Konrad Shek

Konrad serves as the Public Policy & Regulation Director at the Advertising Association, spearheading the organisation’s initiatives in AI, digital technology, and data privacy. He also oversees the association’s EU public policy and external affairs work and is the Industry Vice-Chair of the European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA).

His advisory roles include membership of the Department for Culture, Media & Sport’s (DCMS) Online Advertising Taskforce and Ofcom’s Making Sense of Media Advisory Group.

Previously, Konrad spent nine years as a British diplomat with the UK’s Foreign Office. Konrad holds an MSc in Public Policy and a BEng in Electronic Engineering and Mathematics. He is an IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (Europe) and has completed several AI safety, ethics, and governance certification programmes.