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Ted Augustinos
Partner
Locke Lord, LLP
Hartford, CT

Ted Augustinos is Managing Partner of the Hartford, Connecticut office of Locke Lord. He advises clients in various industries on privacy and data protection, cybersecurity compliance and incident preparedness, and breach response. Ted is a member of the Steering Committee of the Firm’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Group. The Group’s Initiatives focused on the California Consumer Privacy Act and the New York DFS Cybersecurity Regulation, and its Incident Response Team. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional, accredited by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Ted serves as Co-Chair of the World Law Group’s Data Protection and Privacy Group. He holds a B.A. from St. Lawrence University and a J.D. from Boston University.

Mark Shaw
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Southwest Airlines
Dallas, TX

Mark R. Shaw is the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer for Southwest Airlines Co. As Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer, Mark has responsibility over four departments for Southwest—the General Counsel Department, the Governmental Affairs Department, the Airport Affairs Department, and the Corporate Facilities Department. Mark has been an attorney with Southwest for the past 19 years. Prior to joining Southwest in 2000, Mark was an attorney with the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, in Dallas, Texas. Mark received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his law degree from Loyola New Orleans School of Law.  Mark has served on several non-profit boards, most recently on the board of the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel. Mark is also a Chairman of the A4A Law Council, a member of the Advisory Board for the SMU Corporate Counsel Symposium, a member of the Visiting Committee for the Loyola New Orleans School of Law, and a member of The Dallas Assembly.

Tom Smedinghoff
Of Counsel
Locke Lord LLP
Chicago, IL

Thomas Smedinghoff is Of Counsel in Chicago office Locke Lord. He focuses his practice on the new legal issues relating to the developing field of information law and electronic business activities. Named as one of the National Law Journal’s “Top 50 Intellectual Property Trailblazers & Pioneers” in 2014, Tom is internationally recognized for his leadership in addressing emerging legal issues regarding electronic transactions, identity management, privacy, information security, and online authentication issues from both a transactional and public policy perspective. He has been retained to structure and implement first-of-their-kind e-commerce initiatives, electronic transactions, and identity management and information security legal infrastructures for the federal government, and national and international businesses including banks, insurance companies, investment companies, and certification authorities. He has also been actively involved in developing legislation and public policy in the area of electronic business at the state, national, and international levels. Tom holds a B.A. from Knox College and a J.D. the University of Michigan.