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

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

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