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The recurring privacy, data protection and AI governance conferences worth knowing — UK and Europe first, then North America, APAC and global events. Each is anchored to its typical month rather than a single date, so the list stays useful year to year. Always confirm the current-year dates on the organiser's own page.

Compiled & maintained by VulaPri Limited, a UK privacy consultancy · Last verified 5 July 2026

Dates move every year. We anchor each event to the month it typically runs; where we note an exact date, it self-clears once its year has passed, so treat the month as the reliable signal and check the organiser for confirmed dates.

United Kingdom

  • IAPP UK Intensive (+ AI Governance Global)

    Typically ~spring Organiser: IAPP · London · In-person

    The IAPP's flagship UK gathering on privacy, AI governance and cybersecurity law, co-located with AI Governance Global. The event has been shifting in the calendar — recently held in February and moving to April from 2027 — so confirm the month against the organiser's page.

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  • ICO Data Protection Practitioners' Conference (DPPC)

    Typically ~October Organiser: Information Commissioner's Office · Virtual (UK)

    The UK regulator's own free annual conference for data protection practitioners, featuring ICO speakers and sessions on current regulatory priorities. A useful direct read on the regulator's thinking.

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  • Infosecurity Europe

    Typically ~June Organiser: RX · ExCeL London · In-person

    A large information-security exhibition and conference that carries a data security and privacy track. Security-first: privacy features as a track within a broader cyber event rather than being the main focus.

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  • PDP Annual Data Protection Compliance Conference

    Typically ~September Organiser: PDP Conferences · London · Hybrid

    A long-running practitioner conference focused on UK and EU data protection compliance, with practical sessions for in-house teams and DPOs.

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  • PDP AI & Data Compliance Summit

    Typically ~September Organiser: PDP Conferences · London · In-person

    PDP Conferences' summit at the intersection of AI governance and data protection compliance, aimed at practitioners navigating both regimes.

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  • PrivSec (PrivSec Global)

    Typically ~March (virtual) Organiser: GRC World Forums · Global livestream · Virtual

    A global livestream series where privacy and security meet, running conference sessions across data protection, privacy and security for an international audience.

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  • Privacy Laws & Business Annual International Conference

    Typically ~July Organiser: Privacy Laws & Business · Cambridge (residential) · Hybrid

    A well-established residential conference at Cambridge bringing together senior privacy professionals, regulators and academics for international data protection discussion.

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  • techUK Digital Ethics Summit

    Typically ~December Organiser: techUK · London · In-person

    An annual summit on AI and data ethics convened by the UK technology trade body. Ethics- and policy-focused: privacy is one strand within a broader digital-ethics agenda.

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  • #RISK Europe / #RISK London

    Typically ~November Organiser: GRC World Forums · ExCeL London · In-person

    A governance, risk and compliance event covering privacy, security, ESG and wider risk topics. Broader GRC scope: privacy and data protection sit alongside other risk disciplines rather than being the sole focus.

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Europe

  • CPDP – Computers, Privacy & Data Protection

    Typically ~spring (around May) Organiser: CPDP consortium · Brussels · In-person

    A leading multidisciplinary conference bringing together academics, regulators, practitioners and civil society on privacy and data protection. The month has drifted in recent years, so confirm before planning.

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  • DAFTA (Datenschutzfachtagung)

    Typically ~November Organiser: GDD e.V. · Cologne · In-person · German-language

    A long-standing German data protection conference run by the GDD professional association, aimed at DPOs and privacy practitioners. Sessions are in German.

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  • Datenschutzkongress

    Typically ~May Organiser: EUROFORUM / Handelsblatt · Berlin · German-language

    A German-language data protection congress covering current GDPR and national law developments for a professional audience.

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  • IAPP Europe Congress

    Typically ~November Organiser: IAPP · Brussels · In-person

    The IAPP's flagship European conference (formerly the Europe Data Protection Congress), a major annual gathering for privacy professionals across the region.

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  • IAPP AI Governance Global Europe

    Typically ~May/June Organiser: IAPP · Dublin · In-person

    The European edition of the IAPP's AI Governance Global series, focused on the governance of AI systems and its overlap with data protection.

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  • Nordic Privacy Arena

    Typically ~late September Organiser: Forum för Dataskydd · Stockholm · Hybrid

    A Nordic privacy conference convened by the Swedish data protection forum, drawing regulators and practitioners from across the region.

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  • PLSC Europe

    Typically ~late October Organiser: rotating host university · Europe (rotating) · In-person

    The European edition of the Privacy Law Scholars Conference — an academic workshop where draft privacy scholarship is discussed in depth. Hosted by a different European university each year.

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  • Privacy Symposium

    Typically ~late April Organiser: Mandat International / Ca' Foscari, under the Garante · Venice · Hybrid

    An international conference in Venice on data protection and emerging technologies, held under the auspices of the Italian data protection authority.

