Bruno Gencarelli

European Commission

Head for International Affairs and Data Flows

Mr Gencarelli heads the newly established unit responsible for international affairs (including data flows) in the area of justice and consumers at the European Commission. He was notably in charge of the Commission's work in the area of data protection in the decisive phases of the legislative reform of EU data protection law. This included leading the Commission's delegation in the interinstitutional negotiations with the European Parliament and the Council on the data protection reform (GDPR and "Law Enforcement Directive"). He also led the negotiations of several data transfer arrangements, including the EU-Japan mutual adequacy arrangement creating the world’s largest area of free and safe data flows and, recently, the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. He co-led for the EU the negotiations with the UK on all aspects relating to justice and consumers in the context of Brexit. Mr Gencarelli previously served as a member of the European Commission's Legal Service and as an assistant (référendaire) to a judge at the European Court of Justice after having practiced law in the private sector. He holds degrees in law and political science. He is the author of numerous publications on EU law.

 

Contributions by Bruno Gencarelli

  • Insights into the New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
    Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2023
  • Promoting Global Data Flows: The OECD’s Work on Trusted Government Access
    Speaker at IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2023
  • Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Data Transfers but Were Afraid To Ask
    Speaker at IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2023
  • The New EU-US Data Privacy Framework and Next Steps for Data Transfers
    Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2022
  • EU-U.S. Privacy Shield & the Future of Trans-Atlantic Data Flows
    Speaker at IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2022
  • In Conversation With Mr. Gencarelli, The EU’s Head of International Transfers
    Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2021
  • Speaker at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2020 - Cancelled
  • The View from the Commission: The GDPR Turns Two
    Speaker at IAPP Summit Sessions 2020 Online