MyData Global was founded in 2018
The MyData Global non-profit organisation was founded on 11 October 2018. Many individuals and organisations were involved in formalising the MyData community, and they continue to work on advancing more human-centric approaches to personal data today.
Organisational founding members
- Adaptant Solutions AG
- AfroLeadership
- BitsaboutMe
- Business Finland
- CitizenMe
- Coelition
- COMSAS
- Conseils Oy
- Cosmian
- Cubismi
- Datafund Llc.
- DataSign Inc.
- digi.me
- Digital Living International Oy
- Electronic Frontier Finland
- Enercoutim
- Fair&Smart
- FING
- Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
- Forum Virium Helsinki
- Futurice Oy
- Futuristiq
- GFOSS – Open Technologies Alliance
- Gofore Plc
- Greenwillow Incorporated
- healthbank cooperative
- HHDC
- Hope for Vulnerables and Orphans ( HOVO)
- IEEE SA
- InnoValor
- Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia (IBV)
- JLINC Labs (Portable Data Corporation)
- Kantara Initiative, Inc
- lab10 collective eG
- MAIF
- Metatavu Oy
- Ministry of Transport and Communications Finland
- MyData Barcelona
- MyData Sweden
- MyLife Digital
- Open Humans Foundation
- Open Knowledge Finland
- Open Knowledge International
- Peercraft ApS
- Perseid
- PersonalData.IO
- Pikcio AG
- Planetwork NGO Inc
- Reputation Network
- Saidot Ltd
- Schluss
- Secrays
- Sensotrend Oy
- South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
- Sovrin Foundation
- Suomen Tilaajavastuu Oy
- Tekniikan akateemiset TEK
- The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
- Tieto
- Tribal Data Limited
- Trunomi Limited
- Trust Science
- Trustlab pty ltd
- University of Edinburgh
- VETRI foundation
- Windeit Software GmbH
- Yle
- Youth association for the promotion of solidarity and human rights (AJP SODHU)
Individual founding members
Adam Burns
Adam James Hall
Adanna Ononiwu
Ahti Suokas
Aigar Paju
Aimo Maanavilja
Aki Saariaho
Akio Shimono
Albert Canigueral
Albert Diaz-Guilera
Alberto Labarga
Aleksi Knuutila
Alessandro Carelli
Alessandro Pugliese
Alexandros Nousias
Amanda O’Keefe
Ana Brandusescu
André Bryde Alnor
André Golliez
Andreas Maniatis
Andzongo Menyeng Blaise pascal
Angeliki Tzouganatou
Anna Tuomainen
Anna Vladimirova-Kryukova
Annina Lattu
Anssi Mikola
Antti Heinkinmäki
Antti Kettunen
Antti Merilehto
Antti Nevalainen
Antti Poikola
Arantza Vega Castro
Arnaud Cartier
Arto Lamminen
Arvi Leino
Astrit Morina
Aude DE TOUCHET
Aurelien Xavier Payong D.
Axel Nennker
Ayako Kato
Bailey Lamon
Benjamin A. Falk
Benjamin Goering
Benoit Ragoen
Berit Skjernaa
Bjørn Helge Lervåg
Bo Harald
BOK SIM ANDREW TAN
Bridget Khursheed
Camilo Parra
Carine Laure Koudjou Talla
Carl Harald
Carlos Iglesias
Carlos Yebra
Casandra Grundstrom
Charles Kirk
chloé friedlander
Christoph Fabianek
Colin Dismuke
Črt Ahlin
Dagmar Celuchova Bosanska
Dahae Choi
DANIEL Dominique
Daniel Dye
Daniel Kaplan
Daniela Gunz
Davide Calvi
Dawn Nafus
Dayana Chaparro
Dean Landsman
Dennis Stenberg
Deno Fernandes
Dixon Siu
Domingo Melian
Dominik Deimel
Drummond Reed
Einat Schmutz
Elizabeth M. Renieris
Enrique Gracia Rosuero
Eric Welton
Esko Reinikainen
Essi Lindberg
Esther Makaay
