Sheri Porath Rockwell to Speak at the IAPP Privacy.Security.Risk + AI Governance Global 2026

Sheri Porath Rockwell will lead a panel, “Whistleblowers: The New Front Line in AI & Privacy Enforcement,” at the IAPP Privacy.Security.Risk + AI Governance Global 2026 alongside industry experts, including:

• John Crutchlow, Partner, Youman & Caputo
• Creola Kelly, Former Chief, Office of the Whistleblower, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Michael Macko, Former Deputy Director of Enforcement, California Privacy Protection Agency

In September 2026, a whistleblower — a researcher who had spent years at two of the world's leading AI companies — resigned and posted a thread that became, for the privacy and AI community, a shot heard around the world. The post reached hundreds of millions of impressions within days — and landed in newsrooms, congressional offices, and regulatory agencies around the globe. It was a vivid reminder that whistleblowers — insiders with technical knowledge and the courage to speak — have become one of the most powerful forces in technology enforcement.

This panel brings together seasoned practitioners in the whistleblower space who will offer a 360-degree view of this emerging frontier in enforcement. Panelists will examine the historic role of whistleblowers, explore emerging potential frameworks such as California’s proposed whistleblower law, and examine what expanded whistleblower protections could mean for privacy, AI and security enforcement and corporate governance strategies.