Privacy, Power and Trust - Navigating global privacy trends, individual rights and organisational responsibility in a changing Australian privacy landscape

Privacy is rapidly becoming one of the defining policy challenges of the digital age. As data becomes central to how governments, businesses and platforms operate, expectations around transparency, accountability and individual rights are continuing to evolve.

In Australia, the upcoming Tranche 2 reforms to the Privacy Act represent a significant opportunity to reshape the country’s privacy framework. The prospect of reform raises important questions about how organisations collect, use and protect data, how individuals exercise their rights, and how trust can be maintained in an increasingly complex digital ecosystem.

This session explores how data use interacts with individual rights, how Australia’s approach compares globally, and what organisations should be considering as the privacy landscape continues to shift.

Fireside Chat:

• Carolyn Lidgerwood, Privacy Vanguard (IAPP 2024)

• Sarah Kruger, Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, IAB Australia

Panel Discussion:

• Eliza Knapp, Director of Privacy at Atlassian

• Dr Kate Bower, Director of the PRISM Taskforce at the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

• Tanvi Mehta Krensel, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (Moderator)

This event is kindly hosted by Squire Patton Boggs.