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17th Annual Advisory Board Meeting 2026

FPF Advisory Board Members by Invite Only* June 10, 2026 @ 6:00pm ET - June 12, 2026 @ 1:30pm ET

Overview

We are thrilled to welcome our new and returning FPF Advisory Board Members to the 17th Annual Advisory Board Meeting, taking place Wednesday, June 10 – Friday, June 12, 2026 at Yours Truly DC Hotel in Washington, D.C. This page will serve as the central hub for all event updates. Check back soon for speaker announcements!

About the Event

The 17th Annual Advisory Board Meeting is an invitation-only meeting for FPF Advisory Board Members. This year’s convening will be one of our most forward-looking and impactful yet, bringing together leaders from industry, academia, civil society, and government to explore the issues shaping the future of privacy and AI. The program will feature curated peer-to-peer sessions, in-depth discussions on emerging regulatory and technological developments, and exclusive networking opportunities designed to foster meaningful collaboration.

We will open the week with the dynamic, public-facing DC Privacy Forum on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 featuring prominent voices in privacy and AI policy. The program will offer timely analysis, diverse perspectives, and engagement with a broad community of experts and policymakers addressing the most consequential topics of the year. While this Forum is open to the broader community, members are encouraged to attend, and each event will have its own registration. All FPF Advisory Board member organizations will receive a limited number of complimentary tickets to DC Privacy Forum.

What to Expect

When top experts in data protection convene from various corners of the globe, spanning diverse sectors such as industry, academia, and civil society, valuable insights are exchanged. Therefore, we urge you to arrive prepared to connect, interact, and exchange ideas. Our agenda is crafted to facilitate networking among peers, fostering new connections and addressing common challenges. We anticipate lively group discussions and encourage active participation from each attendee.

(Chatham House Rules & FPF’s Code of Conduct are to be followed please).

Hotel Information

We encourage all members to take advantage of our discounted room block at the Yours Truly DC Hotel. Located just steps from D.C.’s vibrant Dupont Circle and Georgetown, Yours Truly Hotel offers guests a perfect blend of history, culture, and modern excitement. The surrounding neighborhood buzzes with local cafés, over 150 restaurants & bars, galleries, boutique shops, and iconic landmarks such as the White House and the National Mall. Guests can walk to three Metro stations, and the hotel is approximately 15 minutes from DCA and 45 minutes from BWI and Dulles airports. It’s a lively yet refined setting, ideal for meetings, exploration, and experiencing the authentic heart of Washington, D.C. Click here for transportation details to the hotel.

Discounted Room Block Rate: $269/night for a Standard King– must reserve room by 5pm EDT on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 to lock in this rate.

As we plan this year’s event, we’ve updated our accommodations policy. While we were pleased to offer a limited number of hosted rooms in the past for our academic/advocate participants, all attendees will be responsible for securing and covering their own hotel reservations this year. We’re grateful for your understanding and continued participation.

Hotel Reservation: You have two options to make your hotel reservations by the cut-off date.

  1. Call to Reserve: Reservations are to be made directly with the Hotel Reservations Department before the cut-off date. You can contact the Reservations Department directly at (202)775-0800 and identify yourself as a guest or participant in the Future of Privacy Forum’s group in order to receive the special group rates.
  2. Online Reservation Link: Future of Privacy Forum EIF | DC Privacy Forum and FPF Annual Board Meeting.

Hotel Cancellation Policy: Guests must cancel their reservations at least 48 hours prior to arrival; otherwise, the first night’s room and tax will be charged.

Hotel Parking: Valet parking only. $45 per night buys you in-and-out privileges.

Check-In/Check-Out Procedure: Hotel check-in time is 4:00pm on the day of arrival and check-out time is 12:00pm the day of departure.

Transportation Information

Yours Truly DC Hotel is located at 1143 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037.

Car Service: For traveling guests who need to arrange transportation from Dulles International Airport (IAD) or Washington National (DCA), we recommend booking through rideshare services (Uber, Lyft, Taxis).

