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Global data-protection, AI pros set to converge on DC for IAPP summit

By Matthew Newman and Mike Swift ( March 26, 2026, 13:03 GMT | Comment) -- The world's privacy and AI professionals are set to converge on Washington DC for the International Association of Privacy Professional's annual Global Summit. For the first time, “privacy” isn't the summit’s only title descriptor, as IAPP’s mission expands to artificial intelligence. Besides a focus on the privacy and online safety of children, and regulatory concerns around agentic AI, this year's conference will also increasingly focus on how national security has inserted itself into data-protection issues, and whether the free flow of data around the world will be affected by that. The presence of world figures such as Salman Rushdie and Prince Harry at next week’s IAPP Global Summit 2026 are another sign of the growing societal prominence of data regulation — and not just for privacy. For the first time, “privacy” is not the summit’s only title descriptor, as IAPP’s mission expands to artificial intelligence....

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