About the IAPP

Adrian is presently the Global Head of Privacy at Informa, a leading international events, digital services and academic knowledge business headquartered in the UK. He is responsible for leading the global privacy program for Informa’s B2B and B2C event and media businesses in more than 30 countries. Prior to Informa, Adrian was Equifax’s Data Protection Officer and European CISO where he has led a program to scratch build its privacy function and capability following the Data Breach of 2017. 

Adrian has more than 17 years of privacy and information security experience gained through a variety of roles across different industry sectors, including as a managing consultant for Deloitte UK where he provided specialist privacy and security advisory and assurance services to his Financial Services clients. He adopts a pragmatic approach to privacy and security and strongly believes it to be a business enabler. 

Adrian holds a Ph.D. in Information Security from Royal Holloway, University of London and has contributed to the development of international security standards. He is regularly invited to speak at data protection and security conferences. He currently serves as a member of External Advisory Board in the Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS) at University of Kent.