Birgitte Sand was the recipient of the Compliance Lifetime Achievement Special Award at the Global Regulatory awards 2021. Birgitte acted as the director of the Danish Gambling Authority from 2008 to 2020, where she was responsible for the successful construction and consolidation of a liberalised gambling licensing regime, covering betting, online casino, land-based casinos, lotteries and gaming machines.
She was also a patron and past president of the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) and was awarded “European Regulator of the Year” by the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL) in 2017.
Since departing the Danish Gambling Authority in 2020, Birgitte has been involved with multiple projects as part of her consultancy practice, including becoming a member of the global advisory board for the All-In Diversity Project, a board member of Mindway AI and has advised the government of Ontario on its project to reform state gambling laws.
