John Verdi, formerly of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, discusses whether self-regulation can truly work, why he's optimistic lawmakers are becoming increasingly tech-savvy, and what he's most looking forward to about his new gig at Future of Privacy Forum.

Following the historic Brexit vote in the UK, many privacy professionals are wondering how their operations will be impacted going forward. The IAPP is here to help. In this special edition of The Privacy Advisor Podcast, IAPP of Research and Education Omer Tene speaks with Bird & Bird's Ruth Boardman and Wilson Sonsini's Christopher Kuner about what privacy pros should expect going forward and how they can prepare right now.

Tim Yim, director of data and privacy at Startup Policy lab, discusses the disconnect he saw between laws regulating technologies and the technologies themselves and why that landed him working in privacy.

Hogan Lovells' Eduardo Ustaran discusses steps privacy pros toward compliance with GDPR, the future of global data transfers and why he thinks Privacy Shield will hold up.

PrecisionHawk's Diana Marina Cooper discusses her work in the fast-paced world of emerging tech and her passion for working with drones and robotics, as well as her keys to early success.

Bojana Bellamy, president of the Centre for Information Policy Leadership, discusses how to get your ducks in a row for the GDPR.

Lourdes Terrecha and Sarah Bruno, attorneys at Arent Fox, discuss their work in the field and how they stay ahead in their own tech knowledge in order to advise their forward-thinking clients.

Khiara Bridges discusses her work on the intersection of race, class and privacy rights.

Sara Nayak, CIPP/US, discusses her work at ad-analytics company Tune.

Abhishek Agarwal, CPO at Baxter Healthcare, describes his experiences as a privacy pro and why getting executive buy-in is a three-minute conversation.