Speakers

Dr. Larry Ponemon is the chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute, a research "think tank” dedicated to advancing privacy and data protection practices. He consults with leading multinational organizations on global privacy management programs. He has extensive knowledge of regulatory frameworks for managing privacy and data security including health care, pharmaceutical, financial services, telecom and the Internet. Dr. Ponemon was recently appointed to the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee of the Department of Homeland Security. He is an active member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and founding member of the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) Advisory Board. He earned his Ph.D. at Union College in Schenectady, New York. He has a Master's degree from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and attended the doctoral program in system sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.