The Transformation of EU Cybersecurity Law

  • Panel
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Organising Institution

University of Luxembourg

Luxembourg

  • Academic 3
  • Policy 3
In recent years, cyber policy has progressively emerged as a distinct policy field at EU level, as exemplified through the various legal instruments adopted and under negotiations. Such legal instruments involve the revision of the NIS Directive, as well as the Cybersecurity Act, the Cyber Resilience Act and the Cyber Solidarity Act. In addition, several EU legal instruments, such as DORA and the AI Act also include provisions on cybersecurity. This panel aims to address questions regarding the evolution of EU cybersecurity law in recent years and explore questions regarding its coherence, its benefits and challenges in implementation.

Questions to be answered

  1. What are the drivers behind the evolution of the EU cybersecurity law and policy?
  2. How and to what extent has scope of EU cybersecurity law been expanded in recent years?
  3. To what extent is the development of EU cybersecurity law cohesive and what are the challenges for its implementation?
  4. What is the future of EU cybersecurity law?

Moderator

Niovi Vavoula

University of Luxembourg - Luxembourg

Niovi Vavoula is an Associate Professor and Chair in Cyber Policy at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance of the University of Luxembourg. Prior to her appointment she was Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, where she completed her postgraduate and doctoral studies. Her research focuses on the legal challenges, particularly regarding fundamental rights and the rule of law, posed by the regulation of new technologies, such as AI and cybersecurity, such as law enforcement, criminal law and migration management.

Speaker

Elaine Fahey

City St George's, University of London - International

Elaine Fahey is Professor of EU Law at the City Law School, City St. Georges, University of London and Deputy Head of Department (academic programmes). She is co-convener of the Institute for the Study of European Law (ISEL), City Law School. Her research interests span the relationship between EU law and global governance, trade, transatlantic relations, the EU’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and the study of law beyond the State. Her monograph, The EU as a Global Digital Actor has been published by Hart in 2022.

Speaker

Marco Almada

University of Luxembourg - Luxembourg

Marco Almada is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Luxembourg’s Chair in Cyber Policy, focusing on AI regulation and the global dimensions of EU cyber policy. He holds a PhD in Law from the European University Institute, as well as bachelor's and master's degrees in both law and computer scientist. Marco's work deals with the various legal mechanisms policymakers use to manage technological uncertainties in regulation, such as technology-neutral regulation and future-proofing approaches, with special attention to cybersecurity and personal data. His research has also dealt with AI regulation and established branches of the law. He is a member of the advisory board for the Platform for European Administrative and Regulatory Law (NOVA PEARL), as well as a member of EU support boards of experts on data protection and cybersecurity.

Speaker

Suzanne Nusselder

Tilburg University - Netherlands

Suzanne Nusselder is a PhD researcher at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society (TILT, Tilburg University). Her research focuses on the interplay and reconciliation of data protection and cybersecurity law. Her PhD is part of the NWO-funded INTERSECT project on the cybersecurity of the internet of things.

Speaker

Laura Brodahl

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - Belgium

Laura Brodahl is Of Counsel in the EU data regulatory practice of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Based in Brussels, she specializes in advising clients on digital regulatory issues, including under the GDPR and ePrivacy, Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and NIS2, AI Act, Digital Services Act and Data Act. Laura regularly provides strategic and practical guidance to start-ups and international organizations, specializing in all-around counselling to data driven sectors and interactions with data protection authorities.