Mike Leow, CIPP/A, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, FIP

IAPP Asia Advisory Board Member

Mike currently led the compliance effort in a SaaS solution service provider.



Before the current role, Mike spent 4 years with the Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission as an Investigation Officer and Technical assessor. He subsequently joins Grab, Alibaba Cloud, and ByteDance.



Some of the key initiatives undertaken by him include but are not limited to, Cookies consent, Data Subject Request, Data Protection/ Privacy by Design, APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules and Privacy Recognition for Processor certifications, Data Center security audit, third-party privacy assurance, data mapping, Data Protection Impact Assessment and privacy center. 

 

Mike was the first 500 Fellow of Information Privacy conferred in early 2017 from IAPP. He is also certified in CISA, CISM, CDPSE, CIPM, CIPT, CIPP/A, CITPM (Senior), and ACLP. 

 

Contributions by Mike Leow

  • Beyond Checklists: How AI Risk Assessments Drive Compliance and Innovation
    Speaker at IAPP Asia 2025: Privacy Forum + AI Governance Global
  • IAPP Singapore KnowledgeNet: Privacy in Singapore
    Speaker at In-Person Singapore KnowledgeNet: 24 Oct. 2024
  • Navigating GenAI: Insights from Regulatory Advancements in AI Governance
    Speaker at IAPP Asia Privacy Forum 2024
  • Member of Asia Advisory Board 2024 - 2025
  • A Practitioner’s Perspective on Implementing Data Protection Management Tools
    Speaker at IAPP Asia Privacy Forum 2023
  • IAPP and ISACA Joint KnowledgeNet
    Speaker at Virtual Singapore KnowledgeNet: 15 May 2023
  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies
    Speaker at Virtual Singapore KnowledgeNet: 25 August 2022
  • Managing Third-Party Vendor Risk: Tips for Avoiding a Breach
    Moderator at IAPP Asia Privacy Forum 2022
  • Practical Privacy: Operationalizing the Data Governance Life Cycle
    Web Conference Speaker
  • A Practitioner Approach to Implementing Data Protection & Privacy by Design
    Web Conference Speaker
  • Managing Third-Party Vendor Risk: Tips for Protecting Your Business
    Web Conference Speaker