Europrivacy will be in Brussels on 18-19 November 2026 for the IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress. The programme includes a panel on how organisations prepare for privacy certification audits and integrate certification into their ongoing GDPR governance. Europrivacy will also host a free workshop for data protection officers (DPOs) on 17 November, co-located with the Congress.

Congress panel on privacy certification in practice

GPA: Privacy Certifications in Practice: From Compliance Badge to Trust Engine
Thursday, 19 November 2026 | 16:30-17:30 CET

Dr Sébastien Ziegler, Chairman of the Europrivacy International Board of Experts, will join Julia Kaufmann (Osborne Clarke), Catherine Günthner (Allianz) and Satoru Tezuka (Personal Information Protection Commission, Japan).

Drawing on Allianz’s experience with Europrivacy and TÜV privacy certifications, the panellists will discuss how organisations prepare for audits and make certification part of their ongoing GDPR governance.

If you’re attending the Congress, get in touch with the Europrivacy team to arrange a meeting in Brussels.

Free workshop for DPOs on GDPR certification and international data transfers

Tuesday, 17 November 2026 | 14:00–17:30 CET
SQUARE – Brussels Convention Centre

The workshop will explore what the recent European Data Protection Board (EDPB) opinions mean for organisations and how certification can be used for international data transfers.

Participants will walk through the certification process, from preparing an application to using the certification once it has been awarded. They will also hear directly from an applicant and have time to ask questions.

Participation is free, subject to registration and confirmation.

View the full workshop agenda and register – https://academy.europrivacy.com/events/gdpr-certification-international-data-transfers-workshop/

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