Maria Lobato
Panama Office
Maria Lobato is Director of Data Protection, Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI and specializes in digital transformation and innovation, providing strategic and operational guidance to clients in various sectors and jurisdictions. She is a Spanish lawyer and English Solicitor, with a Master's degree in legal practice and multiple certifications in data protection and privacy from the Council of Europe and the European Commission, and in Artificial Intelligence from UNESCO.
With over 18 years of experience as an international lawyer, she has developed a deep understanding of the legal, regulatory, and ethical challenges and opportunities arising from the use of data and technology in the modern world. She is passionate about helping organizations meet the highest data protection and privacy standards, harness the potential of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, and foster a culture of trust and transparency with their stakeholders. Additionally, she is a recognized speaker and thought leader in the field, having been awarded as a Top In-House Lawyer by The Conference Gorilla in 2022 and as one of the DPO 200 in Europe by the GDPR Institute in 2021. She was also featured as one of the top leaders to follow in 2024 by Insight Success.
Her experience spans significant roles in a wide range of industries, from telecommunications companies to representation agencies, events, banking, cosmetics, betting companies, sports, etc. These roles have involved responsibilities such as drafting Acceptable Use Policies for Artificial Intelligence, creating Due Diligence processes to review and engage with third parties of AI, overseeing companies' data protection and cybersecurity strategy, and its implementation to ensure compliance with local and global law requirements, and managing companies' data policies, procedures, and governance.
This extensive experience highlights her ongoing commitment to excellence in data protection, privacy, cybersecurity, and AI and her ability to lead successful teams and strategies across a global spectrum of industries and regulatory contexts.
Maria Lobato is Director of Data Protection, Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI and specializes in digital transformation and innovation, providing strategic and operational guidance to clients in various sectors and jurisdictions. She is a Spanish lawyer and English Solicitor, with a Master's degree in legal practice and multiple certifications in data protection and privacy from the Council of Europe and the European Commission, and in Artificial Intelligence from UNESCO.
With over 18 years of experience as an international lawyer, she has developed a deep understanding of the legal, regulatory, and ethical challenges and opportunities arising from the use of data and technology in the modern world. She is passionate about helping organizations meet the highest data protection and privacy standards, harness the potential of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, and foster a culture of trust and transparency with their stakeholders. Additionally, she is a recognized speaker and thought leader in the field, having been awarded as a Top In-House Lawyer by The Conference Gorilla in 2022 and as one of the DPO 200 in Europe by the GDPR Institute in 2021. She was also featured as one of the top leaders to follow in 2024 by Insight Success.
Her experience spans significant roles in a wide range of industries, from telecommunications companies to representation agencies, events, banking, cosmetics, betting companies, sports, etc. These roles have involved responsibilities such as drafting Acceptable Use Policies for Artificial Intelligence, creating Due Diligence processes to review and engage with third parties of AI, overseeing companies' data protection and cybersecurity strategy, and its implementation to ensure compliance with local and global law requirements, and managing companies' data policies, procedures, and governance.
This extensive experience highlights her ongoing commitment to excellence in data protection, privacy, cybersecurity, and AI and her ability to lead successful teams and strategies across a global spectrum of industries and regulatory contexts.