Data Protection Authorities’ Cooperation in the Age of AI: The Network Effect

  • Panel
  • Maritime
  • Friday 23.05 — 16:00 - 17:15

Organising Institution

European Commission (DG JUST)

Europe

  • Business 2
  • Policy 4
The processing of personal data along the lifecycle of AI systems – often presenting high risk to fundamental rights – is an essential feature of the rapidly expanding worldwide AI technologies. National data protection authorities (DPAs) across the world already closely follow both technological and regulatory developments, in particular, when those create additional enforcement tasks. While national DPAs will have a leading role to play in enforcing secure and privacy-oriented developments of AI systems, their cross-border collaboration may prove even more crucial than ever before. Hence, the panel will explore opportunities and avenues for cooperation between DPAs with the anticipated expansion of tasks related to the supervision of the AI systems. Drawing on experience of effective international cooperation, speakers representing various jurisdictions, will reflect on the needs and prospects for future joint activities in the age of AI.

Questions to be answered

  1. What challenges does AI pose for DPAs acting individually?
  2. What opportunities exist for developing partnerships among DPAs for the upcoming age of AI supervision?
  3. What role can regional and international networks of DPAs play?
  4. What can we learn from the examples of so-far successful international enforcement collaborations of DPAs?

Moderator

Tamar Kaldani

Independent - Georgia

Tamar Kaldani is a senior data protection expert of the European Commission project “International Digital Cooperation – Enhanced Data Protection and Data Flows.” She also leads the GIZ-commissioned project that supports the Kenyan Office of the Data Protection Commissioner. From 2018 to 2022, Tamar served as the First Vice-Chair of the Council of Europe Convention 108 Consultative Committee (T-PD). As Georgia’s first Data Protection Commissioner, she established and led the independent supervisory authority from 2013 to 2019. Since 2019, Tamar has been a consultant working with various development partners, contributing to the development of data protection policies, legal frameworks, and supervisory authorities in over 15 countries across Africa, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Pacific Islands. Tamar holds both an LL.M. and an MBA degree. She is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E).

Speaker

Louisa Klingvall

European Commission (DG JUST) - Europe

Louisa Klingvall is Deputy Head of Unit on International Affairs and Data Flows at the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers of the European Commission since 2024. Prior to this, Louisa has been a team leader in the Fundamental Rights Unit since 2012.

Speaker

Declan McDowell-Naylor

Information Commissioner's Office - United Kingdom

Declan McDowell-Naylor is Principal Policy Adviser (AI Policy) at the Information Commissioner's Office of the United Kingdom.

Speaker

Beatriz de Anchorena

Argentina's Agency for Access to Public Information - Argentina

Beatriz de Anchorena is Head of the Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP), the Data Protection Authority (DPA) in Argentina. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), a master’s in public policy and development management from Georgetown University and is a PHD candidate in Social Sciences at UBA.