Evanthia Rizou
Fabien Coutant
Fabio Massimo Zanzotto
Folke Hermansson Snickars
fotis zygoulis
Francesc .Saldaña
Fredrik Lindén
Freyja van den boom
Freyr Ketilsson
Furkan Gürsoy
Geoff Revill
Geoffrey Delcroix
Gregor Žavcer
Hanna Niemi-Hugaerts
Hanna Pakaslahti
Hannu Linturi
Harri Rantanen
Hedi Mardisoo
Heidi Laine
Heikki Paajanen
Heli Sirkiä
Henrik Biering
Henry Segerman
Hiroshi Omata
Hubert LE LIEPVRE
Iain Fraser
Iain Henderson
Iana Vesa
Ignasi Alcalde
Irina Bolychevsky
Isaac Musoke
Ismaila Mchangama
Ivonne Jansen-Dings
J Cromack
Jaana Sinipuro
Jaap Kuipers
Jacqueline Hicks
Jani Lirkki
Jani Turunen
Janis Wong
Janne Hillervo
Jari Porrasmaa
Jarmo Eskelinen
Jarmo Lahti
Jarno Mäkelä
Jean Barroca
Jim Fournier
Joanne Cooper
Johann Bezuidenhoudt
Johanna Kotipelto
Johannes Ernst
John C. Havens
John Phillips
John Sperryn
John Wunderlich
Joni Pinomäki
Jono Kempe
Joonas Mäkinen
Joonas Pekkanen
Jose Luis Sanchez Brugarola
Josep Aliagas
josep vives
Jouko Salonen
Jouni Lähteenmäki
Jouni Linkola
Jouni Tuomisto
Judit Batayé
Judith Duportail
Juha Yrjölä
Juho Kopra
Jukka Viitanen
Juko Hakala
Julf Helsingius
Julian Ranger
Julius Kekoni
Juraj Bardy
Jury Konga
Jussi Aav
Jussi Leppälä
Jussi-Pekka Teini
Juuso Parkkinen
Jyrki Pitkänen
Kai Kuikkaniemi
Kaisa Haverinen
Kaliya Young
Kalle Tuomi
Kari-Hans Kommonen
Kata Molnar
Kazushi Ishigaki
Keith Thomas
Kirsi Halttu
Koiti Hasida
Kristian Bäckström
Kristian Lukander
Kristina Yasuda
Kurre Ståhlberg
Laura James
Laura Korsi
Lauri Ahonen
Leena Kanerva
Libby Young
Lina Hayek
Lubna Dajani
Luca Belli
Lucia Klestincova
Lucy Bernholz
Luigi Riva
Mad Ball
Mael Elvis FOSSO N.
Mahsa Kiani
Maikki Frisk
Manel Medina
Manon Molins
Marcelle NGOUNOU
Marcus Ademola
Maria del Mar Salazar
Mariana Salgado
Marica Lonka
Marine Albarede
Maritta Perälä-Heape
Marja Pirttivaara
Marjut Aminoff
Mark Lizar
Marko Saaresto
Marko Turpeinen
Markus Lehtonen
Markus Petteri Laine
Markus Sabadello
Markus Westerlund
Marlies Rikken
Martín Alejandro Carmona Selva
Masahiko Shoji
Masahiro Hanatani
Matthias Valcke
Matthias Wevelsiep
Matti Kinnunen
Matti Kiviluoto
Matti Sarjakoski
Michael Becker
Michael Boyle
Michael Miska Knapek
Michael Shea
Mihael Modic
Mika Honkanen
Mika Huhtamäki
Mika Leivo
Mika Pirttivaara
Mika Raitola
Mikko Hiekkataipale
Mikko Lampi
Mikko Sierla
Minna Horowitz
Minna Mustakallio
Mohammad Shabbir
Morten Svendsen
Naoyuki Ito
Natalie Sablowski
NDIMOFOR NDIMOFOR ARETAS
Ngounou Charlie Martial
Ngulefac Mary Anne Ngulefac
Nick Thomas
Nicolo Zingales
Nina Elise Sjöberg
Njock Georges
Norihiro Kobayashi
Nurunnaby Chowdhury
Olli-Pekka Rissanen
Oscar Manso
Ossi Kuittinen
Outi Toivanen-Visti
Pablo Rosa Casado
Päivi Karesjoki
Panu Pitkänen
Pasi Maahi
Patrick Glantz
Patrik Floréen
Paul Knowles
Paul Theyskens
Paul-Olivier Dehaye
Pekka Koponen
Pekka Nikander
Pertti Ahonen
Peter Simpson
Petri Aukia
Petri Kajander
Petri Kola
Petri Linna
Petri Salminen
Phillip Gibb
Phillip Windley
Pia Erkinheimo
Pierluigi Casale
Pina Civitella
Pirkka Frosti
Poole Jack
Ramon Sangüesa
Ramon Serrallonga
Raoul Plommer
Raymond Johansen
Reggie Rusan
Reto Schegg
Riel Miller
Riikka Kämppi
Riitta Raesmaa
Robert Guinness
Roger Casals
Rohit Mathur
