Digital Trust Summit 2025
April 23
Washington, DC
Global Data Innovation produces the annual Trust Summit, founded by Dominique Shelton Leipzig, to bring together CEOs and Board members to engage in a thorough discussion of ways to shape digital culture to create true data leadership – thereby driving value and, importantly, reducing exposures to loss.
Navigating the Future of Trust, Risk, and Opportunity
Join the most exclusive gathering of CEOs, Board members, and industry visionaries as we tackle the critical challenges shaping the future of digital trust. From AI governance to cybersecurity, regulatory expectations to boardroom accountability, this is where top leaders convene to define the path forward.
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Top Reasons to Attend
Candid Conversations with Business Leaders, Key Regulators, and Technology Visionaries
Gain unprecedented access to unfiltered, high-level discussions with the people shaping the digital landscape. At Digital Trust Summit 2025, you'll engage in confidential, off-the-record dialogues with Fortune 500 CEOs, global regulators, and top technology innovators. These sessions go beyond surface-level insights—expect deep dives into the real challenges and opportunities your peers are facing right now. This is your chance to hear firsthand what’s coming next and how to stay ahead, all in an environment designed for honest, actionable exchange.
Drive Business Growth and Opportunity While Reducing Risk
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, trust isn’t just a compliance requirement—it’s a brand imperative. Trusted companies are 400% more successful than those that are not. As such, Trust is a powerful driver of business growth and resilience. At Digital Trust Summit 2025, discover how leading organizations are leveraging trust to unlock new market opportunities, strengthen stakeholder confidence, and stay ahead of regulatory and technological changes. Engage with industry pioneers who have successfully turned trust into a competitive advantage, learn practical frameworks for integrating trust into your strategic roadmap, and gain the insights needed to mitigate risk while positioning your organization for long-term success. Trust is the foundation—build it, and growth will follow.
Build Relationships That Last
The Digital Trust Summit isn’t just an event—it’s an exclusive network of the most influential decision-makers in business. Connect with fellow CEOs and Board members who understand the complexities of navigating digital risk and opportunity. Through carefully curated networking sessions, spotlighted panels, and shared experiences, you’ll forge relationships that extend far beyond the Summit. Whether you’re seeking strategic alliances, peer mentorship, or future business opportunities, the Summit builds a trusted network that supports leadership journeys long after the event concludes.
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Agenda - 3rd annual Digital Trust Summit
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045
This year’s Summit will feature high-profile speakers and panel discussions. It will revolve around a Tabletop Exercise “war game” to define and explore practical AI leadership and governance. We will be at tables of 10, assuming the roles of C-Suite, Board and Stakeholders grappling with realistic AI issues at a fictitious multinational company.
All participants will receive a personalized digital AI Leadership Playbook shortly after the Summit.
The Summit will take place under Chatham House Rules. All activities will take place at the National Press Club.
