GENERALCOUNSEL360 GLOBAL MASTERCLASS
Data Protection Under Real-World Pressure
How In-House Teams Execute When Regulation, Legacy Systems & Business Reality Collide
Live | Execution-Only | Global
Led by: Lesley Holmes
Senior Global Privacy Leader, MHR
GC360 Execution Leader — Privacy Under Pressure
Execution-Focused • Real-World Trade-Offs • Interactive Q&A
“Privacy doesn’t break because teams don’t care.
It breaks where pressure overrides process.”
— Lesley Holmes
Membership includes unlimited access to all Masterclasses, Industry Labs, and Execution Toolkits.
ABOUT THIS MASTERCLASS
Most privacy programs look coherent in policy documents.
What determines whether privacy holds in practice is how teams execute when systems are imperfect, timelines are compressed, and trade-offs must be made under pressure.
This masterclass focuses on how privacy is actually delivered inside organisations where legacy infrastructure, incomplete visibility, and business urgency collide.
This is not about:
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interpreting regulation
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designing ideal-state governance
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theoretical maturity models
It is about how privacy continues to function when conditions are not ideal — and where execution typically breaks.
WHO THIS MASTERCLASS IS FOR
Designed for senior leaders navigating AI governance decisions:
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Chief Privacy Officers
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AI Governance Leads
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Risk & GRC Leaders
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Cybersecurity & Technology Governance Teams
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In-House Legal Leaders advising on AI deployment
Relevant across APAC, MEA, UK/EU, the Americas, and emerging regulatory markets.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
A 60–90 minute execution-only masterclass.
You will gain clarity on:
How organisations govern AI amid regulatory ambiguity
Where risk is constrained vs accepted
How privacy, AI and enterprise risk intersect
Interim governance models used before regulatory stability
How defensibility is maintained without full clarity
Includes: Distilled execution insights & decision logic (where shared)
WHY THIS SESSION MATTERS
Operational privacy pressure is increasing globally.
This masterclass helps leaders:
Reduce execution breakdown risk
Strengthen defensibility under constraint
Prepare teams for real-world operational strain
Move from policy design to resilient execution
ABOUT THE EXPERT - LESLEY HOLMES
Data Protection Officer at MHR
GC360 Execution Leader — Privacy Under Pressure
Lesley is a practicing Data Protection Officer with extensive experience in the practical and pragmatic application of data protection law across complex organisational environments.
She currently serves as DPO at MHR and previously worked as an Information Management and Governance Consultant, supporting organisations in embedding privacy by design and strengthening governance frameworks under regulatory scrutiny.
Her experience includes:
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Advising senior stakeholders on operational data protection implementation
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Supporting ICO audit processes and remediation planning
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Embedding information governance improvements during transformation programmes
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Delivering privacy execution across public and private sector environments
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Speaking at industry forums including ExecLN and AIIM panels
Lesley holds an MA in Human Resource Management from De Montfort University and is CISM certified. She is widely recognised as PICASSO Outstanding DPO 2022.
Her work centres on translating regulatory requirements into practical, defensible privacy execution — particularly where business pressure, legacy systems, and governance realities intersect.
“Privacy doesn’t break because teams don’t care.
It breaks where pressure overrides process.”
— Lesley Holmes
MASTERCLASS AGENDA (60 MINUTES)
Understanding Execution Pressure
Legacy Systems & Reality Gaps
Cross-Functional Decision Trade-Offs
Prioritising Under Constraint
30-60-90 Day Execution Improvements
Live Execution Exchange
GC360 Annual Membership
One membership. Global access.
Execution-only global platform for in-house Legal, Privacy, GRC, Cybersecurity & AI professionals.
Built for safe peer validation of high-stakes execution decisions.
Where in-house leaders work through real execution challenges, consistently.
Includes:
✔ All Industry Problem-Solving Labs
✔ All Global Execution Masterclasses
✔ Distilled execution insights & execution references
✔ Practical decision logic, frameworks, and checklists (where shared)
✔ GC360Flix execution library
✔ Global benchmarking intelligence
✔ Curated peer introductions (where appropriate)
✔ Priority access to upcoming programs
Reduce execution risk. Shorten decision cycles. Validate decisions with peers. Justify actions internally — with confidence.
Unlimited access to all Labs, Masterclasses & Toolkits
WHY GC360 PROGRAMS WORK
GC360 programs are built on:
Execution-first design
Global benchmarking (APAC • MEA • EU • Americas)
Immediate applicability inside organisations
Practitioner-led delivery
Vendor-neutral guidance
Previous speakers from:
Intel • Thales • Nokia • Dell Technologies • Orange • HCL • Microsoft ecosystem • Etisalat • GE • Siemens
and many more
Participants regularly join from:
APAC, MEA, UK/EU, USA, Canada, Australia, and Africa.
