Attendees
Who’s joining us in 2025?
MyData 2025 conference brings together people working at the intersection of tech, policy, business, and research from all over the world, all with a shared goal: to make data work better for people.
Below are some of the individuals and organisations already confirmed to join us this September and opted in to publicly announce their attendance. More updates will be made regularly!
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| Full Name | Organisation | Job Title | Industry or Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Schuschnig-Fowler | MyData | Board Member | Non-profit |
| Markku Sederholm | SOK | Manager | Retail |
| Lumi Seljavaara | Tietoevry Oyj | Legal Trainee | Information Technology |
| Sille Sepp | FinEst Centre for Smart Cities | Head of Urban Data Ecosystems | Community Development |
| Mikael Seppälä | Laurea University of Applied Sciences | Senior Specialist | Research |
| John Erik Setsaas | Tietoevry Banking | Director of Innovation - Financial Crime Prevention | Financial Services |
| Omer Shafiq | Hovi ID | CEO | Information Technology |
| Victor Shekera | HappyOrNot Oy | Senior Legal Counsel & Data Protection Officer (DPO) | Information Technology |
| JiWon Shin | Korea Credit Information Services | Public Mydata Manager | Financial Services |
| Amged B Shwehdy | Annir Initiative | Digital Policy Advisor | Non-profit |
| Feyo Sickinghe | Bird & Bird | Principal Regulatory Counsel | Law Practice |
| Jaana Sinipuro | DataSpace Europe Oy | CEO | Information Technology |
| Per Skjæveland | Aalto University Executive Education Oy | Data Protection Office | Education |
| Ralf-Martin Soe | FinEst Centre for Smart Cities, Tallinn University of Technology | Director & Asst. Professor | Research |
| Nina Sønderberg | Nordic Wellbeing Academy | National Director | Education |
| John Sperryn | Spinverse | Team Lead | Community Development |
| Valdis Sprogis | Hovi ID | COO | Computer Software |
| René Steeman | In Parallel | Data Protection Officer | Information Technology |
| Andreas Strøbek | Data & More | Founding Partner | Information Technology |
| Julian Tait | Open Data Manchester CIC | CEO | Non-profit |
| M Celine Takatsuno | Tech Matters | Technology & Research Fellow, Better Deal for Data | Non-profit |
| Petter Taugbøl | Mobai | VP Business Development | Information Technology |
| Ville Tenhunen | EGI Foundation | Data Solutions Architect | Non-profit |
| Marianne Teräsvasara | Keskinäinen vakuutusyhtiö Fennia | Vastaava lakimies, tietosuoja | Insurance |
| Mariane ter Veen | INNOPAY | Director | Financial Services |
| Tarmo Toikkanen | Sitra | Senior Lead | Government |
| Tee,i Toroi | Aalto university | Researcher | Education |
| Alex Tourski | Post-Platforms Foundation | founder | Non-profit |
| pernille tranberg | dataethics.eu | Advisor | Information Technology |
| Tuomo Tuikka | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland | Lead | Research |
| Eva Turk | Center for digital health and social innovation, UAS St.Pölten | Senior Researcher | Education |
| Marko Turpeinen | 1001 Lakes | CEO | Computer Software |
| Michalis Vafopoulos | Linked business | Ceo | Financial Services |
| Martijn van Dam | Utonomy | Data vault Foundation | Founder | Computer Software |
| Gerard van der Hoeven | iSHARE Foundation | Executive Director | Non-profit |
| Dominique Van Dijck | VITO | Business developer | Research |
| Zoi Vasileiou | FinnAm | Manager | Education |
| Bert Verdonck | Luxembourg National Data Service | CEO | Government |
| Lieve Vereycken | LieveVereycken.Co-Inpetto | Business Model Designer, Entrepreneur | Design |
| josep vives jounou | Official Association of Political scientists & Sociologists of Catalonia | Col.legi Oficial de Professionals de la Ciencia Política i la Sociologia de Catalunya | Non-profit |
| Richard Whitt | GliaNet Alliance | President | Non-profit |
| Christopher Wilson | MyData Global | Executive Director | Non-profit |
| Jan Wouters | Federal Public Service Economy - Belgium | Legal Advisor | Government |
| Nanna Würtz Kristiansen | Kritik Digital & Roskilde University | Member and PhD fellow | Research |
| Brecht Wyns | Athumi | Data Governance Advisor | Information Technology |
| Egor Yakovlev | MetaState Foundation | Co-Founder | Non-profit |
| Wang Yang | HYJZ Ltd. | CTO | Information Technology |
| Roberts Zaumanis | Aalto Universit | Design BA student & Startup | Design |
| Sanzhar Zhakabayev | Aalto University | Research Assistant | Research |
| Yan Zhao | Tampere University | Student | Computer & Network Security |