Spring Academy

May 7-9, 2025 | Washington, DC

Privacy + Security Forum

George Washington University, 800 21st St NW

Keynotes

Keynote by Meg Leta Jones: The Future of Family Privacy: Children, Social Media, Parental Consent, EdTech, and Genetics

Meg Leta Jones

Keynote by Daniel Solove: A Talk About His New Book “On Privacy and Technology”

Daniel Solove

Keynote by Kai Zenner: A Fireside Chat With the Head of Office & Digital Policy Adviser of the European Parliament

Kai Zenner

Meg Leta Jones

Meg Leta Jones

Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor
Georgetown University

Solove Daniel

Daniel Solove

Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law
George Washington University Law School

Kai Zenner

Kai Zenner

Head of Office & Digital Policy Adviser
European Parliament

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Breakfast — Wednesday, May 7, 2025: 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM

Breakfast

Join us for breakfast and networking in the Grand Ballroom

Morning Workshop — Wednesday, May 7, 2025: 08:50 AM - 11:10 AM

AI Governance Workshop

Taryn Crane

Session 1.1 — Wednesday, May 7, 2025: 08:50 AM - 09:50 AM

Tackling AI in Privacy Contracting

Joanne Charles, Trinity Car, Christina Messerschmidt

Session 1.2 — Wednesday, May 7, 2025: 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM

Pragmatic Statistical De-Identification: Smooth Sailing, Choppy Waters, And Lessons Learned From Large-Scale Implementations

Brian Rasquinha, Lauren Groebe, John House

The Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Health-Related Advertising

Ali Jessani, Tony Ficarrotta, Ben Chapman, Robyn Eckerling

Unlocking Economic Potential: Policy Imperatives for AI Agent Interoperability

Ryan Dattilo, Matt Boulos, Tom DeMatteo

Session 1.3 — Wednesday, May 7, 2025: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Biometric Data Privacy & Litigation: Emerging Risks and Compliance Strategies

Matthew Baker

International Data Transfers 2.0 – Déjà Vu All Over Again?

Edward Machin, Kai Zenner

Leave No Crumbs: Practical Tips for Cookie Compliance and Litigation Defense

Emma Blaser, Jean-Paul Cart

Locking it Down: A Deep Dive on the DOJ’s Final Rule on Preventing Access to Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Data by Countries of Concern and Covered Persons

Matthew Coleman

Lunch — Wednesday, May 7, 2025: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch

Join us for lunch and networking in the Grand Ballroom

Keynote — Wednesday, May 7, 2025: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Keynote by Meg Leta Jones: The Future of Family Privacy: Children, Social Media, Parental Consent, EdTech, and Genetics

Meg Leta Jones

Afternoon Workshop — Wednesday, May 7, 2025: 02:30 PM - 05:00 PM

AI Workshop: Deploying AI Systems

TBD

Session 1.4 — Wednesday, May 7, 2025: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

Beyond Checkboxes: How AI and Automation Are Transforming Compliance

Sheena Thomas, Leila Golchehreh, Amy Lawrence

Privacy and Vendor Due Diligence

Andy Hepburn

Ice Cream Break — Wednesday, May 7, 2025: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Ice Cream Social

Come network and enjoy ice cream in the Grand Ballroom

Session 1.5 — Wednesday, May 7, 2025: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Data Access and National Security: A New Paradigm Under DOJ’s U.S. Sensitive Data Rule

Ingrid Price, Julia Post

Teamwork Triumph: Crafting Legal Success in Defeating Security Breach Class Certification Through Collaboration

Tambry Bradford, Jennifer Willson, Linda Hsiao, Joshua Davey

The Year Is 2030: What Did We Get Horribly Wrong About Privacy?

