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EDPS Conference 2022

by European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)

The EDPS Conference 2022, titled "The Future of Data Protection: Effective Enforcement in the Digital World," was organized by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and held on June 16-17, 2022, in Brussels, Belgium. This event marked the tenth anniversary of the first draft of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and aimed to reflect on its functioning and efficiency.

Key topics included discussions on current enforcement models, the effectiveness of the One-Stop-Shop mechanism, and potential improvements to governance models. The conference also explored alternative enforcement approaches, such as a more centralized model, and addressed regulations related to data protection, competition, digital markets and services, and artificial intelligence.

The event featured notable speakers like Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, and Věra Jourová, Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency. It provided networking opportunities, including speed networking sessions, and breakout sessions covering various aspects of data protection enforcement.

The conference was designed for data protection professionals, legal experts, policymakers, and stakeholders in the digital regulatory sphere, offering a platform to exchange ideas and discuss the future of privacy and data protection.

Speakers(137)

Alberto Di Felice

Director for Infrastructure, Privacy & Security Policy at DIGITALEUROPE

Aleid Wolfsen

Deputy-Chair at European Data Protection Board

Alexandra Geese

Member of Parliament at European Parliament

Alexandre de Streel

Professor of European Law at University of Namur - CERRE

Alyna Smith

Deputy Director at Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)

Angelene Falk

Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner at Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Anna Buchta

Head of Unit Policy and Consultation at European Data Protection Supervisor

Anna Colaps

Member of Cabinet at European Data Protection Supervisor

Anna Fielder

President at European Digital Rights (EDRi)

Anu Bradford

Professor of Law and International Organizations at Columbia Law School

Anu Bradford is Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organizations at Columbia Law School, a Director for Columbias European Legal Studies Center, and a Senior Scholar at Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business at Columbia Business School. Bradford is also a nonresident scholar in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her research focuses on international trade law, European Union law, digital regulation, and comparative and international antitrust law. Bradford earned her S.J.D. (2007) and LL.M. (2002) degrees from Harvard Law School and also holds a law degree from the University of Helsinki. After completing her LL.M. studies as a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard Law School, Bradford practiced antitrust law and European Union law at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in Brussels before returning to Harvard for her doctoral studies. She has also served as an adviser on economic policy in the Parliament of Finland and as an expert assistant to a member of the European Parliament. Bradford is the author of The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World (OUP 2020), which was named one of the Best Books of 2020 by Foreign Affairs.

Event Details

Date
June 16-17, 2022
2 days
Location
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium
The EGG Brussels
Pricing
Free
Audience
Data protection professionals, legal experts, policymakers, and stakeholders in the digital regulatory sphere.
Attendees
Over 2000 participants

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