Fall Academy

George Washington University, 800 21st St NW

Nov 12-14, 2025 | Washington, DC

Privacy + Security Forum

CLE Credits REGISTER AGENDA (PDF) Washington D.C.

Keynotes

Keynote by Alexandra Reeve Givens: A Fireside Chat

Alexandra Reeve Givens

Keynote by Nita Farahany: A Fireside Chat About Mental Privacy

Nita Farahany

Keynote by William Kovacic: A Fireside Chat

William Kovacic

Alexandra Givens

Alexandra Reeve Givens

President & CEO
Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT)

Nita Farahany

Nita Farahany

Robinson O. Everett Professor of Law & Philosophy
Duke University

William Kovacic

William Kovacic

former FTC Chairman and Commissioner
Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy
GW University Law School

Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025

Breakfast — Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025: 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM

Breakfast

Morning Workshop — Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025: 08:50 AM - 11:10 AM

AI Governance Workshop

Taryn Crane, Karen Schuler, Jason Albert, Jenn Hartfield, Mark Melnychenko

Session 1.1 — Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025: 08:50 AM - 09:50 AM

Defensible by Design: In-House Counsel and the Operational Cyber Program

Alex Stout, Marci Rozen, Egon Donnarumma

How Vendors Can Become Your Liability

Amy Pimentel, Shannon Ralich, Siri Swayampu, Tien Pham

Privacy Issues Associated with Agentic AI and AI Agents

Nancy Libin, David Rice

Session 1.2 — Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025: 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM

Future-Proofing Privacy Programs: Lessons from PADFAA and the Bulk Data Access Rule

Aaron Burstein, Joseph Emerson, Elena Vekilov

Game of Phones: Protecting Kids in the Digital Realm

Maria Nava, Emma Smizer, Shanna Pearce, Stacy Feuer

Making Your Privacy Program AI-Ready: Practical Ways to Leverage Privacy Compliance for AI Regulation

Frida Alim, Cecilia Jeong, Leila Golchehreh

The DOJ’s Bulk Rule’s Impact on Life Sciences and Digital Health Companies

Andrew Epstein, Joyce Chen, Peter Keohane

What’s the Deal?: Privacy and AI Trends in M&A and Other Data-Driven Transactions

Brock Dahl, Christine Chong, Maco Stewart, Nicole O’Donnell

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

AI Masterclass: A 201 Session for Professionals

Leila Golchehreh, Leah Perry, Anil Gupta

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Across the Department of Defense

Jenifer McIntosh, Ewa Reiman, Jeff Farr, Susan Warshaw Ebner, Kirsten Bay

Little Profiles, Big Problems: Key Updates in Children’s Privacy

Brianne Powers, Rachel Kurzweil, Adonne Washington

Update on the FTC’s Privacy Program Under Trump/Ferguson

Reed Freeman, Michelle Bowling

Whose Breach Is It Anyway? – Untangling Liability, Disclosure, and Control In Vendor/Supply Chain Hacks

Fran Faircloth, Kelly Miller

Lunch — Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch

Keynote — Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Keynote by Alexandra Reeve Givens: A Fireside Chat

Alexandra Reeve Givens

Afternoon Workshop — Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025: 02:30 PM - 05:00 PM

AI Workshop: AI IP and Data Ownership Issues for Privacy Professionals

Ian Ballon, Eulonda Skyles, Christina Bhirud

Session 1.4 — Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

AI Dealmaking: The Importance of Diligence in M&A Involving AI Companies

Daniel Alvarez, Genevieve Dorment, Spencer Simon

AI vs. the Workforce: Disruption or Cognitive Partnering in Cyber and Privacy Law, Cyber Insurance, and Cybersecurity

Doug Howard, Mariah Leffingwell, Jaelin Ali

Building Brand Trust and Loyalty in Difficult Environments with Responsible Data Practices

Matthew Coleman, William Marden, Jeffrey Dunifon

Minding the (US-European) Privacy Gap: Children and Youth

Marissa Boynton, Calum Docherty

When AI Breaks Bad: The New Playbook for Incident Response

Tony Gaidhane, Brendan Rooney, Alexander Southwell

Session 1.5 — Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Asset or Obstacle: Understanding AI’s Transformative Role in Incident Response

Donald DePass, Greg Harvey, Vinny Sakore

Proactive AI Risk Management: Empowering Legal Teams to Navigate and Mitigate Emerging Compliance Challenges

Samir Bhavsar, Justin Bryant, Parker Hancock, Craig Schwartz

Regulators Aren’t Buying It: Mitigating Enforcement Risk in Digital Advertising

Dorian Simmons, Kate Hanniford, Nikole Davenport

The Race for Frontier AI: National Security, Data Security, Trade and Beyond

Aaron Cooper, Madeleine Findley, Tarun Chhabra

Reception — Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Welcome Reception

Thursday, Nov 13, 2025

Breakfast — Thursday, Nov 13, 2025: 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM

Breakfast

Morning Workshop — Thursday, Nov 13, 2025: 08:50 AM - 11:10 AM

Cybersecurity Law Workshop

Aaron Charfoos, Michelle Reed, Jason Kotler, Kelly Kimberlym, Sripriya Narasimhan

Session 2.1 — Thursday, Nov 13, 2025: 08:50 AM-09:50 AM

Avoiding the Next Headline: Enforcement Lessons and Technical Pitfalls from the Latest State Legislation

Christine Desrosiers, Jodi Daniels

Challenges in the Privacy Landscape for Clinical Research: The DOJ Bulk Data Rule, State Privacy Laws, and GDPR

David Peloquin, Melissa Fukushima, Susan Wise

Privacy Hopscotch or Privacy Pole Vault? Tackling the Strategic and Operational Challenges of State-Specific vs High Bar Approaches

