The European Law Institute‘s annual conference takes place in Dublin for the first time this week.
More than 400 delegates from across Europe will attend the event at the King’s Inns and Law Society from Wednesday to Friday (9-11 October).
The conference will feature leading legal experts discussing key topics such as the impact of digitisation on law and society, AI regulation and ethics, and the future of GDPR amid technological advances.
Key speakers at the conference include Marko Bošnjak, president of the European Court of Human Rights; Michael O’Flaherty, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe; attorney general Rossa Fanning, and former MEP Frances Fitzgerald.
“Dublin was chosen as the host city for its pivotal role as home to the European headquarters of many leading technology firms,” said Prof Pracal Pichonnaz, president of ELI.
“The city provides an ideal backdrop for important discussions around the future of technology in law, AI regulation, and privacy issues, all of which have wide-reaching implications for the legal sector globally.”
On Wednesday evening (8 October), the Law Society will host a seminar on Artificial Intelligence and GDPR at Blackhall Place.
Confirmed speakers include Pichonnaz, ELI vice-president Sir Geoffrey Vos, Comisiún na Meán executive chair Jeremy Godfrey, OpenAI assistant general counsel Emma Redmond, European Data Protection Board deputy chair Irene Nicolaidou, and Supreme Court judge Gerard Hogan.
“We are delighted to welcome the ELI Annual Conference to Dublin for the first time,” said solicitor Paul Keane, co-chair of the ELI Irish Hub.
The European Law Institute (ELI) plays a vital role in relation to European Law. It focuses on the law as it should be, not as it is.
It produces quality-tested, practical legal thinking, with pragmatic proposals, to guide law-makers. The quality of the Conference panels and the innovative work they will be highlighting are outstanding.
“The Law Society is especially pleased to host the Opening Reception of the Conference and to support, in its headquarters, the ELI seminar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and GDPR.”
The ELI has nearly 1,700 members from the bar, bench, academia, and various legal professions as well as almost 150 institutional members, including EU institutions, supreme courts, law firms, and academic bodies.
Photo: The conference will take place at King’s Inns (pictured) and the Law Society. (Pic: Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland)
