Tom Reynolds
Tom is an economist specialising in data protection and privacy issues. His background is in regulatory and competition economics, primarily in digital markets and telecommunications. Before joining the ICO in 2020 he worked for Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, and before this in economic consulting.
Based in London, he leads the ICO’s economic functions and oversees analysis across the full range of ICO activities, including the consideration of policy impacts, research into the value of data and of privacy and input to investigations, enforcement, and litigation.
Tom holds undergraduate and master’s degrees in economics from the London School of Economics, and postgraduate qualifications from King’s College London and the Harvard Kennedy School
Tuesday 29 September Day Two Plenary Agenda
Panel 7: THE PLATFORM ECONOMY – Innovation, Growth, Accountability and Rights
- How should we assess the platform economy’s impact on economic opportunity, innovation and fundamental rights alongside systemic risks and harms?
- How have DSA obligations and platform investments in transparency, safety and content governance shaped user experience, democratic discourse and economic activity, and how does this interact with GDPR frameworks in practice?
- How do platforms enable EU SMEs, creators and startups to scale cross-border, and how should simplification initiatives such as the Omnibuses and Digital Fairness Check take this into account in practice?
- What governance models — including codes of conduct, multi-stakeholder initiatives and regulatory sandboxes — can best combine accountability, legal certainty and innovation at scale?