Please note that all events are listed in local time.

Monday
22 October
Welcome breakfast and registration
Official opening

Ventsislav Karadjov, Chairman of the Commission for Personal Data Protection of Bulgaria and Deputy Chair of the European Data Protection Board
Rossen Jeliazkov, Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications of Bulgaria
 

Privacy and Human Dignity: Universal Values in a World Without Borders

Modernised Convention 108 – the new global framework on privacy and data protection

Moderated by Plamen Angelov, Director, Commission for Personal Data Protection

 

Coffee break
Balancing Between Public Interest and Data Subject’s Rights

Balancing Between Public Interest and Data Subject’s Rights

Moderated by Milen Raikov, CIPP/E, Regional Tax Partner, EY

Networking lunch
Smart Solutions for Data Security and Accountability

Moderated by Paul Breitbarth, Director of Strategic Research and Regulatory Outreach, Nymity
 

Coffee break
Digital Ethics in the Age of Global Communications and Virtual Reality

Keynote speaker: Tom Moore, Chief Privacy Officer, AT&T

Speakers:
Antonio Amendola, Executive Director, International External Affairs, AT&T
Andreana Atanasova, Member of the Board, Communications Regulation Commission
Boris Goncharov, Chief Cyber Security Strategist, Amatas

Side event in Sofia

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Gala dinner
Tuesday
23 October
Welcome breakfast and networking
Privacy Protection in the Financial Sector: Fintech Innovations and Traditional Banking

Moderated by Filip Genov, Founder and Leader of Sophia Lab 

Coffee Break
Cyber Security Insurance – Building upon GDPR Compliance

Moderated by Nina Koltchakova, Secretary General, Association of Bulgarian Insurers

Networking lunch
“Outsourcing Data ” – Global Data Transfer and Cloud Services

Moderated by Plamen Zhechev, Enterprise and Public Sector Manager, Cisco

Side events in Sofia

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Wednesday
24 October
Videoconference link with the public session in Brussels
Hall 8

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Side events in Sofia

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Networking lunch
Sofia City Tour (with English Guide)
Thursday
25 October
Videoconference link with the public session in Brussels
Hall 8

Please see the programme here

Side events in Sofia

Please see the programme here

Sofia City Tour (with English Guide)