Name: Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection
Start: 2026-08-13
Location: Karlsruhe

Act in compliance with the law, build trust, and enable sustainable innovation.

This workshop shows how AI applications can be designed in a data protection compliant and regulatorily sound way in order to minimize risks and build sustainable trust within the organization.

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Location

Karlsruhe

Next date

23.04.26 (1 Tag)

Price

700€* per person

Contact

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What to expect from this workshop

You will receive a structured overview of data protection requirements when using AI. You will learn how personal data is processed in AI-related workflows, what risks arise, and how the requirements of the GDPR and the EU AI Act can be implemented in a practical and legally compliant way.

GDPR requirements in AI practice

Legal bases for processing (consent, contract, legitimate interest)
Purpose limitation, data minimization, storage limitation
Transparency obligations and information concepts
Data processing agreements, third-country transfers, and cloud/tool usage

Risks: Automated decisions and profiling

Automated decisions (Art. 22 GDPR) - when do they become critical?
Profiling, scoring, and lack of transparency ("black box")
Bias, discrimination, and fairness as compliance issues
Safeguards: human in the loop, controls, and documentation

Foundations: AI systems and personal data

What counts as AI: use cases, model types, and automation levels
What data is processed: training, test, and usage data
Personal data relevance, identifiability, and re-identification risks
Roles and responsibilities: controller, processor, and joint control

Data Protection Impact Assessment and governance

When a DPIA is required: criteria and practical examples
Risk assessment, technical and organizational measures, evidence, and auditability
Privacy by design and privacy by default
Organizational models: policies, approvals, and responsibility matrices

Regulatory developments: EU AI Act and outlook

Overview of the EU AI Act: risk categories, obligations, and interfaces with the GDPR
Documentation, transparency, and compliance requirements
A practical roadmap from idea to productive AI use
Best practices for trustworthy AI in the enterprise

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is aimed at data protection officers and coordinators, IT and information security professionals, as well as data and AI teams. It is also relevant for teams working in compliance, legal, and risk management, product owners and project leads, as well as executives and managers who want to use AI applications in a legally compliant and responsible way within their organizations.