Aditya Bharadwaj

Sr. Director, Assistant General Counsel, Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG)

Aditya leads a privacy and compliance team to create and implement an AI Governance framework, which supports UKG’s ethical use of AI.

Hanna Abrams

Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Maryland

Hanna Abrams has a unique combination of experience in state government and private practice. She has expertise in privacy and data security, consumer protection, corporate investigations, and state regulatory enforcement actions. Her legal analysis, negotiation, and advocacy skills have led to successful litigation and settlements in state, federal, and administrative courts. She routinely testifies and negotiates with legislators, industry stakeholders, and advocates and navigates institutional complexities to get legislation passed. She also advises legislators about legislation under consideration.

Cari Benn

Chief Privacy Officer, Microsoft

As the Chief Privacy Officer at Microsoft, Cari works on complex global regulatory and policy issues at the intersection of technology, law, and society. She works with cross-functional teams to shape strategies that align with evolving legal frameworks and Microsoft’s commitments to trust, transparency, and responsible innovation.

Debra Berlyn

Executive Director | President, Project GOAL | Consumer Policy Solutions

Debra Berlyn serves as the Executive Director of The Project to Get Older Adults onLine (GOAL), and she is also the President of Consumer Policy Solutions. Ms. Berlyn is a seasoned veteran of telecommunications and consumer policy issues and an advocate for consumers of technology services. She represented AARP on the digital television transition and has worked closely with national aging organizations on several Internet issues, including online safety and privacy concerns.

Jared Bomberg

U.S. Policy Lead, Privacy and Data Strategy , Google

Jared Bomberg currently works as U.S. Policy Lead, Privacy and Data Strategy at Google, where he leads on consumer data privacy legislation. Prior to Google, Jared served as Senior Counsel to the Ranking Member on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, providing advice to Committee Members and staff on privacy and data security legislation and other e-commerce and consumer product matters.

Before his time in the Senate, Jared counseled clients on privacy and data security in private practice at Hogan Lovells, in the areas of privacy and information management.

Charlie Bullock

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Law & AI

Pablo Chavez

Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology & National Security Program, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

Pablo Chavez is an Adjunct Senior Fellow with CNAS’s Technology and National Security Program. His research focuses on the national security, economic, and geopolitical implications of cloud and AI policy.

Pablo advises corporations and organizations on technology policy and strategy, with a focus on artificial intelligence and cloud computing. A contributor to the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) and Lawfare, he has been quoted in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and POLITICO.

Pablo also serves as a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), on the board of the Open Technology Fund (OTF), and on the advisory committees of the Princeton University Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI).

Barbara Cosgrove

Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer , Workday

Barbara Cosgrove is vice president, chief privacy officer at Workday. Barbara has extensive expertise in leading international data protection, ethics, and compliance programs, including oversight of global data privacy programs, implementation of technology compliance standards, and development of privacy-by-design and machine learning ethics-by-design frameworks. She has also served as the chief security officer for Workday.

Prior to joining Workday, Barbara led various compliance programs within Kaiser Permanente and PeopleSoft. Barbara holds a Juris Doctor degree from Widener Law School and a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University.

Lorrie Cranor

Professor and Director, CyLab Security and Privacy Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Lorrie Faith Cranor is the Director and Bosch Distinguished Professor in Security and Privacy Technologies of CyLab and the FORE Systems University Professor of Computer Science and of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. She also directs the CyLab Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory (CUPS) and co-directs the MSIT-Privacy Engineering masters program. In 2016 she served as Chief Technologist at the US Federal Trade Commission, working in the office of Chairwoman Ramirez. She is also a co-founder of Wombat Security Technologies, Inc, a security awareness training company that was acquired by Proofpoint.

Dona J. Fraser

Senior Vice President, Privacy Initiatives, BBB National Programs

Dona J. Fraser is a leading privacy expert with a passion for building creative solutions to business problems. As the Senior Vice President, Privacy Initiatives for BBB National Programs, Ms. Fraser oversees the strategic development, implementation, and ongoing efforts of the organization’s privacy programs, activities, and services. Ms. Fraser provides a deep understanding of the complexities of privacy issues and the marketplace challenges facing advertisers and brings extensive experience in the self-regulation space with a track record of helping companies do the right thing.