Public Transportation: Located just steps from D.C.’s vibrant Dupont Circle and Georgetown, Yours Truly Hotel is located near Dupont Circle (Red Line – 9 minute walk), Farragut North (Red Line – 12 minute walk) and Foggy Bottom-GWU (Orange, Blue and Silver Lines – 9 minute walk) Metro stations.

Parking at Yours Truly DC Hotel

Yours Truly is a valet-only service hotel. $45 per night buys you in-and-out privileges. General garage parking is also available a short walk from the hotel.

  • Colonial Parking – 2200 M St NW, Washington, DC 20037 (3-minute walk)
  • One Parking – 1255 23rd St NW, Washington, DC 20037 (4-minute walk)
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Agenda

DC Privacy Forum and Annual Advisory Board Meeting Opening Night - June 10, 2026

Time

Event

Location

Speakers

9:30 am –
5:30 pm

3RD ANNUAL DC PRIVACY FORUM

Up to 3 tickets free for FPF AB members

 

Yours Truly DC Hotel

Ballroom 9 & 10

 

 

 

3:00 pm –
7:00 pm

HOTEL CHECK-IN AND EVENT REGISTRATION

Check in, pick up your name tag and event materials 

 

 

 

 

 

6:00 pm –
8:30 pm

ANNUAL MEETING OPENING NIGHT NETWORKING RECEPTION

 

El Chalet: Mercy Me

 

 

 

8:30 pm –
10:00 pm

LATE NIGHT NETWORKING

 

TBA

 

 

 

Day One - Annual Advisory Board Meeting - June 11, 2026

Time

Event

Location

Speakers

8:00 am –
9:00 am

NETWORKING BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION

Pick up your tent card before the opening session.

For those just arriving: please check-in, and pick up your name tag and event materials

 

 

 

 

 

9:00 am –
10:00 am

OPENING SESSION 

A summary of FPF’s year, a discussion on the key issues for 2026, and an overview of FPF’s Strategic Initiatives.

 

Ballroom 9 & 10

 

Jules Polonetsky, CEO 

Matthew Reisman, Vice President for U.S. Policy

Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, Vice President for Global Policy

Amanda Browe, Vice President for Membership

 

10:00 am –
10:45 am

KEYNOTE

 

Ballroom 9 & 10

 

To Be Announced!

 

10:45 am –
11:00 am

COFFEE BREAK

 

 

 

 

 

11:00 am –
12:45 pm

P2P BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS

TOPIC 1 – GDPR Omnibus: EU Regulatory Morass?  

Last year at the Annual Meeting, we ran a session exploring a daring hypothetical: what specific changes would our attendees want to see to the GDPR in the age of AI? Little did we know that reopening the GDPR would become a reality merely months later. This session is an opportunity to discuss the state of play of the GDPR Omnibus within the broader EU push for regulatory simplification. We will also touch on the latest developments in regulatory guidance and enforcement, particularly at the intersection of the GDPR and the rest of the data strategy package, from DMA, to DSA, to the AI Act.

TOPIC 2 – State Privacy Laws

This session will delve into the latest developments in state and federal privacy legislation and regulation. This will be a topical session shaped by how this year’s legislative session unfolds. Potential topics include growing divergences among state laws, new restrictions on sensitive data, California’s ongoing rulemaking efforts, and what federal privacy efforts may mean for the states.

TOPIC 3 – Risk Assessments 

An opportunity for stakeholders to discuss a fast-moving issue central to AI governance and general privacy governance. What are you using as your baseline? How are you dealing with AI tools? Agentic solutions? Are you consolidating legacy privacy risk assessments with new AI requirements or keeping them separate? Are you using shared templates for multiple processing activities, or treating each new documentation task on a case-by-case basis?

TOPIC 4 – Delete Act and Implementing Opt-Out Requirements

The California Delete Act and growing state opt-out requirements are forcing organizations to rethink how they manage consumer opt-out and deletion requests at scale. We will discuss the practical compliance challenges of responding to universal opt-out signals, how (or whether) you are navigating the DROP platform, and compliance readiness for the August 1st deadline.

