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Leading brand, growth, stakeholder engagement and customer success for DATA for GOOD’s ethical data ecosystem.

Responsible for positioning, partnerships, adoption and communication across citizens, businesses, public institutions and research organizations.

Led the international CRANE healthcare pilot across Sweden, Norway and Spain, demonstrating how citizen-controlled and privacy-preserving data sharing can improve healthcare outcomes and enable trusted digital innovation.

Edward Sheehan is UK Entity Director and a Senior Data Protection Officer at MyData-TRUST, a data protection consultancy for the life sciences sector.

Edward’s data protection experience covers several years of cross border projects through multiple jurisdictions, with a background in Chinese civil law, as well as UK and Irish common law. Prior to joining MyData-TRUST in the UK, Edward worked as a Data Protection Lawyer in Shanghai for several years prior to and following the introduction of the Personal Information Protection Law in China.

Edward is a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) and holds the CIPM and CIPP/E certifications with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and holds Good Clinical Practice (GCP) accreditation.

Cacie McDorman, Ph.D., is helping shape the future of medical-device innovation by advancing high-performance wire and wire-based components at Alleima. Combining expertise in materials science and product management, she translates advances in wire processing and metallurgy into next-generation technologies for wearable devices, cardiology, neuromodulation, and other critical medical applications.

Tom Schmid focuses on developing innovative solutions for minimally invasive medical applications at Alleima’s medical unit. With a strong background in medical technology and product management, he works at the intersection of advanced materials, nitinol processing, and flexible instrument design. His expertise spans endoscopy, cardiovascular interventions, urology, and emerging technologies for next-generation medical devices.

I’m an Advisory Partner at Genpact, working with leading banks, automotive finance providers and mobility businesses across Europe to rethink how they operate, compete and grow. My focus is on turning AI, data and intelligent operations into measurable commercial outcomes — from customer acquisition and lifecycle profitability to retention, residual value optimisation and cost transformation. I’m particularly interested in how agentic AI will reshape the future of automotive finance and create new sources of competitive advantage. Always keen to exchange perspectives with industry leaders and explore what’s next for automotive finance.

I’m a financial services professional at Genpact with over 16 years of experience, focused on helping organisations improve customer outcomes, operational performance and business efficiency. My interests span intelligent automation, digital transformation and the evolving role of technology in financial services, including automotive finance. I’m passionate about connecting business challenges with practical solutions that simplify complexity, improve customer experiences and deliver measurable value. Looking forward to connecting with automotive finance leaders, sharing perspectives and exploring opportunities to innovate together.

Vlad Greavu is Partner Director DACH at DRUID AI, an enterprise agentic AI platform positioned as a Challenger in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Conversational AI. He also leads DRUID’s global partnership with Genpact across EMEA and the US. Before joining DRUID, Vlad spent 12 years at Genpact in customer experience and BPO operations across Romania and EMEA, and he has more than 20 years of experience in CX, BPO and digital transformation. Based in Berlin, he works with partners including Genpact to bring governed, auditable AI agents into production in financial services, from collections to customer service.