Building one of the world’s premiere Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and Digital Assets teams has long been a strategic priority for our firm and those paying close attention will have taken note of hires into our practice spanning the US, EMEA and APAC.

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Kyle Fath will be moderating a panel on Building an AI Framework and Governance Program as part of the IAPP’s first ever AI Governance Certificate Training that will take place on the Active Learning Day on Monday, April 3. Joining Kyle on the panel are Christina Montgomery, Chief Privacy Officer and AI Ethics Board Chair at IBM; David Marcos, Director, Governance & Enablement, Office of Responsible AI at Microsoft; and Kristin Johnson, Associate General Counsel, AI, Privacy, and Security at Afiniti. Kyle will also be speaking on AI and automated decision-making laws and proposed legislation as part of The State of US Privacy Law session, also taking place on the Active Learning Day.

On Wednesday, April 5, Julia Jacobson will moderate a lively discussion about the growing role of privacy and ethical data use in ESG programs, The P(rivacy) in ESG. Shari Pire, Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer for Plume Designs, and Seth Berman, Co-founder, CEO, Ethical Compass Advisors, will discuss how concepts familiar to privacy professionals – such as age-appropriate design, privacy by design and default, data ethics – can support and inform ESG reporting. Panelists also will provide some tips and tactics for an ESG-friendly privacy and digital assets program.

Additionally, Charmian will join her Squire Patton Boggs Data Practice partners at the Summit, presenting on Tuesday, April 4, on Heading East: A Global Privacy Leader’s Guide to Success in Asia.

More information on the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2023 can be found here. We look forward to connecting with clients at IAPP this week.