The Irish Centre for European Law’s (ICEL) annual Privacy and Data Protection Conference returns this year on Wednesday 18 June 2025 from 10:00 to 16:30 in the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin and streamed live online.

The conference will feature leading experts covering the latest developments and key topics for the future. The conference is an opportunity for legal practitioners, data protection professionals, and anyone with an interest in privacy and data protection get updated on developments in this rapidly evolving area of law.

We are delighted to have an outstanding panel of speakers for this year’s conference, which will include:

  • Christopher Docksey Honorary Director-General of the European Data Protection Supervisor
  • Emily Egan McGrath SC Law Library
  • Professor Herwig Hoffmann University of Luxembourg

A full programme will be published shortly on this page.

This will be a hybrid conference with tickets for €295 for in-person or online attendance; €195 for ICEL members (discount code: MEMBER).

Early Bird Discount

An early bird discount of 10% is in effect until Wednesday 9 May 2025 (note this rate does not apply to discounted rates). You can purchase early bird in-person tickets here and online tickets here.

Discounted Rates 

We are offering the following discounted rates:

  • Trainee solicitors, pupil barristers, and students, €50 (discount code: TRAINEE).
  • Full-time academics and students, €99 (discount code: STUDENT).

Discounted rate in-person tickets can be purchased here and online tickets here.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

There are 5 CPD points available for this conference.

Consider becoming a member of the Centre to avail of discounts, access recordings and papers from previous conferences, and join a growing network of professionals and organisations. Join Now