Gillian Cossey

Global Data Protection Officer Virgin Atlantic

Gillian is an award-winning, solution focussed Data Protection professional with 20 years of practical experience of working with Data Protection Legislation within a variety of industries. She fosters a strong, energising and positive data protection and privacy culture, embedding principles, maintaining integrity and improving all aspects of data protection. She strives to ensure that the Data Privacy team is an enabler and not a blocker to the operation. Gillian brings a wealth of people/relationship building, commercial and operational experience to truly add value, assisting the business to achieve their goals whilst at all times recognising and balancing commercial objectives, Data Subject rights and associated risks.”

Agenda Day 1

8:50 AM PANEL DISCUSSION: THE CIRCLE OF TRUST – FOSTERING TRANSPARENCY AND RELIABILITY FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE AGE OF DATA

Research from Google and Ipsos showed that 49% of customers say they would switch to their second-choice brand if it provided a better privacy experience. In 2024, it is no longer simply about convincing customers that data is safe in your hands, but about demonstrating in a transparent manner why their data is important and exactly what happens to it. Sheer amounts of data can be difficult to manage, but using it in a governed and secured way is vital to maintaining compliance and customer satisfaction and trust.


- Discover the potential of creating case studies for your customers, and of simplifying data driven initiatives to help them understand immediate value

- Assess the importance of internal strategies, including zero-trust data management strategies to avoid internal data leaks and prioritising privacy early on to ensure data remains an asset rather than a liability

- Foster a culture of learning and open communication with customers in order to identify and address their key challenges and preoccupations

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