John Kavanagh
John is the data protection and security expert within TikTok’s European Government Relations and Public Policy team since 2023. He covers data protection across a number of areas such as user transparency, data sovereignty and cross-border data transfers, trade, digital advertising, privacy enhancing technologies, and cybersecurity. He is active across Europe, covering both EU-level data developments and national-level initiatives.
John was previously a director at the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), where he spent 10 years across a number of policy areas – including central government liaison on major data-centric projects, the drafting of the DPA2018 and the later ongoing reforms.
John has been an active international participant in regulatory forums, including representing the ICO at the Global Privacy Assembly throughout its chairmanship of the assembly, and now represents TikTok in business forums across Europe.
Monday | 29th Sep Plenary Agenda
Panel 3: International Data Flows in a Time of Fragmentation
- How is increasing global friction impacting data transfer laws?
- Global standards and the OECD declaration on governmental access to data held by the private sector
- What are the opportunities and constraints of standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for data transfers between countries and jurisdictions?
- Where do the legitimate sovereignty concerns lie
- What advantages do Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) brings to companies operating globally?