8:00 AM
Networking Breakfast: Share Your AI Painpoints
8:30 AM
Breakfast Remarks: AI and Education
Remarks:
- Jonathan Kaplan, Partner, DGA Group
9:00 AM
Fortune 500 CEO Welcome
9:15 AM
Opening Session: AI Leadership Emergency
Dominique Shelton Leipzig, Founder & CEO, Global Data Innovation
9:30 AM
Inflection Point - Yesterday and Tomorrow
- Doug Leeds, Haas School of Business, Berkeley; former CEO, Ask.com, Eat Club
- eMalick Njie, CEO, Ecotone; former Founder, Genetic AI (now Genetic Leap)
- Christine Heckart, CEO, Xapa; Board Member, SiTime, Contentful
- Peter Gleason, CEO, NACD
9:45 AM
Fireside Chats: AI Legislative Update; and Leaders’ Fiduciary Duty of Oversight
Moderator: Lesley Stahl, Award-winning Journalist, CBS News | Guest: Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN, Senate Judiciary Committee; Senate Commerce Committee)
Moderator: Luis Carrasco, Pulitzer Prize Winner; Deputy Opinion Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer | Guest: Roosevelt Giles, CEO, Endpoint Ventures
10:00 AM
Triage: High Risk vs Low Risk (Security, Bias & Data Rights) - Panel and Participants Wargames/Tabletop Exercises
Moderator: Dan Bigman, Editor & Chief Content Officer, Chief Executive Group
Guests:
- Victor Cho, CEO and Board Member, Emovid (current); former CEO, Evite
- Will Lee, CEO, ADWEEK
RIGHT DATA: IP RIGHTS
- Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN, Senate Judiciary Committee)
- Dan Neely, CEO, Vermillio
All Participants: Facilitated Wargame/Table Top Exercise at Tables and Read Outs
11:00 AM
BREAK
11:30 AM
RIGHT DATA: SURVEILLANCE ESCALATION PANEL
Moderator: Dan Bigman, Editor & Chief Content Officer, Chief Executive Group
Guests:
- Joan Amble, President and Founder, JCA Consulting LLC; Board Member, Zurich Insurance Group, Booz Allen Hamilton, Spire Global
- Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, Senior Fellow for National Security and Managing Director of CEO Programs, Council on Foreign Relations
- Carina Davidson, President, H/Advisors Abernathy
Uninterrupted Testing, Monitoring & Auditing Audience Wargame
All Participants: Facilitated Wargame/Table Top Exercise at Tables and Read Outs
Featured Participant:
- Chris Hetner, Former Cyber Advisor to SEC Chairs Clayton and White; Current Cyber Advisor to the NACD
12:30 PM
Lunch + Governance in Practice
Moderator: Lesley Stahl, Award-winning Journalist, CBS News
Guest:
- Brian Stafford, CEO, Diligent
Facilitated lunch table discussions to engage participants at each table
AI Issues on the Horizon
Moderator: Luis Carrasco, Pulitzer Prize Winner; Deputy Opinion Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Guests:
- Jesús Mantas, Senior Advisor, IBM; Board Member, Biogen
- Ben Rossen, Associate General Counsel for AI Policy & Regulation, OpenAI
1:30 PM
AI Supervision & Technical Oversight - Panel and Participants Wargames/Tabletop Exercises
Moderator: Luis Carrasco, Pulitzer Prize Winner; Deputy Opinion Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Panelists:
- Cal Al-Dhubaib, Head of AI, Further
- Raj Patel, VP AI Transformation, Holistic
- Bhawna Singh, Chief Technology Officer, Okta
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; Senate Finance Committee
All Participants: Facilitated Wargame/Table Top Exercise at Tables and Read Outs
2:30 PM
US State Policy & Regulatory Insight on Wargame/Tabletops
Moderator: Brakkton Booker, National Political Correspondent, POLITICO
Panelists:
- Alexandra Reeve Givens, CEO, Center for Democracy & Technology
- Hon. Alex Bores, Member, New York State Assembly
2:45 PM
BREAK
3:20 PM
Global Regulatory Observations on Wargames/Tabletops
Moderator: JulieGrace Brufke, Journalist, Axios
Panelists:
- Josianne Cutajar, former Member EU Parliament; AI Governance Advisor (current)
- Jessica Rosenworcel, former Chair, FCC
- Vilas Dhar, President and Trustee, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
3:40 PM
Change Management
Moderator: LilyMae Lazarus, Journalist, Fortune
Panelists:
- Chris DiCarlo, Principal and Founder, Critical Thinking Solutions; Senior Researcher and Ethicist, Convergence Analysis
- Adam Dumey, Leader, WWT Global Enterprise Sales Retail
4:00 PM
Facilitated Participant Discussion
Facilitators: Dominique Shelton Leipzig, CEO Global Data Innovation, and Will Lee, CEO, ADWEEK
Participants: All
4:30 PM
Leadership Commitment
Dominique Shelton Leipzig, CEO, Global Data Innovation
Paul Washington, CEO, Society of Corporate Governance
5:00 PM
Summit Concludes
EVENING
Cocktail Reception
