Please arrive in time for the registration.

The conference program starts at 9:30 am sharp. The conference ends Thursday around  5 pm.

Please arrive in time for the first session at 10:00 am.

The conference ends Friday around 17:00 pm.

Let the world know you are attending the IFCLA 2024 Conference; link to the event page and follow up on LinkedIn with the connections you made or with the speakers by sharing key takeaways and learnings from your meetings and sessions.

During the conference, we will actively share information online.

5 pm onwards

at Brinkhof

7:30 pm onwards

The dress code is smart casual.

17:00 pm onwards

Before the conference, on June 12^th, we will gather together at Brinkhof from 5 pm onwards for drinks and a warm welcome to you in Amsterdam. Looking forward!

Europe in the digital age: how to be bright and resilient?

What about supervision and the collusion of all new acts? Pay or not ok? The Meta Verdict and consequences for the legislation under the EU digital package.

How do these subjects intertwine?

In this session we will deep dive into how to deal with data spaces, what is a data space, standard contractual clauses on what, and what about data governance? And of course, we are then talking about the Internet of Things and the last thing not to forget in that perspective are the obligations set forth in the Cyber Resilience Act.

So what about “smart”?

Monika Menz (Berlin)

The concept and nature of artificial intelligence. Possibilities, realities, limitations.

Mr. Alesch Staehelin (Zurich)

Think overseas: Canada, or just across the Channel: UK. Things are really different! This will be a comparative review with a focus on the EU AI regulation vs Canadian AI regulation.

Robert Bond (UK)

The crypto sector has the interest from all kinds of stakeholders - traders, service providers and authorities - reaching its peak levels. With the EU taking action by introducing multiple legal frameworks relevant for this sector, we will discuss key take-aways, challenges and opportunities presented for current and future participants. What lies ahead for the near future?

What about National Security? Can we trust each other?

Short introduction for everyone to the security theme workshop .

"What is software - a fundamental but not trifle question (German Supreme Ct. "Action Replay")"

Dai Davis (UK)

Help?! You have been attacked and hacked

Real life role play – interactive management game: how and what to manage while under cyber attack?

Claire Bernier (Paris),

Dave van Stein, (Amsterdam)

Jan Smits,

Patricia Shaw,

Jan and Trish will spice up the IFCLA dinner with some food for thoughts!

“Wild Ideas” how to be bright and resilient in digital space and in the digital era?

What about ‘wild ideas’? Some thoughts upfront

This contribution explores decentralisation as a fundamental design parameter for a public digital infrastructure, offering an alternative approach to address the challenges online. The central argument is that the choice of decentralised digital technologies should not be viewed solely as a market principle but as a fundamental design choice that reflects the values of a society. And therefore it should be part of the public debate and policy making.

How do we make sure that data really gets used, and in a compliant way? What is compliant and can or should we automate compliance processes with smart contracts, would that be the only way to be compliant to all applicable rules and regulations that apply to the data gathered in data spaces and used for either good or other?

Which instruments are out there and can or should be used? Think Codes of Conduct and Certification schemes. And what about AI? Could or should AI help us to be or become compliant?

Selin Ozbek Cittone (UK and Turkey)

Be prepared and don't be so surprised. The Dutch Ministery of Economic Affairs will explain...

Will the European Digital Identity (eIDAS Regulation) be of any help in this context? Or will it just make things worse?

Think security, think data protection, think ethics. How sustainable is AI in this respect? Link to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

Montserrat Guardia Güell (Ideaded, Spain)

[Belen Arribas, Spain]

Who is or wants to be the AI compliance officer?

What is it about?

Is the DPO already fulfilling this role, or should the DPO be willing to fulfil this role?

Do legal skills come in as handy, or are these outdated too?

Step into the future, what are the basic skills all professionals in legal and compliance should have when it comes down to dealing with AI in practise and daily business life.

All you need to know about sustainability claims. Knowlegde from practise!

How to deal with chaos and change? With this serious LEGO game, you will experience yourself what it feels like and learn the skills how to deal with this. Follow this workshop and you will feel better prepared In a fast changing world, you will become and feel resilient!

What about the  Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive? What is it about? What to do with it? Does it apply to your organisation? 

Implementing CSRD in practice, what do you do or should you do?

Think questionaires, stakeholder analysis, double materiality assessment and then in the end reporting. Does it all start with storytelling? Let's find out in this workshop.

Setting the IFCLA Conference 2025 Agenda for Madrid

Planned dates:

12 and 13 June 2025

An advance approach to cyber security regulation

Data privacy in a multidisciplinary perspective

Energy, climate, and digital law and policy

The future of Legal Tech today

Closing Remarks