Annual Privacy Summit Schedule
Thursday, February 9 | General Privacy Overview
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast Networking
Stop by the registration booth to collect your name badge!
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Welcome Address
Sheri Porath Rockwell – Chair, CLA Privacy Law Section; Counsel, Sidley Austin LLP
Protecting Consumer Privacy: California Leads the Way
Attorney General Rob Bonta – State of California Department of Justice (recorded remarks)
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM | CCPA Enforcement Actions to Date
1.0 Hour of MCLE Credit
In August 2022, the California Attorney General announced its first CCPA settlement. Learn about the ins and outs of California Consumer Privacy Act enforcement actions from lawyers with direct experience. Our speakers will discuss what a notice of noncompliance with the CCPA looks like and where regulators have focused their efforts over the past two years. The panelists will share experiences and examples that may inform companies what to watch out for in 2023.
Program Chair/ Moderator: Jeewon Serrato – Partner & Co-Chair, Digital Transformation and Data Economy Practice, Baker & Hostetler LLP
Speakers:
- Gabriella Khorasanee – Data Privacy Counsel, Sephora
- Dominique Shelton Leipzig – Partner, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Mayer Brown
- Alysa Z. Hutnik – Partner, Kelley Drye
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Privacy Law in the Courts – Updates on Class Action Developments from Both Sides of the Aisle
1.0 Hour of MCLE Credit
Privacy litigation is on the rise, especially with the proliferation of statutes that provide statutory damages that remove the need to prove up actual damages. Wiretapping claims and biometric litigation are regularly in the news and are affecting businesses of all kinds. In this session, seasoned litigators representing plaintiffs and defendants in a range of privacy-centric actions will join for what promises to be a lively discussion about cutting-edge issues in privacy litigation and what we can expect as we look to the year ahead.
Program Chair/ Moderator: Elaine Harwell – Partner, Procopio
Speakers:
- Amy Lally – Class Action Defense Leader, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
- Christine M. Reilly – Leader and Partner, Consumer Protection, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
- Aaron Lawson – Partner, Edelson PC
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM | Fireside Chat and Lunch
Speaker: Stacey Schesser – Supervising Deputy Attorney General at California Department of Justice
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | AdTech for Privacy Lawyers
1.0 Hour of MCLE Credit
Join privacy experts for a discussion on all things AdTech and the issues that keep them up at night, particularly in 2023 with the roll out of new state data privacy laws that seek to regulate various types of ad tech in different ways. Our experts will discuss how to navigate compliance with opt-outs of sales, sharing, and targeted advertising under the new state privacy laws, talk though the practical implementation of tools like the GPC, and discuss technological developments on the horizon in the ad tech space.
Program Chair/ Moderator: Taylor Bloom – Partner, BakerHostetler
Speakers:
- Daniel M. Goldberg – Chair, Privacy & Data Security Group, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
- Tyler Finn – Privacy, Tech Policy & Data Strategy Leader
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM | Keeping Pace with Privacy: Best Practices for Building a Multi-Jurisdictional Compliance Program
1.0 Hour of MCLE Credit
An expanding patchwork of domestic and foreign privacy laws creates unique challenges for a growing segment of businesses that are active across state or international borders. A panel of leading privacy practitioners will share their experiences, best practices and lessons learned to illustrate how CCPA compliance can be leveraged to meet the regulatory demands of multiple privacy law frameworks.
Program Chair/ Moderator: Christian Hammerl – Privacy Counsel, Verily (Axiom)
Speakers:
- Steve Millendorf – Partner, Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Technology Practice Group, Foley & Lardner LLP
- Chris Ghazarian – General Counsel, Dreamhost
- Tami Dokken – Chief Data Privacy Officer, World Bank
- Dona J. Fraser, Senior Vice President, Privacy Initiatives – BBB National Programs
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Adventures of a Privacy Lawyer – The Possibilities are Endless
There is never a dull moment in the life of a privacy lawyer, and the opportunities for growth and expansion are seemingly endless. This panel of privacy and cyber lawyers who work in a variety of settings – in-house, law firm, privacy tech vendor, civil society—discuss the nuances of their day-to-day roles, their career journeys, and how they stay on top of all things privacy.