Since joining BBB National Programs in 2017, Ms. Fraser has been instrumental in driving progress forward in a variety of organizational programs and initiatives, including leading the organization’s first ever PrivacyCollective Roundtable, an event that brought together privacy experts to discuss current privacy issues facing the marketplace and craft solutions. She has also overhauled and expanded services provided by BBB National Programs’ Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), growing membership and nearly doubling participant numbers for the CARU COPPA Safe Harbor program— the first FTC-approved Safe Harbor program.

Bill Guidera

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services, International Trade Administration

Bill Guidera serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services performing the non-exclusive duties of the Assistant Secretary for Industry & Analysis in the International Trade Administration, where he and his team drive the policy conditions for U.S. digital, financial, supply chain, and other services industries to innovate at home and around the world.

Previously, Mr.Guidera led government and public affairs programs within companies like PrizePicks, Netflix, 21st Century Fox, and Microsoft in federal, state and international arenas. His experience includes specializations in law, public policy, communications, entertainment and internet law.

Originally from Minnesota, Guidera was educated at Bates College and the George Mason University School of Law (now the Scalia Law School).

Sara Harrington

Vice President, Legal (Data, AI and Privacy), LinkedIn

Sara Harrington is Vice President, Legal – Data, AI and Privacy at LinkedIn. Sara currently oversees the legal teams that manage LinkedIn’s compliance with global laws governing the use of data, including AI and privacy laws. Sara has also led Digital Safety, Product, Business Development, IP, Privacy, and/or Commercial legal teams, including at LinkedIn and Stripe. Sara was previously a Technology Transactions Partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati where she counseled and provided transaction support to technology companies of all sizes across a broad range of industries. Sara received a J.D. from Cornell Law School and has taught as an adjunct at UC Law- San Francisco and lectures on IP and Privacy issues at Stanford Business School.

Ian Hartman-O’Connell

Senior Director, Policy Integration, AARP

Ian Hartman-O’Connell, is a senior director in the Office of Policy Development and Integration. He provides analysis and strategic guidance on high-profile policy topics that relate to AARP’s strategic partnerships and collaborative projects with the private sector. As part of the AARP’s Global Thought Leadership group, he focuses on longevity trends, public health, and financial resilience challenges. He brings years of experience with developing and managing communications strategies and consumer insights to his work.

Prior to joining AARP, Hartman-O’Connell worked with clients at Burson-Marsteller to create messaging frameworks and strategies in support of new product offerings, and in response to public health crises and regulatory changes across a variety of sectors. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Hartman-O’Connell served as senior health policy advisor to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, where he developed innovative public health strategies to tackle pressing problems such as tobacco use and childhood obesity. After graduating Georgetown University and working as a copy editor, he joined the Peace Corps where he taught English as a Second Language in Jordan.

Dr. Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup

Research Director, Real-World Evidence (RWE), Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy

Dr. Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup is the Research Director of Real-World Evidence (RWE) at the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy in Washington, DC, strategically leading and managing the Institute’s RWE Collaborative and RWE policy research portfolio and education. As a nationally and internationally recognized engagement expert, biomedical researcher, bioethicist, and policy practitioner, her work explores and directly addresses key regulatory and implementation science issues and ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) at the intersection of health policy and innovation.

Jennifer Huddleston

Senior Fellow, Technology Policy, Cato Institute

Jennifer Huddleston is a senior fellow in technology policy at the Cato Institute. Her research focuses on the intersection of emerging technology and law with a particular interest in the interactions between technology and the administrative state. Huddleston’s work covers topics including antitrust, online speech and content moderation, and data privacy. Her work has appeared in a range of outlets including USA Today, National Review, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, RealClearPolicy, and The Dispatch. She has published in law journals including the Liberty University Law Review, Berkeley Technology Law Journal, George Mason Law Review, Oklahoma Law Review, and Colorado Technology Law Journal and provided expert testimony before Congress and state legislatures related to her research. Huddleston has a JD from the University of Alabama School of Law and a BA in political science from Wellesley College.

