Privacy Symposium 2025
30123 Venice, Italy
Event summary
Cooley is proud to sponsor the Privacy and Data Governance Symposium (known as the Privacy Symposium), which aims to promote international dialogue, cooperation and knowledge-sharing on data governance, regulatory compliance and innovative technologies. With more than 300 practitioners sharing their perspectives, the Privacy Symposium provides a venue for data protection professionals, specialists, authorities and researchers to meet and discuss a variety of topics surrounding data regulation and compliance. The event will offer opportunities to enhance skills through deep-dive sessions, and attendees can receive certificates of attendance that facilitate data protection officers’ compliance with training and updating obligations under Article 38 of the General Data Protection Regulation.
Featured agenda items
Monday, 12 May 2025 | 9:30 – 10:30 am CEST
AI and Data Protection Laws Interplay
Cooley cyber/data/privacy partner and practice co-chair Patrick Van Eecke will chair this session discussing the interplay of artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection laws, and exploring how academics and practitioners from around the world manage the intersectionality of these laws.
Wednesday, 14 May 2025 | 9:00 – 10:30 am CEST
Protecting Privacy: The Power of Data Anonymization and Synthetic Data
During this session, Cooley partner and head of its London cyber/data/privacy practice Guadalupe Sampedro will break down the myths and realities of privacy-enhancing technologies, tackling their benefits, limitations and regulatory challenges head on. This panel promises to dive deep into the real-world impact of data anonymization and synthetic data, exploring how these techniques are being used to protect privacy in different industries.
Wednesday, 14 May 2025 | 2:00 – 3:00 pm CEST
Right to Transparent, Free, Unbiased and Pluralistic Information
During this session, Cooley cyber/data/privacy partner and practice co-chair Travis LeBlanc will share insights on privacy and freedom of expression. The right to transparent, free, unbiased and pluralistic information is a pillar of democratic societies, allowing citizens to think critically and challenge their own perspectives before making decisions and judgements. With insights from academics and practitioners, this panel promises to be an interesting debate at the intersection of freedom of expression, democracy and data regulation.
For more information, please email Elena-Alina Rapotan.
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