This year, we’re celebrating Data Privacy Day (January 28) with our community of inspiring privacy professionals world-wide. Join the community for a full week of peer-driven insights and career advocacy.
But first, an exciting update to our community:
Privacy Basecamp is now Privacy Roundtable
When we launched Privacy Basecamp, we wanted to create a space where privacy professionals could connect and learn how to lead a rapidly evolving function. We built it on Slack so people could ask real questions and share resources in real time.
Over time, the community became something more. Conversations became peer-driven. 1,500+ practitioners shared what they were actually seeing—what worked, what didn’t, and how teams adapted. The tone stayed practical, even as membership expanded beyond first-time-privacy-professionals to include seasoned professionals, Chief Privacy Officers, General Counsels, and so many others.
Privacy was a relatively nascent function when Privacy Basecamp began, still acclimating to what GDPR and CCPA could look like in practice. We needed a starting point. But as the privacy field has matured, so has our community’s expertise and ambition. In 2026, privacy professionals look to each other for more than the fundamentals. Our community craves candid and experience-driven insights from peers across legal, compliance, and security around the world. Enter, Privacy Roundtable.
A few words from our community on our new name:
“Privacy Basecamp was a perfect name in the beginning, because the word “Basecamp”
signals this is something to launch from. Now we are evolving into stronger ideas and
more mature conversations: Privacy Roundtable makes sense.” – Tony Black, MBA,
FACHDM, FAHM“The name change to Privacy Roundtable signals to me that this is a place where
everyone has an equal seat, everyone has equal value, and there is room for everyone’s
Contributions.” – Jamie Massaro, CIPT
Our community’s next chapter
In 2026, our Privacy Roundtable will expand to fully empower ongoing, experience-driven conversation among privacy peers. Not lectures, but honest Slack discussions among professionals willing to share what’s working, what isn’t, and what they’re still figuring out.
Look forward to:
- Opportunities to co-create privacy scholarship and thought leadership
- Peer-led meetups (virtual and in-person) to help you grow your network
- Curated frank cross-community discussions on your real-world challenges
- The same steady flow of privacy news & job openings you’ve come to expect
Like our predecessor, Privacy Roundtable is designed to allow for frank and honest discussion. Only privacy and adjacent roles are accepted into our space, and all messages are automatically deleted after 90 days to support your privacy. This means you can freely ask difficult questions without worrying who sees them on LinkedIn: you’re in a closed community of vetted, supportive peers.
The best way to level up your privacy practice is by learning from people doing the work right alongside you. We invite you to take your seat at the table.
Join us for Data Privacy Week
Privacy Roundtable will kick off by hosting an entire week of career support, exclusive talks with the DataGrail team, and giveaways. Save the date:
DataGrail AMA
Join us on Tuesday, January 27 all day for an “Ask Me Anything” on Privacy Roundtable with the team behind the DataGrail platform. Learn more about what we’re building and why, ask about our upcoming release of Vera, discuss practical best practices, and just get to know our team. Submit questions ahead or ask live.
Career Support
Be sure to check Privacy Roundtable each day during Data Privacy Week for practitioner-led discussions on career growth relevant to every background.
- Monday, January 26: Privacy Roles and Career Paths
A discussion on how privacy roles are evolving, where organizations are investing, and how professionals are navigating growth across different stages of their careers. - Tuesday, January 27: Resumes and Hiring Signals
A practical look at what hiring managers prioritize today, the signals they look for in resumes and interviews, and how candidates can stand out in a competitive market. - Wednesday, January 28: Certifications, Mentorship, and Learning
An honest conversation about which certifications tend to pay off, which ones matter less in practice, and how mentorship supports long-term professional development. - Thursday, January 29: Specialized Topics and Career Resilience
Focused discussions on specialized privacy domains, emerging areas of expertise, and strategies for building career resilience as the field continues to evolve.
Capstone the week on Friday, January 30 at 12:00 pm ET (9:00 am PT) on Zoom for a special office hours featuring guest contributor Dwight Turner. Continue the week’s conversations and ask follow-up questions on privacy career paths, hiring signals, certifications, and specialized areas of practice. Register here.
Daily Trivia & Giveaways
Put your privacy expertise to work with daily trivia questions hidden across Privacy Roundtable. The more questions you answer correctly, the higher your odds to win one of several weekly giveaway items, ranging from cash prizes to cookie boxes.
Data Privacy Week is your space to compare notes, learn from shared experience, and build clarity. Whether you’re actively engaged or quietly observing, there’s a place for you.
We’re grateful you’re here, and we look forward to seeing you as we kick off Privacy Roundtable together.
