Privacy Symposium

Thank you to all speakers and participants of the international Privacy Symposium conference 2024 in Venice! This third edition, with 424 speakers and 146 sessions, brought together over 900 participants. The #Privacy #Symposium supports #international dialogue, #cooperation, and knowledge-sharing on #data regulation, #compliance, and innovative technologies. Over the five days of the conference, we witnessed a multitude of engaging discussions among data protection authorities, experts, and practitioners. We would like to thank all of our attendees, speakers, partners, and volunteers for your support, enthusiasm, and expertise, which made this edition once again a success. Save the date of the next edition in Venice: May 12-16 2025. We look forward to welcoming you back to Venice again next year! The place where experts, authorities, and innovation meet to support data compliance evolution and convergence. More ℹ️: https://lnkd.in/eFcx5zSe 👉 Follow us on LinkedIn (English): https://lnkd.in/e_2b-hAt 👉 Follow us on LinkedIn (Italian): https://lnkd.in/dUGefumQ #PSC24 #PrivacySymposium #DataProtection #DataCompliance #Innovation #VeniceEvents

It is always an honour and a privilege to represent the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada/Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada, particularly at events such as the Privacy Symposium that bring together some of the smartest, most passionate and influential leaders in our field. The week started with a discussion on Privacy and Democracy with a common recognition that protecting and promoting the fundamental right to privacy is intrinsically linked to democracy and the rights associated with democratic societies: liberty, freedom of thought, of association, of speech. Inspiring speeches by Guido Scorza, Anna Colaps and Josefina Román Vergara of the Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales (INAI) amongst many others. It was a highlight for me to introduce the video remarks of Commissioner Philippe Dufresne, who spoke of the role of privacy authorities play in ensuring democratic rights are protected and of the Joint Statement he issued with UN Special Rapporteur Ana Brian Nougrères (https://lnkd.in/e9QJphJQ). The week continued with an opportunity to share regulatory developments in Canada on a panel hosted by Irish Commissioner Dr. Des Hogan of the Data Protection Commission Ireland and Kazim Rizvi, who provided insight on India’s road to a data privacy regime. Then a fantastic discussion on children’s privacy and EdTech with leading experts in the field, including Jasmina Byrne, Emma Day, Alison Howard, and Zelda Gerard. It was an opportunity to hear what is being done in this space and to share the fabulous work being done by my OPC colleagues both domestically and internationally with regard to young person’s privacy - including our recently launched exploratory consultation on the privacy implications of age-assurance systems (https://lnkd.in/ei-Qyvtt). This was followed by a panel on the Joint Statement on Data Scraping (https://lnkd.in/ecPnfY9M). Chaired by one of my favorite people, Commissioner Brent Homan of Guernsey, who guided a great conversation with Claudia Berg, Tobias Judin 🏳️🌈 and Catherine Lennman on how this initiative has had a positive effect on both regulators and companies. Last but not least was a panel on cross-border accountability with Fabrice Naftalski, Shannon Coe and Alain Herrmann that showcased some great cross-Atlantic cooperation. The week was greatly enriched by numerous exchanges, many facilitated by the immense convening power of Sébastien Z. and his fabulous team. Superb organization of so many moving parts and a testament to their ability to build bridges and create spaces for meaningful conversations. A big shout out to Rhys P. and Laura Langeveld for their support and to the entire OPC team of experts whose work it was an honour to represent.

Yesterday CIPL’s Natascha Gerlach CIPP/E chaired a discussion at the Privacy Symposium on the Digital Markets Act's (DMA) impact on consumers. The engaging discussion, joined by Mikołaj Barczentewicz, marco scialdone, and Thomas van der Valk, explored various perspectives on the DMA. Key points discussed included: • The DMA is a clear reflection of the realisation that (personal) data has economic value. • While the DMA has significant potential to positively impact the European digital market, it might also result in some notable asymmetries. For example, while gatekeepers are prohibited from cross-using or combining data, other non-gatekeeper services or search engines with large user bases will not be subject to the same prohibitions. • Although not intended, the DMA might have negative impacts on safety and cybersecurity. Therefore, the regulator must clarify this, as recommended in the CIPL paper https://lnkd.in/eKaVeMre. • It remains to be seen if data portability provisions will have the desired effect. Some panellists questioned the market demand for such provisions, based on the GDPR data portability experience. CIPL has been exploring this topic as well: https://lnkd.in/gzm9bMtf • Questions have been raised about whether the DMA might ultimately reinforce gatekeeper positions due to data portability and interoperability provisions. As a result, in certain instances, users might not see the added value in switching to a non-gatekeeper service. Thank you to the panellists for joining!

