Bridging GDPR and the AI Act — Getting prepared for GDPR 2.0?

Moderator: Thaima Samman, Partner, SAMMAN

Michel Combot, Chief Technology, Innovation and AI Officer, CNIL

Joanna Jużak, CIPP/E, Legal and Policy Officer, AI Office, European Commission

Pagona Tsormpatzoudi, Senior VP, Assistant General Counsel, Privacy, AI and Data Responsibility, Mastercard

This roundtable aims to tackle the intersection of artificial intelligence and data protection, focusing on the interpretation of the GDPR in the context of AI development and its alignment with the AI Act. With AI transforming data processing, the discussion will address how to uphold individuals’ privacy rights while fostering data driven and AI innovation. Speakers will discuss regulatory challenges — inconsistencies, overlaps and potential brakes to innovation — as well as opportunities for synergies. They will also propose a possible GDPR 2.0 interpretation that sets a regulatory framework enabling the European AI ecosystem to flourish and innovate.

What you will learn:

• The overlaps between the AI Act and GDPR that business have identified.
• Options for competent regulatory authorities — DPAs, AI Office, etc. — to provide a common interpretation of these laws to avoid legal uncertainty for businesses.