 

Topic 1 – TBA

Topic 2 – TBA

Topic 3 – TBA

Topic 4 – TBA

 

TOPIC 1 DISCUSSION LEADS

Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna & Bianca Iona Marcu

TOPIC 2 DISCUSSION LEADS

Tatiana Rice & Jordan Francis

TOPIC 3 DISCUSSION LEAD

Lee Matheson

TOPIC 4 DISCUSSION LEAD

Stacey Gray

 

12:45 pm –
1:45 pm

NETWORKING LUNCHEON

 

 

 

 

 

1:45 pm –
3:15 pm

P2P BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS

TOPIC 1 – Data Transfers, Localization & Sovereignty

Caught between unpredictable geopolitics and the AI race, international data transfers are again at the epicenter of digital policymaking. Notions of data localization have been evolving into the more sophisticated “digital sovereignty”, with governments in Africa, Asia, and the EU creating a kaleidoscope of policy and legal measures under this broad umbrella. At the same time, China is initiating a regional system for free data flows, and the US is insistently pushing the updated Global CBPR framework while limiting some transfers of sensitive data to adversary countries for national security purposes. Where does all this leave your compliance program and, more importantly, your data? 

TOPIC 2 – Chatting about Chatbots

Our session will delve into the rapidly evolving landscape of chatbot policy in the United States and globally. This will be a topical discussion shaped by recent legislative and regulatory developments, including new state laws, emerging federal proposals, and international approaches such as China’s anthropomorphic AI frameworks. Issues within scope include youth protections and safety considerations, how laws define and scope “chatbots,” safety and intervention protocols, advertising and privacy obligations, emerging standards, and how these requirements interact with existing legal and regulatory frameworks.

TOPIC 3 –  Youth: Privacy & Safety

In the past few years, youth privacy and online safety have become a focus of regulators globally. As companies face increasing legal pressure to provide more robust protections for youth from a variety of regulatory bodies, debates continue over the effectiveness of various measures, risk proportionality, trade-offs, and implementation challenges. Informed by global legislative and regulatory developments across the UK, US, EU, Australia, and LatAm, our session invites attendees from across sectors to share insights on current approaches and discuss timely topics related to youth privacy and safety, such as: balancing privacy and safety obligations, personalization and age-appropriateness, service bans, default settings and safeguards, and risk assessments. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, exchange ideas, discuss common obstacles, and identify emerging challenges.

TOPIC 4 – Enforcement Trends

Our session will delve into the latest developments in the enforcement of data protection and privacy laws worldwide. International jurisdictions in the EU and elsewhere have demonstrated a continued focus on the processing of children’s personal data, use of social media by children, and an increasing willingness by regulators to crack down on AI providers alleged to have made deceptive claims regarding their data collection activities or relied on pretextual grounds for data collection. The U.S. saw a similar enforcement focus on children’s personal data and deceptive claims regarding AI products, as well as a notable uptick in enforcement of new U.S. state comprehensive privacy laws.

Topic 1 – TBA

Topic 2 – TBA

Topic 3 – TBA

Topic 4 – TBA

 

TOPIC 1 DISCUSSION LEADS

Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna & Matthew Reisman

TOPIC 2 DISCUSSION LEADS

Justine Gluck & Josh Lee

TOPIC 3 DISCUSSION LEADS

Daniel Hales & Bianca Iona Marcu

TOPIC 4 DISCUSSION LEADS

Lee Matheson & Jordan Francis

 

3:15 pm –
3:20 pm

COFFEE BREAK

 

 

 

 

 

3:20 pm –
4:20 pm

LESSONS FROM LEADERS: AI LEGAL POLICY & GOVERNANCE POWER USERS

Presentations by power AI users in the privacy, legal, policy and compliance community who are doing their job now with these tools, and how they’re doing it.

