Chiara Wirz: a practical AI governance framework for in-house counsel and privacy professionals

About this episode

Chiara Wirz discusses AI governance frameworks and privacy issues relevant to in-house counsel and privacy professionals.

Chiara Wirz is a dual-admitted lawyer (California-Switzerland) who advises on privacy, AI governance, and cross-border corporate matters. She has served as Corporate Counsel and AI Ambassador at eBay Inc., where she built AI governance frameworks, operationalized AI deployment at the use case level, and trained legal and compliance professionals. Chiara holds triple IAPP certification, is completing a Professional MBA, and is Co-Chair of the WISP (Women in Security and Privacy) San Francisco Bay Area chapter. She is also an Executive Committee member of the New Lawyers Section and the Liaison of the Privacy Section of the California Lawyers Association. Our guest is a published author and conference speaker on AI governance (PLI, SCCE, California Lawyers Association). References * Chiara Wirz on LinkedIn * Women in Security and Privacy (WISP) * EU AI Act-based AI Governance (with AI Sentinel) * ISO 42001-based AI Governance (with AI Sentinel) * NIST-based AI Governance (with AI Sentinel). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mastersofprivacy.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Sergio Maldonado

Guest: Chiara Wirz

Topics covered

• AI governance
• privacy
• legal compliance
• corporate matters
• women in security
• cross-border issues

Keywords

• AI governance
• privacy
• legal compliance
• corporate counsel
• cross-border
• IAPP certification
• women in security

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: eBay Inc., Women in Security and Privacy, California Lawyers Association, AI Sentinel, NIST, ISO 42001

Places: California, Switzerland, San Francisco Bay Area

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