IAPP Vanguard Awards

IAPP Vanguard Awards celebrate one IAPP member from five geographical regions — Asia, EMEA, Latin America (including Mexico), North America (U.S. and Canada) and Oceania — who have achieved greatness and creativity in building a foundation for the fields of privacy, AI governance, cybersecurity law and digital responsibility.

The IAPP is pleased to present the 2025 Vanguard Awards to:

Asia: Jon Bello

Partner, Medialdea Bello and Suarez Law

EMEA: Wioletta Kulinska

Senior Counsel - Global Privacy and Compliance, Huuuge Games

Latin America, including Mexico: Paula Vargas

Director of Privacy Policy, Latin America and Canada

North America (US and Canada): Harvey Jang

Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Chief Privacy Officer at Cisco Systems, Inc.

Oceania: Tim de Sousa

Managing Director, Technology (Privacy, Information Governance, Emerging Technologies) at FTI Consulting

All winners received commemorative IAPP plaques honoring their achievements at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025.