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IAPP Global Summit 2026: Privacy | AI governance | Cybersecurity law

IAPP Global Summit 2026: Privacy | AI governance | Cybersecurity law

WASHINGTON, DC

30 March-2 April

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Sessions designed to level up your skill sets

Whether you work in data protection, AI governance or cybersecurity law, there are sessions you will not want to miss at IAPP Summit 2026.

Iconic best-selling author Sir Salman Rushdie to keynote

Rushdie is one of the most celebrated authors of our time—of any time. A brilliant provocateur, he has penned multiple classic novels and memoirs, influenced a generation of writers, and received a Queen’s Knighthood for his “services to literature.”

“Modernizing Compliance: Achieving Digital Governance Maturity in the AI Era”

This session will uncover how to govern effectively in the AI era by integrating your digital governance processes and enhancing the user experience. It will position you to keep pace with the ambitions of your leadership, while protecting your operation.

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AI governance

Cybersecurity law

Privacy

Subject

AI and machine learning

AI literacy

Adtech

Biometrics

Careers and skills

Children’s privacy and safety

Community

Compliance tech

Customer trust and expectations

Data security

Employment and HR

Enforcement

Ethics

Frameworks and standards

Government access

Identity and verification

Incident management

International data transfers

Law and regulation

Litigation and case law

Mergers and acquisitions

Personal impacts

Privacy engineering

Privacy-enhancing technology

Program management

Regulatory guidance

Risk management

Strategy and governance

Surveillance

U.S. federal regulation

U.S. state regulation

Industry

Level of expertise

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

15:00

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

IAPP Check-in

07:30

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Breakfast

Speaker Workroom

IAPP Check-in

Coatroom and Luggage Check

07:30

EDT

NETWORKING

What to expect

IAPP Engagement Hub

IAPP Central

Exhibit Hall

09:30

EDT

GENERAL SESSION

What to expect

Opening General Session

10:45

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Break

11:00

EDT

NETWORKING

What to expect

Student Coffee Reception

11:45

EDT

BREAKOUT SESSION

What to expect

Less Is More: Why Data Minimization Matters to Privacy Laws

The New Board Briefing: What Directors Expect from Privacy, Cyber and AI Leaders

The Evolution of Online Advertising: Navigating the Compliance Maze

Navigating the State AI Landscape: Trends and Predictions

ChatGPT, Claude, North: 3 LLM Developers and Key Perspectives on AI and Privacy

In AI We Trust? Governing High-stakes AI Before Regulators Step In

12:45

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Lunch

13:45

EDT

BREAKOUT SESSION

What to expect

Privacy Perspectives from the Federal Bench

The Essential AI Vendor Management Playbook

Naked on a Beach: Navigating US and EU Approaches to Publicly Available Data

Data Driven: Navigating Privacy and AI in the Automotive Industry

Beyond Compliance Theater: Bridging Legislation, Enforcement and Implementation

Guidelines to Guardrails: Governing Agentic AI in Practice

14:45

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Break

15:30

EDT

BREAKOUT SESSION

What to expect

The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: Looking Ahead

National Security is Screwing Up My Privacy Program

Ditch the Regulatory Labyrinth: We Have a Playbook for Global Compliance

Deal or No Deal: Tackling Data Protection Hurdles in Global Acquisition

16:30

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Break

17:00

EDT

BREAKOUT SESSION

What to expect

HIPAA is Not Enough!

Global Employee Privacy: Actionable Guidance from Recruitment to Offboarding

Data Protection in Latin America: Insights and Perspectives from Regulators

Beyond Borders, Beyond Breaches: Managing Third-party Risks to US Data in Asia

18:00

EDT

NETWORKING

What to expect

Networking Reception

08:00

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Breakfast

Speaker Workroom

IAPP Check-in

Coatroom and Luggage Check

08:00

EDT

NETWORKING

What to expect

IAPP Engagement Hub

IAPP Central

Exhibit Hall

09:00

EDT

BREAKOUT SESSION

What to expect

Charting a New Course: Navigating the Geopolitics of Data

Assessing Age Across the Globe and Creating Compelling Spaces for Youth

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

Cybersecurity Compliance in Europe: Lessons Learned from the First Year

State Collaboration on Privacy

10:15

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Break

10:45

EDT

GENERAL SESSION

What to expect

Closing General Session

12:00

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Lunch

13:30

EDT

BREAKOUT SESSION

What to expect

Navigating the Digital Frontier: Data Privacy and AI Governance In Africa

Unlocking Data: Practical De-identification and PETs, from HIPAA to AI

The AI Agent Advantage: Defense, Privacy, and the Future of Cybersecurity

Modernizing Compliance: Achieving Digital Governance Maturity in the AI Era

DROP Update

Beyond Automation: Growing the Next Generation of AI-ready Professionals

14:30

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Break

15:00

EDT

BREAKOUT SESSION

What to expect

AI’s Best Friend: How PETs Enable Data Use and Operationalize Privacy by Design

The Legal Landscape for Law Enforcement Demands for User AI Prompts and Chats

It’s All ‘bout the Buy-in

Future of Agentic AI through a Security Lens

Cookie Deep Dive: Maximizing Value While Minimizing Risk

When Adversaries Clock In: Nation-state Actors in the Remote Workforce

08:00

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Breakfast

IAPP Check-in

09:00

EDT

WORKSHOP

What to expect

When AI Goes Rogue: An Interactive Incident Exercise

Intersection of Data Protection Impact Assessments with AI and Everything Else

Frontlines of Cybersecurity: Industry Leaders on AI, Breach Response, Compliance

U.S. State Privacy Crash Course — What is New and What is Next?

09:00

EDT

TRAINING

What to expect

AI Governance Professional

Privacy in Technology

U.S. Private-Sector Privacy

Privacy Program Management

Foundations of Privacy and Data Protection

European Data Protection

10:30

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Break (Training)

Break (Workshop)

12:00

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Lunch On Your Own (Training)

12:30

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Lunch On Your Own (Workshops)

13:30

EDT

WORKSHOP

What to expect

Adtech, Marketing and Consent in the Era of AI

Handshake to Hardware: Negotiation and Implementation of Your AI Deal

Develop an AI Compliance Strategy

15:00

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Break (Training)

Break (Workshops)

08:00

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Breakfast

09:00

EDT

TRAINING

What to expect

Privacy Program Management

Privacy in Technology

U.S. Private-Sector Privacy

European Data Protection

AI Governance Professional

10:30

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Break

12:00

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Lunch On Your Own

15:00

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Break

Create a bespoke conference experience

Curate a personal agenda to uncover solutions to challenges you face every day.

Meet the conference agenda chairs

Laura Donahue

CIPP/US, CIPM

Associate Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Digital Sustainability

Eli Lilly and Company

Julian Flamant

CIPP/E

Senior Associate

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Anick Fortin-Cousens

CIPP/C

Director, Global Privacy and AI Compliance

TELUS

D. Reed Freeman

CIPP/US

Partner, Privacy and Data Security Group Chair and CPO

ArentFox Schiff

Adam Greene

Partner

Davis Wright Tremaine

Liz Lyons

CIPP/G

Global Privacy Senior Counsel

Candace Martin

Director, Privacy Legal

Apple Inc.

Mariano Peruzzotti

CIPP/E

Partner

Allende & Brea

Nandita Rao Narla

CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP

Head of Technical Privacy and Governance

DoorDash

Abhishek Tiwari

AIGP, CIPP/A, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP

Associate Director, Data Privacy

PwC India