Andrew Clearwater, Feras Ahmed, Hugo Teufel III, Jennifer Ruehr

Reception — Wednesday, May 7, 2025: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Reception

Join us for a mixer, buffet and networking in the Grand Ballroom

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Breakfast — Thursday, May 8, 2025: 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM

Breakfast

Join us for breakfast and networking in the Grand Ballroom

Morning Workshop — Thursday, May 8, 2025: 08:50 AM - 11:50 PM

Cybersecurity Law Workshop

Aaron Charfoos, Jeremy Berkowitz, Michelle Reed

Session 2.1 — Thursday, May 8, 2025: 08:50 AM-09:50 AM

Breach Mode: From Investigation to Notification and Call Centers—Best Practices for Managing the Madness

Todd Hindman, Nick Cramer, Jamie Tolles, Mariah Leffingwell

Privacy, Priorities, and Persuasion: A Strategic Playbook for Legal & Privacy Leaders

Val Ilchenko, Jeremy Berkowitz, Jared Klebanoff, Rebecca MacVittie

Session 2.2 — Thursday, May 8, 2025: 10:10 AM-11:10 AM

AI Governance Masterclass: Everything You Need to Know in 2025 and Beyond

Leila Golchehreh, Leah Perry, Lena Ghamrawi, Amy Kurren

New Developments in Health Information Privacy and Security Law

Adam Greene

On the Hook: Understanding Personal Exposure for Data Guardians

Ted Augustinos, James Shreve, Ryan Burch, Christopher Keegan, Lauren Roth

Up-Leveling Your Privacy Program To Make Sense of The Latest State Law Developments

Libbie Canter, Liz Lyons, Olga Medina, Hanna Abrams

Session 2.3 — Thursday, May 8, 2025: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Navigating Privacy in the Life Sciences Industry

Kirk Nahra, Kimberly Gray

The Hidden Threat: Organizational Risks of Remote Employee Fraud

Heidi Wachs, Partha Alwar, Carly Battaile, Fran Faircloth

Update on the FTC’s Privacy Program: Recent Developments and Changes Under New Republican Control

Reed Freeman, Michelle Bowling

Lunch — Thursday, May 8, 2025: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch

Join us for lunch and networking in the Grand Ballroom

Keynote — Thursday, May 8, 2025: 01:30 PM-02:30 PM

Keynote by Daniel Solove: A Talk About His New Book “On Privacy and Technology”

Daniel Solove

Afternoon Workshop — Thursday, May 8, 2025: 02:30 PM - 05:00 PM

EU Privacy + Security Law Workshop

Nik Theodorakis, Niko Harting

Session 2.4 — Thursday, May 8, 2025: 02:30 PM-03:30 PM

AI as a Cyber Advantage Versus as a Cyber Risks

Doug Howard, Lauren Winchester

AI in Cybersecurity: From Efficiencies to Weaponization

Brian Hengesbaugh

Cookie Deep Dive: Maximizing Value While Minimizing Risk

Elliot Golding, David Cox, Amber Mednick

FTC’s Activities and Priorities

Maneesha Mithal, Sara DePaul

Shifting Privacy and Cybersecurity Priorities in the First 100 Days of the New Administration

Ed McNicholas, Amish Shah

Session 2.5 — Thursday, May 8, 2025: 04:00 PM-05:00 PM

Cross-Functional Chaos: Get Legal, Marketing, and Engineering to Work Together Effectively on Privacy

Ian Cohen, Michelle Finneran Dennedy, Cy Khormaee

Privacy for Children and Teens Is Not Kid’s Play – Best Practices from Leaders to Avoid an FTC or State AG “Time Out”!

