AGENDA. The Global Data Protection Day

10:00 AM CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME (CET)
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At this annual event, we assess the achievement of appropriate and timely Data issues and IT behaviour.

where Information Governance meets Competitive Strategy.

Data is not a liability but your most powerful asset.

10:00-

10:15
10:15 – 10:45
The GDPR-AI Connection: Responsible Innovation in the Age of High-Volume Data
      • AI & GDPR Intersection: How the enormous data volumes required by AI models (Generative AI) undermine traditional GDPR compliance. The necessity of dual compliance for High-Risk AI Systems.
      • What companies must look out for to avoid dual compliance issues and safeguard confidential data when training and deploying AI.
Darine Fayed, General Counsel & DPO, Mailjet and Pathwire
10:45 – 11:15
Benchmarking Your Privacy Maturity: Auditing the (Real) Health of Your GDPR Programme
      • Compliance Assessment & Auditing: How well is your GDPR programme really going? Using structured assessment and audit methodologies to track program maturity, manage context-specific rules (e.g., necessity, proportionality), and demonstrate accountability.
      • Assessment Tool: Framework for assessing GDPR compliance maturity and tracking the effectiveness of technical and organisational measures.
Prof. Hernan Huwyler, CPA, MBA, Head of AI and Global Risk Management. The CapGemini Group
11:15- 11:Optimizing
In the Digital Core: Practical Steps for GDPR Compliance & Value Creation
  • Procurement & Efficiency: Concrete steps for mapping data flows (Article 30 ROPA), establishing lawful bases, and streamlining IT processes to eliminate duplication and unjustifiable cost.
  • Checklist and tools for data flow mapping, ROPA automation, and practical steps for optimising processes while ensuring continuous compliance.
Fred Oberholzer, EMEA Privacy Director and Group DPO, Legal, Canon
11:45- 12:15
Privacy by Design 2.0: Combining Principles with Practical Value Creation
  • Privacy by Design (PbD) & Value: Corporate responsibility and the shift from PbD as a legal hurdle to a catalyst for innovation. Combining Privacy with Design with practical examples of value creation (e.g., pseudonymization for analytics, differential privacy).
  • A checklist for implementing Privacy by Design and Privacy by Default in new systems and digital transformation projects.
Lorenza Villa, Avvocato, Data Protection Officer, Sicurezza sul lavoro
12:15- 12:30 TEA BREAK
12:30 – 13:15
Culture is the Control: Building a Data Protection Culture that Drives Efficiency
      • Corporate Culture & Leadership: Moving beyond the “better-safe-than-sorry” approach to embedding conscious, contextual decision-making and focusing on GDPR Chapter IV to empower Controllers and Processors.
      • Examples and strategies for building a strong data protection culture that drives efficiency and serves as a competitive advantage
Emmanuel Fragniere, Professor, University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
13:15 – 14:00
Cyber Security Challenges, Risks and Threats
  • Understanding data protection challenges, risks and threats
  • Enhancing corporate and collective data protection responses
Prof Colin Coulson-Thomas, PhD, Honoured Fellow, Institute for Responsible Leadership / President, Institute of Management Services
14:00-
  • Closing remarks and Final Q&A

All speakers
*Conference Program is subject to change. Approximate timings due to the online nature and the Q/A sessions at the event
The online conference language is English