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

WASHINGTON, DC

30 March-2 April

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Opening General Session

Monday, 30 March

09:30 - 10:45 EDT

GENERAL SESSION

One of the most celebrated writers of our time, Salman Rushdie asserts the greater our collective freedom to tell stories about our world determines the degree of freedom we have in the society in which we live.

Maya Shankar brings together behavioral science and storytelling to help us understand how we respond to big life changes.

Moderator and speakers

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Salman Rushdie

New York Times Bestselling Author of "Knife" and "The Satanic Verses"

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Maya Shankar

Cognitive Scientist; host, "A Slight Change of Plans" podcast