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Venable is proud to sponsor the 2025 Privacy Virtual Forum hosted by the L Suite on August 5. Venable partners Kelly Bastide and Michael Signorelli will present the following sessions at the virtual forum.
Small Group Discussions: What Regulators Are Watching – 2025 Enforcement Trends
12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Venable Speaker: Kelly Bastide
As AI reshapes how companies handle data, traditional privacy safeguards are being tested—and, in some cases, bypassed altogether. Once treated as a standalone function, privacy is now entangled with product and engineering decisions, often without the same oversight. At the same time, regulators are stepping up enforcement, signaling new priorities, imposing steeper penalties, and scrutinizing how companies manage AI, data retention, cross-border transfers, and third-party risk.
This session breaks down what recent enforcement actions reveal about emerging regulatory expectations. Speakers will also share how organizations are adapting under pressure—taking on more risk with fewer resources—and what practical strategies privacy teams are using to stay ahead, document decisions, and avoid costly compliance missteps in 2025.
Mainstage Session: The Privacy Leader’s Dilemma: Moving Fast Without Breaking Trust
1:05 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Venable Speaker: Michael Signorelli
With more regulatory complexity, tighter budgets, and internal demand for speed, privacy leaders are being pushed to do more with less—fast. At the same time, frameworks like the EU AI Act, global data laws, and customer risk assessments are growing in volume and complexity, creating drag across legal and privacy functions.
In this panel discussion, we’ll explore how top legal teams are navigating these pressures: deciding when to lean into tech, when to challenge the old way of doing things, and how to resource a function that’s increasingly strategic—but still underfunded. We’ll also touch on emerging product development shifts, including “vibe coding,” and what they mean for traditional legal review cycles.
Walk away with practical approaches for managing privacy in an environment where clarity is rare—but impact is high.
Key Takeaways:
- How privacy leaders balance emerging AI challenges with increasing regulatory complexity
- Strategies to manage stretched teams and prioritize effectively in 2025-2026
- Balancing rapid innovation with maintaining consumer and regulatory trust
- Best practices for integrating privacy into agile product development
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