IAPP Europe Congress 2026
Privacy | AI governance | Cybersecurity law
BRUSSELS
16-19 November
From Assistants to Agents: Governing Agentic AI Across Jurisdictions
Tuesday, 17 Nov.
09:00 - 12:00 CET
Beginner level
Agentic AI is moving into everyday operations and privacy leaders are being asked to accept it safely. This session brings together practitioners, vendors and policy voices to unpack what it means for companies in practice: new speed, new value and new kinds of risk. We will cut through the hype to translate regulatory expectations into tangible guardrails and show how to scale responsibly without freezing innovation. Expect clear takeaways on accountability, documentation, transparency, human oversight and what good monitoring looks like in the real world. We will compare global trends, examine the questions you should ask your teams and suppliers, and stress test a relatable scenario to make the tradeoffs tangible. You will leave with a checklist, shared language for execs and engineers, and confidence to greenlight the right use cases.
What you will learn:
- Learn how to assess and govern agentic AI systems using risk management frameworks and guardrails tailored to the complexity and impact of AI agents in real-world use cases.
- Gain insight into emerging privacy and compliance challenges posed by autonomous agents and how to mitigate them with practical strategies.
- Walk away with actionable approaches for embedding privacy, human oversight and accountability into agentic AI workflows, ensuring responsible adoption.
Additional registration fee required.
Featured in this session

Kristie Chon Flynn
Group Data Protection Officer

Jas Johal
CIPP/E
Partner, AI, Privacy and Data Compliance
Hunter, Bright & Headman

Samantha Sayers
Global Head of Privacy, Risk and Compliance
Bolt