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Event Agenda


8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:15 am Introduction
9:15 am - 10:30 am Maintaining a Culture of Compliance Against Strong Headwinds
 In an environment characterized by lack of regulatory clarity and constant change, compliance analysis needs to take a holistic risk perspective that factors in the demands of multiple stakeholders. Speakers will outline the importance of having an established decision-making process embedded in corporate policies and consistent with corporate goals. While not a silver bullet to protect against all headwinds, this methodology can provide consistency, cover and, through the balancing of competing authorities, what could be the Probable Optimal Possible Outcome (POPO).

Panel Leader: Edmond L. Papantonio | Empire State Ethics & Compliance, LLC
Speakers:
Malcolm Aboud l Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
Bruce F. Freed | Center for Political Accountability
Courtney McCormick | PSEG
10:30 am - 10:45 am Morning Coffee Break
10:45 am - 12:00 pm Enforcement Priorities, Developments, and Trends
 This panel will bring together former senior government enforcement officials and leading practitioners to assess what a leaner federal enforcement program means for compliance in practice, and who is filling the space it leaves behind. The panel will explore:
  • the SEC's "quality over quantity," back-to-basics enforcement program and what its shifting priorities mean for compliance resources;
  • the growing role of state attorneys general and other regulators in filling perceived gaps in federal enforcement;
  • continued vigor in sanctions, Bank Secrecy Act/AML, and financial crime enforcement;
  • prediction markets and event contracts as an emerging enforcement frontier; and
  • practical takeaways on self-reporting, documenting good-faith compliance, and preparing for a multi-regulator environment.

Panel Leader: Artie McConnell | BakerHostetler
Speakers:
Carlton Greene | Crowell & Moring; Elizabeth Hanft | Cleary Gottlieb
Elizabeth Hanft | Cleary Gottlieb
Barry Rashkover | Walden Haran Williams
Sam Waldon | former Acting Director, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission
12:00 pm - 1:10 pm Networking Luncheon with Fireside Chat
 Join the Compliance Conference and Michael Bresnick for a fireside chat with NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Samuel A.A. Levine, who will discuss the DCWP’s enforcement and rulemaking priorities, including click-to-cancel and recent noteworthy settlements.

Samuel A.A. Levine | Commissioner, NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Michael Bresnick | Venable
1:10 pm - 2:25 pm AI in Compliance: Balancing Innovation, Ethics, and Governance
 This panel will examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping compliance programs as organizations move from experimentation to broader implementation and will explore:
  • emerging use cases;
  • evolving regulatory and professional standards, governance and ethical considerations;
  • explainability, risk assessment, testing, monitoring, and the continuing importance of human oversight;
  • practical insights into deploying AI responsibly while managing legal and reputational risk; and
  • building a culture in which innovation and accountability reinforce one another.

Panel Leader: Ira Goldberg | RSM US, LLP
Speakers:
Marian Fowler | Gibson Dunn
Erin Preston | Wedbush Securities
Greg Walters | IESBA
2:25 pm - 2:40 pm Afternoon Coffee Break
2:40 pm - 3:55 pm Data Protection and Cybersecurity in Digital Advertising: What GCs and Compliance Officers Need to Know
 Data governance, online tracking technology management, and responsible AI use are increasingly central to digital advertising compliance as regulatory enforcement, wiretapping claims, and eavesdropping litigation continue to intensify. This panel will provide a practical overview of the legal, compliance, and operational issues tied to an organization’s digital advertising activities and online presence, helping legal and compliance leaders identify the key components of an effective governance program before a demand letter, regulator inquiry, or investigation lands on their desk.

Panel Leader: Andrew Tobel | Interactive Advertising Bureau
Speakers:
Pete Devlin | Frankfurt Kurnit
Jessica Lee | Loeb and Loeb
Josh Marion| CEO, VaultJS
Daniel Weitzner | Ethyca
3:55 pm - 4:00 pm Closing Remarks

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