Privacy expectations are rising, and many organizations are struggling to keep pace.

In the seventh annual TrustArc Global Privacy Benchmarks Report, we feature insights from 1,800+ privacy leaders and business professionals worldwide. We’ll break down the key findings shaping privacy programs this year, from AI governance and operational maturity to the technologies and frameworks that distinguish top performers.

In this webinar, we’ll cover:

• Why privacy capability declined overall in 2026
• How integrated privacy technology impacts performance
• Where AI is creating new governance challenges
• What high-performing programs are doing differently

Register today to benchmark your strategy and learn where privacy is headed next.

This webinar is eligible for 1 CPE credit.

Webinar Speakers

Joanne Furtsch VP, Knowledge & Global DPO, TrustArc

Gary Edwards Co-Founder and Principal, Golfdale Consulting

Product innovation is moving faster than ever, and privacy and legal teams are increasingly expected to keep pace. As organizations adopt a privacy-by-design approach, product counseling – the practice of embedding privacy and legal expertise directly into the product development process – has become a critical function for aligning privacy, legal, and product teams early in the development lifecycle.

Join privacy and product experts from TrustArc and Snapchat as they explore how organizations can successfully integrate privacy expertise into product development without slowing innovation.

This webinar will review:

• How regulators are evaluating opt-out and consent mechanisms
• How privacy and legal teams can effectively partner with product teams
• Practical frameworks for integrating privacy into the product development lifecycle
• Common challenges in product counseling and how to overcome them
• Key practices from experienced privacy and product leaders

This webinar is eligible for 1 CPE credit.

Webinar Speakers

Joshua Miller Senior Product Manager, TrustArc

Janalyn Schreiber Senior Privacy Consultant, TrustArc

Dareus Robinson Product Counsel, Snapchat

California regulators are raising the bar on what it truly means to honor consumer opt-out rights. Posting a “Do Not Sell or Share” link is no longer enough. Organizations must be able to demonstrate that preferences are captured accurately, propagated across systems, and consistently enforced.

Recent regulatory spot checks show that consent is increasingly being used as a catalyst for broader investigations. What starts as a review of an opt-out mechanism can quickly expand into scrutiny of data flows, vendor sharing, governance controls, and documentation. In many cases, consent becomes the tip of the spear – exposing deeper operational gaps.

Join us to explore:

• How regulators are evaluating opt-out and consent mechanisms
• Common operational breakdowns in capturing and enforcing preferences
• Why consent management is now a frontline enforcement trigger
• Practical steps to strengthen end-to-end opt-out governance
• How to move from “button compliance” to defensible operational control

This session is designed for privacy leaders who want to ensure their opt-out processes stand up to real regulatory scrutiny, not just surface-level review.

This webinar is eligible for 1 CPE credit.

This webinar is in collaboration with IAPP.

Webinar Speakers

Val Ilchenko General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer, TrustArc

Joanne Furtsch VP, Knowledge & Global DPO, TrustArc

Scott Lashway Member / Co-Chair, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice, Mintz

Privacy regulations are evolving quickly, and staying current can be challenging for even the most experienced privacy teams. The Privacy Regulatory Briefing series provides timely updates on regulatory developments, enforcement trends, and emerging compliance expectations impacting organizations today.

This Briefing will explore:

• How artificial intelligence and children’s data protection are rapidly becoming a regulatory priority. Privacy and compliance teams must now understand how emerging AI regulations and evolving protections for children’s data impact governance frameworks, risk management, and transparency obligations.
• What we are tracking – artificial intelligence bills that range from national frameworks to specific use cases like transparency, algorithmic pricing, and chatbots.
• Rapidly evolving children’s privacy legislation, extending beyond age-appropriate design-code-inspired laws to include technology-specific bills that increasingly shape how companies address children’s data.
• The increasing focus of regulators on how AI systems are designed, deployed, and monitored, especially when they involve minors or sensitive personal data.

Join this high-impact, 60-minute session to hear the latest developments shaping AI and children’s privacy regulations!

About The Privacy Regulatory Briefings: Each session focuses on a specific region or topic/s and breaks down what privacy leaders need to know — and what actions to consider next. TrustArc experts translate complex regulatory updates into practical insights to help your organization assess risk, operationalize compliance, and stay ahead of evolving privacy requirements.

This webinar is eligible for 1 CPE credit.

Webinar Speakers

Joanne Furtsch VP, Knowledge & Global DPO, TrustArc

Daniela Sanchez Privacy Knowledge Lead, Law Library, TrustArc

Daniel Hales Policy Counsel, U.S. Legislation, Future of Privacy Forum

Join TrustArc and Golfdale Consulting for an in-depth exploration of the research findings that are redefining Privacy ROI. The era where simply deploying basic controls was enough is over. Our findings confirm that most fundamental controls have reached technological parity. Today, true value (ROI) and competitive advantage come from Regulatory Intelligence synced with AI and Innovation Enablement.

This exclusive webinar is designed for privacy professionals (DPOs, CPOs) looking to shift from basic compliance execution to Strategic Leadership focused on measurable business value. Discover how automation and program orchestration transform privacy teams into genuine drivers of trust and growth.

We won’t just review controls; we will provide the blueprint to:

• Demonstrate ROI (Measurable Value): Learn how to quantify the positive impact of your privacy program on the business, transitioning from a cost center to a value center.
• Embrace Regulatory Intelligence: Discover how to synchronize global regulatory changes with your AI and innovation initiatives to stay agile and proactive.
• Orchestrate Your Privacy Program: See how leaders are using AI and TrustArc solutions for end-to-end automation, delivering strategic insights, not just compliance reports.
• Prepare for the AI Era: Understand the pivotal role of next-gen privacy technology in governing AI and safely enabling innovation.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain the strategic vision required to transform your privacy program into a core business asset and advance your career from operations to leadership. Register today!

Webinar Speakers

Joanne Furtsch VP, Knowledge & Global DPO, TrustArc

Gary Edwards Co-Founder and Principal, Golfdale Consulting

Privacy teams in 2026 face mounting pressure – from a surge of new and evolving regulations (including AI) to increasing regulator enforcement and growing customer-driven privacy actions. Keeping pace now requires more than expertise alone, but smarter and more efficient ways of working.

Join TrustArc’s Chief Privacy Officer, TrustArc’s Privacy Solutions Engineer, and Edgewell’s Global Data Protection Officer, Dominika Partelova, for an exclusive, in-depth discussion on how privacy leaders are using TrustArc’s new evolution of its platform, called Arc, to drive speed, scale, and savings:

• Save time on regulatory research and requirements interpretation
• Reduce the time your team spends on onboarding vendors, managing systems, creating disclosures, or generating assessments
• Eliminate duplication across compliance efforts and streamline audits

Join us to see Arc in action and discover how privacy teams are transforming the way they work!

Webinar Speakers

Val Ilchenko General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer, TrustArc

Gustavo Arciniega Privacy Solutions Engineer, TrustArc

Dominika Partelova Global Data Protection Officer, Edgewell