Kari Laumann is Head of section for research, analysis and politics at the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (NDPA). She is also the project manager for NDPA Regulatory Sandbox for Privacy and Artificial Intelligence. The sandbox is one of several initiatives in the Norwegian Government’s National Strategy for AI where the aim is to stimulate innovative and responsible AI.

Laumann has experience from the Norwegian telco Telenor Group where she had responsibility for privacy in Telenor’s Asian business units. She also has extensive experience from the Norwegian Board of Technology where she gave advice to Parliament on the impact and future potential of technology.