12 October 2026 · ADAC Headquarters, Munich

43
Sessions
77
Speakers

Motto: Connect · Share · Learn · Protect

European Privacy KnowledgeNet 2026 ran as a full day at ADAC Headquarters in Munich, followed by an informal evening get-together. Sessions ran in parallel across several rooms, covering data protection, AI governance, cybersecurity and related regulation through presentations, panel discussions and interactive workshops.

09:00 CEST — Registration opened
09:30 CEST — Sessions began
17:00 CEST — Programme concluded

Venue: ADAC Headquarters, Hansastraße 19, Munich
Evening social: westhub bar & lounge, Munich Marriott Hotel City West

Slides and photos

Photos from the day are below, one per session; each session page has the rest. Presentation slides will be published here soon.

Photos

Kai getting ready for the big showKai getting ready for the big show Photo from Welcome SessionWelcome Session Photo from AI agents: A privacy- and security-focused view of agentic workflowsAI agents: A privacy- and security-focused view of agentic workflows Photo from Data Protection in Internal InvestigationsData Protection in Internal Investigations Photo from Digital Sovereignty in Practice: What European Cloud Standards Actually DeliverDigital Sovereignty in Practice: What European Cloud Standards Actually Deliver Photo from Driving Change at Speed: The New Role of Privacy ProfessionalsDriving Change at Speed: The New Role of Privacy Professionals Photo from Inside Data Protection Authorities: Inner Workings and Current DevelopmentsInside Data Protection Authorities: Inner Workings and Current Developments Photo from AI Supervision in Germany: The Role of the Federal Network AgencyAI Supervision in Germany: The Role of the Federal Network Agency Photo from AI Act Compliance Management: Coordinating People, Data, and SystemsAI Act Compliance Management: Coordinating People, Data, and Systems Photo from Governance by Design: From Maturity to Risk to ActionGovernance by Design: From Maturity to Risk to Action Photo from Privacy and Governance of AI Agents at WorkPrivacy and Governance of AI Agents at Work Photo from Selling the Newsletter Subscriber List: Consent, Continuity and Deal Structure in Asset DealsSelling the Newsletter Subscriber List: Consent, Continuity and Deal Structure in Asset Deals Photo from When Algorithms Meet Employees: Governing AI in HRWhen Algorithms Meet Employees: Governing AI in HR Photo from Beyond Regulation and Awareness: Building Infrastructure for Digital Self-DeterminationBeyond Regulation and Awareness: Building Infrastructure for Digital Self-Determination Photo from From Promise to Practice: Overcoming the Barriers to PET AdoptionFrom Promise to Practice: Overcoming the Barriers to PET Adoption Photo from Spotlight Litigation – When contracts, products and compliance systems are put to the testSpotlight Litigation – When contracts, products and compliance systems are put to the test Photo from The Internet's Value to Industry: Why Privacy Regulation of Digital Business Models Matters for Europe's EconomyThe Internet's Value to Industry: Why Privacy Regulation of Digital Business Models Matters for Europe's Economy Photo from When Good AI Ideas Create Hard Governance QuestionsWhen Good AI Ideas Create Hard Governance Questions Photo from Keeping Pace with AI: Rethinking Privacy Due Diligence for Global EnterprisesKeeping Pace with AI: Rethinking Privacy Due Diligence for Global Enterprises Photo from Article 22 GDPR: It's time to make a decisionArticle 22 GDPR: It's time to make a decision Photo from Breaking Down the Silos: Integrating Privacy, AI, and Cyber into Core Corporate GovernanceBreaking Down the Silos: Integrating Privacy, AI, and Cyber into Core Corporate Governance Photo from Sound of da Police: Responding to Law Enforcement Data RequestsSound of da Police: Responding to Law Enforcement Data Requests Photo from CRA Article 14: Reporting Obligations in PracticeCRA Article 14: Reporting Obligations in Practice Photo from Women in Privacy: From Statistics to ActionWomen in Privacy: From Statistics to Action Photo from Always Listening? AI Transcription and the GDPR Limits of Ubiquitous RecordingAlways Listening? AI Transcription and the GDPR Limits of Ubiquitous Recording Photo from Conflicts of Interest as DPO: An Interactive WorkshopConflicts of Interest as DPO: An Interactive Workshop Photo from Legitimate Interest in the Age of AI and AnalyticsLegitimate Interest in the Age of AI and Analytics Photo from When AI Goes Wrong: What Actually Counts as an AI Incident?When AI Goes Wrong: What Actually Counts as an AI Incident? Photo from Beyond Von Neumann: From Reading Text to Wrangling WordsBeyond Von Neumann: From Reading Text to Wrangling Words Photo from How to stay on top of a catastrophe - a guide for multi-national data breachesHow to stay on top of a catastrophe - a guide for multi-national data breaches Photo from Synthetic Data: The Missing Link Between AI Innovation and Data ProtectionSynthetic Data: The Missing Link Between AI Innovation and Data Protection Photo from The Autonomous Transfer Problem: When AI Agents Send Data Across Sovereign Data BoundariesThe Autonomous Transfer Problem: When AI Agents Send Data Across Sovereign Data Boundaries Photo from The Dark Psychological Side of CybersecurityThe Dark Psychological Side of Cybersecurity Photo from Vetting AI: From Risk Assessment to a Governed AI InventoryVetting AI: From Risk Assessment to a Governed AI Inventory Photo from Fantastic Privacy Threats and Where to Find ThemFantastic Privacy Threats and Where to Find Them Photo from Reorganisation in the Dark? Data Protection and Cybersecurity in Large‑Scale TransformationsReorganisation in the Dark? Data Protection and Cybersecurity in Large‑Scale Transformations Photo from Automating Yourself Out of the Job? How AI Agents Can Transform Privacy OperationsAutomating Yourself Out of the Job? How AI Agents Can Transform Privacy Operations Photo from Beyond Job Displacement: Operational Fragility Is the Real AI RiskBeyond Job Displacement: Operational Fragility Is the Real AI Risk Photo from Moving Mountains: How Collective Claims Are Changing Privacy EnforcementMoving Mountains: How Collective Claims Are Changing Privacy Enforcement Photo from Closing SessionClosing Session

