Events

Data Protection Day (28 January) celebrates the signing of Convention 108, the first legally binding treaty protecting privacy in the digital age. To mark the occasion, the Council of Europe (CoE) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) are co-organising a one-day event focused on new frontiers in data protection. The conference will explore the challenges and opportunities that arise when innovation and emerging technologies intersect with privacy risks and the regulatory framework.

The digital regulatory landscape now extends beyond data protection, consumer protection and competition law. In response to rapid technological and regulatory developments, the EDPS invites you to discuss the future of cross-regulatory cooperation.

The 20th edition of the International Organisations Workshop will be held on 25–26 September 2025. The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are co-hosting IOW 2025, the International Organisations Workshop on data protection. The event will take place in Paris at UNESCO headquarters, as well as online.

On 4 July 2025, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) Trainees organised the conference From Cradle to Cloud: Surveillance and Digitalisation around Childhood, aiming to reflect and foster discussion on the digital rights of children and minors in today’s world.

The EDPS organises the second edition of PATRICIA - Personal dATa bReach awareness in Cybersecurity Incident Handling, a table-top exercise focusing on personal data breach management. The cyber exercise takes place on 5 June 2025 from 09:00 to 17:00 at the Info Hub and will bring together key stakeholders from selected EUIs to enhance incident response and collaboration.