Presenters

Olga Ganopolsky, General Counsel - Privacy & Data, Macquarie Group
Olga Ganopolsky is Macquarie Group’s General Counsel - Privacy and Data and is versed in the subject of data protection with extensive experience in detailed privacy policy challenges, law reform and ongoing management of legal and strategic issues. Much of Olga’s work involves implementing new technologies and addressing privacy requirements in an increasingly complex co-regulatory and sometimes contentious environment. Most recently this has included work on implementations of GDPR and the reforms to Security of Critical Infrastructure Act and related regimes, artificial intelligence, CPS 234, Covid-19 related matters, the Consumer Data Right and addressing cross border issues considering the Schrems II Decision of the European Court of Justice and the newly updated Standard Contractual Clause as approved by the Commission.


Alison Ewings, General Manager - ESG, QIC Properties
Alison Ewings is a respected ESG leader in Australia with more than 20 years’ sustainability experience who is passionate about focusing investor efforts on meaningful change. Before joining QIC in 2023, Alison served as Head of Engagement at Regnan, where she oversaw the early implementation of system level engagement. Prior to this, Alison was the Head of Sustainability at Westpac overseeing the development of ESG strategy, frameworks, policy and disclosure. Alison is currently a member of the Global Steering Committee for Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest investor-led engagement initiative on climate change and leads the development of ESG frameworks and reporting as well as due diligence across private equity and private debt.


Paul Schoff, Partner – Climate & Competition, MinterEllison
With his background in competition law, he is passionate about anticipating and helping to manage risk for clients from emerging sources, including regulatory investigations and defending enforcement action under competition, consumer and securities laws. Specialties include: ESG, risk & regulatory, antitrust, competition law, governance frameworks, securities regulation, executive accountability frameworks.