Welcome and Introduction

Laura Linkomies, Editor, Privacy Laws & Business

The Weaponisation of DSARs

Katie Hewson, Partner, Stephenson Harwood

• What key trends are we seeing in the use of DSARs as a weapon?
• What strategies are organisations deploying to handle DSARs?
• What does “reasonable and proportionate” mean in practice?

Core data protection concepts under strain with today's technology and supply chains

Victoria Hordern, Partner, Taylor Wessing

• How should businesses interpret core GDPR concepts in the light of today's technology, supply chains and regulatory environment?
• What approaches to core GDPR concepts can businesses take and what are the associated risks?

Tea Break

Practical applications of data protection concepts in AI

Emma Erskine-Fox, Partner, TLT

• It’s news to no one that AI presents data protection challenges, but the proliferation of the technology, and advancements such as agentic AI, have thrown these challenges into sharp relief
• This session will look at how those challenges can be addressed in practice, drawing on market insight and client experience to cut through the noise and give actionable tips on managing data protection risk when procuring and deploying AI solutions

Help, we’re under attack!

Nicola Fulford, Partner, Hogan Lovells

• An outline of steps to take in the event of, and to prepare for, a personal data breach cyber incident