Privacy Symposium 2027

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The Privacy and Data Governance Symposium — also known as the “Privacy Symposium” — aims to promote international dialogue, cooperation and knowledge exchange on data governance, regulatory compliance and innovative technologies.

With more than 400 authorities and experts sharing their perspectives, the Privacy Symposium is a place where professionals in the field of data governance, experts, authorities and researchers will be able to exchange views and discuss:

  • Latest and upcoming changes to regulations on data processing
  • International cooperation and synergy in data governance
  • Emerging technologies and data protection compliance
  • Future needs and requirements for data protection compliance
  • Research and innovation in the field of data governance and compliance

The Privacy Symposium, in which Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari is involved as local coordinator, is hosted by Ca’ Foscari University and organised in collaboration with several partners, including:

  • the Data Protection Unit of the Council of Europe;
  • the European Centre for Certification and Privacy (ECCP);
  • the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA);
  • the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO);
  • the European Federation of Data Protection Officers (EFDPO);
  • the European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity (ECPC);
  • the Italian Institute for Privacy (IIP), the Italian Association for Information Security (CLUSIT);
  • IoT Forum;
  • Mandat International;
  • IoT Lab;
  • European research projects such as Gatekeeper.

It is supported by numerous other partners, research projects and sponsors.

The conference will take place from 26 to 30 April 2027. The event will be held in English. For further details and to register for the event, please visit the official Privacy Symposium 2027 website.