Monique Priestley, Kara Williams, David Stauss, Ryan Kriger

Time: Thursday, Nov 13, 2025: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

A lawmaker, industry lawyer, enforcer, and advocate sit down for an unvarnished conversation about why privacy and AI laws keep stalling. This panel tackles the hard stuff: definitions that don’t work, weak enforcement, and data minimization that’s more slogan than practice. Let’s explore what real alignment might look like.

Monique Priestley, State Representative, State of Vermont (moderator)
Representative Shelley Kloba, Member of the Washington House of Representatives
Kara Williams, Counsel, EPIC
David Stauss, Partner, Troutman Pepper Locke
Ryan Kriger, former FTC, and Vermont Office of the Attorney General

Reading Materials:

David Stauss

Partner
Troutman Pepper Locke

Kara Williams

Counsel
EPIC

Monique Priestley

State Representative
State of Vermont

Ryan Kriger

former FTC, and Vermont Office of the Attorney General

Shelley Kloba

Representative, Member of the Washington House of Representatives