Case study
The 5th Annual Data Privacy Conference USA
19 September 2023 Washington, D.C
Key Speakers Included
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, US House of Representatives
Senator Marsha Blackburn
Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, US Senate
Mason Clutter
Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Katy Ruckle
Chief Privacy Officer, Washington State
Jared Solomon
Delegate, State of Maryland
Melanie Fontes Rainer
Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Elham Tabassi
Chief of Staff, Information Technology Laboratory, NIST
Elisa Jillson
ttorney, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC
Travis Hall
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy Analysis and Development (OPAD), NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Loyaan A. Egal
Chief of the Enforcement Bureau and leader of the Privacy and Data Protection Task Force, FCC
Alex Greenstein
Director, Data Privacy Framework, US Department of Commerce
Cameron F. Kerry
Distinguished visiting fellow, Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institution
Morgane Donse
Deputy Director International Data Flows, UK Government
Denise Tayloe
CEO & Co-Founder, Privo
Ben Brook
CEO & Co-Founder, Transcend
Zaid A. Zaid
Director, Head of U.S. Public Policy, Cloudflare
Evangelos Razis
Senior Manager of Public Policy, Workday
Job titles correct at the time of the event
Event Sponsors
About the Event
Forum Global's Annual Data Privacy Conference USA returned to Washington D.C on September 19th and gathered 180+ participants including legislators, regulators, industry representatives, Hill staffers, and civil society experts to explore the US’s response to a dynamically evolving data privacy landscape.
Gathering prominent lawmakers, regulators, government agencies, industry leaders and privacy experts, the conference explored the ongoing need for further action in the data privacy realm, considering the broader technological regulatory shifts that have reverberated across the globe.
The conference delved into the current state of data privacy legislation within the United States, offering insights into what could be anticipated in the medium to long-term as well as examine avenues for enhanced cooperation between different regions worldwide, focusing on the facilitation of the free flow of data. Distinguished speakers also focused on the complex challenge of balancing the protection of individuals against the potential risks associated with data collection while encouraging positive innovation. These discussions unfold in the context of the deployment of cutting-edge AI technologies and the use of sensitive health and children's data.
This conference is an annual event providing a meeting place for the data privacy community in the US and beyond. This was the fifth edition of the Data Privacy Conference USA, building on the success of the previous four US editions and of 12 editions of the European Data Protection & Privacy conference held every year in Brussels. It is part of Forum Global / Forum Europe’s Own-Initiative division where our event producers conceive, plan and deliver event programmes focused on the critical pillars of EU policy. We work independently and alongside policymakers, the civil society as well as industry stakeholders to ensure the content remains timely and relevant
Highlights of the fifth edition:
What we did
- Research and programme production
- Identification and invitations of speakers, as well as regular contact with those confirmed to organise the content and format of their contribution
- Sponsor recruitment and management
- Exclusive, invitation-only Pre-Conference dinner organisation with speakers and sponsors of the conference
- Raising awareness for the event through mailings, personal invitations and social media posts and translate these activities into registrations
- Website and registration platform design, including the set-up of a waiting list when the event became oversubscribed
- Registrations and delegates management
- Full AV set up and fulfilment, stage design and collaboration with suppliers
- Onsite presence at the event to coordinate all final technical and choreographic arrangements, catering organisation, welcome of speakers and assistance to delegates.
- Onsite speakers interviews
- Coordination of post-event materials, including a highlights video with speaker interviews
Event Gallery
Testimonials
“You put together a substantive and impactful conference, so it was worth the effort and worth staying around to hear other discussions.”
Cameron F. Kerry, Distinguished visiting fellow, Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institution
“Thank you for arranging such a wonderful event. I really had a great time exchanging ideas and discussing privacy from an individual’s perspective. The audience was pretty wide-ranging and diverse. Fantastic job. I am glad I was able to make an impression and add some value to the discussions during the conference. I look forward to being part of the event next year.”
Sreedhar Rao, Lead Volunteer, Digital Privacy Initiative, IEEE
“It was a tremendous event and a very inspiring series of discussions.”
Will Sweeney, Managing Partner, Zaviant
“The event did feel different than a lot of other industry events and opened the door to a host of new relationships.”
Sam Mitchell, Chief Revenue Officer, Zaviant
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