Baird Holm’s 2025 Technology & Data Protection Forum

From 09/04/2025 8:00 a.m. until 09/04/2025 4:00 p.m.

WHAT:
Baird Holm’s Technology & Data Protection Forum is an educational offering for our clients and guests that highlights current and emerging information on privacy and data security issues and provides practical insights about how to successfully navigate them.

This Forum will be offered in-person and via Zoom.

WHEN:
Thursday, September 4, 2025
8:00 am – 4:00 pm

WHERE:
Marriott Regency
10220 Regency Circle
Omaha, NE 68114

COST:
$299 for non-clients
FREE for clients

REGISTER:
We have separate registration sites for clients and guests. Please be sure to choose the appropriate site to complete your registration.

CLIENT REGISTRATION:
Clients should click HERE to access the client registration site. To access this page, you must enter the client code provided in the email you received. The client code in your email is the password that is needed to enter the secure client registration page.

GUEST REGISTRATION:
Guests and non-clients can register for the forum HERE.

ZOOM OPTION:
If you choose to attend via Zoom, you will receive an email a few days in advance of the Forum with a link to the livestream event along with the presentation materials.

The Technology & Data Protection Forum will not be recorded for later access, so please plan to watch the event in real-time on September 4.

Please register by Thursday, August 28.

If you have questions, please contact Kristen at Kbelford@bairdholm.com.

Agenda

8:00 am – 8:45 am | Breakfast & Registration

8:45 am – 9:00 am | Kickoff, Tipoff, Puck Drop: Let’s Get Started!
Vickie B. Ahlers & Grayson J. Derrick

9:00 am – 10:00 am | Tackling the AI Blitz: Offense, Defense, and the Future of Corporate Governance
Dr. Andrea M. Matwyshyn, Penn State Dickinson Law
Professor Matwyshyn is a professor in both the law and engineering schools at Penn State, serving as the Associate Dean of Innovation at Penn State Dickinson Law. She has worked in both the public and the private sector. In 2022-2023, she served as both a Senior Special Advisor on Law, Technology, and the Digital Economy to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Division and as a Senior Special Advisor on Information Security and Data Privacy to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office of Enforcement. Previously, in 2014, she served as the Senior Policy Advisor/Academic in Residence at the Federal Trade Commission. Prior to becoming an academic, she was a corporate attorney in private practice focusing her work on technology transactions.

10:00 am – 10:15 am | Break

10:15 am – 10:45 am | Tackling the AI Blitz: Q&A with Dr. Matwyshyn

10:45 am – 11:15 am | Time Out! Do You Have Permission to Use That Data?
Grayson J. Derrick & Abigail T. Mohs
In the evolving world of AI, businesses have begun to use listening services to assist with employee daily tasks. From ambient listening in the physician’s office to use of AI meeting assistants, your organization may be looking to invest in a service or are already using it. But what permissions do you need to “listen” to your customers or employees? What are the AI companies doing with the information? Gray Derrick and Abby Mohs will sub in and explore the legal issues of the AI workforce support tools.

11:15 am – 12:00 pm | Stealing Signs: What Can We Predict for 2026?
Eli A. Rosenberg & Erin E. Busch
Join Eli Rosenberg and Erin Busch for a discussion of 2026 predictions for the privacy and security regulatory environment in the consumer, payments, health care, and other contexts. Will the umpires be watching closely for violations or are we in for the privacy and security version of MLB Slugfest?

12:00 pm – 12:15 pm | Halftime – Grab Your Lunch

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm | Fast Break Hot Topics
A Panel of Baird Holm Attorneys
We are delighted to bring you the latest installment of this popular, fast-paced discussion on a variety of issues affecting technology and data protection.

1:15 pm – 1:30 pm | Break

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm | In the Penalty Box: State and Federal Privacy Enforcement
AriAnna C. Goldstein & Halle A. Hayhurst
What’s new in the world of privacy enforcement? Some states are still working on enacting legislation, while other state and federal legislation has been in place long enough to start seeing enforcement measures. Ari Goldstein and Halle Hayhurst will dissect recent enforcement decisions on a play-by-play basis to give your businesses insight and strategy for establishing a strong defense against becoming the subject of the next enforcement action.

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm | Recovering the Fumble: Cyber Breaches, Litigation, and Lessons Learned
Michael W. Chase & Kira K. Strandquest
Learn from others’ mistakes so you can build your playbook and avoid their errors. In this session, Michael Chase and Kira Strandquest will provide compliance, operational, and litigation perspectives to dissect prominent lawsuits and identify breach and privacy challenges other organizations face in court. The focus will be on key takeaways that organizations can implement to evaluate and reduce risks surrounding cybersecurity incidents and data breaches.

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Break – Grab a Drink

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm | Replay Alert: Cyber Cons Making a Comeback
Vickie B. Ahlers & Robert L. Kardell
This presentation will explore and discuss how classic cybersecurity threats—like business email compromises, romance scams, phishing, ransomware, and social engineering—are making a comeback in today’s cybersecurity attacks. We’ll analyze how threat actors are “running old plays with new formations.” Vickie Ahlers and Bob Kardell will discuss and demonstrate some of these reinvented attacks to strengthen your own defensive game plan. Just like in sports, success depends on preparation, awareness, and rapid response. Join us to sharpen your instincts and keep your organization out of the losers column.

4:00 pm | Adjourn and Reception

Continuing Education Credits:

This event is approved for the following continuing education credits:

NE MCLE
NE CPE
IA CLE
CCB CEUs by The Compliance Certification Board
IAPP