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SPOKES Privacy Technology Conference
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Privacy and Technology Policy in the Next Four Years
Data is generated from more devices than ever before. This technological change provides tremendous opportunity to advance human knowledge, and at the same time, expands the risk to human rights. Join Alexandra Reeve Givens, president and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology, Cameron F. Kerry, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Daniel Solove, founder and CEO of TeachPrivacy, as they discuss the need for companies to put democracy and individual rights at the center of the digital revolution.
Welcome to SPOKES + Keynote
This year has seen significant developments in Europe, and around the world, when it comes to privacy and data protection. Schrems II alone changed the way companies around the world are doing business, and there are more developments to come. Join the European Commission’s Head of International Data Transfers, Bruno Gencarelli, in a discussion of the most important data protection developments in Europe, and around the world.
Privacy Tech Leaders Panel
If anyone has their finger on the pulse of the ever-changing privacy landscape, especially with a new incoming administration, it’s this group of privacy leaders. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, Senior Counsel, The Future of Privacy Forum, Julie Brill, Corporate Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Chief Privacy Officer at Microsoft, Lindsey Finch, Executive Vice President of Global Privacy & Product Legal of Salesforce, and Justin Antonipillai, CEO of WireWheel, will share their thoughts on tech policy, the next issues in privacy, and their insights about what is coming next.
Tech Policy: What Will The World Look Like In 4 Years?
Regulation, combined with enforcement, guides behavior and ensures the rule of the law. But this approach often results in a game between regulators and economic actors. Fast technological and social change further complicates things. Learn from our experts on the Tech Policy panel what tech policy looks like today and their predictions of what the world will look like in four years.
Ethical Marketing: How to Establish and Retain Consumer Trust
Consumer privacy is a public policy issue that has received substantial attention, especially in the United States and Europe. Ethical marketing begins with making data privacy a core value and viewing privacy regulations as an opportunity. This panel includes leaders from Deloitte, Adobe, and Shopify reinforce the importance of keeping up with ever-changing data privacy regulations and how to market ethically to consumers.
Impact of Privacy Regulations on Social Media & Retargeting
New acronyms have been added to a marketer’s vocabulary. “How will GDPR affect our business?” “Can we still run our loyalty program in California with CCPA?” “What about Facebook LDU?” Moderated by Consumer Reports’ Policy Analyst, Maureen Mahoney, join this session to hear panelists discuss the impact of privacy regulations on social media and retargeting…and decipher the myriad new marketing acronyms.
Women in Privacy: How to Overcome Hurdles
Women in any industry experience unique challenges. This session brings together women privacy professionals to discuss data protection and privacy law developments. In addition, the panelists will share their personal stories of how they navigated their career and provide advice on how to overcome hurdles.
Closing Keynote + Remarks
Alastair Mactaggart, Founder and Chair of Californians for Consumer Privacy, is the closing keynote. He is the champion of both the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the new Proposition 24/California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) that passed on Nov 3, 2020. He will enlighten SPOKES attendees on what this means for businesses today, how CPRA compares to Europe’s GDPR privacy law, and what Prop 24 means for privacy rights in California and beyond.
WireWheel CEO Justin Antonipillai will recap the conference and close out the evening.