The Privacy and Data Governance Symposium (also known as the “Privacy Symposium”) aims at promoting international dialogue, cooperation, and knowledge sharing on data governance, regulatory compliance, and innovative technologies.
With over 300 authorities and experts sharing their perspectives, the PRIVACY SYMPOSIUM provides a venue for data governance professionals, experts, authorities and researchers to meet and discuss:
- Latest and upcoming changes in data processing regulations
- International cooperation and convergence in data governance
- Emerging technologies and regulatory compliance
- Future demands and needs for data compliance
- Research and innovation in data governance and compliance
Enhance your skills through deep dive in sessions with authorities and experts, and receive certificates of attendance that facilitate DPO’s compliance with training and updating obligations under Art. 38 GDPR.
Privacy Symposium
in Venice
20-24 April 2026
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Featured speakers 2025
Michael McGrath
EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection
Tulsi Gabbard
U.S. Director of National Intelligence
Ana Brian Nougrères
UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Privacy
Wojciech Wiewiórowski
European Data Protection Supervisor
Beatriz de Anchorena
Chair of the Committee of Convention 108 and AAIP Director
Ventsislav Karadjov
Chairman of Global Privacy Assembly Executive Committee; Former CPDP Bulgaria
Peter Winn
U.S. Department of Justice, Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer
Immaculate Kassait
Kenya Data Commissioner
Philippe Dufresne
Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Josefina Román Vergara
Former INAI Commissioner
Waldemar Gonçalves Ortunho Júnior
ANPD Director President
Carly Kind
Australia Privacy Commissioner
Zdravko Vukić
EDPB Deputy Chair; Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency Director
Leonardo Cervera Navas
EDPS Secretary General
Brando Benifei
MEP
Lucilla Sioli
Director of the EU AI Office
Pasquale Stanzione
Italian Data Protection Supervisory Authority (GPDP), President
John Edwards
UK Information Commissioner
Des Hogan
Ireland Data Protection Commissioner
Hanne Juncher
Council of Europe, Director of Security, Integrity and Rule of law
Bertrand du Marais
Commissaire, CNIL
Martin Chungong
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Secretary-General
Ginevra Cerrina Feroni
Italian Data Protection Authority (GPDP), Vice President
Guido Scorza
Italian Data Protection Authority (GPDP), Commissioner
Alain Herrmann
National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD), Commissioner
Barbara Cosgrove
Workday Inc. VP and Chief Privacy Officer
Julie Brill
Microsoft Chief Privacy Officer & Corporate Vice President
Hielke Hijmans
Belgian DPA Litigation Chamber President
Christos Panayi
World Food Programme, Data Protection Specialist
Caroline Goemans-Dorny
Former INTERPOL, DPO and Head of Data Protection Office
Helga Thorisdottir
Data Protection Commissioner of Iceland
Andreas Hartl
BfDI, Deputy Commissioner
Ian Deguara
IDPC Malta, Data Protection Commissioner
Lela Janashvili
Georgian PDPS President
Jekaterina Macuka
Data state inspectorate of Latvia, Director
Dijana Šinkūnienė
Lithuanian State Data Protection Inspectorate, Director
Alexander White
Bermuda Privacy Commissioner
Catherine Lennman
Swiss Data Protection Authority
Tobias Judin
Norwegian DPA Head of Section
Maarten G. A. Daman
European Central Bank & European Systemic Risk Board, DPO
Brent Homan
Commissioner of Guernsey, Office of the Data Protection Authority
Emily Keaney
ICO Deputy Commissioner
Daniel Drewer
Europol DPO
Pierre-Yves Lastic
EFDPO Secretary General
Luigi Rebuffi
Founder and Secretary General, ECSO and W4C
Cosimo Monda
Director, European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity
Paolo Balboni
ECPC, Maastricht University
Helena Koning
Mastercard Senior Vice President and Europe DPO
Théodore Christakis
Professor of International and European Law
Kate Jones
CEO, Digital Regulatory Cooperation Forum
Elise Lassus
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Research Officer
Giovanni Francescutti
DNV Business Assurance, Head of Global Sales Enablement
Luca Bolognini
Italian Institute for Privacy, President
Sébastien Ziegler
Privacy Symposium Chair
Full List of Speakers
See the full list of speakers for Privacy Symposium 2025
Our Priority Objectives
Knowledge Sharing
Dialogue and Cooperation
Enhance Data Protection Compliance
Official Sponsors & Partners 2025
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Administration Partners 2025
The secretariat of the conference is provided by the foundation Mandat International, with the support of the Italian Institute for Privacy (IIP), Archimede Solutions, IoT Lab, and Dunavnet.
Sponsors 2025
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