Sessions

09:30

Welcome Session
09:30–09:50 · VAW · Keynote
Kai Traubinger, Dr. Eleni Alexiou, Björn Möller

09:50

IAPP Europe Update: What’s Ahead for the Digital Responsibility Community
09:50–10:00 · VAW · Keynote
Isabelle Roccia

10:00

AI agents: A privacy- and security-focused view of agentic workflows
10:00–10:45 · EG01 · Keynote
Katharine Jarmul
Data Protection in Internal Investigations
10:00–10:45 · EG02 · Workshop
Dr. Jan-Michael Grages
Right of access – Scope, new developments and practical implementation of DSAR tools
10:00–10:30 · EG03 · Keynote
Mirjam Lück, Susan Lipeyko
Digital Sovereignty in Practice: What European Cloud Standards Actually Deliver
10:00–10:30 · EG07 · Keynote
Dr. Matthias Orthwein
Driving Change at Speed: The New Role of Privacy Professionals
10:00–10:30 · EG08 · Keynote
Oona Matinpalo

10:30

Inside Data Protection Authorities: Inner Workings and Current Developments
10:30–11:15 · EG08 · Panel
Michael Will, Michael Olma, Dr. Daniel Ashkar

10:35

Making Sense of Data Act Access Rights Across Europe
10:35–11:15 · EG03 · Panel
Ramon Baradat Marí, Dr. Christian Hamann, Carolina Weber
AI Supervision in Germany: The Role of the Federal Network Agency
10:35–11:15 · EG07 · Keynote
Michael Williams

