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Monday 12 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Opening of the Scientific Track
10 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Adrian Quesada Rodríguez, Mandat International (Speaker)

9:10 AM
9:10 AM
Submarine Cables and Personal Data Protection
40 minutes, 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Adrian Quesada Rodríguez, Mandat International (Chair)

Aleksandra Aytova, Applegreen (Speaker)

Thierry Burnens, Chabrier Attorneys-at-law (Speaker)

9:50 AM
9:50 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Adrian Quesada Rodríguez, Mandat International (Chair)

Ying Lin, VUB (Speaker)

Vagelis Papakonstantinou, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Speaker)

11:00 AM
11:00 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Adrian Quesada Rodríguez, Mandat International (Chair)

Pia Groenewolt, Vrije Universiteteit Brussel (Speaker)

11:40 AM
11:40 AM
On Now

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Adrian Quesada Rodríguez, Mandat International (Chair)

Dr Karolina Gałęzowska, University of Warsaw (Speaker)

12:20 PM
12:20 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Adrian Quesada Rodríguez, Mandat International (Chair)

Paulius Jurcys, Vilnius University (Speaker)

Mark Fenwick, Kyushu University Graduate School of Law (Speaker)

Souichirou Kozuka, Gakushuin University (Speaker)

2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Adrian Quesada Rodríguez, Mandat International (Chair)

Dr. Jacopo Dirutigliano, ICT Legal Consulting (Speaker)

Davide Baldini, ICT Legal Consulting (Speaker)

Laura Senatore, ICT Legal Consulting (Speaker)

2:40 PM
2:40 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Adrian Quesada Rodríguez, Mandat International (Chair)

Francisco Arga E Lima, FiO Legal (Speaker)

Gabriel Barreto, FiO Legal (Speaker)

3:20 PM
3:20 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Adrian Quesada Rodríguez, Mandat International (Chair)

Anna De Bellis, Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Speaker)

Tuesday 13 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Measuring Compliance: Methods, Tools, Impacts and Rewards
1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

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

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

Elisabeth Quillatre, Vinted (Speaker)

Hans-Ulrich Westhausen, ANWR GROUP eG (Speaker)

Petra Ziegler, Allianz SE (Speaker)

Isabelle Tracq-sengeissen, EY (Speaker)

Adrian Quesada Rodríguez, Mandat International (Speaker)

The session will begin with the presentation of research work on the evaluation of the benefits of c...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Helena Koning, Mastercard (Chair)

Paolo Balboni, Maastricht University - ICTLC (Speaker)

Cristina Sirera, Colt Technology Services (Speaker)

Wouter Schild, IBM (Speaker)

The purpose of the panel is to discuss transparency requirements in the digital data economy, and its benefits. The discussion will focus on the di...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Bridging Compliance and Financial Market
1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Théa Ziegler, Mandat International (Chair)

Jane Horvath, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher (Speaker)

Tom Reynolds, Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) (Speaker)

John Tomaszewski, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (Speaker)

Elena-Cristina Gerth, CNPD (Speaker)

2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Andrea Minto, Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Chair)

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

Marco Berlanda, Cassa Centrale Banca (Speaker)

The financial sector thrives on data. This is true for every transaction, risk assessment, and custo...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Privacy and Antitrust
1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Claudia Berg, Covington & Burling LLP (Chair)

Guido Scorza, Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali (Speaker)

Eleonora Faina, Anitec-Assinform (Speaker)

Peter Fleischer, Author and Mentor (Speaker)

Francisco Pérez, AEPD (Speaker)

When it comes to the relationship between privacy and antitrust, we’...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Privacy Across Time and Space
1 hour, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

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

Alexander White, Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda (Speaker)

Alexandra Delaney-Bhattacharya, Isle of Man Information Commissioner's Office (Speaker)

Shana Morgan, L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (Speaker)

It is people, not laws, that drive privacy. What about privacy makes...
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
Privacy Ergo Sum
30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Sébastien Ziegler, ECCP / Mandat International (Chair)

Luca Bolognini, Italian Institute for Privacy and Data Valorisation (IIP) (Speaker)

Otto Bruun, SERI (Speaker)

Personal data defines identity. However, in a world where surveillan...

Wednesday 14 May, 2025

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

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Giulia Mariuz, Hogan Lovells (Chair)

Jennifer Dolan, Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) (Speaker)

Michael Segall, Amazon (Speaker)

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

Mikołaj Barczentewicz, University of Surrey (Speaker)

This panel will explore emerging Data Security and Privacy Risks with respect to Data Portability an...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Defense and Privacy
1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Peter Kimpian, CoE (Speaker)

Manuela Siano, Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (GPDP) (Speaker)

Shana Morgan, L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (Speaker)

Lorelien Hoet, Microsoft (Speaker)

Are privacy and defense opposing forces, where one focuses on protecting individual freedoms while t...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Gabriela Mercuri, SCOPE Europe (Chair)

Nathaly Rey, Google Cloud (Speaker)

Tobias Judin, Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Speaker)

Marc Placzek (Speaker)

