Frith Tweedie

Experience

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  Bell Gully

  Jan 1998 - Aug 2000

  Solicitor - Commercial Litigation

  Commercial litigation and general commercial advice at leading NZ law firm.

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  French government

  Sept 2000 - Aug 2001

  English Second Language Teacher

  Taught English to Parisian primary and secondary school students as part of a University programme for top French graduates.

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  James & Wells IP

  Aug 2001 - Apr 2003

  Solicitor - Trade Marks & IP Licensing

  Trade marks, copyright and licensing/commercialisation advice at specialist patent attorney and trade mark firm.

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  Video Networks Ltd

  Jan 2004 - Dec 2006

  Legal Counsel - IP/IT & General Commercial

  General commercial, procurement and IP/IT advice in relation to the “Homechoice” VOD, digital TV, broadband and telephony service. Homechoice was sold to Tiscali and is now part of TalkTalk.

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  BBC Studios

  Dec 2006 - Jun 2008

  Digital Media & Technology Lawyer

  General commercial, digital media, data protection and IP/IT legal advice as part of the BBCW Digital Media & Technology team, including advising on numerous online projects and drafting and negotiating associated content licence and IT agreements.

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  TVNZ

  Jun 2010 - Jan 2012

  Legal Counsel - Digital, Television & Rights

  General commercial and contractual advice, including drafting and negotiating television production and distribution agreements for TVNZ-commissioned programming, major international content acquisition agreements, sponsorship, advertising and production-funding agreements and advising on a range of multi-platform rights and format issues.

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  Westpac New Zealand

  Nov 2013 - Oct 2016

  Senior Legal Counsel & Team Leader - Digital, Marketing & Retail Products

  Led the Digital, Marketing & Sponsorship legal team supporting the Digital, Product, Marketing, Corporate Affairs and Brand Awareness teams, including:- Advised on privacy, consumer protection, FMCA and marketing law issues associated with the launch of new digital products, including apps, websites and online customer applications and onboarding processes;- Advised the Retail Products team on legal issues associated with the launch and promotion of new consumer banking products;- Reviewed and advised on above and below-the-line marketing communications; and- Drafted, negotiated and advised on the bank's broad portfolio of high profile sponsorship arrangements and managed the bank's trade mark portfolio. Show less

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  Vodafone

  Oct 2016 - Sept 2017

  Senior Legal Counsel - Privacy & Digital

  - Established the GDPR compliance programme and advised on day-to-day privacy and security issues- Advised on various digital initiatives, including the new All Blacks app with live in-stadium streaming- Drafted, negotiated and advised on a range of commercial contracts.

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  EY Law New Zealand

  Sept 2017 - Sept 2021

  Established and led the Digital Law practice in New Zealand and continued the growth of the Australian Digital Law practice, including advising a range of clients on legal, risk and reputation issues associated with:- privacy laws (AU, NZ and the GDPR)- data analytics and AI- digital platforms and apps- technology agreements- cloud and blockchain solutions- social media, digital marketing and SPAM.

  • Associate Partner and Head of Digital Law

    Sept 2020 - Sept 2021

  • Director & Head of Digital Law

    Sept 2017 - Sept 2020
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  IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals

  Jan 2019 - now

  The AI Governance Advisory Board supports the IAPP's AI Governance Center, which servea as a network and educational resource for professionals tasked with AI governance, risk and compliance around the world. The board is comprised of AI governance experts from around the world, including private and public sector executives and academics.

  • AI Governance Center - member of the global Advisory Board

    May 2023 - now

  • ANZ Advisory Board member

    Jan 2019 - now
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  AI Forum NZ

  Apr 2019 - now

  The Artificial Intelligence Forum of New Zealand is all about harnessing the power of AI to enable a prosperous, inclusive and equitable future Aotearoa. We advance New Zealand’s AI ecosystem through connections, advocacy, collaboration and promoting the economic opportunities raised by AI, while promoting a responsible approach to the development and use of AI.

  • Executive Council member

    Dec 2019 - now

  • Chair - Law, Ethics and Society Working Group (WG6) of the AI Forum

    Apr 2019 - Nov 2019
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  Auror

  Sept 2021 - Sept 2022

  General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer
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  Simply Privacy Ltd

  Sept 2022 - now

  Principal

  Simply Privacy is a boutique consultancy offering privacy and AI governance solutions to business, government and the NGO sector. We’re a highly experienced and pragmatic group of professionals, here to help you to get the job done in a responsible and compliant way. Our approach reflects global best practice, meaning we apply risk-based, privacy and trust by design thinking to all the work we do.

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  Data Ethics Advisory Group (convened by the Government Chief Data Steward)

  May 2023 - now

  Data Ethics Advisory Group: providing cross-government advice on data innovation and ethics

  The Data Ethics Advisory Group is formed of independent experts to provide advice to government agencies on issues relating to data use and innovation. The Group was established in July 2019 with the aim of empowering agencies to use data effectively and innovatively whilst managing risks to maintain the trust and confidence of New Zealanders. You can find current details of the Group, its work, and its members on the data.govt.nz website.