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Event Organisers

Forum Europe www.forum-europe.com

Forum Europe is the leading EU dedicated conference and event provider. Founded in 1989 and with offices at the heart of the European Union in Brussels, Forum Europe specialises in EU focussed political and economic conferences and debates. We work successfully with businesses, institutions, NGOs and governments alike while organising our own portfolio of sector leading events.

The Forum Europe team consists of multilingual EU policy and events specialists and our strategic services can maintain and develop your networks at EU level while delivering forums where key issues can be aired and debated.

You can find out more about us by going to www.forum-europe.com

Platinum Level

BSA | The Software Alliance www.bsa.org/eu

BSA | The Software Alliance is the leading global advocate for the software industry.

It is an association of world-class companies that invest billions annually to create software solutions that spark the economy and improve modern life. Through international government relations, intellectual property enforcement and educational activities, BSA expands the horizons of the digital world and builds trust and confidence in the new technologies driving it forward.

Google www.google.co.uk

Google is a global technology leader focused on improving the ways people connect with information. Google’s innovations in web search and advertising have made its website a top Internet property and its brand one of the most recognized in the world.

Microsoft www.microsoft.com/

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

NXP Semiconductors www.nxp.com

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) enables secure connections and infrastructure for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better and safer. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is driving innovation in the secure connected vehicle, end-to-end security & privacy and smart connected solutions markets. Built on more than 60 years of combined experience and expertise, the company has 44,000 employees in more than 35 countries and posted revenue of $6.1 billion in 2015. Find out more at www.nxp.com.

Park Legal LLC

Park Legal LLC is an Indianapolis-based law firm that assists clients in the areas of data privacy, security and records management. Unlike many other firms, our lawyers have decades of experience as in-house counsel as well as experience as regulators. We also have information security experts working side-by-side with us. As such, we offer a next generational approach to the practice of law by integrating technology into our operations and by providing materials to clients in a format that is business-focused and prioritized to address key risks. We also eliminate the use of multiple associates and generalists who are not fully immersed in this specialized and continuously evolving area of law—and who therefore may overlook critical factors in providing counseling to you, or increase your bills unnecessarily as you pay for their research and training.

We offer end-to-end services to our clients though an affiliated on-line training company and a software company, making it easier, faster and more economical for your organization to ensure a solid level of compliance. In addition, we collaborate with an international law firm with 21 offices across Europe and Asia, as well as external security experts in the U.S. and globally. These resources can be added as needed in a seamless, cost-efficient manner to provide full service to your organization.

Our team of professionals includes Joan Antokol, a former Vice President and Global Head of Data Privacy for the 260 companies in the Novartis Group; Matt Light, a former Indiana Deputy Attorney General who previously assisted in managing the security breach division of the Indiana Attorney General’s Office and who drafted some of Indiana’s security breach laws; and Susan May, an attorney with an international Masters in Business Administration who has over 20 years of in-house counsel experience in privacy and healthcare compliance. Our training and software affiliates include Monica Brown, a former director of training for Eli Lilly, as well as a former global head of enterprise risk management for a Fortune 100 global database hosting company. 

Symantec www.symantec.com

Symantec Corporation is the global leader in cybersecurity. Operating one of the world’s largest cyber intelligence networks, we see more threats, and protect more customers from the next generation of attacks. We help companies, governments and individuals secure their most important data wherever it lives.

Silver Level

Nielsen www.nielsen.com

 Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) is a global information and measurement company with leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television and other media measurement, online intelligence, mobile measurement, trade shows and related properties. After nearly a century, Nielsen is more focused andskilled than ever at providing the complete view of what consumers watch and buy through powerful insights that clarify the relationship between content and commerce. Nielsen has a presence in approximately 100 countries, with headquarters in New York, USA and Diemen, the Netherlands.

Supporting Partner

GSMA www.gsma.com

The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with more than 250 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress Shanghai and the Mobile 360 Series conferences.  

Media Partners

E!Sharp www.esharp.eu

E!Sharp is an online magazine delivering thought provoking analysis on the affairs of the European Union and Europe’s place in the world. Through commentary, debate and humour, it demystifies the complexity of the EU.