Francesca Santoro is a leading specialist in law associated with technological innovation. Her career has been focused on fields such as legal informatics, virtual contracts, signatures and e-commerce, privacy and cybersecurity around ICT. She has also focused on cybercrime and new Internet governance strategies. In this way, she has addressed various legal and ethical challenges posed by the digitization of society, as well as the development of disruptive solutions for data protection.

On the other hand, she has played key roles in Deloitte, a company globally recognized for its leadership in audit and consulting services. She has been a senior member in the area of Privacy and Cyber Risk, where she acquired skills in privacy management and covered GDPR compliance. Her experience includes guidance to multinational companies in the design of data protection strategies and risk management in complex environments.

She has also been recognized for her contribution to the development of ICT law, being invited to participate in events and conferences of great relevance to this field. Her work has been valued for her ability to anticipate and address the legal challenges brought about by the digital transformation. Her participation as an Associate in the Legal Center of the Information Society has positioned her as a reference figure in the regulation of cyberspace.

In addition, she has made contributions to the academic and professional community through research and publications on privacy, data protection and cybersecurity. Similarly, she has led analytical projects exploring the impact of digitization on law and society, providing a theoretical framework for understanding the changes facing the legal world in the digital age.

• Head of Cyber Risk and Data Privacy at Deloitte, Milan, Italy
• Managing Member of Deloitte, in the area of Privacy Services
• Manager at Deloitte, in Privacy, GDPR compliance, cyber risk, risk management, DPO
• Residential Affiliate at ISLC, in the Information Society Law Center
• Researcher at the Information Society Law, at Università degli Studi di Milano
• Legal and Public Affairs Office at Poste Italiane
• Trainee at the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance
• Master's Degree in New Technologies and Information Law at the University of Bologna, Alma Mater Studiorum
• Degree in Jurisprudence, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre