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Monday 12 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
9:30 AM
9:30 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Afonso Ferreira, CNRS IRIT (Speaker)

Liina Kamm, Cybernetica AS (Speaker)

David Goodman, Trust in Digital Life (Speaker)

Marko Hölbl, University of Maribor (Speaker)

Compliance with the AI Act relies a great deal on robust risk management.  However, small and medium entreprises (SMEs) often do not have a ri...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
The Renaissance of Data Governance
1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

David Goodman, Trust in Digital Life (Speaker)

Mr Carmelo Fontana, Google (Speaker)

Bryant Isbell, Baker McKenzie (Speaker)

This panel will explore the new era of data governance, emphasising the importance of building simpl...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Making Data Spaces Compliant by Design
1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Ekaterina Kasyanova, AD4GD (Chair)

Cédric Crettaz, IoT Lab Association (Speaker)

Giuditta del Buono, Gaia-X (Speaker)

Selene Giupponi, Europe Resecurity Inc. (Speaker)

This session will explore how to design data spaces that aren’t just legally compliant but also fund...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Vasiliki Tsiompanidou, UDG Alliance (Chair)

Marja van der Made, European Space Agency (Speaker)

Elisabetta Zuanelli, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' (Speaker)

Thomas Escobar, Google Maps (Speaker)

Amvrosios Panagasidis, European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) (Speaker)

Michaela Angonius, GSMA (Speaker)

Join us for a thought-provoking session on the intersection of technical and ethical considerations ...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Marco Scialdone, Euroconsumers (Chair)

Tea Mustać, Spirit Legal (Speaker)

Diletta De Cicco, European Data Protection Board (EDPB) (Speaker)

Will DeVries, Google LLC (Speaker)

The rapid expansion of Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the digital landscape, introducing both opportunities an...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Advancing Data-Driven Policy in the Digital Age
45 minutes, 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Fabiana Zollo, Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Chair)

Walter Quattrociocchi, Sapienza University (Speaker)

Massimiliano Masnada, Studio Legale Hogan Lovells (Speaker)

Boris Paal, Technical University of Munich (TUM) (Speaker)

As society becomes increasingly digital, policy-makers and researchers face the complex challenge of...

Tuesday 13 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
11:00 AM
11:00 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Joaquín Pérez Catalán, Spanish Data Protection Agency (Chair)

Marcello Ienca, Technische Universität München (Speaker)

Eduardo Bertoni, American University Washington College of Law -AUWCL (Speaker)

Irakli Khodeli, UNESCO (Speaker)

Guido Girardi, Fundación Encuentros del Futuro (Speaker)

In this thought-provoking session, the panel will dive into the intriguing world of neuro privacy. A...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Andreea Lisievici Nevin, ICTLC Sweden (Chair)

Elisa Romano, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. (Speaker)

Margaux Schaeffer, CNIL (Speaker)

Jörn Wittmann, Volkswagen (Speaker)

Modern vehicles are more than just simple transportation; they are data hubs constantly collecting a...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Jane Horvath, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher (Chair)

Justin Antonipillai, Stewardshipped.ai (Speaker)

Carlo Rossi Chauvenet, Data Valley / Bocconi University (Speaker)

Kristie Chon Flynn, Google (Speaker)

John Edwards, Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) (Speaker)

3:00 PM
3:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Liina Kamm, Cybernetica AS (Speaker)

Elena-Cristina Gerth, CNPD (Speaker)

DeBrae Kennedy-Mayo, Georgia Institute of Technology (Speaker)

Anitha Ibrahim, Amazon Web Services (Chair)

There is a lack of consensus among governments about what it means to be trusted and how to determin...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Internet Governance
30 minutes, 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Adrian Quesada Rodriguez, Europrivacy / UDG Alliance (Chair)

Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, Google (Speaker)

Gurshabad Grover, Internet Research Lab (Speaker)

The internet evolved into a global platform for open and free communication, supporting critical hum...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Natascha Gerlach, Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL) (Chair)

Hans Graux, Timelex (Speaker)

Kate Jones, DRCF (Speaker)

José Vegar Velho, CNPD Portugal (Speaker)

Ryan Galluzzo, NIST (Speaker)

The last few years have seen a significant increase in digital solutions that support privacy friend...

Wednesday 14 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
9:00 AM
9:00 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Lori Baker, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority (Chair)

Brent Homan, Office of the Data Protection Authority (Speaker)

Alexander White, Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda (Speaker)

Maarten G.A. Daman, European Central Bank (Speaker)

In today’s financial hubs, data flows faster than ever before, and with that speed comes heightened ...
9:45 AM
9:45 AM
U.N. Cybercrime Convention
45 minutes, 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Kenneth Propp, Georgetown University Law Center (Chair)

Ignacio Gómez Navarro, European Commission (Speaker)

Alexander Seger, Council of Europe (Speaker)

Robyn Greene, Meta (Speaker)

Judith Herrnfeld, Ministry of Justice (Speaker)

At the end of 2024, the United Nations gave consensus final approval to a new multilateral Conventio...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Marco Scialdone, Euroconsumers (Chair)

Olivier Micol, European Commission (Speaker)

Malte Beyer-Katzenberger, European Commission (Speaker)

Jekaterina Macuka, Data state inspectorate of Latvia (Speaker)

Europe’s data regulations are very intricate to form the whole picture, which means that each piece ...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Pieter Gryffroy, Timelex (Chair)

Anna Buchta, EDPS - European Data Protection Supervisor (Speaker)

Kate Jones, DRCF (Speaker)

Joseph Joshy C J, IFSCA (Speaker)

Carly Kind, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (Speaker)

With countries adopting their own unique approaches to data protection and compliance, organizations...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Rolan Haroldo Sánchez Morán, Former INAI (Chair)

Beatriz de Anchorena, AGENCIA DE ACCESO A LA INFORMACIÓN PUBLICA ARGETINA (Speaker)

Waldemar Gonçalves Ortunho Júnior, Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD) (Speaker)

Eduardo Javier Luna Cervantes, Access to Public Information and Protection of Personal Data (NDPA) Peru (Speaker)

Joaquín Pérez Catalán, Spanish Data Protection Agency (Speaker)

From the sweeping impact of Brazil’s LGPD to emerging policy laws across Mexico, Chile, Argentina an...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
African Perspectives on Data Regulation
1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Amit Gadhia, Amit Gadhia Advocate (Chair)

Vincent O. Olatunji, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) (Speaker)

Immaculate Kassait, Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) in Kenya (Speaker)

Luciano Hounkponou, Autorité de Protection des Données Personnelles (APDP) Bénin (Speaker)

This session will bring together a distinguished panel of professionals from Kenya, Senegal and Nige...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Riccardo Acciai, Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali (Chair)

Irene Loizidou Nicolaidou, European Data Protection Board (EDPB) (Speaker)

Josefina Román Vergara, Former INAI (Speaker)

Jose Sutton Belarmino II, National Privacy Commission (Speaker)

This unique session moves past the policy wish lists and into the real-world solutions that could br...

Thursday 15 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
9:00 AM
9:00 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Hans Graux, Timelex (Chair)

Sabine K. Witting, Tech Legality (Speaker)

Robin Wilton, Internet Society (ISOC) (Speaker)

Children have increasing access to the internet, which also exposes ...
9:45 AM
9:45 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Théodore Christakis, University of Grenoble Alpes (Chair)

Huanzhang Fu, INTERPOL (Speaker)

Daniel Drewer, Europol (Speaker)

Kristian Bartholin, CoE (Speaker)

Mr Ben Nimmo, OpenAI (Speaker)

In an era marked by the transformative potential of Generative AI and emerging Advanced General Intelligence (AGI), law ...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Fabrice Naftalski, EY, société d'avocats (Chair)

Jennifer Trotsko, International Monetary Fund (IMF) (Speaker)

Sabine Berghs, INTERPOL (Speaker)

Katherine Race Brin, The World Bank (Speaker)

Claudio Saban, Inter-American Development Bank (Speaker)

International organizations operate in a unique context and, as a result, face distinct challenges in developing privacy policies and personal data...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
How Can Privacy Save Your Life?
1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Catherine Lennman, Swiss Data Protection Authority (Chair)

Florence Dubosc, Data Protection Authority (CCIN) (Chair)

Carmen Casado, WFP (Speaker)

Alex Novikau, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (Speaker)

Massimo Marelli, International Committee of the Red Cross (Speaker)

Taritha Sari, Data Protection Authority of the Netherlands (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) (Speaker)

In humanitarian crises, every bit of information can be a lifeline f...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Michael Schmidl, Baker McKenzie (Chair)

Michael Will, Bavarian Data Protection Authority (Speaker)

Rebekka Weiss, Microsoft Germany (Speaker)

Anna Pouliou, CERN (Speaker)

Vinod Bange, Baker McKenzie (Speaker)

Elizabeth Denham, Baker McKenzie (Speaker)

The panel seeks to provide a holistic perspective on the legitimate ...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Catherine Lennman, Swiss Data Protection Authority (Chair)

Drudeisha Madhub, MIoD (Speaker)

Luciano Hounkponou, Autorité de Protection des Données Personnelles (APDP) Bénin (Speaker)

Bertrand du Marais, CNIL (Speaker)

Eric Adja, L'Agence francophone de l'intelligence artificielle (AFRIA) (Speaker)

Antoine Barbry, Représentation Permanente de l'OIF auprès des Nations Unies à Genève (Speaker)

The work to promote the right to protection of personal data carried out for 17 years by the AFAPDP ...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Renata Radocz, Mandat International (Chair)

Ilias Iakovidis, European Commission (Speaker)

Reyna Úbeda, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)-T (Speaker)

This intriguing session delves into the heart of sustainable digital transformation, exploring how w...
5:15 PM
5:15 PM
Bye Bye Bias
45 minutes, 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Emerald de Leeuw, Logitech (Chair)

Shoshana Rosenberg, WSP USA (Speaker)

Chantelle Brandt Larsen, Women in AI Governance (WiAIG) (Speaker)

Leila Golchehreh, Operations Relyance AI (Speaker)

We must see bias out that door. This session dives into the challenges of mitigating bias, ensuring ...

Friday 16 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
9:30 AM
9:30 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Thomas Honnet, City of Marseille / International Expert UNDP (Chair)

Miguel López-Valverde Argüeso, Madrid's Regional Ministry of Digitalization (Speaker)

Heung Youl Youm, Soonchunhyang University (Republic of Korea) (Speaker)

Dr Srdjan Krčo, DunavNET (Speaker)

Data protection is woven into the fabric of urban development. Drawing on experiences from cities li...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Salone

Panel

Vasiliki Tsiompanidou, UDG Alliance (Chair)

Alessandro Bernes, Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Speaker)

Annalisa Trama, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (Speaker)

Giuseppe Fico, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Speaker)

Leandro Pecchia, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (UCBM) (Speaker)

Giulia Ciolini, DEDALUS S.p.A. (Speaker)

Dr Lucia Sacchi, University of Pavia (Speaker)

Dimitrios Fotiadis, University of Ioannina (Speaker)

Imagine a future in which medical research, innovation, and patient care seamlessly benefit from sec...