10:45

Governance by Design: From Maturity to Risk to Action
10:45–12:00 · EG01 · Workshop
Lukas Bootz, Daniela Will, Björn Möller
AI Act Compliance Management: Coordinating People, Data, and Systems
10:45–12:00 · EG02 · Workshop
Peter Hense, Danica Vranjanin

11:15

Privacy and Governance of AI Agents at Work
11:15–12:00 · EG08 · Panel
Paula Cipierre, Dr. Undine von Diemar, Sophie Sohm, Rodolpho Eckhardt

11:20

Selling the Newsletter Subscriber List: Consent, Continuity and Deal Structure in Asset Deals
11:20–11:50 · EG03 · Keynote
Dr. Martin Scheurer, Florian Mörth
When Algorithms Meet Employees: Governing AI in HR
11:20–11:50 · EG07 · Keynote
Sarah Zech

13:00

From Promise to Practice: Overcoming the Barriers to PET Adoption
13:00–13:30 · EG01 · Keynote
Dr. Alexandra Klymenko
Beyond Regulation and Awareness: Building Infrastructure for Digital Self-Determination
13:00–13:30 · EG02 · Keynote
Camilo Delvasto
Spotlight Litigation – When contracts, products and compliance systems are put to the test
13:00–13:40 · EG03 · Keynote
Christian Schultz, Dr. Hans-Christian Woger
When Good AI Ideas Create Hard Governance Questions
13:00–13:40 · EG07 · Panel
Marieke Merkle, Dr. Jiří Balek, Hanna Shin, Sarah Klein
The Internet's Value to Industry: Why Privacy Regulation of Digital Business Models Matters for Europe's Economy
13:00–13:45 · EG08 · Panel
David Pfau, Abbas Ravjani, Dirk Freytag, Thomas Fuchs, Achim Schlosser

13:30

When the End-User Becomes the Terminal: Privacy and Neurotechnology
13:30–14:00 · EG01 · Workshop
Moritz Kolb
Keeping Pace with AI: Rethinking Privacy Due Diligence for Global Enterprises
13:30–14:15 · EG02 · Workshop
Esthefania Vargas

13:45

Sound of da Police: Responding to Law Enforcement Data Requests
13:45–14:15 · EG03 · Keynote
Kai Traubinger, Dr. Isabelle Brams
Article 22 GDPR: It's time to make a decision
13:45–14:15 · EG07 · Keynote
Dr. Sebastian Kraska
Breaking Down the Silos: Integrating Privacy, AI, and Cyber into Core Corporate Governance
13:45–14:15 · EG08 · Keynote
Thoralf Knuth

14:00

CRA Article 14: Reporting Obligations in Practice
14:00–14:30 · EG01 · Keynote
Alexander Wagner, Adrian Fonger, Peter Fischer
Women in Privacy: From Statistics to Action
14:00–15:00 · VAW · Workshop
Bettina Blawert, Sabrina Roecklin

14:15

Conflicts of Interest as DPO: An Interactive Workshop
14:15–15:00 · EG02 · Workshop
Indulekshmi Rajeswari
Always Listening? AI Transcription and the GDPR Limits of Ubiquitous Recording
14:15–15:00 · EG08 · Keynote
Prof. Dr. Michael Schmidl, Carolin Loy

14:20

When AI Goes Wrong: What Actually Counts as an AI Incident?
14:20–15:00 · EG03 · Panel
Dr. Matthias Lachenmann, Guido Aßhoff, Shirin Huber
Legitimate Interest in the Age of AI and Analytics
14:20–15:00 · EG07 · Workshop
Dr. Tim Schwarz, Agnes Gesell

14:30

Beyond Von Neumann: From Reading Text to Wrangling Words
14:30–15:00 · EG01 · Workshop
Dr. Marc Heimann