Program Chair/ Moderator:
- Andrew Scott – Legal, TrustArc
- Reema Moussa – Law Student JD Candidate at USC Gould School of Law, ILPF Fellow, WiCyS Privacy, Law, & Policy Affiliate Founder
Speakers:
- Weiss Hamid – Privacy Counsel, TikTok
- Nick Ginger – Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, City National Bank
- Cody Venzke – Senior Counsel, Equity in Civic Technology – Center for Democracy & Technology
- Jennifer Mitchell – Partner, Los Angeles and Costa Mesa Digital Assets and Data Management Practice Leader, BakerHostetler
5:30 PM – 6:15 PM | California Privacy Lawyer of the Year – Lisa B. Kim – Award Presentation
We are honored to present the California Privacy Lawyer of the Year award to Lisa B. Kim, Deputy Attorney General, Privacy Enforcement & Protection Unit of the California Department of Justice. Ms. Kim has played a pivotal and influential role in drafting regulations to implement the California Privacy Rights Act amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act.
Presenter: Sheri Porath Rockwell – Chair, CLA Privacy Law Section; Counsel, Sidley Austin LLP
Awardee: Lisa Kim – Deputy Attorney General, Privacy Enforcement & Protection Unit, California Department of Justice
6:15 PM – 7:30 PM | California Privacy Lawyer of the Year – Lisa B. Kim Networking Reception
Join your colleagues to celebrate Deputy Attorney General Lisa B. Kim as the California Privacy Attorney of the Year. All attendees will receive a complimentary drink ticket with heavy Hors D’oeuvre service in the beautiful UCLA Luskin Center atrium.
Friday, February 10 | Track 1 & 2
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast Networking
Please join your colleagues for a full breakfast and networking before the Summit begins.
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Keep Calm and Carry On – A UK Perspective on the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (Joint Session)
California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act passed just a few months ago and will not be effective for another year, but it already has the privacy and business communities up in arms, with some pondering whether it will actually “break the Internet” as we know it today. This panel will feature Michael Murray, Head of Regulatory Strategy at the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office, who we hope will help us all mellow out about the impending law, as he discusses how implementation of the UK’s Age Appropriate Design Code (a model for the California law) has been going and walk us through key issues including age assurance, privacy impact assessments, and more. Bring your questions – we have saved time for them!
Program Chair: Hailun Ying – Senior Lead Counsel, Privacy, Roblox
Speaker: Michael Murray – UK Information Commissioner’s Office, Head of Regulatory Strategy, Regulatory Policy Projects
Track 1
Hottest Issues in Privacy
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM | Health Privacy: Pixels, Apps and Emerging Issues
1.0 Hour of MCLE Credit
Issues surrounding health privacy exploded in 2022, both at the federal and state levels. The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization spurred a flurry of advisories and policy statements from the federal government; the FTC and HHS focused on privacy issues associated with health apps not covered by HIPAA; lawsuits focused on the use of advertising pixels on hospital websites proliferated; and California amended its health privacy law. Our panel of health and privacy experts makes sense of these recent development and opine on the broader landscape of medical privacy.
Program Chair/ Moderator: Sheri Porath Rockwell – Privacy Law Section Chair; Counsel, Sidley Austin LLP
Speakers:
- Harry Nelson – Founder and Managing Partner, Nelson Hardiman LLP
- Dona J. Fraser, Senior Vice President, Privacy Initiatives – BBB National Programs
- Robert J. Quigley, Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, Western Region – Los Angeles
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Battle of AI Privacy: EU vs. US
1.0 Hour of MCLE Credit
What does it mean to profile? What about targeting? How do the two differ in the US and abroad? What about what’s coming down the pike? There are endless questions to ask in the field of profiling and targeting in the media. Our experts will lay the landscape and provide their thoughts on how to be privacy conscious while still reaching your audience.
Program Chair/ Moderator: Jeewon Serrato – Partner & Co-Chair, Digital Transformation and Data Economy Practice, Baker & Hostetler LLP
Speakers:
- Christopher Jeffery – Partner, TaylorWessing
- Felix Hilgert – Partner, Osborne Clarke
- Alexandra Laks – Managing Counsel, Privacy, Cruise LLC
Track 2
Issues in the Entertainment Industry
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM | Managing Cybersecurity and Ransomware Threats: Be Prepared!
1.0 Hour of MCLE Credit
Ransomware continues to be one of the fastest growing cyber-attacks, with an almost 13% rise this year according to the 2022 “Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report” – an increase as big as the last five years combined. Meanwhile, cybersecurity is also a key area of regulatory focus, with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seeking public comments in August 2022 on its proposed rulemaking on data security and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reopening the public comments period on its proposed security incident disclosure requirements for public companies in October 2022. This session focuses on on how businesses can maintain reasonable security and prepare for the worst.
