Second Annual Information and Privacy Law Program

The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Center for Intellectual Property, Information and Privacy Law proudly presents the Second Annual Information and Privacy Law Program. The hybrid program will consist of panels that cover a broad range of hot topics, such as Agentic AI and DOGE privacy issues.

• When: Thursday, May 8, 2025
• Time: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
• Location: Hybrid Event;
• • In-person location: UIC School of Law- 300 S. State Street Chicago, IL 60604;
  • Baim Court Room 3rd Floor
  • Virtual location; Zoom
• Price: $25 in-person (lunch provided); Free via Zoom

View a high-level overview of the program agenda below then register to attend.

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Program Agenda
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m. to 12:40 p.m. – Lunch

12:45 p.m. - Welcome Address

Yolanda M. King, Director of the Center for Intellectual Property, Information, and Privacy Law and Associate Professor of Law, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.- Panel #1: “Navigating Legal and Ethical Challenges of Agentic AI"

Moderator: Sean Vargas-Barlow, Senior Counsel, Axiom and Adj. Professor, UIC College of Law
Panelists:

• Elise Houlik, Chief Privacy Officer, Intuit
• Dennis Garcia, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation
• Natasha Allen, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

1:50 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.- Panel #2: "DOGE and Data Privacy: Legal and Technical Analysis in the Age of AI and Government Efficiency”

Moderator: Isaac Pflaum, Director of Complex Software Litigation, Quandary Peak Research, Inc.
Panelists:

• Iman Sadeghi, Principal Software & Technology Consultant, Quandary Peak Research
• Kaler Hazen, Senior Consultant, Data Privacy

• Rebecca Williams, Senior Strategist for the Privacy & Data Governance Unit at the ACLU

2:55 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. - Panel # 3: Privacy Compliance and Litigation Trends with the rise of AI and Patchwork of Privacy Regulations

Moderator: Ken Suh, Counsel, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Panelists:

• Dan Allard, Claims Manager, Beazley
• Daniel Cotter, Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC

3:55 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.- Closing Remarks

Yolanda M. King, Director of the Center for Intellectual Property, Information, and Privacy Law and Associate Professor of Law, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law