Spring Academy

May 6-8, 2026 | Washington, DC

Privacy + Security Forum

George Washington University, 800 21st St NW

Keynotes

Keynote by Mary Anne Franks: A Fireside Chat

Mary Anne Franks

Keynote by Stephen Bolinger: Inside his Documentary ‘Privacy People’ — Stories, Scenes & Conversations

Stephen Bolinger

Keynote by Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier: A Fireside Chat

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

Mary anne Franks

Mary Anne Franks

Bernard Professor in Intellectual Property, Technology, & Civil Rights Law
GW University Law School

Stephen Bolinger

Stephen Bolinger

Chief Privacy Officer
Informa, Filmmaker "Privacy People"

Tricia Fsrley-Bouvier

Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier

Member
Massachusetts House of Representatives

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Breakfast — Wednesday, May 6, 2026: 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM

Breakfast

Morning Workshop — Wednesday, May 6, 2026: 08:50 AM - 11:10 AM

AI Governance Workshop

Karen Schuler, Taryn Crane, Ken Frantz, Mark Melnychenko, Andrew Bjerken, Avery Blank, Maria Buccieri, Wesley Taylor, Will Farley

Session 1.1 — Wednesday, May 6, 2026: 08:50 AM - 09:50 AM

Reporting Live! From the Changing Tides of AI Governance

Michelle Ramsden, Christina Baptista, Frank Giguere

Technically Right & Powerless: Building Political Capital as a Security or Privacy Leader

Melanie Ensign, Michelle Dennedy, Sue Khan

The Enemy Within: Lessons on Insider Threats from Investigations and Programs

Dan Ongaro, Sarah Hertz, Nada Rastad, Una Kang

Session 1.2 — Wednesday, May 6, 2026: 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM

Managing Long Term Risks for Privacy, Cybersecurity and AI

Kirk Nahra, Robyn Eckerling

OOPS All Opt-Outs! Bringing Universal Privacy Preferences to Complex Company Practices

Kyle Miller, Ashley Haynes, Dave Cohen

Retention Implementation Across Structured and Unstructured Systems

Wanne Pemmelaar, Jordan Uytterhagen

Sound and Fury? What Can State Privacy Enforcement Teach Us About the Future of State AI Enforcement?

Daniel Alvarez, Mae-Beth Magno

Session 1.3 — Wednesday, May 6, 2026: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Getting To “Yes”: How to Maximize Data and AI Tools While Minimizing Litigation/Enforcement Risks

Elliot Golding, Amy Papsun, Joanne Charles

Threats without Borders: Strengthening Cybersecurity through Public-Private Partnerships

Brian Lichter, Eric Strom

Tracking Technologies & Chatbots: Managing Evolving Regulatory and Litigation Risks

Erin Doyle, Shaudie Fassih, Kelley Chandler

When Geopolitics Meets the Stack: Data, Cybersecurity, and AI Risk in a Divided World

Mariana Oliver, Anna Leipsic, Taryn Crane

Lunch — Wednesday, May 6, 2026: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch

Keynote — Wednesday, May 6, 2026: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Keynote by Mary Anne Franks: A Fireside Chat

Mary Anne Franks

Afternoon Workshop — Wednesday, May 6, 2026: 02:30 PM - 05:00 PM

AI Workshop

Ian Ballon, Doug Smith, Eulonda Skyles

Session 1.4 — Wednesday, May 6, 2026: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

18 Reasons to Panic (But Don’t): Cracking the CCPA Cybersecurity Audit Code

Jim Koenig, Dean Forbes, Hershel Eisenberger, Kevin Levine

Contending With CIRCIA: Regardless of Whether You Say SIR-SEEYA’ or SIRSHA

Randy Sabett, Erin Whitmore

Genomic Data Privacy and Security – Lessons Learned and Emerging Trends

Elizabeth Brim, Julia Post, Joe Franklin

Under the Hood: Security and Privacy Risks in Connected Vehicles

Isaiah Soval-Levine, Geoffrey Irving, Emily Storm-Smith

Update on HIPAA and Other Health Information Privacy and Security Developments

Adam Greene, Tim Noonan

Ice Cream Break — Wednesday, May 6, 2026: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Ice Cream Social

Session 1.5 — Wednesday, May 6, 2026: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

AI Testing and Monitoring – Lessons from Regulated Industries

Arianna Evers, Nicholas Schmidt, Chris Meehleib

Hidden Trust Boundaries in Agentic AI: How Architecture Drives Risk

Steven Roosa, Katie Boswell, Susana Medeiros

Staying In Bounds: Avoiding UI/UX “Foot Faults” in Modern Privacy Compliance

Daniel Lumm, Mallory Acheson, Paul Sarkis

Reception — Wednesday, May 6, 2026: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Welcome Reception

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Breakfast — Thursday, May 7, 2026: 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM

Breakfast

Morning Workshop — Thursday, May 7, 2026: 08:50 AM - 11:10 AM

AI Vendor Compromise Workshop: Live Tabletop Experience

Dr. Vinny Sakore, Heather Egan, Paul Otto, Joseph Bellott

Session 2.1 — Thursday, May 7, 2026: 08:50 AM-09:50 AM

AI Companion Tech Governance

Mary Engle, Corbin Evans, Michael Atleson

Autonomy with Oversight: Legal Guardrails for Agentic AI

Mike Signorelli, Michael Hamilton

Session 2.2 — Thursday, May 7, 2026: 10:10 AM-11:10 AM

From IR Data Review to Defense: How Notification Strategy Shapes Litigation Outcomes

Matt Liebner, Andrew Nauer, Kate Hanniford, Jamie Elbert

Outpacing AI Attackers: A Supply Chain Survival Guide

Edward Machin

Prioritize AI Oversight and Enable Innovation: How AI Risk Tiering and Advanced Data Sharing Accelerate Implementation

Brian Rasquinha, Jennifer Geetter, Luk Arbuckle, Sorana Ionescu

Teaching Privacy to Kids

Daniel Solove, Lorrie Cranor

Session 2.3 — Thursday, May 7, 2026: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Privacy Court: Who is Tracking Your Tracking Technologies?

