Navigate 2026: Digital Policy Leadership Retreat

PORTSMOUTH, NH, US

24-25 June

Gathering to shape the future of digital responsibility

Hosted by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the IAPP, the first-ever Navigate conference featured exchanges of ideas across disciplines focused on resolving tensions and advancing opportunities society faces in governing new technologies.

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Small city. Big ideas

Portsmouth’s legacy makes it the perfect host for fostering new ideas and policies

Historic Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is an ideal setting for this conference designed to advance our respective causes, share knowledge and build relationships at the crossroads of data, technology and societal impact.

Thank you to our 2025 sponsors

Leadership sponsors

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Transcend

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See highlights from Navigate 2025.

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Speaker presenting at a podium in a dark room with blue stage lighting. A large screen behind displays “Navigate Digital Risk Index: AI, Breach & Litigation — Resolution or Disruption.”
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Conference session in a dimly lit venue with stage lighting, featuring a panel discussion at the front and attendees seated at tables and high chairs.
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Panel discussion on a theater stage with ornate gold detailing. A large screen behind the speakers displays the session title: “Digital Regulation: Benefits, Limits and Uncertainties of Regulatory Cooperation.”
Panel discussion in a venue with a purple curtain backdrop. A large screen shows the session title: “Humans and Robots: Trends in AI Litigation Across the Federal Court System.”
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A select community of global leaders from industry, government, academia and civil society exchanged ideas over two days in June.