Sarah Auva’a is Lead Digital Trust Partner at Spark New Zealand where she and her team are responsible for designing privacy and legal compliance strategies, governance models and frameworks that enable customer trust. Experience in telecommunications, digital services, data analytics, banking and regulatory sectors has shaped Sarah’s interest in unlocking the value of data in an ethical way.

Sarah is a member of Information Governance ANZ’s International Council, and was a member of the independent specialist Advisory Review Committee for the New Zealand Law Foundation’s Information Law and Policy Project. Sarah has previously worked at ANZ Banking Group and the New Zealand Commerce Commission. She holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce from Victoria University, Wellington, and is a Certified Compliance Professional.