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Agenda
8:15 - 9:15
Registration & Welcome Coffee
9:15 – 9:30
Opening Remarks
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Elizabeth Smith, DataGuard
Yvonne Cunnane, Meta9:35 - 10:05
DPC - Keynote
Cian O'Brien, Data Protection Commission Ireland10:05 – 10:50
Regulation vs. Innovation
This panel will compare the business and legislator perspectives on European regulation and innovation, discussing how to strike the right balance between them.
Boris Selak, Law Society of Ireland
Mairead Dooley-ffrench, IBM
Edoardo Celeste , Dublin City University
Ciarán Ahern, The Labour Party Ireland10:50 – 11:15
Coffee Break
11:20 - 12:05
Data protection by design and default
A discussion on how to build a culture of privacy and embed it into fast-paced development environments.
Gillian Traynor, Ambit Compliance
Onur Korucu, DataRep 
Anthony Moran, Meta
Dora Endreffy, UPS12:10 - 12:55
Methodological approaches for a digital age: A balancing act
The value of methodologies: Methodologies move conversations from subjective debates to structured, repeatable and defensible frameworks. Building them can be resource-intensive but in once in place they become long-term investments that drive efficiency, consistency and scalability.
Kathleen McGrath, Centre for Information Policy Leadership
Charlotte Godhe, DataGuard
Gonzalo Caro, Meta
Laura De Fazio, Bytedance13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:30
Fireside chat
Ger Mulcahy, Meta
Marijam Darakhshan, DataGuard14:35 - 15:15
HR information systems data processing under the microscope
How HR can responsibly process employee data in modern workplaces, especially in remote and hybrid settings.
Colm Callanan , Flutter International
Lisa Power, Carne Group
Aoife Golden, Meta
Stefanie Brox, DataGuard15:15 - 15:45
Coffee Break
15:50 - 16:30
Practical guidance to manage your DSARs
Tactical advice for handling complex or high-volume subject access requests.
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Adele Hall, William FryBoris Selak, Law Society of Ireland
Carey Lening, Castlebridge
Caroline Orie, DataGuard16:35 - 17:15
Balancing Progress and Protection: AI Regulation in the EU
This panel explores how the EU’s AI Act and GDPR affect companies developing and using AI, the challenges of compliance, and whether current regulations are adequate for the future of AI in Europe. In this panel you’ll hear perspectives from experts across Law and Industry, as well as findings from an extensive program of empirical work conducted by Meta’s Open Loop.
Colm McDonnell, Deloitte
Dan Hayden, Meta
Dr. Barry Scannell , William Fry LLP
Alette Hunt, Novartis 17:15 - 17:30
Closing Remarks
Marijam Darakhshan, DataGuard17:30 - 19:00
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