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Since more than 35 years Ernst O. Wilhelm has devoted himself to matters of software development and IT management and more than 20 years to matters of data protection and information security. He started his career with a diploma in computer science from Technical University Berlin. 

Today, he is Chief Privacy Officer for GFT Technologies SE and responsible for the worldwide data protection program of the GFT group. His special interest is focused on a stronger interlocking of legal and technical considerations in the practical application of data protection and security as well as the adoption of a value driven approach in the development and application of Artificial Intelligence. 

Mr. Wilhelm is Past Chairman and current member of the Executive Board of the German Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (GChACM).  He is a longstanding member of the Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI) and member of the jury of the Klaus Tschira Award. Moreover, he is associated with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Recht und Informatik (DGRI), Berufsverband der Datenschutzbeauftragten Deutschlands (BvD) and longstanding member of the Gesellschaft für Datenschutz und Datensicherheit (GDD) of which he holds a certification in privacy management.

Furthermore, Mr. Wilhelm is honorary member of the Italian Association of Data Protection Officers (ASSO DPO) and member of the Scientific Committee of the ASSO DPO. He is also a member of the Working Group on Artificial Intelligence of the Confederation of European Data Protection Organizations (CEDPO). Mr. Wilhelm is member and Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and holder of the CIPP/E, CIPM and CIPT credentials of the IAPP. Finally, Mr. Wilhelm is the winner of the IAPP Vanguard Award 2023 and PICCASO Award 2024.