Regina Decoville, CNPD (Speaker)

With international data transfers under increasing regulatory and judicial scrutiny, organizations m...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Jocelyn Aqua, PwC (Chair)

Barbara Cosgrove, Workday Inc. (Speaker)

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

Explore the critical issues shaping HR data privacy in the age of AI. This panel of government and l...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Alexander White, Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda (Chair)

John Kavanagh, TikTok (Speaker)

Emily Keaney, Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) (Speaker)

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

Age assurance is a growing requirement for online safety, but one that comes with clear interdepende...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Children's Protection in the Digital Age
45 minutes, 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Luisa Di Giacomo, CyberAcademy (Chair)

Helga Þórisdóttir, Personuvernd (The Icelandic Data Protection Authority) (Speaker)

Emma Day, Tech Legality (Speaker)

Jennifer Dolan, Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) (Speaker)

Growing up in the digital age means that children are exposed to data collection before they even le...
5:15 PM
5:15 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Arianna Sekeri, KBVL Law FIrm (Chair)

Francesco Capparelli, IIP - Italian Institute for Privacy (Speaker)

Georgios Rousopoulos, Hellenic Data Protection Authority (Speaker)

This expert panel will delve into the multifaceted challenges surrounding cybersecurity and privacy ...

Thursday 15 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Data Protection Certification in Practice
1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Sébastien Ziegler, ECCP / Mandat International (Chair)

Renata Radocz, Mandat International (Speaker)

Paul Deprez, Smart Global Governance (Speaker)

Giovanni Francescutti, DNV Business Assurance Italy Srl (Speaker)

Cristina Sirera, Colt Technology Services (Speaker)

Kamel Gadouche, CASD (Speaker)

Deep dive into the practical sides of data protection certification, exploring how it can be a true ...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Rob van Eijk, Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) (Speaker)

Denis Sadovnikov, Yango (Speaker)

Tobias Judin, Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Speaker)

If you are interested in how to turn the principle of privacy into marketing practices that not only...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Itxaso Domínguez, EDRi European Digital Rights (Chair)

Lucrezia Nicosia, White Label Consultancy (Speaker)

David Reichel, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (Speaker)

Pieter Gryffroy, Timelex (Speaker)

Michelle Ramsden, U.S. Department of Justice (Speaker)

This session will take a deep dive into the evolving process of assessing AI’s impact on fundamental...
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Transfer Impact Assessment: How to Make it Right?
1 hour 30 minutes, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Beverley Flynn, Stevens & Bolton LLP (Chair)

Alexander Filip, Bavarian Data Protection Supervisory Authority (Speaker)

Jocelyn Aqua, PwC (Speaker)

Anna Kobylańska, Kobylańska Lewoszewski Mednis Law Firm (Speaker)

Under European law, a Transfer Impact Assessment is required when transferring personal data to thir...

Friday 16 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
The role of DPOs in AI Governance
1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Pierre-Yves Lastic, European Federation of Data Protection Officers (EFDPO) (Chair)

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

Elise Niemeijer, RDW (Speaker)

Helena Koning, Mastercard (Speaker)

Paul Jordan, CEDPO - European Confederation of Data Protection Organisations. (Speaker)

Judith Leschanz, Secur-Data Betriebsberatungs-Ges.m.b.H. (Speaker)

This unique session explores the evolving responsibilities of DPOs in the field of AI governance, fo...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Elise Lassus, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (Chair)

Daniel Drewer, Europol (Speaker)

Caroline Goemans-Dorny, Former INTERPOL (Speaker)

Erin M. Prest, McCarter & English LLP (Speaker)

As law enforcement agencies engage in more complex and sophisticated cross-border data exchanges, th...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
DPO Skills and Capacity Building
1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Paul Jordan, CEDPO - European Confederation of Data Protection Organisations. (Chair)

Rocco Panetta, PANETTA (Speaker)

Xavier Leclerc, THE NEOSHIELDS (Speaker)

Patricia Del Carmen, Smart Privacy Consulting (Speaker)

Cosimo Monda, European Center on Privacy and Cybersecurity - Maastricht University (Speaker)

Nathalie Labar, European Law Students' Association (ELSA) (Speaker)

Get ready for an engaging session that will unite professionals from distinguished establishments to...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Gen AI Code of Practice
1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Pierre-Yves Lastic, European Federation of Data Protection Officers (EFDPO) (Chair)

Pavol Szabo, Slovak Data Protection Association (Speaker)

Spiros Tassis, EFDPO (Speaker)

Ms Jana Pattynová, PIERSTONE (Speaker)

The age of generative AI is one where machines can write, create, and predict with astonishing accur...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
DPO Cooperation
1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Rocco Panetta, PANETTA (Chair)

Pierre-Yves Lastic, European Federation of Data Protection Officers (EFDPO) (Speaker)

4:30 PM
4:30 PM
AI for Health
1 hour, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Scuola Grande S.G. Evangelista - Sala Guarana

Panel

Vasiliki Tsiompanidou, UDG Alliance (Chair)

Magdalena Kogut Czarkowska, Timelex (Speaker)