15:30

The Dark Psychological Side of Cybersecurity
15:30–16:00 · EG01 · Keynote
Jill Wick
The Autonomous Transfer Problem: When AI Agents Send Data Across Sovereign Data Boundaries
15:30–16:00 · EG02 · Keynote
Andrea Orbán, Márton Domokos
How to stay on top of a catastrophe - a guide for multi-national data breaches
15:30–16:00 · EG03 · Keynote
Katharina Weimer, Maddie Bonvin
Synthetic Data: The Missing Link Between AI Innovation and Data Protection
15:30–16:00 · EG07 · Keynote
Dr. Eleni Alexiou, Dr. Tina Gausling
Vetting AI: From Risk Assessment to a Governed AI Inventory
15:30–16:15 · EG08 · Panel
Jenny Le, Dr. Jiří Balek, Tainá Baylão, Amela Gjishti

16:00

Fantastic Privacy Threats and Where to Find Them
16:00–17:00 · EG01 · Workshop
Cat Easdon
Reorganisation in the Dark? Data Protection and Cybersecurity in Large‑Scale Transformations
16:00–17:00 · EG02 · Workshop
Nicole Fink

16:05

Beyond Job Displacement: Operational Fragility Is the Real AI Risk
16:05–16:45 · EG03 · Panel
Dr. Ádám Liber, Dr. Tamás Bereczki, Theodora Passamonti
Automating Yourself Out of the Job? How AI Agents Can Transform Privacy Operations
16:05–16:45 · EG07 · Keynote
Miroslav Jakúbek, Paulina Kostrzewska

16:15

Moving Mountains: How Collective Claims Are Changing Privacy Enforcement
16:15–16:55 · EG08 · Panel
Caroline van Ekeren, Peter Hense

17:00

Closing Session
17:00–17:15 · VAW · Keynote
Kai Traubinger, Dr. Eleni Alexiou, Björn Möller

Speakers

Abbas Ravjani
Meta
Speaking on: The Internet's Value to Industry: Why Privacy Regulation of Digital Business Models Matters for Europe's Economy
Achim Schlosser
Bertelsmann
Speaking on: The Internet's Value to Industry: Why Privacy Regulation of Digital Business Models Matters for Europe's Economy
Adrian Fonger
FTI Consulting
Speaking on: CRA Article 14: Reporting Obligations in Practice
Agnes Gesell
E.ON Energie Deutschland
Speaking on: Legitimate Interest in the Age of AI and Analytics
Alexander Wagner
Jones Day
Speaking on: CRA Article 14: Reporting Obligations in Practice
Amela Gjishti
WiCyS AI
Speaking on: Vetting AI: From Risk Assessment to a Governed AI Inventory
Andrea Orbán
Iron Mountain
Speaking on: The Autonomous Transfer Problem: When AI Agents Send Data Across Sovereign Data Boundaries
Bettina Blawert
Sovendus
Speaking on: Women in Privacy: From Statistics to Action
Björn Möller
caralegal
Speaking on: Governance by Design: From Maturity to Risk to Action, Welcome Session, Closing Session
Camilo Delvasto
Sensata Research
Speaking on: Beyond Regulation and Awareness: Building Infrastructure for Digital Self-Determination
Carolin Loy
BayLDA
Speaking on: Always Listening? AI Transcription and the GDPR Limits of Ubiquitous Recording
Carolina Weber
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
Speaking on: Making Sense of Data Act Access Rights Across Europe
Caroline van Ekeren
ICTRecht
Speaking on: Moving Mountains: How Collective Claims Are Changing Privacy Enforcement
Cat Easdon
Dynatrace
Speaking on: Fantastic Privacy Threats and Where to Find Them
Christian Schultz
Fieldfisher
Speaking on: Spotlight Litigation – When contracts, products and compliance systems are put to the test
Danica Vranjanin
JAGGAER
Speaking on: AI Act Compliance Management: Coordinating People, Data, and Systems
Daniela Will
München Klinik
Speaking on: Governance by Design: From Maturity to Risk to Action
David Pfau
conreri
Speaking on: The Internet's Value to Industry: Why Privacy Regulation of Digital Business Models Matters for Europe's Economy
Dirk Freytag
Content Pass GmbH
Speaking on: The Internet's Value to Industry: Why Privacy Regulation of Digital Business Models Matters for Europe's Economy
Dr. Ádám Liber
BLB Legal
Speaking on: Beyond Job Displacement: Operational Fragility Is the Real AI Risk
Dr. Alexandra Klymenko
Capgemini Invent / TUM
Speaking on: From Promise to Practice: Overcoming the Barriers to PET Adoption
Dr. Christian Hamann
Gleiss Lutz
Speaking on: Making Sense of Data Act Access Rights Across Europe
Dr. Daniel Ashkar
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Speaking on: Inside Data Protection Authorities: Inner Workings and Current Developments
Dr. Eleni Alexiou
ADAC
Speaking on: Synthetic Data: The Missing Link Between AI Innovation and Data Protection, Welcome Session, Closing Session
Dr. Hans-Christian Woger
Zalando SE
Speaking on: Spotlight Litigation – When contracts, products and compliance systems are put to the test
Dr. Isabelle Brams
Latham & Watkins
Speaking on: Sound of da Police: Responding to Law Enforcement Data Requests
Dr. Jan-Michael Grages
KNPZ Rechtsanwälte
Speaking on: Data Protection in Internal Investigations
Dr. Jiří Balek
Celonis
Speaking on: When Good AI Ideas Create Hard Governance Questions, Vetting AI: From Risk Assessment to a Governed AI Inventory
Dr. Marc Heimann
hermeneutic.ai
Speaking on: Beyond Von Neumann: From Reading Text to Wrangling Words
Dr. Martin Scheurer
Hubert Burda
Speaking on: Selling the Newsletter Subscriber List: Consent, Continuity and Deal Structure in Asset Deals
Dr. Matthias Lachenmann
BHO Legal
Speaking on: When AI Goes Wrong: What Actually Counts as an AI Incident?
Dr. Matthias Orthwein
SKW Schwarz
Speaking on: Digital Sovereignty in Practice: What European Cloud Standards Actually Deliver
Dr. Sebastian Kraska
IITR Datenschutz GmbH
Speaking on: Article 22 GDPR: It's time to make a decision
Dr. Tamás Bereczki
BLB Legal
Speaking on: Beyond Job Displacement: Operational Fragility Is the Real AI Risk
Dr. Tim Schwarz
Lubberger Lehment
Speaking on: Legitimate Interest in the Age of AI and Analytics
Dr. Tina Gausling
Simmons & Simmons
Speaking on: Synthetic Data: The Missing Link Between AI Innovation and Data Protection
Dr. Undine von Diemar
Jones Day
Speaking on: Privacy and Governance of AI Agents at Work
Esthefania Vargas
