Aura Salla is a Member of the European Parliament. Prior to this, she was a Member of the Finnish Parliament, where she actively engaged in international and EU affairs. Before entering the Finnish Parliament, Aura held the role of Managing Public Policy Director and Head of EU Affairs at Meta’s Brussels office. She also has extensive experience in the European Commission, where she worked as a Foreign Policy and Communications Adviser in the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC) and as a Member of Cabinet for Vice President Jyrki Katainen. Aura holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Turku, focusing on the politicization of the European Commission during the euro crisis, and has lectured at Harvard University on European economics.

Thomas Le Goff is a lecturer in digital law and regulation at Télécom Paris – Institut Polytechnique de Paris, where he teaches and conducts research on regulations relating to digital technologies, data, cybersecurity and AI. His research focuses more specifically on the links between AI and sustainability and on how regulation can contribute to the development of environmentally friendly technologies. Before entering the academic world, he worked as a corporate lawyer at Électricité de France (EDF), within the intellectual property, data and digital division of the Legal Department, where he was in charge of expertise in data protection and digital regulation.

Sylvie de Oliveira is the Group Data Privacy Officer for L’Oréal, where she is in charge of developing, implementing and supervising the global data privacy compliance program across all L’Oréal brands and métiers. Sylvie is a qualified lawyer who has solid experience in data privacy law including in IT & Digital legal matters, for which she also oversees the legal risks also acting as Group IT & Digital General Counsel in L’Oréal.

Gaia Marcus is Director of the Ada Lovelace Institute. Prior to joining Ada, Gaia was Deputy Director (Advanced Analytics and Local Capabilities) at the Spatial Data Unit within the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). In this role, she led on ensuring that data and data-driven analysis were used to support policymaking and service delivery.

Global co-head of the Hogan Lovells Privacy and Cybersecurity practice Eduardo Ustaran is widely recognized as one of the world's leading privacy and data protection lawyers and thought leaders. With over 30 years of experience, Eduardo advises multinationals and governments around the world on the adoption of privacy and cybersecurity strategies and policies. Eduardo has been involved in the development of the EU data protection framework and was listed by Politico as the most prepared individual in its 'GDPR power matrix'.