Sheila Jambekar

SVP, Chief Privacy Officer, Associate General Counsel, Dayforce

Sheila Jambekar is SVP, Chief Privacy Officer, and Associate General Counsel at Dayforce, where she leads the Global Privacy Office and AI governance initiatives. She partners closely with business, HR, security, and technology leaders to drive innovation in HR technology without compromising trust, ethics, or responsible data use. Previously, she built and scaled privacy programs at Plaid and Twilio, earning trust in complex, highly regulated, and fast-evolving environments. Sheila holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School and M.S. from Yale University.

Congressman John Joyce, M.D.

Congressman and Chairman , Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives | the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Congressman John Joyce, M.D. has represented Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since January 2019.

In Congress, Congressman Joyce served as the Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce before being named the Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. 

Congressman Joyce also serves as Co-Chair of the House GOP Doctors’ Caucus. Since arriving on Capitol Hill, Congressman Joyce has prioritized and championed legislation and initiatives focused on delivering affordable, quality healthcare in rural communities, lowering energy prices, and expanding access to high-speed internet across South Central Pennsylvania.

Congressman Joyce is the third generation of the Joyce family to be born and raised in Pennsylvania.  After graduating from Bishop Guilfoyle High School and attending Penn State Altoona, Congressman Joyce received his undergraduate degree with honors from Penn State University Park in and his Doctor of Medicine from Temple University. He received his postgraduate medical training at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and is board-certified in both internal medicine and dermatology. Subsequent to his six years at Hopkins, Congressman Joyce served the United States Navy during Desert Storm at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia. 

A fellow in the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Dermatology, Congressman Joyce and his wife, Dr. Alice Plummer Joyce, established Altoona Dermatology Associates in 1991, and for over 25 years, the Joyce’s have cared for families across Central Pennsylvania, serving patients from all ten counties in the 13th Congressional District.

A lifelong member of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona, Congressman Joyce has given back to his hometown through volunteer service at the St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen and service on the Advisory Boards of Penn State Altoona, the American Cancer Society, the United Way, and the Goodman Trust.

Cameron Kerry

Ann R. and Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution

Cameron Kerry is a global thought leader on privacy, artificial intelligence, and cross-border challenges in information technology. He joined Governance Studies and the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings in December 2013 as the first Ann R. and Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow. He leads two projects: The Privacy Debate, which engages policymakers and stakeholders on the national legislative debate on privacy, and the Forum for Cooperation on AI, a series of roundtables bringing together officials and experts from several countries to identify avenues of cooperation on AI regulation, standards, and research and development. Previously, Kerry served as general counsel and acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he was a leader on a wide of range of issues including technology, trade, and economic growth and security. He continues to speak and write on these issues, focusing primarily on privacy, artificial intelligence, and international data flows, along with other digital economy issues.

Meg Leta Jones

Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor and Cartoonist, Communication, Culture & Technology (CCT) Program, Georgetown University

Meg is a Professor and cartoonist in the Communication, Culture & Technology program at Georgetown University where she researches rules and technological change with a focus on privacy and automation. She’s also a founding faculty member of the Center for Digital Ethics and a faculty affiliate with the Institute for Technology Law & Policy at Georgetown Law Center.

Ctrl+Z: The Right to be Forgotten, Meg’s first book, is about the social, legal, and technical issues surrounding digital oblivion. Her second book project, The Character of Consent: The History of Cookies and Future of Technology Policy, tells the transatlantic history of digital consent through the lens of a familiar technical object. She’s also edited a volume with Amanda Levendowski called Feminist Cyberlaw that explores how gender, race, sexuality and disability shape cyberspace and the laws that govern it.

Meg is currently developing “the new family privacy,” which considers the ways changes in reproduction, education, social development, eldercare, and genealogy come together as a currently disparate but potentially powerful source of contemporary privacy practice. And also collaborates with Georgetown scholars Julie Cohen and Paul Ohm on a project to overhaul the administrative state called Redesigning the Governance Stack and with Paul Ohm on the Foo Law Lab (aka the Tech Impact Lab).

