Data Privacy Day will take place on Wednesday 28 January 2026 from 09:00 till 12:40 in Esch-Belval.
New in 2026! Data Privacy Day is now an in-person event ONLY.
Conference sessions
As of 16 January 2026
Theme of the 2026 event: ‘Artificial Intelligence, Quantum computing: Challenges for institutions at the age of new digital technologies’
08:30 – Registration
09:00 – Welcome address
by Marc Lemmer, Advisor Business development & Partnerships, Digital Learning Hub (DLH)
09:10 – KEYNOTE SPEECH
by Bert Verdonck, Chief Executive Officer, and Camille Alegre, Senior ELSI Associate, Luxembourg National Data Service (LNDS)
09:30 – ‘Bridging Privacy and AI Act Compliance: Mapping and Categorisation as a Shared Backbone‘
by Mickaël Tomé, Avocat à la cour, Togouna & Tome
Abstract: The EU’s AI Act introduces new classifications and responsibilities for AI systems, while GDPR continues to govern how personal data is processed. Organisations developing or deploying AI now face the challenge of applying two regulatory frameworks that use different concepts, assign different roles, and focus on different risks. This presentation examines the practical difficulties of mapping and categorising under both regimes and highlights opportunities for building coherent, efficient compliance approaches.
10:00 – ‘AI & GDPR‘
by Raoul Winkens, Data Protection Officer, Maastricht University
Abstract: Should you use AI? How does AI-use intersect with GDPR in practice? Trust the AI scientists, not the AI-companies?
10:30 – Coffee Break
11:00 – ‘IA en confiance : comprendre les enjeux médico-légaux en radiologie’
by Dr Yves Lasar, Radiologist, Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch (CHEM)
Info! This session will be conducted in French, but discussions with the speaker may take place in English.
11:30 – Session n°4
by Commissariat du Gouvernement à la souveraineté des données (CGSD)
12.00: ‘Main points of attention for data protection in the era of AI boom and emergence of quantum technologies’
by Alain Herrmann, Commissioner, National Commission for Data Protection (Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données – CNPD)
Abstract: Regulatory perspective on the main points of attention for controllers and processors, and the oversight priorities for the authority, to mitigate privacy risks and uphold GDPR rights as AI accelerates and quantum capabilities emerge.
12:30 – Closing
by Cynthia Wagner, Security Manager and Chief Information Security Officer, Restena Foundation
12:40 – End
Exhibition area
As of 5 January 2026
In parallel to the conference, the event includes a few exhibitors. They are:
- Association pour la Protection des Données au Luxembourg (APDL)
- Digital Learning Hub (DLH)
- Women4Cyber Luxembourg – Women in cybersecurity
- BEE SECURE
- Restena Foundation