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From guardians to architects: Reimagining the DPO in the AI era

Hamish Corner, Kate Brimsted, Catarina Silva, Ben Westwood, and James Finlayson at Shoosmith's Data Insights event 2025.
Hamish Corner, Kate Brimsted, Catarina Silva, Ben Westwood, and James Finlayson. Photo: Martina Lindberg

Data Protection Officers from leading organizations discuss their work as “knowledge pollinators” and taking a key role in AI implementation and compliance.

In the first of our reports from the Data Insights x Shoosmiths conference, data protection officers (DPOs) from MasterCard, the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), and Virgin Media O2 discuss the impact of AI on their roles and organizations because, as they said, “AI is here to stay.”

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