ZEISS
Speaking on: Keeping Pace with AI: Rethinking Privacy Due Diligence for Global Enterprises
Florian Mörth
Jones Day
Speaking on: Selling the Newsletter Subscriber List: Consent, Continuity and Deal Structure in Asset Deals
Guido Aßhoff
Aßhoff.Legal
Speaking on: When AI Goes Wrong: What Actually Counts as an AI Incident?
Hanna Shin
DataGuard
Speaking on: When Good AI Ideas Create Hard Governance Questions
Indulekshmi Rajeswari
Uniper
Speaking on: Conflicts of Interest as DPO: An Interactive Workshop
Isabelle Roccia
IAPP
Speaking on: IAPP Europe Update: What’s Ahead for the Digital Responsibility Community
Jenny Le
EY
Speaking on: Vetting AI: From Risk Assessment to a Governed AI Inventory
Jill Wick
Jill Wick GmbH
Speaking on: The Dark Psychological Side of Cybersecurity
Kai Traubinger
zooplus SE
Speaking on: Sound of da Police: Responding to Law Enforcement Data Requests, Welcome Session, Closing Session
Katharina Weimer
Fieldfisher
Speaking on: How to stay on top of a catastrophe - a guide for multi-national data breaches
Katharine Jarmul
Kjamistan
Speaking on: AI agents: A privacy- and security-focused view of agentic workflows
Lukas Bootz
GLS
Speaking on: Governance by Design: From Maturity to Risk to Action
Maddie Bonvin
Value Retail
Speaking on: How to stay on top of a catastrophe - a guide for multi-national data breaches
Marieke Merkle
Noerr
Speaking on: When Good AI Ideas Create Hard Governance Questions
Márton Domokos
CMS Hungary
Speaking on: The Autonomous Transfer Problem: When AI Agents Send Data Across Sovereign Data Boundaries
Michael Olma
NTT DATA Business Solutions
Speaking on: Inside Data Protection Authorities: Inner Workings and Current Developments
Michael Will
BayLDA
Speaking on: Inside Data Protection Authorities: Inner Workings and Current Developments
Michael Williams
BNetzA
Speaking on: AI Supervision in Germany: The Role of the Federal Network Agency
Mirjam Lück
Baumgartner Baumann
Speaking on: Right of access – Scope, new developments and practical implementation of DSAR tools
Miroslav Jakúbek
Solaris SE
Speaking on: Automating Yourself Out of the Job? How AI Agents Can Transform Privacy Operations
Moritz Kolb
BfDI
Speaking on: When the End-User Becomes the Terminal: Privacy and Neurotechnology
Nicole Fink
2fink Consulting
Speaking on: Reorganisation in the Dark? Data Protection and Cybersecurity in Large‑Scale Transformations
Oona Matinpalo
Sanoma Media Finland
Speaking on: Driving Change at Speed: The New Role of Privacy Professionals
Paula Cipierre
HCLTech
Speaking on: Privacy and Governance of AI Agents at Work
Paulina Kostrzewska
Omnissa
Speaking on: Automating Yourself Out of the Job? How AI Agents Can Transform Privacy Operations
Peter Fischer
FTI Consulting
Speaking on: CRA Article 14: Reporting Obligations in Practice
Peter Hense
Spirit Legal
Speaking on: AI Act Compliance Management: Coordinating People, Data, and Systems, Moving Mountains: How Collective Claims Are Changing Privacy Enforcement
Prof. Dr. Michael Schmidl
Baker McKenzie
Speaking on: Always Listening? AI Transcription and the GDPR Limits of Ubiquitous Recording
Ramon Baradat Marí
Cuatrecasas
Speaking on: Making Sense of Data Act Access Rights Across Europe
Rodolpho Eckhardt
OpenAI
Speaking on: Privacy and Governance of AI Agents at Work
Sabrina Roecklin
European Energy Exchange AG
Speaking on: Women in Privacy: From Statistics to Action
Sarah Klein
yoummday
Speaking on: When Good AI Ideas Create Hard Governance Questions
Sarah Zech
Allianz SE
Speaking on: When Algorithms Meet Employees: Governing AI in HR
Shirin Huber
UPS
Speaking on: When AI Goes Wrong: What Actually Counts as an AI Incident?
Sophie Sohm
Meta
Speaking on: Privacy and Governance of AI Agents at Work
Susan Lipeyko
Taylor Wessing
Speaking on: Right of access – Scope, new developments and practical implementation of DSAR tools
Tainá Baylão
Roche
Speaking on: Vetting AI: From Risk Assessment to a Governed AI Inventory
Theodora Passamonti
Banque Pictet
Speaking on: Beyond Job Displacement: Operational Fragility Is the Real AI Risk
Thomas Fuchs
HmbBfDI
Speaking on: The Internet's Value to Industry: Why Privacy Regulation of Digital Business Models Matters for Europe's Economy
Thoralf Knuth
Bosch
Speaking on: Breaking Down the Silos: Integrating Privacy, AI, and Cyber into Core Corporate Governance

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