information privacy, and risk management. She specializes in serving technology, healthcare, retail, and public sector clients participating in new initiatives that involve the collection or use of personal information. Prior to Deloitte, she articled at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and was a Visiting Researcher at the University of Washington Tech Policy Lab, where she looked at privacy in the context of the Internet of Things, AI, connected and autonomous vehicles, and robotics. Noemi holds a BA from the University of Waterloo, a Master’s in Economic Policy from McMaster University, and a law degree from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Ontario.

Marc Flynn is Managing Director, Legal at CPP Investments.   Marc specializes in complex technology and data issues, including advanced data analytics, data governance and protection at CPP Investments, the global organization that manages over C$500 billion in assets for the Canada Pension Plan on behalf of 21 million Canadians.  Marc leads enterprise contracting at CPP Investments, is responsible for negotiating and structuring a wide variety of technology engagements, and provides strategic counsel on data access, use, protection and management in support of the fund's investment activities across asset classes.   Prior to CPP Investments, Marc was senior counsel at a Canadian financial Institution and practices at Blake, Cassels & Graydon in Toronto.

Alexia is a Privacy and Intellectual Property expert with over 25 years’ experience designing and running Privacy and Intellectual Property programs for top organizations across the globe (L’Oréal, Decathlon and TMark Conseil in France, Shelston Waters – now Shelston IP- in Australia, Bentata Abogados in Venezuela and since 2001 and Shaw Communications in Canada). Her expertise is supporting organizations with their data strategy and innovation commitments while ensuring regulatory compliance, enhancing privacy maturity and increasing customer trust