Denis Sadovnikov

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Head of Privacy, Chief Counsel @ Yango
Belgrade, RS
Denis Sadovnikov's Location
Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia
About Denis Sadovnikov

• 21st-century professional for global AI and data-driven economy. Expert team leader, helping to build innovative business across state borders and cultural barriers. • Unique first-hand experience in interaction with supervisory authorities, including successful GDPR investigation and litigation cases as well as cases in Africa and East Europe. • Knowledgeable in English law, EU law, Civil law, International Public Law, Human Rights, Jurisprudence and Conflict of Laws. • Passionate about privacy, human rights and technology, encouraging people, raising awareness and shaping privacy culture. Team player, open-minded, proactive and positive-thinking person, free from prejudice and superstitions. • 16 years of post-graduate multilateral experience.

Denis Sadovnikov's Current Company Details
Yango

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Head of Privacy, Chief Counsel
Belgrade, RS
Denis Sadovnikov Work Experience Details
  • Yango
    Head Of Privacy, Chief Counsel
    Yango
    Belgrade, Rs
  • Yango
    Head Of Privacy, Chief Counsel
    Yango Jan 2023 - Present
    Belgrade, Serbia
    • Privacy programme management and proactive support of global fast-moving innovative business, creating cutting-edge technology and boosting gig-economy; • Navigating multinational tech business group through complex multijurisdictional data protection landscape (more than 40 jurisdictions, including countries of the European Union, Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and Latin America); • Dealing with complex international data transfer cases and conflicts of applicable laws;• First-hand experience in interaction (including inspections and investigations) with data protection authorities in different countries (including EU); • Litigation with the different countries’ authorities (including EU); personally built arguments based on the principles of the EU law supremacy and direct affect, prepared the reference to the CJEU; unique experience of making the urgency procedure case (art. 66 of the GDPR) to be closed; • Implementation of the privacy by design and privacy by default principles as well as world-best data protection practices to provide global privacy solutions;• Staff training, shaping privacy culture and maintaining data protection awareness;• Building cross-departmental interaction and communication with regulators;• Data breach prevention and management.
  • Data Privacy Office Europe
    Senior Consultant (External)
    Data Privacy Office Europe Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
    Remote
    CIPP/E coaching; AI and data protection legislation: research, education, advice, implementation (EU, UAE, China, UK)
  • Sberbank
    Data Protection Officer At The Department Of Ai And Ml Development
    Sberbank Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
    Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
    • Privacy programme management through the AI & ML systems lifecycle;• Implementation of the privacy by design and privacy by default principles as well as world-best data protection practices and PETs in AI & ML systems lifecycle to provide proactive business support and leadership in the field of AI;• Scientific research and experiments on the practical privacy implication in the AI & ML systems lifecycle;• Staff training, shaping privacy culture and maintaining data protection awareness;• Building cross-departmental interaction and communication with regulators.
  • General Radio Frequency Center (Roscomnadzor)
    Chief Legal Expert
    General Radio Frequency Center (Roscomnadzor) Dec 2020 - Feb 2022
    Moscow
    • Being the leading authority’s legal expert in the hottest fields of the modern regulatory agenda, including AI, biometric recognition and data governance in the international dimension; • Monitoring actual trends, best practices and new initiatives in the fields of privacy, data protection and AI regulation worldwide; • Consulting the authority’s top management in related matters;• Legislation drafting and critical analysis, particularly with respect to implementation of the EU Convention 108+ and alignment of domestic legislation with the European approach;• Communication and participation in negotiations with foreign authorities, including the European Commission, EDPB and EDPS;• Building collaboration with domestic, foreign and international professional communities in the fields of privacy, data protection and AI governance.
  • Company Name Foundation For Social And Cultural Initiatives
    Head Of Legal And Gr / Chief Legal Officer (Deputy Ceo)
    Company Name Foundation For Social And Cultural Initiatives Apr 2016 - Dec 2020
    Moscow
    • Developed and implemented the internal and corporative regulatory and compliance strategy to provide proactive business support and compliance risk-management; • Developed and implemented the strategy of due diligence, risk analysis and professional legal support for affiliates of the organisation (over 15 affiliates, including 5 new-established);• Represented of the organisation in all state institutions, including arbitration and state courts of all instances, both domestically and internationally;• Launched digitalisation and automatization, including legal lech and e-flow; • Provided crisis resilience (especially, during COVID-19 pandemic);• Developed and implemented the partnership strategy, rose additional funds over 10% of total annual organisation’s financing; boosted communications with foreign partners, held negotiations effectivity both in English and Russian;• Developed GDPR and FZ-152 compliant privacy and data protection system;• Developed and implemented the strategy of IP management; arranged process of trademark registration and protection (the amount of TM exceeds 15);• Pursued staff training, promoting legal and security awareness, shaped corporative culture; • Effectively controlled annual budget exceeding 250 million rubs (about €5 million);• Was involved in legislative procedure, drafted proposals of amendments to primary legislation and statutory instruments.
  • All-Russian State University Of Justice
    Lecturer Of Law
    All-Russian State University Of Justice Feb 2013 - Sep 2013
    Tula, Russia
     Subjects: Legal System and Method, International Public Law, Civil Procedure.
  • Anatoly Lisitsyn'S Foundation
    Expert, Aide To Senator
    Anatoly Lisitsyn'S Foundation Oct 2010 - Sep 2013
    Moscow
    • Participated in negotiations with domestic and foreign partners, pursued communication both in English and Russian;• Was involved in legislative procedure, drafted proposals of amendments to primary legislation and statutory instruments.

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Denis Sadovnikov works for Yango

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Denis Sadovnikov's current role is Head of Privacy, Chief Counsel.

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Denis Sadovnikov attended University Of London, Высшая Школа Экономики, Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University, Московский Университет Мвд России.

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