The End-of-Renewal announcement for Edge Encryption by ServiceNow signals more than a product transition - it represents a strategic inflection point to modernize how sensitive data is protected across SaaS ecosystems. As GDPR enforcement intensifies, cross-border transfer scrutiny increases, and AI systems gain deeper access to operational and structured data, organizations must move beyond perimeter encryption toward persistent, data-centric protection embedded throughout the lifecycle. In this session, we will examine practical approaches to data de-identification, encryption key control, and policy-based governance that reduce regulatory and data residency risk while enabling responsible innovation. Attendees will leave with a resilient, compliance-aligned framework designed to protect sensitive data across jurisdictions today and support trusted AI adoption tomorrow.