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  • Université AFCDP des DPO

    Typically ~late Jan / early Feb Organiser: AFCDP · Paris · French-language

    The annual gathering of the French DPO association, covering French and EU data protection practice. Sessions are in French.

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North America

  • FPF DC Privacy Forum

    Typically ~June Organiser: Future of Privacy Forum · Washington DC · In-person

    A policy-oriented forum from the Future of Privacy Forum, bringing together policymakers, academics and industry on emerging privacy issues.

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  • IAPP Canada Symposium

    Typically ~May Organiser: IAPP · Toronto · In-person

    The IAPP's annual Canadian conference, covering Canadian privacy law and its interaction with global developments.

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  • IAPP Global Summit

    Typically ~March/April Organiser: IAPP · Washington DC · In-person

    The IAPP's largest event (formerly the Global Privacy Summit), a major international gathering of the privacy and AI governance professions.

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  • IAPP Navigate (Digital Policy Leadership Summit)

    Typically ~June Organiser: IAPP + Harvard Berkman Klein Center · Portsmouth NH · In-person

    A leadership-level summit on digital policy convened by the IAPP with Harvard's Berkman Klein Center, aimed at senior professionals shaping governance strategy.

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  • IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. (P.S.R.)

    Typically ~Sep/Oct Organiser: IAPP · North America (rotating) · In-person

    The IAPP's practitioner conference bridging privacy, security and risk, which now also hosts the former AI Governance Global North America programming.

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  • PLSC – Privacy Law Scholars Conference

    Typically ~late May / early June Organiser: rotating host law school · USA (rotating) · In-person

    The original Privacy Law Scholars Conference — an academic workshop where privacy scholarship is discussed in draft. Hosted by a different US law school each year.

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  • Privacy + Security Forum

    Typically ~May & ~November Organiser: Privacy + Security Academy (GWU) · Washington DC · In-person

    A twice-yearly forum linking privacy and security professionals, associated with George Washington University, with practitioner-focused sessions.

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  • TrustCon

    Typically ~July Organiser: Trust & Safety Professional Association · SF Bay Area · In-person

    The trust and safety profession's annual conference. Trust-and-safety-first: privacy is adjacent rather than the central theme. (Note: the official site is tspa.org; trustcon.org is unrelated.)

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  • USENIX PEPR

    Typically ~June Organiser: USENIX · Santa Clara CA · In-person

    The USENIX Conference on Privacy Engineering Practice and Respect — a practitioner conference for engineers building privacy into products and systems.

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  • USENIX SOUPS

    Typically ~August Organiser: USENIX · USA (follows USENIX Security venue) · In-person

    The Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, an academic venue for research on how people experience privacy and security. Co-located with USENIX Security, so the location follows that event.

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APAC

  • IAPP ANZ Summit

    Typically ~December Organiser: IAPP · Sydney · In-person

    The IAPP's Australia and New Zealand summit, covering privacy law developments across the ANZ region.

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  • IAPP Asia Forum

    Typically ~July Organiser: IAPP · Singapore · In-person

    The IAPP's regional forum for Asia, covering privacy and data protection developments across Asian jurisdictions.

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  • Maha Privacy & Security Summit

    Typically ~January Organiser: DPO Club · Mumbai · In-person

    A regional Indian privacy and security summit convened by the DPO Club, reflecting the growth of India's data protection community. Confirm the month with the organiser.

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  • Namma Privacy Conference

    Typically ~July Organiser: DPO Club · Bengaluru · In-person

    A Bengaluru-based privacy conference from the DPO Club, part of India's expanding calendar of data protection events. Confirm the month with the organiser.

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  • Singapore Data Festival

    Typically ~July Organiser: PDPC / IMDA · Singapore · In-person

    Singapore's data protection and governance festival (which evolved from PDP Week), run by the national regulator and digital authority. Confirm the current branding and dates with the organiser.

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Global / rotating

  • ACM FAccT

    Typically ~June Organiser: ACM · Rotating city · In-person

    The ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency — a leading academic venue on the societal impact of algorithmic systems. Ethics- and fairness-first: privacy is one of several adjacent concerns, not the central theme.

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  • MyData Conference

    Month varies year to year Organiser: MyData Global · Rotating (often Finland) · In-person

    The annual conference of the MyData movement, focused on human-centric personal data and data-sharing rights. The month varies, so check the organiser.

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  • RightsCon

    No fixed month Organiser: Access Now · Rotating · In-person & online

    Access Now's global summit on human rights in the digital age. Digital-rights-first: privacy is a significant strand within a much broader human-rights agenda. The dates and location move each edition.

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This directory is curated for authority over volume and expanding. Think a conference is missing, or spot a detail to fix? Flag it for the curation team — curated lists take tip-offs, not self-listings. General reference only, not an endorsement or legal advice.