PROGRAMME
About Data Protection Day
This year’s conference, co-organised by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the Council of Europe (CoE), will bring together policymakers, regulators, academics and practitioners to examine the lessons from Convention 108+ and EU data protection law and explore how they can inform the next generation of legislation. Building on the resilience of the European data protection framework, the conference will ask: How can we modernise without compromising core principles? How can ‘regulatory simplification’ coexist with strong safeguards for individuals? And how can Europe’s normative model continue to inspire a human-centric digital future?
Reset or refine?
As data protection frameworks around the world evolve to meet modern challenges, Europe faces a pivotal moment. The modernisation of Convention 108 through Convention 108+ reaffirmed fundamental rights in the digital age and set the global standard for privacy. Now, almost a decade after the entry into application of the GDPR, discussions on its future invite renewed reflection on how Europe can maintain its leadership in data protection in a rapidly changing technological landscape while also ensuring agility, coherence and trust.
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Accreditation & welcome coffee |
| 09:00 - 09:15 |
Opening Remarks by Wojciech Wiewiórowski, European Data Protection Supervisor Watch the opening remarks here |
| 09:15 - 10:30 |
Main Session 1: When is Data personal? The debate renewed by EDPS v SRB (C-413/23 P) Moderator: Thomas Zerdick, Acting Secretary-General of the European Data Protection Supervisor Speakers:
Watch the panel here |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 11:15 |
Keynote by Beatriz de Anchorena, Chair of the Committee of Convention 108 and Head of the Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP), Argentinian Data Protection Authority Watch the keynote speech here |
| 11:15 - 12:30 |
Main Session 2: Past, Present, Future? What is Convention 108+ really? And where does it belong? Moderator: Peter Kimpian, Secretary to the Committee of the Council of Europe Privacy and Data Protection Convention Speakers:
Watch the panel here |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 14:15 |
Keynote by Jelena Virant Burnik, Deputy Chair of the European Data Protection Board Watch the keynote here |
| 14:15 - 15:30 |
Main session 3: Data protection reform: Cut the red tape, not the rights? Moderator: Romain Robert, Head of Digital Regulation Sector, Policy and Legislative Speakers:
Watch the panel here |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 - 16:15 |
Keynote by Anu Bradford, Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization at Columbia Law School Watch the keynote speech here |
| 16:15 - 17:30 |
Main Session 4: Chasing shadows: Can regulation keep up as online tracking continues to transform? Moderator: Rob van Eijk, Senior Fellow, Future of Privacy Forum, Netherlands Speakers:
Watch the panel here |
| 17:30 - 17:45 |
Closing Remarks by Thomas Zerdick, Acting Secretary-General of the European Data Protection Supervisor Watch the closing remarks here |
| 17:45 - 18:45 | Cocktail Reception |