This elite group, comprised of experts in the field, personally nominates all invitees and develops the Agenda, which forms the basis of our discussions.
Forum Overview
Dates: November 6 - 8, 2024
Location: New Orleans, LA
The Steering Committee welcomes a select group of 48 leading attorneys and senior in-house privacy professionals from across the United States. Participants have been personally selected based on their experience advising on complex issues within the rapidly evolving landscape of health data privacy, security, and regulation.
Using candid, seminar-style discussions at this annual meeting, the group examines trends and developments in every jurisdiction for meaningful dialogue on the most pressing issues facing their clients today.
2024 Steering Committee
Committee Co-Chairs
Committee Members
Helen serves as the Global Privacy Officer and Vice President in Compliance at Global Medical Response, the global leader in emergency services and patient relocation services. In this role, Helen is responsible for the oversight, development and maintenance of the organization’s Privacy Program. She works closely with the Chief Compliance Officer, executive leadership team, and authorized enforcement agencies to ensure adherence to laws, regulations, policies and procedures that govern GMR’s operations. Helen is highly skilled at implementing strategies and techniques to build and maintain privacy and compliance programs with special attention to the rapidly evolving landscape of privacy and healthcare related standards, laws and regulations. She is considered a leader in the fields of data privacy & integrity, data innovation and ethical management of data and technology. Helen has over 20 years of experience in practicing healthcare law and data and technology leadership. Most recently, she was part of the executive leadership team as the Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer at Nicklaus Children’s Health System, a nationally recognized healthcare system exclusively for children. Prior to that, Helen served as a senior executive leader at the University of Miami, presiding over data privacy, integrity, and security strategy. She held the roles of Data Privacy Officer at the University of Miami and Chief Privacy and Data Integrity Officer at the University of Miami Health System. In 2018, she became one of the first institutional data privacy officers in higher education in the United States. The first part of her career was spent as a first chair litigation attorney as a partner with the law firm of Fowler White Burnett P.A. As a the practice group leader of the Healthcare Group, she represented health systems and hospitals in both litigation and regulatory proceedings, and assisted healthcare systems, institutions and practitioners in complex, high value lawsuits. Helen has a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law. She is a Fellow of the American Bar Association. Ms. Blake is an “AV rated” attorney, the highest level awarded her peers through Martindale-Hubbell and is included in the Martindale-Hubbell Register of Preeminent Health Lawyers and National Register of Preeminent Woman Lawyers.
Jean is an Assistant General Counsel in the Privacy, Safety, and Regulatory Affairs division of the Microsoft legal department. She joined Microsoft in 2023 as part of the Nuance Communications, Inc. acquisition. Immediately prior to its acquisition, Jean served as Nuance’s Vice President, Chief Legal, Compliance and Privacy Officer where she led the global legal department and implemented the strategy for data privacy practices designed to ensure customer and business data are strictly governed and privacy is maintained.
Jean has 30 years of experience leading compliance and privacy programs, successfully managing data incidents including regulatory investigations, and implementing best practices for data governance and risk management across multiple industries. Prior to her tenure at Nuance, she served as Chief Privacy Officer, Assistant General Counsel, and Director of Regulatory Compliance at Multiplan, a health insurance services provider. Jean previously held senior legal positions at R1 RCM, U.S. Foods, and Aon Corporation.
Forum Director
Emily holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Queen’s University. Before joining Cambridge Forums, Emily spent ten years working as an event manager; from leading full-scope event production of gala fundraisers in Toronto, to travelling the world as a destination wedding planner, managing each event from concept to onsite execution. Armed with deep expertise in relationship management and event logistics, Emily looks to deliver standout participant experiences as a Forum Director. Outside of the office, Emily can be found scouring Spotify for new music, hosting dinner parties for her friends and family, and perfecting her golf swing.
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SPONSORING THIS FORUM
The Steering Committee would like to thank the following sponsor for their support of the Cambridge Forum on Health Data Privacy & Emerging Issues.
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Partner
Thank you to our Sponsor
We are pleased to announce that Brunswick Group will be hosting all participants for a Networking Reception and Dinner on Thursday, November 7, 2024. We would like to thank Brunswick Group for their support of the Cambridge Forum on Health Data Privacy & Emerging Issues.
About Brunswick Group
Brunswick is an advisory firm specializing in business-critical issues. We help our clients reach all essential audiences for every significant event and issue in the life of a company.
When clients turn to us, it’s because they know that engaging effectively with everyone who has a stake in the company is about more than managing perceptions – it is essential to making business work.
Brunswick is one firm globally, which means whatever the task, no matter how complex or where it is in the world, we can assemble the right expertise from right across the firm.
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