When

28 January 2025
8:30 - 18:30

Where

European Commission's
Charlemagne building,
Rue de la Loi 170, 1040 Brussels,
Belgium

How

In-person and online

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About CPDP Data Protection day

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To mark Data Protection Day (28 January), the Council of Europe (CoE), CPDP Conferences and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) are co-organising a one-day event focused on exploring the current and future landscape of data protection.
The CPDP - Data Protection Day event takes place on 28 January as a celebration of the opening for signature in 1981 of Convention 108, the first legally binding international instrument to protect privacy in the digital age. While celebrating this historical milestone, this conference serves as a platform for discussing the challenges and opportunities that arise when emerging technologies and privacy risks intersect on one hand, and those that arise when innovation meets regulatory frameworks.

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A new mandate for data protection

CPDP - Data Protection Day arrives at a pivotal moment, as new EU political mandates begin to shape the policy landscape, with the recent election of the European Parliament and subsequent appointment of a new European Commission. These changes also coincide with the new mandates of the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights and the European Data Protection Supervisor.
At the same time, new technological developments in areas such as Artificial Intelligence and neuroscience bring new challenges to the right to the protection of personal data and other fundamental rights. Reccurent challenges, such as access to data for law enforcement and national security purposes, remain high on the political agenda.
During the 2025 edition of CPDP - Data Protection Day we invite participants to reflect on and discuss the evolving mandate of data protection, particularly its essential role as safeguard of our democratic society against excessive intrusions in citizens' privacy by public or private actors.

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TIME TOPIC ROOM
08:00 – 09:00 REGISTRATION Registration Hall - Level 0
08:00 – 09:00 WELCOME COFFEE Reception Area - Level 2
09:00 – 09:15 Opening Remarks by the European Data Protection Supervisor De Gasperi Room - Level 2
09:15 – 10:00 Organisers’ Panel - Data Protection Day: What to celebrate? De Gasperi Room - Level 2
10:00 – 10:30 COFFEE BREAK Reception Area - Level 2
10:30 – 11:45 Main Session 1 - EU Institutions and data protection: what lies ahead? De Gasperi Room - Level 2
11:45 – 12:00 Keynote Speech 1 by the Council of Europe's Consultative Committee of Convention 108 De Gasperi Room - Level 2
12:00 – 13:00 Main Session 2 - What’s in your mind? Neuroscience and data protection De Gasperi Room - Level 2
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH BREAK Reception Area - Level 2
14:00 – 15:15 Side Session 1 - Access to data: balancing between effective law enforcement and mass surveillance De Gasperi Room - Level 2
14:00 – 15:15 Side Session 2 - Beyond Privacy: unveiling the true stakes of data protection Jenkins Room - Level 0
14:00 – 15:15 Side Session 3 - Trainees' panel: who's watching your period? Mansholt Room - Level 0
15:15 – 15:45 COFFEE BREAK Reception Area - Level 2
15:45 – 16:00 Keynote speech 2 by the European Data Protection Board De Gasperi Room - Level 2
16:00 – 17:15 Main session 3 - Forging the Future: reinventing data protection? De Gasperi Room - Level 2
17:15 – 17:30 Closing Remarks De Gasperi Room - Level 2
17:30 – 19:00 FAREWELL RECEPTION Reception Area - Level 2
18:00 – 22:00 SPECIAL EVENT - Data Protection Day celebrations organised by the Permanent Representation of Poland to the EU. A separate registration is mandatory. PLEASE REGISTER HERE. Rue Stevin 139 1000 Brussels

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