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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Riley | Data Transfer Initiative | Executive Director | Non-profit |
| Tom Fish | Data Transfer Initiative | Head of Europe | Non-profit |
| Jen Caltrider | Data Transfer Initiative | Director, Research & Engagement | Non-profit |
| David Alexander | Mydex Data Services Community Interest Company | Chief Executive | Non-profit |
| Christopher Wilson | MyData Global | Executive Director | Non-profit |
| Colbert Gwain Fulai | A Common Future | CEO | Non-profit |
| Alex Tourski | Post-Platforms Foundation | founder | Non-profit |
| Robert Schuschnig-Fowler | MyData | Board Member | Non-profit |
| Lars Münter | Nordic Wellbeing Academy | International Director | Non-profit |
| Amged B Shwehdy | Annir Initiative | Digital Policy Advisor | Non-profit |
| Christoph Fabianek | OwnYourData | Chairperson | Non-profit |
| Jutta Juliane Meier | Identity Valley | Founder & CEO | Non-profit |
| Ville Tenhunen | EGI Foundation | Data Solutions Architect | Non-profit |
| Richard Whitt | GliaNet Alliance | President | Non-profit |
| Julian Tait | Open Data Manchester CIC | CEO | Non-profit |
| Manuel Portela Charnejovsky | DATALOG / UPF | President / Head of research | Non-profit |
| Fredrik Lindén | MyData Sweden | coordinator | Non-profit |
| Egor Yakovlev | MetaState Foundation | Co-Founder | Non-profit |
| 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 |
| Pauline Zordan | Ekitia | Lawyer, data governance project manager | Non-profit |
| Ruth Puente | OpenWallet Foundation | Senior Advisor Government Engagement | Non-profit |
| Kirsi Hantula | Sitra | Senior Lead | Non-profit |
| Sofia Kypraiou | Personaldata.io | Data Scientist | Non-profit |
| Satu Salminen | Sitra | Senior Lead | Non-profit |
| Karolina Mackiewicz | Global Health Connector | Innovation Director | Non-profit |
| Jesse Wright | The Open Data Institute | Project Lead | Non-profit |
| Lily Park | The Open Data Institute | Delivery Coordinator | Non-profit |
| Philippe Page | Human Colossus Foundation | Head of Research | Non-profit |
| Marten Kaevats | IEEE SA | City Sherpa | Non-profit |
| Philippe Page | Human Colossus Foundation | Head of Research | Non-profit |
| Pekka Koponen | Forum Virium Helsinki | Senior Advisor | Non-profit |
| Eric Pol | MyData Global | Chair | Non-profit |
| Meri Valtiala | Human Colossus Foundation | General Secretary | Non-profit |
| Hee Sook LEE-NIINIOJA | Subang Research & Communications | Journalist/Scholar | Online Media |
| Juho Immonen | Bayer | Data Scientist | Pharmaceuticals |
| Atte Harjanne | Parliament of Finland | Member of Parliament | Political Organisation |
| Elfi Goesaert | VITO | R&D researcher & project lead | Research |
| Nanna Würtz Kristiansen | Kritik Digital & Roskilde University | Member and PhD fellow | Research |
| Hjalte Betak | Kooperationen & Roskilde University | Phd student | Research |
| Ian Forrester | Cubicgarden ltd | Firestarter founder | Research |
| Leona King | CiTiP, KU Leuven, imec, FWO | Legal Researcher, PhD Candidate | Research |
| Sneha Das | Technical University of Denmark | Assistant Professor | Research |
| Soheil Human | Vienna University of Economics and Business | Assistant Professor and Director of the Sustainable Computing Lab | Research |
| Jenni Hyppölä | VTT | Senior Data Protection Specialist | Research |
| Mikael Seppälä | Laurea University of Applied Sciences | Senior Specialist | Research |
| Tuomo Tuikka | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland | Lead | Research |
| Petri Lievonen | Screen.io & physicsfoundations.org | Technical consultant | Research |
| Marko Komssi | VTT | Senior Scientist, AI-Driven Corporate Strategy & Strategic Foresight | Research |
| Ralf-Martin Soe | FinEst Centre for Smart Cities, Tallinn University of Technology | Director & Asst. Professor | Research |
| Emma Peltonen | Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy | Research Scientist, Corporate Foresight and Strategy (Data & AI) | Research |