Romain Robert

Romain is acting Head of Digital Regulation in the Policy and Consultation Unit of the EDPS. He began his career as a Belgian qualified lawyer specializing in ICT law. He then worked successively for the Belgian Data Protection Authority, the European Data Protection Supervisor, and the European Data Protection Board. He was also a program director at noyb and a member of the litigation chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority from 2019 to 2025.

Institution

EDPS

Belgium

The European Data Protection Supervisor is an independent supervisory authority, with responsibility for monitoring the processing of personal data by the EU institutions and bodies, advising on policies and legislation that affect privacy and cooperating with similar authorities at national level. The EDPS remit includes: • developing and communicating an overall vision, thinking in global terms and proposing concrete recommendations; • providing policy guidance to meet new challenges in the area of data protection; • operating at the highest levels and developing effective relationships with diverse stakeholders in other EU institutions, Member States, non EU countries and other national or international organisations. Under the AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), the European Data Protection Supervisor is now the Market surveillance authority for EUIs’ AI systems and a notified body for high-risk AI assessments