Cara Caruso, Genevieve Walser-Jolly, France Belanger, Dave Cohen

Stirring the Pot: Anticipating Trends and Reading the Tea Leaves on State Privacy

Libbie Canter, Kate Goodloe, Hanna Abrams, Liz Lyons

Who’s on the Hook? Allocating Legal Responsibility Between AI Developers and Deployers

Laura Hamady, Shelby Dolen, Marlaina Pinto, Susan Fletcher

Whose Role is it Anyway? Scenarios for Incident Response Stakeholders

Heidi Wachs, Noah Rubin, Nathan Salminen, Jonathan Sander

Lunch — Thursday, May 7, 2026: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch

Keynote — Thursday, May 7, 2026: 01:30 PM-02:30 PM

Keynote by Stephen Bolinger: Inside his Documentary ‘Privacy People’ — Stories, Scenes & Conversations

Stephen Bolinger

Session 2.4 — Thursday, May 7, 2026: 02:30 PM-03:30 PM

AI Threats, Proven Defenses: Applying Existing Risk Management Strategies to the AI-Driven Attack Surface

Michael Borgia, Sabrina Guenther Frigo, Tony DeSarro, Kristy Hornland

Guarding the Playground: Enforcement Actions, Court Battles, and the Data Broker Crackdown in Children’s Privacy

Nina Frant, Abdiel Lewis, Morgan Kennedy

Privacy Under Pressure: Part 2 at the Intersection of Law, Technology, and Care Delivery

Brad Rostolsky, Trinity Car, Sophia Collaros, Roshal Marshall

Responsible AI and the Future of Purpose Limitations

Fran Faircloth

The AI Regulatory and Enforcement Landscape: Key Developments and Trends

James Haldin, David Feinstein, Ben Rossen

Session 2.5 — Thursday, May 7, 2026: 04:00 PM-05:00 PM

Age Verification Laws – Valuable Safeguards or Privacy Threats?

Laura Jehl, Stephanie Malaska

How to Help Your Company (or Client) Pivot to Privacy: From Startups to Big Companies that Don’t Yet Realize They Have Privacy Issues

Jacqueline Cooney, Jonathan Olsson

Phishing Unveiled: MFA Bypass & Downgrade, Mitigations & Defenses

Kyle Carr, Nathan Salminen, Sabrina Guenther Frigo

The Algorithm Arms Race: AI and the Future of National Security

Eun Young Choi, Cynthia Kaiser, Sean Newell

Friday, May 8, 2026

Breakfast — Friday, May 8, 2026: 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM

Breakfast

Session 3.1 — Friday, May 8, 2026: 08:50 AM-09:50 AM

Data, DOGE, and Danger: Accountability for the Federal Government’s Activities with Our Data

Maya Bernstein, Bethanne Barnes, Chuck Borges, Nikhel Sus

The National Security Pivot: Navigating the DOJ’s New Bulk Data Enforcement Era

Matthew Baker, Jenna Comizio Guarino

Tracking Technology Deep Dive

Jason Cronk, Andrew Berry

Session 3.2 — Friday, May 8, 2026: 10:10 AM-11:10 AM

Europe’s Digital Rulebook: Privacy, AI, Enforcement, and the Global Impact

Nik Theodorakis, Rohan Massey

Health Data Relating to Wearable Devices and AI Personalization

Melinda Claybaugh, Jordan Wrigley, Lynn Parker Dupree, Nils Tracy

The Growing Trend of 3rd Party Breaches and How to Minimize the Risk

Ross Molina, Melanie Witte, Kamran Salour, John Lancaster

The Weaponization of Data Subject Access Requests in Disputes: A Cross-Border Analysis

Josh Schwartz, Cecilia Jeong, K Royal

Session 3.3 — Friday, May 8, 2026: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

FTC Privacy Enforcement in 2026 and Beyond

Reed Freeman, Michelle Bowling

Hiring by Algorithm: Legal Guardrails for AI Use in the Recruiting Lifecycle

Zach Lerner, Katherine Allen, Michael Razeeq, Eric Pollex Rasmussen

The Next Generation of Children’s Privacy Law: What Comes Next

Hannah Levin, Ashley Lynam, Daniel Hales

Where AdTech Governance Meets Engineering

Elizaveta Egorova, Scott Lashway

Lunch — Friday, May 8, 2026: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch

Keynote — Friday, May 8, 2026: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Keynote by Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier: A Fireside Chat

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

Session 3.4 — Friday, May 8, 2026: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

AgeTech: Promises, Pitfalls, and the Future of Aging

Ann Waldo, Susanna Montezemolo, Jordan Wrigley

Certified and Compromised: Why Compliant Organizations Keep Getting Breached

Jamie Tolles, Maureen Gallagher, Daniel Backo, Nicholas Cramer

Conference Day 1

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

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

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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