Looking Back at Fall 2023 PCCE Events: Conference on Security, Privacy, and Consumer Protection

As we prepare for a full schedule of events in 2024, the NYU School of Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement (PCCE) is taking a moment to reflect on our busy Fall 2023 program. In this post, we review our November 17, 2023 full day conference on Security, Privacy, and Consumer Protection.

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(©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

On November 17, 2023, PCCE hosted a full-day, standing-room-only conference on Security, Privacy, and Consumer Protection, including the management of effective privacy and cybersecurity programs, focusing on areas of legal risk, regulatory demands, disclosure requirements, consumer protection, and increasing threats. More information and a full agenda of the conference are available here.  Additional comments on conference topics by some conference speakers are available here and here

Keynote presentations and fireside chats, moderated by PCCE Executive Director Joseph Facciponti, included:

  • Discussion of NYDFS Amendments to Cybersecurity Rules and Enforcement Priorities (Harriet Pearson, Executive Deputy Superintendent, New York Department of Financial Services)
  • Does Regulation Result in Better Privacy Compliance by Firms (Florencia Marotta-Wurgler, Boxer Family Professor of Law, NYU School of Law)
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Harriet Pearson (©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

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Florencia Marotta-Wurgler (©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

Panels included:

  • Managing an Effective Privacy Program in a Time of Increasing Regulatory and Legal Risk
  • Effectively Addressing Dark Patterns and the Unfair Manipulation of Consumer Choices
  • Managing an Effective Cybersecurity Program in a Time of Increasing Threats and Disclosure Requirements
  • The NYDFS Cybersecurity Rule Amendments and Their Implications for Firms Beyond the Financial Sector
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Panel: Managing an Effective Privacy Program. James Haldin, Judy Titera, Melissa Harrup, Nicole Friedlander, and Avi Gesser (Moderator) (©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

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Panel: Dark Patterns. Christopher Jon Sprigman, Lisa Kim, Felicity Slater, Nancy Libin, and Joseph Facciponti (Moderator) (©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

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Panel: Managing an Effective Cybersecurity Program. David Hirsch, Leonard Bailey, Gabrielle Guzman, Douglas Bloom (Moderator), and Erez Liebermann (©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

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Panel: NYDFS Cybersecurity Rule Amendments. Justin Herring, Matthew Levine, Cheryl James, Edward Stroz, and Alexander Southwell (Moderator) (©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

The event featured a networking lunch and a post-conference reception.

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Avi Gesser, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Edward Stroz, Consilience 360  (©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

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Eric Gyasi, Baker & Hostetler LLP  (©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

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Joseph Facciponti, PCCE Executive Director (©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

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Cheryl James, VP, Chief of Staff to the Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, New York Life Insurance Company (©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

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Lisa Kim, Senior Privacy Counsel and Advisor, California Privacy Protection Agency (©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

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PCCE Student Fellows Alexandra Andrei, Akshata Kumta, Lidia González Gómez, and Hector Correa Gaviria (©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)