Clarisse Girot
Clarisse Girot is Head of the Data Policy, Privacy and Online Safety Division at the OECD. In this role, she leads the Organisation’s work on data policy and governance, Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT), responsible data use in innovation, and platform regulation, with a particular focus on online safety and the protection of children.
Before joining the OECD in 2022, Clarisse held several senior positions in the field of data protection and digital regulation. She was Head of European and International Affairs and Counselor to the President at the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL), where she led strategic files and represented the authority in European and global negotiations.
She in the Asia‑Pacific region as a Senior Fellow at the Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI) in Singapore, contributing to the development of regional frameworks, cross‑border data flow initiatives, and multistakeholder cooperation on emerging digital regulations. Her experience also includes working at Rajah & Tann LLP, one of Southeast Asia’s largest law firms, and founding the Asia‑Pacific office of the Future of Privacy Forum, expanding the think tank’s international footprint and influence across the region.
A well‑known figure in the global privacy community, she brings a unique blend of European and Asia‑Pacific expertise to today’s debates on data protection, digital governance, and responsible innovation.
Monday 28 September Day One Plenary Agenda
Panel 2: GLOBAL ALIGNMENT – Europe’s role in a multipolar digital economy
- How can Europe engage constructively with diverse digital governance models while advancing its own regulatory priorities on data, AI and digital infrastructure?
- Where do differences in technology policy risk creating long-term fragmentation, and what is the cost of regulatory divergence for European businesses and consumers? Where can pragmatic alignment instead be achieved through standards, adequacy and regulatory cooperation?
- How can Europe make data-transfer frameworks more flexible, durable and predictable, while using its regulatory and market influence to promote interoperability, mutual recognition and greater regulatory cooperation rather than reinforcing global fragmentation?
- Can cooperation on international technical standards, including through organisations such as ISO and IEEE, deliver practical alignment across jurisdictions faster than legislative convergence?