Practical Privacy: Why Privacy can’t be solved by legal teams alone

In Episode 2 of Practical Privacy, Orla Dormer is joined by Helen Graham, Global Head of Privacy at IVC Evidensia, to unpack one of the biggest challenges privacy teams face today: keeping up with a constant wave of new and evolving data legislation.

As regulatory expectations expand across jurisdictions, privacy leaders are under pressure not just to interpret the law, but to operationalise it in a way that works for the business.

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What we cover in this episode

This conversation explores:

  • Why compliance cannot be treated as a purely legal exercise
  • How operational context is essential to understanding real business impact
  • The importance of cross-functional collaboration across legal, tech, HR, and leadership
  • The complexity of aligning privacy programmes across multiple markets
  • The reality that privacy professionals must continually explain and defend why privacy matters

Helen reflects candidly on leadership, stakeholder buy-in, and what it really takes to embed privacy into day-to-day operations rather than leaving it as a policy on paper.

One clear theme runs throughout the episode:
Privacy becomes scalable and sustainable only when it is understood beyond the legal team and embedded across the organisation.

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