IAPP Global Privacy Summit Hosts Q&A with National Security Agency's new Civil Liberties and Privacy Officer Rebecca Richards

The annual IAPP conference will mark the first public appearance by the new NSA CLPO

Washington, DC – March 3, 2014 - The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) will host its annual Global Privacy Summit in Washington, DC on March 5-7, where privacy professionals will gather at the world’s largest privacy conference to listen to privacy experts and industry leaders discuss the evolving privacy landscape. The event will mark the first public appearance by the recently announced National Security Agency's new Civil Liberties and Privacy Officer (CLPO), Rebecca Richards, CIPP/US, CIPP/G.

In August 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama announced the NSA would create a new position to lead its ongoing and future civil liberties and privacy efforts. Richards, former senior director for privacy compliance at the Department of Homeland Security, was selected to fill the post and is tasked with building a team and determining how the NSA, civil liberties and privacy work together. She’ll be looking to share ideas, best practices and applied technologies with privacy professionals inside and outside of government all over the world.

Richards will be joined by Danny Weitzner, director, MIT CSAIL Decentralized Information Group and former deputy chief technology officer for Internet policy at the White House, for a question and answer session to discuss the newly created position. Specifically, exploring Richards’ role and responsibilities and how she plans to tackle the job. They will discuss how an organization like the NSA can communicate more effectively about how it protects civil liberties and what the future may hold for government access to data. The session will be Thursday, March 6 at 3:45 EST p.m. at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park.

“We are thrilled to have Rebecca Richards join the list of speakers at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit this year,” said Trevor Hughes, CIPP, president and CEO of the IAPP. “Our conferences continue to offer privacy professionals a venue to connect and debate the future of the privacy profession.”  

Conference Program Overview

Richards joins a list of distinguished speakers at the event.  Keynote speakers include Julia Angwin, senior reporter, ProPublica; David Brin, scientist and New York Times best-selling author; Scott Charney, corporate vice president, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft Corporation; and Jeffery Toobin, CNN senior, analyst and best-selling author.

Additionally, highlighted panels are noted below. For a full list of breakout sessions, please visit: https://iapp.org/events_and_programs/global_privacy_summit_2014/breakout_sessions_s14.

  • Protecting Privacy under the Cybersecurity Microscope. How should privacy professionals engage with those in their organizations who are managing cybersecurity issues?
    • Victoria King, CIPP/US, CIPP/IT, global privacy officer, United Parcel Service, Inc.
    • Karen Neuman, chief privacy officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
    • Lisa J. Sotto, CIPP/US, CIPM, partner & head, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, Hunton & Williams LLP
  • The FCC’s Role in Mobile Privacy. Should the FCC step in on privacy issues where the FTC cannot tread and how does regulation by multiple agencies impact industry?
    • Debbie Matties, CIPP/US, vice president, Privacy, CTIA-The Wireless Association
    • Natalie G. Roisman, partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer
    • Jennifer Tatel, office of general counsel, Federal Communications Commissioner
  • Eraser Buttons, the Right to Delete and the Rise of Tech Solutions for Ephemeral Data. In what ways do the law, technology, free speech, privacy and child protection intersect and what conflicts does this present?
    • Jules Polonetsky, CIPP/US, executive director, Future of Privacy Forum
    • Steve Chung, CEO, Frankly
    • Emma Lanso, director,Free Expression Project, Center for Democracy and Technology
    • Joseph Wender, senior policy advisor, Office of Senator Ed Markey, State of Massachusetts

For additional details on the Global Privacy Summit, please visit: https://iapp.org/summit.

To request press credentials please contact: Tara Mulcahy, Edelman, +1 206.268.2212, tara.mulcahy@edelman.com.

 

About the IAPP

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) is the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource, helping practitioners develop and advance their careers and organizations manage and protect their data. Founded in 2000, the IAPP is a not-for-profit association that helps define, support and improve the privacy profession globally. More information about the IAPP is available at iapp.org.

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