The Pig Around the Corner: Privacy and Trade with Constantine Karbaliotis of nNovation LLP

As questions of trust, surveillance, and data sovereignty become central to global trade, businesses face mounting pressure to prove not just compliance but true accountability. That’s why we turned to Constantine Karbaliotis, Counsel of nNovation LLP. His career spans privacy law, international trade, and corporate governance. Constantine’s global perspective and hands-on experience with cross-border data flows make him the right voice for this moment. With new international regulations, collapsing frameworks, and the rising costs of poor data governance, the stakes are high and urgent.

Key Takeaways:

(04:57) Humor can be an effective tool for communicating complex compliance messages.

(11:05) Career paths in privacy often emerge from multidisciplinary backgrounds.

(20:11) Data is becoming the central driver of economic and political power.

(27:10) Fixed laws struggle with rapid change, but adaptable rules offer a sustainable solution.

(30:51) Privacy compliance is increasingly tied to business growth and market access.

(38:21) Poor data governance creates long-term organizational risk.

(42:47) Enforcement and litigation often reveal underlying retention failures.

(47:33) Boards and executives are being held more accountable for information management.

(52:56) Restoring global trust will require renewed commitment to transparency and legal cooperation.

Resources Mentioned:

Constantine Karbaliotis

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karbaliotis/

nNovation LLP | LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/nnovation-llp/

nNovation LLP | Website

https://www.nnovation.com

OECD Privacy Guidelines

https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/policy-issues/privacy-and-data-protection.html

EU-US Data Privacy Framework

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/Program-Overview

ARMA Metro New York

https://www.armanyc.org/

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