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Synthetic Data for AI Conference

1 Place Madou, Brussels - Karel van Miert Auditorium

The use of synthetic has emerged as an interesting technique to respond to the increasing demands for data to fuel data analytics and AI, especially in cases where sensitive information is involved.

This event will showcase the potential of synthetic data and explore potential limitations in ensuring full information privacy.

Join our panellists during a dedicated conference as they discuss the role that synthetic data can play in the digital economy, strategies to promote its use and the associated risks.

Please register here. Since the venue has a limited capacity, registrations are subject to validation by the organisers.

The event will be live-streamed online. Click here to watch it live. 

Programme

Click here to see the speakers' biographies.

10:30 Opening remarks by a representative of the European Commission
10:40

Opportunities from the use of synthetic data in business

  • Introduction by the European Commission
  • Aldo Lamberti, Founder and CEO of Syntheticus
  • Vincent Campfens, Chief Product Officer of BlueGen.AI

Key questions:

  • What are the use cases? 
  • What issues are addressed through the use of synthetic data?

Q&A 

11:30

From provenance to access: creating inclusive and trustworthy data ecosystem

  • Michael Platzer, Founder of MOSTLY.AI

Q&A

12:15 Lunch break
13.30

Risks for personal data, privacy protection and trade secrets

  • Theresa Stadler, PhD Research Assistant, SPRING Lab at École Polytechnique Fédérale, Switzerland
  • Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye, Associate Professor at Imperial College London; Special Adviser on AI and Data Protection to the European Commissionner for Justice Didier Reynders; expert to the Belgian Data Protection Agency

Key questions:

  • Can synthetic data be generated from personal data while respecting the GDPR?
  • Can synthetic data be generated from commercially confidential information without risks for trade secret protection?

Panel discussion with Michael Platzer, Aldo Lamberti and Vítor Bernardo, representative of the European Data Protection Supervisor.


Q&A 

15:15 Conclusions by a representative of the European Commission
15:30 End of event
  • big data | open data | artificial intelligence
  • -
  • Brussels, Belgium

Practical information

Where
Karel van Miert Auditorium
1 Place Madou, Brussels, Belgium
When
-
Languages
English
Organiser
European Commission, DG CONNECT