DataGrail’s upcoming Privacy Risk Summit arrives at a moment when privacy and compliance are under greater strain than ever before. With AI innovation moving at breakneck speed and regulators tightening their oversight, this half-day virtual event is designed to provide privacy, legal, security, and risk professionals with the tools they need to both protect data and adapt to a shifting environment. It’s not just about compliance anymore—it’s about building trust while enabling innovation, and the summit positions itself as a forum where these seemingly opposing goals are reconciled.
The agenda opens with a keynote from Tom Kemp, executive director of the California Privacy Protection Agency, who will outline California’s forward-looking vision on privacy enforcement. His address is expected to highlight the state’s aggressive stance against non-compliant data brokers, defense of state privacy laws, and legislative pushes to ensure “OOPS” features—easy opt-out, opt-in, and privacy settings—become standard in browsers and devices. This sets the tone for a program that acknowledges the rising power of regulators and the need for companies to proactively adapt.
Daniel Barber, CEO of DataGrail, will then explore the trends shaping privacy in 2025 and beyond, helping participants see the trajectory of regulatory changes, shifting consumer expectations, and emerging technology landscapes. A marquee panel on generative AI will dive into the thorniest challenges: how to protect user data when innovation itself depends on massive data inputs. Moderated by Nat Rubio-Licht of The Deep View, the discussion will feature Anthropic’s Jason Clinton, Asana’s Whitney Merrill, and Glean’s Sunil Agrawal, offering perspectives that range from enterprise data protection to AI-native security.
The global context won’t be neglected. A panel with Omer Tene, Shannon Yavorsky, and Dr. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna will unpack the complexities of navigating overlapping and sometimes conflicting privacy regulations across regions, giving attendees frameworks to prepare for stricter and more fragmented rules ahead. At the same time, Eric Brinkman and Lisa Wang from DataGrail will spotlight the company’s own AI-powered risk management tools, showing how automation and connectivity can help privacy teams cut down on blind spots and respond more quickly to threats.
Peer-to-peer sessions will provide room for practical career insights, guided by seasoned leaders like Adrienne Komogorov of Poppulo, Steve Irlbacher of LastPass, and Alexander Diaz of Collectors, ensuring attendees leave not just with frameworks and theory but also with community-driven strategies. The event closes by honoring Data Privacy Heroes—Anna Rogers of nCino, Randy Wood of Cricut, and Jennifer Dickey of Dykema—whose real-world stories illustrate how privacy, legal, IT, and security intersect in the trenches.
Daniel Barber sums it up well: privacy is no longer just a compliance checkbox but a strategic advantage. As generative AI continues to blur lines and elevate risks, those who can integrate privacy by design, anticipate regulations, and foster trust will lead. The Privacy Risk Summit reflects this reality—a gathering not of cautious observers, but of professionals determined to transform privacy into an enabler rather than an obstacle.