Michael Simon, Dona Fraser, Katy Keohane

Session 2.2 — Thursday, Nov 13, 2025: 10:10 AM-11:10 AM

A Legally Dubious Incident Response Tabletop

Heidi Wachs, John Ailes, Nathan Salminen, Sabrina Guenther Frigo

Digital Marketing and Consumer Surveillance – What You Need to Know to Avoid and Defend Consumer Class Actions

David White, Jacqueline Cooney

Drowning in DPAs? Practical Tips for Privacy Agreements in a Shifting Legal Landscape

Leah Druckerman, Desarie Green

Embracing AI Design and Implementation by Industry – From Data to Decisions

James Koenig, Dean Forbes, Valerie Vilsaint

Must I Call the Feds? Navigating Government Involvement During a Cyber Incident

Erin Prest, Zachary Myers, Vanessa Avery, Cynthia Kaiser

Session 2.3 — Thursday, Nov 13, 2025: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

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

Todd Hindman, Nicholas Cramer, Jamie Tolles, Mariah Leffingwell

DOJ Final Rule

Cristina Messerschmidt, Carina Garcia, Taryn Crane

Minding the (US-European) Privacy Gap: Cross-Border Data Transfers

Jennier Archie, Calum Docherty

The Sticking Points: Where Privacy and AI Law Actually Fail

Monique Priestley, Kara Williams, David Stauss, Ryan Kriger

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

Libbie Canter, Liz Lyons, Kate Goodloe, Hanna Abrams

Lunch — Thursday, Nov 13, 2025: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch

Keynote — Thursday, Nov 13, 2025: 01:30 PM-02:30 PM

Keynote by Nita Farahany: A Fireside Chat About Mental Privacy

Nita Farahany

Afternoon Workshop — Thursday, Nov 13, 2025: 02:30 PM - 05:00 PM

EU Privacy + Security Law Workshop

Nik Theodorakis, Lasse Konrad

Session 2.4 — Thursday, Nov 13, 2025: 02:30 PM-03:30 PM

Agentic AI: Privacy in the Age of Autonomous AI Agents

David Keating, Aaron Ting, Daniel Berrick

Cybersecurity Developments in the Trump Administration

Edward McNicholas, Robert Silvers, Amit Elazari,

Friends: AI’ll Be There for You. AI Chatbots and the Future of Online Safety Legislation

Emily Tabatabai, Sara Kloek, Mary Engle

Shining a Light on Tracking Technologies and Dark Patterns

David Navetta, Ian Cohen

State AG Privacy Enforcement: Current Priorities and Tips for Success

Rebecca Engrav, Aaron Haberman, John Eakins, Hanna Abrams

Session 2.5 — Thursday, Nov 13, 2025: 04:00 PM-05:00 PM

Neural, Reproductive, and Other Sensitive Health Data: Privacy Risks and Transparency Responsibilities

Nancy Perkins, Lauren Robbins, Cody Venske

Opt-Ins and Opt-Outs on your Website: How You Should be Providing Choices to Consumers for Adtech, AI, Chatbots and Other Website Tools

Jacqueline Cooney, Erin Doyle, Heather Kuhn

The Latest on Global Cross-Border Data Transfers

Darren Abernethy, Shannon Coe, Mark Smith, Joanne Furtsch

The Long Term Enforcement Future for Privacy and AI

Kirk Nahra

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

Breakfast — Friday, Nov 14, 2025: 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM

Breakfast

Session 3.1 — Friday, Nov 14, 2025: 08:50 AM-09:50 AM

Guardrails for Safe and Scalable GenAI Programs

Brian Rasquinha, Doug Graham, Jean Liu, Ren-Yi Lo

More Than Crumbs In The Cookie Jar: Why Tracking Technologies Are Still A Top Concern For All Organizations

Ryan Steidl, Lindsay Hohler, Peter Simonsen, Jim Vint

Session 3.2 — Friday, Nov 14, 2025: 10:10 AM-11:10 AM

Bulk Data Decoded: Insights, Challenges, and the Road Ahead for DOJ’s Data Security Program

Elizabeth Kwok, Joseph Hold, Sophia Siddiqui, Ryan Smyth

Data Protection Considerations for In-House Counsel

Ali Jessani, Shannon Togawa Mercer, Anand Shah, Mark Quist

New Developments in Health Information Privacy and Security Law

Adam Greene

Privacy Threat Modeling Genomic Workflows

Stuart Shapiro

Session 3.3 — Friday, Nov 14, 2025: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

No Gatekeeping: Empowering Use of Responsible AI

Libbie Canter, Sam Adriance, Kara Hughley, Jayne Ponder

Preventive Digital Oncology: Eradicating High-Risk Website Trackers

Michelle Dennedy, Heather Allen, Ian Cohen

The EU Data Act — Privacy Friend or Foe?

Laura Jehl, Briony Pollard, David Cox

Lunch — Friday, Nov 14, 2025: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch

Keynote — Friday, Nov 14, 2025: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Keynote by William Kovacic: A Fireside Chat

William Kovacic

Session 3.4 — Friday, Nov 14, 2025: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

AgeTech and Privacy – Is Grandma Ready for the Brave New World?

Ann Waldo, Jordan Wrigley

Navigating Data Flows: A Multilateral Approach to Cross-Border Data Transfers

Mark Smith, Shannon Coe, Krysten Jenci, Divya Sridhar

Privacy by (Architectural) Design: A Story in Pictures

Douglas Miller, Odia Kagan, Justin Weiss

Conference Day 1
Wednesday, Nov 12, 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, Nov 13, 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, Nov 14, 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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