Forum "Data Law" - Data Act vs. GDPR – are we creating an innovation-friendly environment?

12 October 2023 / 17.00-19.30

Invitation to the panel discussion

Digitalisation, data and law. Data-driven innovations can bring benefits in areas such as personalised medicine, mobility, policy-making and more modern public services. In addition, data-driven business models are an important strategic component for many companies. Access to data and the ability to use it are crucial for innovation and growth.

In early 2020, the EU published a new EU Data Strategy to enable EU-wide and cross-sectoral data sharing for the benefit of businesses, researchers and public administrations, a single market for data, so to speak. Since then, numerous EU projects have been launched to regulate the use and exploitation of data.

In order to create a forum for regular exchange between academia and practice (DPO, TKK, RTR, BKA, BMJ, judiciary and relevant companies), the event series "Data Law Forum" is being launched under the umbrella of the Institute for Innovation and Digitisation in Law at the University of Vienna. The title of the first meeting is Data Act vs. DSGVO - are we creating an innovation-friendly environment?

The next meeting will take place on 25 January 2024 and will be dedicated to the topic of AI regulation.

 

Schedule and speakers

  • 17:00 Admission
  • 17:15 Welcome: Prof. Dr. Brigitta Zöchling-Jud (Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Vienna)
  • 17:25 Keynote: Lawyer Stefan Pinelli (Head of the Digital Law Department in the Group Legal Department of Volkswagen AG)
  • 17:45 Panel
    • Lawyer Stefan Pinelli (Keynote Speaker)
    • Dr. Klaus M. Steinmaurer, MBA (Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH, Managing Director for the Telecommunications and Postal Services Division)
    • Dr. Andreas Zavadil (Data Protection Authority, Head of Department IV, National and International Special Affairs)
  • 18:30 Discussion

 

Location

  • Thursday, 12 October 2023, 17:00 - 19:30
  • Top floor Juridicum, Schottenbastei 10-16, A-1010 Vienna

Participation is encouraged and free of charge.

 

Organising team

  • Dr. Natalie Ségur-Cabanac (Expert for Regulatory, Compliance and Data Protection)
  • Dr. Klaus M. Steinmaurer, MBA (Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH, Managing Director for the Telecommunications and Postal Services Division)
  • Dr. Andreas Zavadil (Data Protection Authority, Head of Department IV, National and International Special Affairs)
  • Univ.-Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Forgó (Director of the Institute for Innovation and Digitalisation in Law, University of Vienna)
  • Univ.-Ass. Dr. Žiga Škorjanc (Institute for Innovation and Digitisation in Law, University of Vienna)

 

Contact

  • Univ.-Ass. Dr. Žiga Škorjanc (Institute for Innovation and Digitisation in Law, University of Vienna), ziga.skorjanc@univie.ac.at.