Naureen Hussain: How to be a digital enabler without compromising compliance

Digital transformation moves fast. Most privacy teams weren’t designed for that pace. In this episode of Practical Privacy, Orla Dormer speaks with Naureen Hussain, Founder of Luminate Advisers and former DPO at Virgin Media, about the challenge of enabling digital transformation without compromising compliance or creating unacceptable risks. Naureen shares how a traditional privacy function struggled to support agile product teams during a major digital transformation — and why simply adding more privacy resources didn’t solve the problem. Instead, the breakthrough came from changing mindset, embedding into cross-functional teams, learning product delivery frameworks, and redesigning privacy operations around how digital teams actually work. The conversation explores how privacy leaders can become true business enablers while still maintaining strong governance and risk management. 📌 Subscribe for more real-world conversations on privacy operations, AI governance, and scaling compliance without the noise. 🟡 Many of the challenges discussed in this podcast come down to operational complexity in privacy and AI governance. TrustWorks reduces operational drag through context-aware operations that align compliance with how the business actually works. Learn more at https://www.trustworks.io/