Ruben Lasuy
Saara Rinta-Jouppi
Sabina van der Veen
Salla Thure
Salo Mikko
Sami Kangas
Sami Sumkin
Sampo Sauri
Sanna Aitto-oja
sarah catalan
Sarah Medjek
Sari Stenfors
Sean Bohan
Silja Lindqvist
Sille Sepp
Sir Steven Wilkinson
Sneha Das
Sonja Soini
Stefanus Snyman
Steve Castle
Stuart Hargreaves
Sukesh kumar Tedla
Sven Ehmann
Tarmo Toikkanen
Taru Rastas
Teemu Hiltunen
Teemu Ropponen
Teppo Valtonen
Tero Piirainen
Tero Tammisalo
TH Schee
Theodoros Karounos
Theodoros Pitikaris
theophile kamgang nzeuleu
Thomas Presslie
Thomas Schulz
Timo Ali-Vehmas
Timo Hotti
Timo Kiippa
Timo Laakko
Timo Ruohomäki
Timo Valli
Tomoki Kanesaka
Tristan Henderson
Tuomo Pentikäinen
Tuukka Hastrup
Ulla Birgitta Koivukoski
Ulla Koivukoski
Ulrike Liebert
Veli Airikkala
Vesa Auvinen
Victor Grey
Victoriano Giralt
Viivi Lähteenoja
Ville Meloni
Vladimir Kuparinen
Walter Palmetshofer
Wasela Hiyate
Wil Janssen
Wilhelm Van Der Walt
Will Abramson
Yannis Kotronis
YENE Ernest Dieudonnée
Ying-Chu Chen
Yuichi Ota
Zrinka Zvonarevic
Early days of the MyData community
In 2016, the first MyData Conference took place in Helsinki, Finland, bringing together like-minded professionals and organisations from different sectors and domains. Despite “MyData” was still unknown to many, there was very strong feelings of “initiating” and “community coming together”. The natural next step was to launch the MyData Global Network in March 2017. The network served to add structure and empower the movement that grew from personal information management systems (PIMS) meetings, MyData conferences, and related activities. The MyData Network became and was succeeded by the legal entity MyData Global in 2018.
Over 60 pioneers were part of the MyData Network
- André Golliez
- Andreas Berger
- Andrew Vorster
- Anna-Riitta Vuorenmaa
- Antti ‘Jogi’ Poikola
- Berit Naomi Skjernaa
- Bo Harald
- Clara Schmitt
- Daniel Kaplan
- Diego Naranjo
- Emilia Hjelm
- Erik Arnaud
- Fabien Coutant
- Geoff Revill
- Hans-Martin Hellebrand
- Harri Honko
- Jb Piacentino
- John Zysman
- Joss Langford
- Julian Ranger
- Juuso Parkkinen
- Kai Kuikkaniemi
- Katryna Dow
- Kazue Sako
- Koiti Hasida
- Kristian Bäckström
- Ksenia Avetisova
- Luca Belli
- Luk Vervenne
- Maarten Louman
- Maciej Machulak
- Madis Tiik
- Mads Andersen
- Mahsa Kiani
- Malte Beyer-Katzenberger
- Manon Molins
- Marine Albarède
- Maritta Perälä-Heape
- Marko Turpeinen
- Markus Sabadello
- Matti Saastamoinen
- Michalis Vafopoulos
- Michele Nati
- Mika Honkanen
- Mika Raitola
- Minna Saariketo
- Molly Schwartz
- Nicolo Zingales
- Oguzhan Gencoglu
- Paul-Olivier Dehaye
- Paula Merikko
- Pekka Koponen
- Pernille Tranberg
- Pierre Vandekerckhove
- Ramon Sangüesa
- Robert Madge
- Rufus Pollock
- Sachin Lodha
- Salla Thure
- Sarah Medjek
- Shaun Conway
- Tarmo Toikkanen
- Taru Rastas
- Teemu Ropponen
- Tracy Kosa
- Tristan Nitot
- Viivi Lähteenoja
- Yki Kortesniemi
- Nina Mathiesen
- Klaus-Peter Finke-Harkonen
- Paul Theyskens
- Luciana Cingolani
- Maarten Louman
Today, hundreds of organisations and individuals are engaged with our mission.
Together, we are creating a fair, sustainable, and prosperous digital society for all.