Program Chair/ Moderator: Paul Lanois – Director, Data, Fieldfisher – Adjunct Faculty, UC College of the Law San Francisco
Speakers:
- Scott Koller – Partner, Baker Hostetler
- Jonathan Fairtlough – Principal, KPMG
- Benjamin Benhan – Privacy Counsel/Global Operations, eBay
- Brett Cook – Lead Counsel, Privacy and Security, ServiceNow
- John “Jack” Bennett – Managing Director, Global Head of Government Affairs, Kroll
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Children, Kids, Minors, Young Adults…What are they called and why their privacy matters!
1.0 Hour of MCLE Credit
The privacy rights of children and teens have been front of mind for parents for some time, and regulators and lawmakers are catching up. California recently passed a version of the UK’s Age Appropriate Design Code and other states have introduced similar bills; the FTC has stepped up COPPA enforcement (including most recently in the gaming space) and issued several policy statements around protecting kids’ privacy; and several children’s privacy bills were advanced in the most recent session of Congress. Our experts will address these developments and discuss how to navigate in this area of increased regulatory scrutiny and risk.
Speakers:
- Cody Venzke – Senior Counsel, Equity in Civic Technology – Center for Democracy & Technology
- Tyler G. Newby – Partner, Litigation, Fenwick & West
- Julie Dawson – Chief Policy & Regulatory Officer, Yoti
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM | Lunch & Fireside Chat (Joint Session)
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Employee Privacy Fireside Chat
1.0 Hour of MCLE Credit
Employee privacy issues are talk of the town (or, rather, the state) as California employers are now required to provide full CCPA rights to workforce members. In addition, new state laws are requiring additional disclosures relating to employee surveillance and monitoring, and other new laws are governing how employers use automated decision tools. Our panelists discuss the convergence of employment and privacy law, new and emerging employee privacy rights, and how companies can prepare to comply with these new rights.
Program Chair/ Moderator: Jennifer Mitchell – Partner, Los Angeles and Costa Mesa Digital Assets and Data Management Practice
Speakers:
- Tanya Forsheit – Head of Privacy Compliance, The New York Times
- Justine Phillips – Partner, DLA Piper
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM | The State of Cross Border Data Transfers in 2023 (and Beyond?)
1.0 Hour of MCLE Credit
The Biden Administration’s recent actions to implement the United States’ commitments under the new EU – U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the “DPF”) has once-again shifted the landscape for cross-border data transfers. This group of cross-border privacy experts explore the latest developments with the DPF, the challenges facing international businesses, and the potential for a Schrems III.
Program Chair/ Moderator: Paul Lanois – Director, Data, Fieldfisher; Adjunct Faculty, UC College of the Law San Francisco
Speakers:
- William Cutler – Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of UK Government
- Andrew Scott – Legal, TrustArc
- Hanifa Baporia – Senior Legal Counsel, Oracle; Adjunct Faculty, Santa Clara Law
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | The Future is the Metaverse, but Privacy Risks are Now!
1.0 Hour of MCLE Credit
Focus on the “metaverse” and the development of immersive tech will only increase in 2023, with the planned introduction of Apple’s long-awaited AR and VR products, developments at Meta, and continued expansion of platforms like Roblox that are already bringing users into virtual spaces. As these technologies proliferate, regulatory scrutiny will undoubtedly increase and privacy issues are expected to be front and center. Our privacy experts have been swimming in the metaverse and virtual reality waters for some time and will walk us through the top privacy issues and regulatory concerns in this area and how they are being addressed.
Program Chair/ Moderator: Sheri Porath Rockwell, Chair, Privacy Law Section Chair; Counsel, Sidley Austin LLP
Speakers:
- Emily Yu – Senior Director of Product Counsel, Roblox
- Jill Bronfman – Privacy Counsel, Common Sense Media
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM | Meet and Greet – Michael Murray UK ICO’s Head of Regulatory Strategy
Join us for this rare opportunity to meet and chat with Michael Murray in a small group session to learn more about how the ICO is helping companies comply with the UK Age Appropriate Design Code and lessons learned about how to approach compliance with California’s new law.
4:30 PM– 5:30 PM | Data Ethics – Important Issues of the Day (Joint Session)
1.0 Hour of MCLE Ethics Credit
The collection and use of data is often viewed through the applicability of privacy law. Equally important, but not as easily legislated is the ethical collection and use of data. In an age where vast amounts of data can be processed in seconds to yield powerful and impactful insights, what are the ethical considerations we should keep in mind? What does responsible use and management of big data look like? How do we ensure fairness and accountability? Join us as we discuss these issues and more.
Program Chair/ Moderator: Nick Ginger, Senior Counsel, City National Bank
Speakers:
- Professor Mark McKenna, UCLA Law School
- Michael Karanicolas, Executive Director, Institute for Technology, Law & Policy, UCLA
- Jennie Wang VonCannon, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP