This webinar has been postponed to October. More details coming soon.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has applied since 25 May 2018. It focuses on protecting natural persons in relation to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data. GDPR embodies European values around individual agency and freedom, helping to safeguard people from a digital transition that can unfold without their active control.

GDPR turns ten next year (2026). In the meantime, technology—and people’s online behaviour—has changed dramatically. Periodic updates are therefore both expected and necessary.

In this webinar, we will:

1. Show GDPR’s global influence, with examples from Latin America, and highlight InDiCo-Global’s work with local partners.
2. Discuss current revisions and proposals, including simplification efforts such as record-keeping exemptions for SMEs with fewer than 500 employees. We’ll also touch on Denmark’s Presidency initiative on Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) detection—a proposal some argue may conflict with GDPR principles (e.g., data minimisation, lawful processing, necessity/proportionality, fairness and transparency; see the EU “Chat Control” proposal, Aug 2025).
3. Explore the AI–GDPR relationship, and consider what a distinctively European AI vision could look like—more of a narrative than the current AI Act alone.

Speakers:

• Dan Caprio — Senior Policy Advisor, DLA Piper; Cybersecurity, Privacy, AI, public policy and regulatory risk; former senior official at the FTC and US Department of Commerce
• Gérald Santucci — President, European Education New Society (ENSA); former Head of Unit “Knowledge Sharing” (2012–2016) and “Networked Enterprise & RFID” (2006–2012), DG CONNECT
• Andrea Servida — Retired from the European Commission; former Head of Unit “Knowledge Management & Innovative Systems”, DG CONNECT

Webinar Objectives

• Explore how everyday digital interactions call for iterative, adaptive regulation.
  
• Highlight InDiCo-Global (a Horizon Europe CSA) and its work to build bridges between Europe and partner geographies on digital policy and standardisation.
  
• Examine ethical trade-offs between societal needs, risks and opportunities.
  
• Present future scenarios for GDPR in the age of AI.

Target Stakeholders

• Researchers, foundations, and project partners/coordinators in Horizon Europe, SNS JU, and related EU programmes focused on data protection and privacy.
  
• Stakeholders following the CSAM/“Chat Control” debate (targeting adoption by 14 Oct 2025).
  
• Civil society groups working on data protection, transparency and democracy.
  
• Encryption experts and providers.
  
• Start-ups, SMEs and innovation agencies operationalising responsible data use in line with the EU AI Act.

Sessions focus

The digital transition is reshaping how people, objects and environments interact. In a world where analogue and digital have merged, how do we regulate effectively? What are the trade-offs between seizing opportunities and mitigating harms? How do we protect one group without unduly restricting the tools others need to work and innovate? Are today’s policy instruments still fit for purpose?

Register here.