 

Ballroom 9 & 10

 

Stacey Gray, Senior Director for Artificial Intelligence, FPF – Moderator

Katherine Fick, Associate General Counsel, IBM  

Ken Priore, Deputy General Counsel, DocuSign

 

4:30 pm –
6:00 pm

RESET & REFRESH BREAK / NETWORKING ACTIVITIES

A moment to unwind, check emails, take calls, and refresh before the evening activities.

 

 

 

 

 

6:30 pm –
8:30 pm

AWARDS & DINNER NETWORKING RECEPTION

 

TBA

 

To Be Announced!

 

8:30 pm –
11:00 pm

LATE-NIGHT NETWORKING

 

TBA

 

 

 

Day Two - Annual Advisory Board Meeting - June 12, 2026

Time

Event

Location

Speakers

8:00 am –
12:00 pm

CHECK-OUT & INFORMATION

Hotel check-out is at 12:00 p.m. Please take your luggage to the Concierge for valet storage.

 

 

 

 

 

8:30 am –
9:30 am

FAREWELL BREAKFAST NETWORKING

Meet in the Waterside Ballroom for open networking and mingling. This is a great time to exchange information and meet anyone you missed the past two days.

 

 

 

 

 

9:30 am –
10:15 am

VALUE OF THE PRIVACY DEPARTMENT

More details to come!

Ballroom 9 & 10

 

Doug Miller, Senior Fellow, FPF – Moderator

Hershel Eisenberger, Head of Global Privacy and Data Protection, The Coca-Cola Company

More speakers to be announced!

 

10:15 am –
10:30 am

COFFEE BREAK

 

 

 

 

 

10:30 am –
12:00 pm

P2P BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS

TOPIC 1 – Global Compliance Challenges

The regulatory landscape continues to evolve around the world without a North Star. From the compliance clock ticking in India under the DPDPA and its Implementing Rules, to a new data protection law in Vietnam, an updated data protection law in South Korea, the reality of regulation overlap making itself visible in the EU, multiple data protection reforms proposed in Africa, and Brazil adding a detailed, impactful children privacy and safety law on the books – global compliance challenges are significant. This session will discuss the main pain points and best practices for addressing them.

TOPIC 2 – Youth: Operationalizing Age Assurance

As companies face increasing pressure to implement age assurance measures, particularly for services accessed by youth, debates continue over privacy risks, effectiveness, and regulatory challenges. This session will bring leaders from across sectors to share insights on current approaches and best practices for operationalizing age assurance, including when to collect a user’s age, how to handle conflicting age information when meeting compliance requirements, and how to “age out” minor users. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, exchange ideas, discuss common obstacles, identify new challenges, and compare notes on the range of approaches to age assurance, including implementing third party services and age signals.

TOPIC 3 – Value of the Privacy Department

  • Description forthcoming

TOPIC 4 – Consumer Health

This roundtable will explore the practical and policy realities of complying with health and sensitive data restrictions. This is an opportunity to examine the technical “how-to” of data segmentation, focusing on current practices, emerging practices, and policies for distinguishing “consumer health data” from broader sensitive categories. The discussion will also tackle high-stakes implementation challenges, including the DOJ’s Final Rule on Bulk Sensitive Data. By bridging the gap between policy and technical, this session provides a space to trade emerging thoughts on the practicalities of meeting today’s fragmented regulatory standards.

 

Topic 1 – TBA

Topic 2 – TBA

Topic 3 – TBA

Topic 4 – TBA

 

TOPIC 1 DISCUSSION LEADS

Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna & Josh Lee

TOPIC 2 DISCUSSION LEADS

Holly Hawkins & Daniel Hales

TOPIC 3 DISCUSSION LEAD

Doug Miller

TOPIC 4 DISCUSSION LEAD

Jordan Wrigley

 

12:00 pm –
1:30 pm

CLOSING LUNCH & STRATEGIC PLANNING ROUNDTABLE

Looking forward 3-5 years, what will the biggest challenges be for people in this room? Given the expanding scope of digital risk, how should FPF’s agenda evolve to include new workstreams?

 

Ballroom 9 & 10

 

To Be Announced!

 

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Yours Truly DC Hotel - 1143 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington DC 20037