We are delighted to invite you to the conference "Beyond Compliance: Data Protection as a Driver of Value – Data Valuation, Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions and Governance" .
This conference is organized by the CNPD with the participation of the French data protection authority (CNIL) and the UK’s Information Commissioner (ICO).
- Date: 10 November 2026, 15h00 to 19h00
- Venue: Kirchberg, Luxembourg (Chamber of Commerce)
- Language: French / English
This event aims to bring together leading voices in data protection, finance, and corporate governance to examine how data protection compliance can be reframed, not merely as a regulatory obligation, but as a genuine driver of value creation within financial markets.
The conference theme is linked to the presentation and launch of the report “From Data Protection to Value Creation in Finance: Data Valuation, Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions and Governance” a study conducted jointly by the three supervisory authorities.
Draft programme
- 15h00 Welcome Speech
- 15h05 Keynote Speech
- 15h15 Presentation of the report “From Data Protection to Value Creation: Data Valuation, Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions and Governance” by CNPD, CNIL and ICO
- 15h45 Panel I: Core value creation chain - From Recognizing Data Assets to Assessing Value: Governance, Compliance, Valuation and Impairment
- 16h30 Coffee break
- 17h00 Panel II : The M&A Value Chain: From Data Due Diligence to Value Creation
- 17h45 Value creation and GDPR Certification
- 17h55 Concluding remarks
- 18h00 Cocktail
The detailed programme and official invitation will follow in due course.
In the meantime, we warmly invite you to save the date. We very much hope you will be able to join us and look forward to welcoming you to this important discussion.