David Lieber

Head of Privacy Public Policy for the Americas, TikTok

Senator James Maroney

Deputy Majority Leader, Connecticut Senate Democrats

James Maroney was first elected to represent the 14th District (Milford) in 2018.

Senator Maroney currently serves as the Co-Chair of the General Law Committee.  In his time as co-chair of the committee, he has passed comprehensive consumer data privacy laws, children and consumer health data privacy laws, a law governing state government use of AI, laws modernizing and expanding the practice of pharmacy in Connecticut, among others.

Recently Senator Maroney was named to the inaugural Leadership Council of the Future of Privacy Forum Center for Artificial Intelligence. Senator Maroney’s work on tech legislation has been recognized nationally.

Prior to politics, Sen. Maroney founded and ran an educational consulting business in Milford.  In addition, he was a past president and founding member of the Milford Education Foundation and served on the Milford Board of Education. A proud and active participant in the community, he is a member and past president of the Devon Rotary, where he chaired the scholarship committee for years.

John Miller

Executive Vice President of Policy and General Counsel, Information Technology Industry Council

John Miller, Executive Vice President of Policy and General Counsel, currently leads ITI’s Trust, Data, and Technology policy team, driving ITI’s global strategy and advocacy on cybersecurity, privacy and data protection, artificial intelligence, supply chain security and resiliency, government access to data, digital platforms, Internet of Things, cloud computing, telecommunications, surveillance, and other technology and digital policy issues. As general counsel, Mr. Miller serves as ITI’s chief legal officer, leading the association’s amicus filings and advising on legal and regulatory matters.

Gabby Miller

AI and Tech Congressional Reporter, Politico

Gabby Miller is a POLITICO tech reporter roaming the halls of Capitol Hill to document how artificial intelligence policy debates in Washington are shaping nationwide efforts to regulate the emerging technology. Her beat extends to chip export controls, data centers, kids’ online safety and Silicon Valley’s growing influence over policymaking. She’s been covering tech and media for half a decade.

Gabby joined POLITICO in December 2024 to anchor the Morning Tech newsletter. She relocated to Washington, D.C., from Brooklyn, N.Y., where she was a reporter at Tech Policy Press, a news startup. She graduated from Vassar College in 2017 and earned a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Journalism School in 2020 with a focus on U.S. politics and national security.

Cristy Phillips

Special Counsel, Economic Justice Division, Office of the New York Attorney General

Jeff Roby

Director, Enterprise Privacy, Best Buy

Taylor Stockton

Chief Innovation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor

Taylor Stockton currently serves as the Chief Innovation Officer, leading the Department of Labor’s exploration of how AI and other emerging technologies impact the labor market and the overall experience of the American worker, as well as what new innovations can support workers in achieving the American Dream.

Stockton has spent his career at the intersection of education, the future of work, and technological progress. He was most recently the Chief Operating Officer of a workforce development technology company, partnering with state workforce agencies and local workforce boards around the country to harness AI-powered solutions to bridge the gap between job seekers and employers. Concurrently, Stockton was the Co-Founder of Pathway Ventures, a seed stage venture capital fund investing in the human side of the future of work, which the firm defined as startups driving new models of economic mobility. Previously, Stockton was the Chief of Staff of an education startup in South Africa that harnessed the power of technology in K-12 education to build the innovators and leaders of the 21st century economy.

Stockton earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Boston College and his master’s in business administration from Harvard Business School.

Kenton Thibaut

Senior Resident China fellow, Atlantic Council, Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab)

Kenton Thibaut is a senior resident China fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab), where she leads China programming for the Democracy + Tech Initiative, and a resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.

In this role, Thibaut serves as head of China research and principal investigator for projects analyzing China’s role in the global technology ecosystem and its foreign-policy priorities in the digital space.

Before joining the DFRLab, Thibaut spent five years in the private sector, specializing in Chinese government relations for multinational companies. Previously, she conducted research on Chinese elite politics at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.

Hilary Wandall

Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, Dun & Bradstreet

Justin B. Weiss

Crowell Global Advisors Senior Director, Senior Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP