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Why Should Enterprises Attend PETs NA 2024?
Whether you have already adopted Privacy-Enhancing Technologies, are currently implementing new practices and technologies, or are looking to find out more about product offerings and integration roadmaps, PETs North America is the perfect place to engage with senior data practitioners and regulators to find out more.
We have a range of sessions directly addressing issues of relevancy, applicability, and integration.
If you'd like to find out more information about attending as an enterprise end-user, register your interest here
Business Challenge #1: Business Value
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CONNECT WITH PET VENDORS
Connect with vendors to understand Privacy-Enhancing Technology (PET) implementations and the business value these create. Allowing you to understand which PETs are best in which business use cases. Interact with a plethora of PETs vendors such as Partisia, Anonos and Enveil, alongside confidential computing providers such as the Confidential Computing Consortium to get a holistic understanding of how to transform your data strategy.
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JOIN VENDOR LED ROUNDTABLES
Join vendor-led roundtables on PETs integration roadmaps, with firms such as Niobium, giving you an understanding of which PETs to pick and when.
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ATTEND END-USER LED PANELS (FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRY VERTICALS)
Attend end-user-led panels on the creation of business value through PETs implementation, where you'll learn from peers about successful PETs integrations and the role of data partnerships in driving business success. Gain a comprehensive understanding from various industry voices, including law firms, banking giants like Citi and JPMorgan, and technology experts like HP, on how PETs can revolutionize your data strategy.
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HEAR ABOUT END-TO-END PROJECTS
Hear about end-to-end projects from enterprises like JPMorgan and Paramount, offering insights into the complete journey of PETs implementation.
Business Challenge #2: Cross-Function/Cross-Border Applicability of PETs
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CONNECT WITH PEERS IN THE PRIVACY SPACE
Connect with peers in the privacy space to see how PETs can be used to simplify and enable better data collaboration across departments, providing clarity on cross-functional implementation problems. Joseph Gridley's (University of Maryland) session on ‘Multi-modal Privacy: Safeguarding Privacy in the Organizational Maze’, illustrates the need for cross-function application of PETs, while our keynote from the United Nations discusses implementation across borders, helping you navigate complex PETs implementation processes.
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JOIN LEADING PRIVACY EXPERTS
Join a group of leading privacy experts as they look at how Privacy-Enhancing Technologies change the scope of the privacy profession, with a session by Ross Parker (S&P Global). Allowing you to understand how PETs fundamentally change the role of the privacy individual.
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ATTEND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
Attend networking drinks to connect with vendors such as Partisia and Anonos who are on the frontlines of PETs implementations. Hear best practices, gain insights into how PETs can enable business success, and see which technologies are viable for your privacy priorities.
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HEAR ABOUT END-TO-END PROJECTS
Hear about end-to-end projects, such as Paramount, who have placed PETs at the heart of their whole data strategy. Enabling you to further enhance your overall data strategy.
Featured Speakers Include
Sharone Hutterer
Executive Director, CCB Privacy
JPMorgan & Chase Co.
Brandon Seltenrich
Senior Vice President, Global Privacy
Paramount
Rakhee Suchak
Global Head of Compliance & Risk Transformation and Automation
Citi
Lambert Hogenhout
Chief of Data, Analytics and Emerging Technologies
United Nations
Lambert Hogenhout is Chief Data, Analytics and Emerging Technologies at the United Nations Secretariat. He is also an author, keynote speaker and advisor on data, AI and responsible tech.
He has 25 years of experience working both in the private sector and with international organizations such as the World Bank and the United Nations. He leads policy, governance and strategy in the areas of data and AI. He researches the societal implications of technology and advises UN senior leaders on digital transformation and the ethics of data and AI. He recently published a book on Data Privacy in international context.
Amanda Wang
Information Systems Officer
United Nations
Amanda Wang is an Information Systems Officer in the United Nations. She has over 20 years of experience in the areas of data management and information systems, and is actively involved in data privacy initiatives. She has passed the following certification exams: IAPP’s Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT), IAPP’s Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), ISACA’s Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and DAMA’s Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP-data fundamentals).
Miles Light
Counsel, Privacy Technology
BBB National Programs
Miles Light is an attorney and technologist working across Privacy Initiatives at BBB National Programs. Before joining BBB National Programs, Miles worked at the Future of Privacy Forum on privacy and data protection issues related to Children, Education, and Smart Cities. Miles has a particular interest in children’s online safety, Privacy Enhancing Technologies, and copyright issues surrounding Generative AI. Miles is a 2023-2025 Internet Law & Policy Foundry Fellow. Before becoming an attorney, Miles was a librarian. He is still happiest when talking about books.
Connie Zhang
CEO
Rent|Vest
Decades of working experience spans Data & Analytics | Digital Transformation | FE@MBS/RMBS Prepayment across Banking Finance | Hedge funds | Proptech | FinTech | Pharma. Has built rounds of end-to-end data product with DM/DG & AI/ML capability with data standardization over 2K data feeds. MBA @ Investment Management, BS and MS @Computer Science & CFA.
Ian Wardell
Privacy Engineering Lead
Gusto
Ian Wardell, JD is a privacy and security professional with expertise grounded in a deep understanding of the legal and technical aspects of privacy. His work focuses on real-world technical solutions, ensuring compliance and safeguarding data privacy across highly regulated sectors.
Before joining Gusto, Ian was involved in Artificial Intelligence Research at Intel, where he published conference papers, developed models, and contributed to industry ISO Standards for safer data utilization. Prior to this, Ian specialized in Intellectual Property and data protection at Mertzel Law PLLC, where he navigated complex legal landscapes to protect IP and data compliance. Ian has also worked as a manager, and high-performance compute systems administrator, at Rutgers University.
Ian holds a JD from Seton Hall University School of Law as well as a Masters in Cybersecurity and Bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Political Science from Rutgers University. His academic research includes publications on Product Liability Applied to Automated Decisions, Client-Side Malware Scanning In 802.1x Network Authentication, and AI & Machine Learning in Anomaly Detection.
Saraswathy RV
PET Engineer
HP Inc.
Saraswathy is a PET (Privacy Enhancing Technologies) Engineer in HP’s Global Privacy Engineering Center of Excellence (CoE).
In her role within the CoE, Sara works to apply a variety of PETs to enterprise scale use cases across the company. In her role she blends the theoretical underpinnings of PETs with a practical focus on business value and risk.
She earned her PhD in Mathematics from University of Cincinnati where her research focused on post quantum cryptography.
She has since worked on researching and developing solutions in privacy using multiple technologies including MultiParty Computation (MPC), Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) and Differential Privacy (DP).
Ross Parker
Head of Information Governance and Privacy
S&P Global
Ross Parker is the Head of Data Governance and Privacy Compliance for S&P Global Inc. In his current role, Ross leads the strategic planning, management, and direction of S&P Global's Privacy program. Ross has coordinated, or overseen, all stages of the implementation of compliance programs, policies and procedures for GDPR, CCPA, and emerging privacy regulations across the world.
Ross works with his team to assess S&P Global’s existing data management and privacy practices, identifying risk areas and opportunities for improvement, and provide global-level guidance and oversight for privacy compliance operations across the enterprise.
Ross currently resides in Charlottesville, Virginia and, when not working, enjoys skiing, playing music, and spending time with his two daughters
John Derrico
VP - Data Sourcing and Emerging Data Technologies
Mastercard
Myriah Jaworski
Member - Cyber Security
Clark Hill Law
Myriah Jaworski is a Data Privacy partner at Clark Hill. Focusing her practice on the intersection of law and technology, Myriah represents clients in defense of data breach class actions, privacy torts and statutory claims (IRPA/BIPA/VPPA/CIPA), pixel tacking and commercial surveillance matters, internet defamation, technology disputes, and media liability claims. Myriah defends clients in response to regulatory inquiries and investigations arising out of data incidents and privacy practices, including before state Attorney General offices, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Human and Health Services – Office of Civil Rights (HHS/OCR). Myriah litigates in many state and federal jurisdictions throughout the United States. Myriah has defended clients in headline-making cyber bullying and data breach class actions, obtained a first-of-its-kind federal trial damages award in a misdirected wire transfer/business email compromise case, and represented the app developer at the center of the Cambridge Analytica matter in federal court proceedings. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional, United States (CIPP/US) and a Certified Information Privacy Professional, Europe (CIPP/E) as certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Myriah began her career as a Trial Attorney with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).
Grady Nye
SVP, Assistant General Counsel
Mastercard
Grady is a Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel on the Privacy & Data Protection team at Mastercard. Grady is the global privacy lead for Data Analytics, and Loyalty, managing a global team of experts that provide strategic data and privacy advice to Mastercard's fast-growing data analytics and loyalty business. He also plays an important role in the implementation of privacy enhancing technologies (PETs), spearheading efforts to be on the cutting edge of product and technology design.
Prior to Mastercard, Grady was an associate at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the firm's Privacy & Cybersecurity group.
Vamsi K Potluru
Research Director
JPMorgan & Chase Co.
Vamsi Potluru is a Research Director at JP Morgan AI Research where he leads synthetic data research. Projects include high quality synthetic data for various financial problems such as credit card marketing, anti-money laundering detection and fair lending. Previously, he was a lead researcher at Comcast working on various projects in recommendations, search and speech domains involving sketching and bandit approaches among others. Prior to that he was a postdoctoral research fellow at Rutgers University after having obtained his PhD in matrix factorizations applied to brain imaging data.
Joshua Rockoff
Senior Strategic Advisor
Red Krypton
Josh excels in decision-making, strategic planning, and implementing Consumer & Retail Commerce strategies across the omnichannel spectrum including Digital, Wholesale, Marketplaces, and Brick & Mortar. Josh is a 3x entrepreneur with successful exits with a web development agency, database marketing, and loyalty. He boasts an extensive leadership history advising private equity, venture capital, strategics, and public companies in traditional and digital marketing, brand positioning, transformation, and merchandising. Josh's stops include brands and retailers such as Diane Von Furstenberg, Urban Decay Cosmetics, Kmart, and Destination Maternity. His experience includes executive roles spanning manufacturing, beauty, cosmetics, SaaS, apparel, and luxury. Recently he served as interim CDO/CIO at the non-alcoholic retailer Boisson, managing digital commerce, customer service, merchandising, technology, omnichannel growth, retention, and performance marketing. Josh currently serves as a Senior Strategic Advisor at Red Krypton. He is an Adjunct Graduate Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology and NYU’s School of Professional Studies. He graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania with a focus on Hellenistic Egyptology.
