A Digital Compliance Evolution: From Privacy to Multi-domain Compliance Programs

Kristie Chon Flynn, Data Protection Officer, Google 

Stephen Deadman, Former Vice President and Data Protection Officer, at Meta

Caroline Goulding, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP, Data Protection Officer, TikTok

Jas Johal, CIPP/E, Senior Director, AI, Data and Privacy, Alvarez & Marsal 

Tech companies demonstrate their maturity curve of privacy and data protection compliance — designing compliance programs that meet complex and evolving regulatory demands at scale. This panel of DPOs will explore how some of the largest tech companies are embedding compliance into the core of their product development, creating frameworks that support growth while anticipating the future of digital compliance and governance. We will examine the shift from standalone privacy programs to more integrated, multi-domain compliance programs that span AI, online safety and digital markets regulation. Panelists will share insights on governance, lines of defense and building agile compliance teams, and how they impact the role of the DPO. We will also highlight the power of technology — especially privacy-enhancing technologies, automation and AI — as critical enablers of scalable, effective privacy and digital compliance. Join us to learn how today’s tech sector is shaping what best-in-class, future-ready digital compliance looks like.

What you will learn: 

• How some of the largest technology companies are evolving privacy and compliance by embedding it into the fabric of product development and business strategy. 
• The evolution from traditional data protection programs to more integrated programs that address AI governance, online safety and digital markets regulation. 
• Best practices for building global, scalable compliance programs — including use of PETs, automation and AI — that support growth, innovation and ongoing regulatory change. 
• How the DPO’s role is maturing — serving as a strategic advisor across legal, product, engineering and governance teams. 
• Insights into how leading firms structure compliance functions, implement lines of defense and foster cross-functional partnerships.