Nation’s Only Data Privacy and Security Conference in Las Vegas this September

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Team Up for Privacy.Security.Risk 2015

WHAT:

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the world’s largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource, and the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the leading organization defining secure cloud computing, are teaming up to present the only data privacy and security conference – Privacy.Security.Risk 2015. The event is taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada from Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2015.

Attendee registration is now open, with early-bird discounts available until Aug. 28. The IAPP invites media and industry analysts to attend and learn about the merging of the privacy and security industries.

  • To request credentials, ensure receipt of news releases and advisories, or for more information, please contact: Lindsay Hinkle, o) +1 603.427.9200 (c) +1 603.674.8168, lhinkle@iapp.org.

WHEN:

Sept. 30 – Oct. 1, 2015 from 9:00am – 5:00pm

WHERE:

The Bellagio Hotel and Casino
3600 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

WHO:

Panels, workshops and keynote speakers will highlight the importance of bringing privacy and security together and provide attendees with an array of best practices. Keynote speakers and panelists include: Brian Krebs, Former Investigative Reporter for The Washington Post, Cybersecurity Expert; Arthur W. Coviello Jr., Executive Chairman (Retired), The Security Division of EMC, RSA; Adam Tanner, Fellow, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University; Jean Yang, PhD Student, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Travis LeBlanc, Chief of Enforcement, Federal Communications Commission; Lydia Parnes; Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Jessica Rich, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission.

Please see a highlighted list of panels below. For a complete list of sessions click here.

  • Language Matters: Data Classification and Security in the Cloud – James Denar of CipherLaw and Assaf Rappaport, CEO of Adallom will lead a panel on understanding the risk of unstructured data in the cloud and operating in a shared-responsibility, multi-tenant SaaS environment. They’ll provide best practices for contextualizing and classifying information used to establish meaningful policies and written information security plans.
  • Top 5 Characteristics of Highly Effective Privacy Programs – Adam Weller, Senior Managing Director of PwC and CIPM, CIPP/US, CIPT certified privacy professional, will present for the first time the results of an extensive analysis of the cause-and-effect relationship of privacy program characteristics and long-term program outcomes. Attendees will receive access to a framework and associated questions and criteria to match specific business models, cultures and geographic footprints.
  • Managing Emerging Technologies in the Healthcare Arena - Debra Bromson, Head of Global Privacy, Senior Compliance Counsel, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; K Royal, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, VP, AGC, Privacy and Compliance, Privacy Officer and Roxanne Turner, CIPP/C, CIPP/US, Plan Compliance Officer, Aetna lead a workshop on critical emerging technologies and how they apply to global healthcare. Receive practical tips on managing risks and keeping privacy offices current.
  • Cybersecurity and Breach Response in a Connected World - Paul H. Luehr, CIPP/US, Managing Director, CPO, Stroz Friedberg and Michael A. Stoker, CIPP/US, Partner, Baker & McKenzie will lead a session on the current landscape of cybersecurity risk, readiness and response in the changing global economy. Attendees will learn to build an effective incident response plan.
  • The Internet on Your Terms – New Innovations in Privacy and Security – A panel of startup founders and venture capitalists discuss new technologies striving to make the Internet more private, secure and fair. Panelists include Sam Pfeifle, Publications Director, IAPP; Jon Brod, Co-Founder, President, Confide; Josh Galper, CPO, SVP Business Development, General Counsel, Personal; Ursheet Parikh, Partner, Venture Capitalist, Security and Privacy Investments, Mayfield and Gus Warren, Founding Member, COO, Disconnect.

About the IAPP
The International Association of Privacy Professionals is the world’s largest association of privacy professionals with more than 20,000 members across 83 countries. The IAPP is a not-for-profit association that helps to define and support the privacy profession globally. More information about the IAPP is available at www.iapp.org.

About Cloud Security Alliance
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. CSA harnesses the subject matter expertise of industry practitioners, associations, governments, and its corporate and individual members to offer cloud security-specific research, education, certification, events and products. For further information, visit us at www.cloudsecurityalliance.org.