Jim Koenig, Daniel Muto, Pujarini Maulik, Timothy Ma, Laura Hamady

Riding the Privacy Rollercoaster: Considerations and Strategies for Health Data Privacy Compliance and Risk Mitigation in Uncertain Times

Melissa Levine, Anna Park

Friday, May 9, 2025

Breakfast — Friday, May 9, 2025: 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM

Breakfast

Join us for breakfast and networking in the Grand Ballroom

Session 3.1 — Friday, May 9, 2025: 08:50 AM-09:50 AM

Building a Flexible & Scalable Privacy Governance Framework Amid an Evolving Legal Landscape

Sulina Gabale, Thora Johnson, Nakia Hansen, Sunita Subramanian, Andrew Weiner

De-Identification: New Laws, New Threats, New Approaches

Ann Waldo, Daniel Barth-Jones, Brian Rasquinha

TBD

Wim Nauwelaerts

Session 3.2 — Friday, May 9, 2025: 10:10 AM-11:10 AM

New Strategies for NexGen Data Breach & Privacy Class Actions & Mass Arbitrations

Ian Ballon, Doug Smith

Privacy, AI, and Politics – How Changes in Government Impact Privacy

Rohan Massey, Ben Rossen, Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, David Cox

The AI Double-Edge: Balancing Learning Analytics and Student Privacy

Robyn Mohr, Chanda Marlowe, Rhonda Powell, Inna Barmash, Jim Siegl

Vitals Check: Update on Key Regulatory Developments for Health and Life Sciences

Rachel Kurzweil

Session 3.3 — Friday, May 9, 2025: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

CISO Liability and Personal Accountability for Cybersecurity Failures

Allison Raley, Jacqueline Cooney, Mandy Stanton

Filling the Void: State Attorney General Investigations on AI, Privacy, and Security During the Second Trump Administration

Rebecca Engrav, Aaron Haberman

Privacy Challenges Associated With Generative AI

Nancy Libin, David Rice

The Three-Body Problem: Navigating AI’s Geopolitical, Legal, and Competitive Risks

Michael Spadea, Shea Leitch, Bill Karazsia, Assaf Ben-Atar

Lunch — Friday, May 9, 2025: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch

Join us for lunch and networking in the Grand Ballroom

Keynote — Friday, May 9, 2025: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Keynote by Kai Zenner: A Fireside Chat With the Head of Office & Digital Policy Adviser of the European Parliament

Kai Zenner

Session 3.4 — Friday, May 9, 2025: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

TBD

TBD

Conference Day 1
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

08:00am-08:50am	Breakfast
08:50am-09:50am	Session 1.1 & Workshop*
09:50am-10:10am	Break
10:10am-11:10am	Session 1.2 & Workshop*
11:10am-11:30am	Break
11:30pm-12:30pm	Session 1.3
12:30pm-01:30pm	Lunch
01:30pm-02:30pm	Keynote
02:30pm-03:30pm	Session 1.4 & Workshop*
03:30pm-04:00pm	Ice Cream Social
04:00pm-05:00pm	Session 1.5 & Workshop*
05:00pm-06:00pm	Reception

Conference Day 2
Thursday, May 8, 2025

08:00am-08:50am	Breakfast
08:50am-09:50am	Session 2.1 & Workshop*
09:50am-10:10am	Break
10:10am-11:10am	Session 2.2 & Workshop*
11:10am-11:30am	Break
11:30pm-12:30pm	Session 2.3
12:30pm-01:30pm	Lunch
01:30pm-02:30pm	Keynote
02:30pm-03:30pm	Session 2.4 & Workshop*
03:30pm-04:00pm	Ice Cream Social
04:00pm-05:00pm	Session 2.5 & Workshop*

Conference Day 3
Friday, May 9, 2025

08:00am-08:50am	Breakfast
08:50am-09:50am	Session 3.1
09:50am-10:10am	Break
10:10am-11:10am	Session 3.2
11:10am-11:30am	Break
11:30pm-12:30pm	Session 3.3
12:30pm-01:30pm	Lunch
01:30pm-02:30pm	Keynote
02:30pm-03:30pm	Session 3.4
03:30pm-04:00pm	Ice Cream Social

*Workshops are 2 hours long and will provide an intensive background on a topic. Workshops require a separate admission fee.

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