Name: Panel: How Privacy Engineers Can Shape the Coming Wave of AI Governance
Start: 2025-06-10T11:45:00-0700
End: 2025-06-10T12:30:00-0700

Tuesday June 10, 2025 11:45am - 12:30pm PDT

Santa Clara Ballroom

Moderator: Zachary Kilhoffer, Dynatrace;
Panelists: Hoang Bao, Axon; Masooda Bashir, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Debra Farber, Lumin Digital; Sarah Lewis Cortes, Netflix and NIST; Shoshana Rosenberg, WSP in the U.S. and Women in AI Governance; Akhilesh Srivastava, IOPD
Privacy engineers often work on complex AI systems, and as such, many now find themselves playing a AI governance roles alongside their privacy engineering responsibilities. However, PEs are not only seeing their roles shaped by AI Governance; they also have an opportunity to shape it. Furthermore, PEs are at the forefront of regulatory compliance and as AI governance evolves and regulations take shape, PEs are uniquely positioned to lead in this domain. This panel explores the intersection of privacy engineering practice and the new wave of AI governance. As the EU AI Act ushers in a new era of AI regulation, reminiscent of GDPR's impact on privacy, we examine how privacy engineering practices and skills can inform and enhance AI governance strategies.
https://www.usenix.org/conference/pepr25/presentation/panel-ai-governance

Speakers

Hoang Bao

Axon

Hoang Bao has two decades of experience in building and leading privacy and data governance programs. He is currently serving as Director, Global Head of Privacy and Data Privacy Officer for Axon, where he helps ensure Axon is always at the forefront in fulfilling its commitment to... Read More →

Masooda Bashir

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Masooda Bashir is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she conducts interdisciplinary research that bridges mathematics, computer science, and psychology. Her research sheds new light on digital trust... Read More →

Debra Farber

Lumin Digital

Debra J. Farber is a seasoned privacy executive and leader with over 20 years of experience operationalizing privacy across complex, data-driven environments. She spent the bulk of her career operationalizing privacy programs at companies large and small before shifting left into... Read More →

Zachary Kilhoffer

Dynatrace

Dr. Zachary (Zak) Kilhoffer is a manager of AI governance at Dynatrace. His research focuses on the ethical, socio-economic, and political implications of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence. With a multidisciplinary background spanning international relations... Read More →

Sarah Lewis Cortes

Netflix and NIST

Dr. Sarah Lewis Cortes (CISSP, FIP, CIPP/E (GDPR), CIPT, CISM, CISA, CRISC) is a leading expert with over 20 years of global-scale technology experience in domains including strategy and execution for Information Security, Privacy Engineering, Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs... Read More →

Shoshana Rosenberg

WSP in the U.S. and Women in AI Governance

Shoshana Rosenberg is a distinguished executive and corporate attorney with an exceptionally broad purview and extensive expertise in international data protection and technology law. As a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Chief AI Governance and Privacy Officer... Read More →

Akhilesh Srivastava

IOPD

Akhilesh Srivastava is a strategic senior leader with a wealth of experience as a Product Technical PM in large tech companies like Meta, Amazon, Capital One, and FINRA. Over his 19-year journey, he has been at the forefront of innovation across diverse domains, including Privacy... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 11:45am - 12:30pm PDT
Santa Clara Ballroom

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