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FPF Inaugural EU Privacy Leadership Forum

*Access to this event is by special invite only* March 10, 2026 @ 11:00 AM CET

Overview

The FPF EU Privacy Leadership Forum is a new, invitation-only membership offering for senior leaders in Europe. This flagship convening strengthens FPF’s role as a neutral, multi-stakeholder platform by providing our member community with a high-trust space to engage on emerging challenges in privacy, data protection, and AI governance. 

As part of FPF’s growing suite of executive-level offerings, including the Privacy Executives Network (PEN), the Forum will bring together members for strategic discussions.  The EU Privacy Leadership Forum will feature a high-profile opening keynote speaker, a panel discussion on “Simplification at the intersection of GDPR and AI”, peer-to-peer sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities to strengthen your connections with EU Privacy leaders. It will provide informal, closed-door conversations for EU Council and PEN members to navigate their top-of-mind issues among peers.

The EU Privacy Leadership Forum will be restricted to our senior executive industry members and will operate under the Chatham House Rule.

*Access to this event is by special invitation only. If you have questions about the event, please reach out to the FPF Membership Team at [email protected].

About the Event

The inaugural FPF EU Privacy Leadership Forum is a private event taking place in Brussels, Belgium, on 10 March 2026 at TheMerode. For those traveling, TheMerode is a 40-55 minute drive from Brussels Airport, and a 10 minute drive from Brussels Midi Train Station. The FPF EU Privacy Leadership Forum is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. on March 10, 2026, with networking and an opening keynote speaker. We will conclude the Forum at 6:30 pm with a closing reception.

The Forum will center around top-of-mind topics stemming from the ongoing regulatory simplification drive in Europe, exploring its policy and practical implications. Discussion points will include the European Commission’s Digital Omnibus Proposals, navigating a changing landscape of EU digital law and policy, as well as other critical topics, such as children’s privacy, online safety, age verification, and the latest developments in agentic AI.

We will communicate changes and details for the agenda as they are available. If you have any questions about the event or registration, please contact the FPF Membership team at [email protected].

Agenda

AGENDA

Time

Event

Location

Speakers

11:00 am –
11:30 am CET

Registration and Networking

Please check-in to pick up your name tag, tent card, and event materials. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided.

The Merode Salon

11:30 am –
11:35 am CET

Welcome Remarks

The Merode Salon

Jules Polonetsky, Future of Privacy Forum

11:35 am –
11:50 am CET

Opening Keynote

Our keynote speaker will share thoughts and reflections on the European Commission’s simplification efforts and their expected impacts, contextualising the proposed changes to the EU’s Digital Rulebook within broader dynamics of global tech regulation.

The Merode Salon

Opening Keynote Speaker: 

TBA

11:50 am –
12:30 pm CET

Panel Conversation + Q&A

AI-Powered Paradigm Shift: A New Era for Data Protection Law?

Following the launch of the Digital Omnibus proposals to simplify the GDPR and AI Act, we are witnessing the beginnings of a new era for the EU digital rulebook, and for data protection law in particular. This panel will bring together key voices in the regulatory landscape for a conversation on the proposed changes and their expected impacts, developing supervision and enforcement models, and how they foresee the rest of the conversation will unfold over the following months.

The Merode Salon

Moderator:

Jules Polonetsky, Future of Privacy Forum

Panelists:

TBA

12:30 pm –
1:45 pm CET

Networking Lunch

Continue the conversation with your peers for further opportunities to meet and discuss top-of-mind issues.

The Merode Salon

1:45 pm –
2:45 pm CET

Peer-to-Peer Roundtable Discussions

For FPF’s inaugural EU Privacy Leadership Forum, we invite you to discuss and exchange notes with peers on the EU’s moving compliance targets. Following the Digital Omnibus proposals, unveiled by the European Commission on 19 November 2025, we will break out into two PEN Roundtable discussions on the practical governance implications of proposed amendments to the AI Act, GDPR, ePrivacy, and Data Act.

  • Asian Salon
  • Aux Laines Salon

2:45 pm –
3:00 pm CET

Coffee Break

Coffee and refreshments will be provided.

The Merode Salon

3:00 pm –
4:00 pm CET

Workshops

Through two breakout Workshop Sessions, we will spend the remainder of the afternoon diving into two key topics: age verification developments and tools in the EU, and agentic AI.

[For the first edition of the EU Privacy Leadership Forum, we invite members who are interested in presenting or workshopping new ideas or solutions to reach out to us.]

  • Asian Salon
  • Aux Laines Salon

4:00 pm –
4:15 pm CET

Coffee break

Coffee and refreshments will be provided.

The Merode Salon

4:15 pm –
4:45 pm CET

Reporting back from workshops and closing remarks

The Merode Salon

4:45 pm –
6:30 pm CET

Closing Reception

Join us for an opportunity to network with your peers while enjoying drinks and canapés. Reflect on the day’s discussions and forge new connections before departing.

Aux Laines Salon

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE!

 

Location

the merode brussels

The Merode

Place Poelaert 6, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium