Data deletion is often an underutilized but transformative strategy for organizations. It’s the “sleeping giant” in privacy, security, and eDiscovery—powerful yet overlooked. By eliminating redundant, obsolete, and trivial (ROT) data, organizations can significantly reduce risk, save on storage costs, and enhance defensibility in audits and legal proceedings. In this webinar, we’ll explore how intelligent and defensible data deletion practices can unlock efficiencies and strengthen your risk management program. This session will provide actionable insights and real-world examples, helping privacy professionals, compliance officers, legal teams, and IT leaders understand the game-changing potential of data deletion. Whether you’re looking to refine your existing processes or tackle data challenges for the first time, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge to drive impactful change in your organization.
Key Takeaways:
● Risk Reduction: Discover how reducing your data footprint minimizes breach exposure and eliminates unnecessary liabilities.
● Cost Savings: Learn how to reduce storage expenses and operational inefficiencies by removing ROT data.
● Defensibility: Gain insights into creating defensible deletion practices that support compliance and withstand audits
Director of Privacy & Data Governance Products, Exterro
Fahad Diwan is Director of Privacy & Data Governance Products at Exterro, a market Data Risk Management software provider. In his role, hebrings to market products that streamline and automate privacy compliance and enable effective data governance. Previously, Fahad was a privacy lawyer & consultant and worked at leadings firms like Norton Rose Fulbright, KPMG, and EY.
Co-Leader of AI, Privacy and Data Security Partner Co-Leader of AI, Privacy and Data Security Partner Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
With three decades of experience across law, government and consulting, Paul Luehr is a respected technology leader who has handled some of the largest data security and privacy incidents in history.
Throughout his career, Paul has been a trusted partner for organizations looking to optimize their privacy and data security practices. His work advising a wide range of clients—including national retailers, global financial institutions, digital health care organizations, web hosting companies, universities and manufacturers—gives him a unique understanding of the complex cybersecurity challenges and opportunities organizations face, as well as how to implement effective policies to mitigate crises and meet legal, technology and business needs.
Senior Director, SME Financial Services / Discovery / Workflow, Integreon
Prior to joining Integreon, Robert worked for Bank of America for 25 years. Leadership roles included Senior Executive Manager of the
Legal Discovery Operations team, responsible for assisting internal and external counsel in the identification, collection, processing, and
review of data to comply with regulatory and court demands, and Director of Regulatory Investigations within the Litigation department,
responsible for responding to high profile/high risk SEC, OCC, FRB, CFTC, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission inquiries for the
corporation. During these years of Senior Management experience, Robert was instrumental in implementing the framework to manage a
Fortune 50 End-to-End discovery processes with all the key components of the industry’s e-Discovery reference model.
Corporate Investigations FED (Forensics and eDiscovery) Team Lead, Progressive Insurance
A visionary people leader in risk management, leveraging data to uncover and articulate complex risk narratives. My passion is in transforming ideas into action, empowering diverse teams by fostering synergy between people, technology, and resources to effectively mitigate critical risks.
With a rich background spanning the operations of precious mineral mining, social expressions, and the insurance industry, I specialize in crafting and executing strategies that ensure best-in-class regulatory compliance within core business operations.
My current focus is on enhancing the digital trust posture for a leading data-centric insurance company. My extensive expertise includes driving continuous improvement, leading cross-functional teams, and fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Additionally, I bring strong skills in conflict resolution and vendor relationship management, consistently delivering sustainable outcomes in high-stakes environments.