Miguel Bernal-Castillero, Director of International, Provincial and Territorial Relations at the OPC, attended the Privacy Symposium in Venice this week. It was an opportunity to showcase the OPC’s work and to collaborate with global partners on how to maximize efforts to protect and promote the fundamental right to privacy. #OPCconnects #PrivacySymposium #privacy

🌍 Just wrapped up an incredible week at the Privacy Symposium with over 300 speakers and 100 sessions , diving deep into the future of data protection. Honored to have represented SGS at the "Ensuring AI Compliance" panel with Ventsislav Karadjov CDBP Bulgaria , Justin Antonipillai former US Under Secretary , Mason Clutter from US Department of Homeland Security, Mauro Cicognini Rexilience, and Alessia Valentini (CISA) Advens. A heartfelt thank you to my fellow speakers, organizers, and participants. 🛡️✨ Willy Fabritius, PMP Pierre Westphal Dr. Isabelle Landreau Sébastien Z. #DataProtection #PrivacySymposium #GDPR #AI #Compliance #SGS #whenyouneedtobesure #ISO42001

Two years after my first participation in the Privacy Symposium, this year I had the opportunity (and honor) to organize a Data Breach Simulation session during the event. Working in the setting of the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista was amazing, as was everyone who actively participated in our session where I could see 5 teams of experts with different backgrounds and who had never worked together support each other to find solution to a very complex situation. I thank all the participants for coming and embarking on this new experience, I hope they were able to gain new knowledge and treasure the exchange of ideas opinions and solutions we had. A special thanks then goes to Sébastien Z. and Geert Somers for giving us this opportunity, to the whole Symposiun team (especially Ana Azin Sampaio, @Lida Letho and Ekaterina K.) for their support, and to my fabulous colleagues from the PrivacyRules alliance who helped make this session unique Kate Hartley, @Catherine Williams, Christina Forsgård, Charlotte Riley, Erika Leinonen, Beatriz Rodríguez Gómez, Dr. Volker Wodianka, LL.M. , Chiara Rossana Agostini and Pieter Gryffroy I am very much looking forward to meeting you all again soon!

#PanettaTechNews A full 3rd day of panels at the Privacy Symposium in Venice. Vincenzo Tiani, LL.M. moderated a panel on #DORA and other financial regulations with (from the left) Maarten Daman (European Central Bank), Marcel Haag (EC), Theodora (. (Pictet Group), Helena Koning (Mastercard). He also spoke at a panel on Pay or Consent moderated by marco scialdone, with Luana Patti (Garante), Giovanni Maria Riccio ( E-Lex Studio Legale), Sergio Aracu ( Area Legale s.r.l.), Francesca Gravilli.

🌟 Today, we had the honor of hosting an enlightening panel at the Privacy Symposium in the breathtaking Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista, Venice. It was the perfect location to launch our book “My Data is Mine: AI, Data Protection and a Digital Society” and promote the call for papers for the 2024 “My Data is Mine Award” 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d4h9Jx7c 💡 Our panel, "Towards an Innovative Data Ecosystem in the Age of Artificial Intelligence – My Data is Mine 2024," delved into the intersection of #DataProtection and #AI. 👉 We were honored to have Ian Deguara, Els Bruggeman, Sebastian Sposito and Christina Varytimidou, the 2023 My Data is Mine Award winner, as our distinguished speakers with marco scialdone expertly moderated the session. Stay tuned for more insights and updates about CEP initiatives!

The CNPD - Commission nationale pour la protection des données toke part in 10 international panels of the Privacy Symposium in #venezia. Yesterday I had the honour to participate at the Panel "Making Compliance and Accountability Enjoyable", with Vasiliki Tsiompanidou, Elise L., Adrian Quesada Rodriguez, Giovanni Francescutti and Marco Barone. The CNPD gave 3 fundamental keys to make Compliance and Accountability Enjoyable trough its DAAZ tool addressed to #sme, namely: - UX search, to determine the targeted users and their needs in matter of data protection; - UX design approach, to clearly structure the information to be provided and make the GDPR requirements comprehensible and accessible; and - UX concepts, such as narration, gamification and immersion, to engage the user, remove the intellectual lead and encourage users to apply the compliance methods learned during the experience and reproduce them properly for their organisation. for more information : www.daaz-gdpr.lu Thanks a lot European Union, EU ARC- GDPR COMPLIANCE for SMEs, Privacy Symposium, Sébastien Z. and the organisation team. #gdpr #ue #privacy #cnpd

#cosedagarante | “Il rapporto tra #privacy e democrazia è simbiotico come quello tra anemone e pesce pagliaccio. L’una protegge l’altra e nessuna delle due può sopravvivere senza l’altra. Non è un caso se il diritto alla privacy è tra i primi a essere compresso dai regimi autoritari”. Ho aperto così questa mattina al Privacy Symposium - Italiano la conferenza Privacy and Democracy Interplay. "The relationship between privacy and democracy is as symbiotic as that between anemone and clown fish. One protects the other and neither can survive without the other. It is no coincidence that the right to privacy is among the first to be compressed by authoritarian regimes”. This is how I opened the conference Privacy and Democracy Interplay at the Privacy Symposium this morning. Marie-Laure Denis CNIL - Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés, Geert Somers, Anna Colaps, Shirin Ebadi, Martin Chungong Autorità Garante per la protezione dei dati personali #PrivacySymposium2024 #DataProtection #AI #Innovazione #Venezia2024