Privacy Summit San Francisco 2026
A one-day conference on privacy, data security and AI governance for technology and consumer companies.
Overview
Privacy Summit San Francisco 2026 brought together privacy officers, security leaders and product counsel from technology, retail and healthcare companies for a day of practical sessions. Delegates compared how they are managing the growing patchwork of US state privacy laws, how they respond to universal opt-out signals, and what changes when privacy programs have to account for AI systems and in-store technology.
Date and format
- Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026
- Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific
- Location: San Francisco
- Format: In-person conference with panels and workshops
This event has taken place. Recordings and slides from selected sessions are available on request.
Agenda
- State privacy laws in 2026. A map of obligations, enforcement activity and sensible harmonization strategies.
- Universal opt-out signals. Why regulators are testing browser-based signals and what it takes to honor them.
- Biometrics and in-store technology. Facial recognition, voice and wearables in retail and healthcare settings.
- After the breach. Lessons from recent incidents in incident response and regulatory notification.
- AI and privacy. Training data, transparency and the interaction with the EU AI Act.
- Closing workshop. Table-top exercise on a realistic data incident.
Speakers
- Tomás Ellery-Vance, Partner, Privacy & Cyber, Washington, D.C.
- Daniel Achterberg, Partner and Global Chair, AI Practice, San Francisco
- Kenji Watanabe-Price, Counsel, Technology Transactions, San Francisco
- Helena Strand, Associate, Privacy & Cyber, London
Who should attend
The summit was open to in-house privacy, security and product counsel and invited clients. Contact the Privacy & Cyber team for materials.