Call for Expression of Interest to the GPA Reference Panel
The Global Privacy Assembly (hereafter GPA) is a global forum for privacy and data protection authorities seeking to provide leadership at international level through diffusion of knowledge and supportive connections amongst authorities, thereby enabling them to effectively fulfil their mandates – both individually and in concert.
Every September or October, the GPA holds an Annual Meeting during which independent regulators on privacy and data protection adopt high level resolutions and recommendations addressed to governments and international organisations.
The GPA consists of a seven (7) member governance body called the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee comprises five elected members and the host authorities of the previous and next conferences.
In March 2021 the GPA set up an external, cross-disciplinary Reference Panel comprising of a maximum of fifteen (15) representatives of relevant civil society organisations, academic institutions, think tanks, non-privacy supervisory authorities, representatives of public authorities such as law enforcement authorities as well as representatives of the private sector whose main task will be to provide expert consultation to the GPA and its working groups. The GPA Reference Panel will provide advice to the Assembly on an ad hoc basis and upon the request of the Executive Committee.
The term of service of the Members of the GPA Reference Panel will be for two (2) years, renewable for one additional term. The Members of the GPA Reference Panel will not be remunerated for the services they provide.
The GPA Reference Panel will work in a transparent manner and in line with the GPA’s Mission and Vision (please visit Mission and Vision for more information). In line with the GPA’s commitment to encouraging cultural, geographic and legal diversity, the Assembly would particularly welcome nominations from underrepresented regions. [1]
Interested applicants are invited to accomplish the nomination form (Annex I) which needs to be accompanied by a cover letter clearly explaining the candidate’s motivation for answering the call and the contribution they can bring to the work of the GPA. Applicants may include their CV or any other brief documentation of their work and expertise. The cover letter should not be longer than a maximum of two A4 sheets of paper.
The deadline for submitting your nomination is on 26 September 2025.
Please return the Call for Interest along with your cover letter to the GPA Secretariat at: [email protected].
Please note that late submissions will not be accepted.
To ensure a well-balanced cultural, geographic and legal diversity in the Panel’s composition, the Global Privacy Assembly has founded an Assessment Group, containing members from a diverse regional background to shortlist candidates. Applications will therefore be provided to the Assessment Group members by the GPA Secretariat, and the personal data of applicants, such as name, gender and email address will be transferred to the members when they assess such applications.
By submitting this application, you consent to your personal data being processed for evaluation. Upon completion of the Shortlist, this data will be deleted, and application forms will only be stored by the Secretariat until the Reference Panel’s end of term.
The GPA Secretariat can also be contacted for any queries relating to the process and the GPA Reference Panel, the general GPA Privacy notice can be found here.
The GPA will seek to announce the outcome by February 2026.
Please click the button below to access the fillable application form:
[1] According to the findings of the ICDPPC Census 2017, 64% of the authorities which responded to the census survey were in Europe.