We are delighted to invite you to a dinner debate which will be held on Monday, 9th of November at 19.00 in the Member Salon of the European Parliament.
The event will consist of a dinner discussion on privacy and safety amid AI-driven innovations in the EU digital sector.
This will provide a timely opportunity to discuss how the European Union should approach regulation on AI innovation, data protection and cybersecurity in an ever-evolving digital ecosystem.
This event is hosted by Lukas Mandl MEP (EPP/AT) and co-hosted by Juan Fernando López Aguilar MEP (S&D/ES) and Ana Vasconcelos MEP (Renew/PT).
Speakers and further details will be announced in the coming days, however, we are publishing this event now to ensure you save the date.
Please note that this event is by invitation only.
This event is being hosted by PubAffairs Bruxelles (492644015170-55) in partnership with Apple (588327811384-96)
About the debate
The European digital sector is entering a transformative phase as the deployment of advanced artificial intelligence reshapes software ecosystems, services and consumer devices. While the EU’s evolving digital rulebook aims to foster dynamic, competitive and open digital markets, the rapid integration of AI introduces acute challenges for user privacy, safety and cybersecurity. As complex models become embedded across operating environments, web services, and connected products, the traditional boundary between technical openness and user protection requires urgent re-examination.
A central tension is the degree to which rapid technological evolution and diffusion, as well as data sharing can be reconciled with fundamental privacy and safety obligations. Many generative systems and automated pipelines rely on massive data ingestion, creating severe risks of unauthorised data processing, inference attacks, and the erosion of user consent. Concurrently, technical safeguards are under pressure from emerging security vulnerabilities unique to AI, including prompt injection, data poisoning, model extraction, and compromised third-party model dependencies. The regulatory challenge is therefore ensuring that innovation does not come at the expense of non-negotiable integrity standards.
The interaction across the EU’s wider digital framework, spanning data protection, risk-based AI governance and cybersecurity rules, create overlapping requirements. Integrating third-party AI models and automated agents across digital services expands the attack surface, introducing sensitive personal and operational data into opaque processing pipelines. Where competitive deployment pressures conflict with data minimisation and cyber-resilience mandates, regulatory objectives can pull in divergent directions, leaving users exposed to novel vulnerabilities.
As regulatory implementation progresses across the European Union, reconciling market dynamism with resilient digital infrastructure remains a critical test. There is a direct clash, as market rules push platforms to open system access rapidly to foster competition, while data protection and security laws require strict data minimisation and sandboxing. Deploying interconnected AI systems without robust, differentiated safeguards risks compromising user privacy, exposing critical software to systemic exploits, and undermining consumer trust in emerging technologies. How regulators resolve this tension will set standards for how innovation, privacy and security are managed across the EU.
Please note that the reception will start at 18.30, while the event will commence at 19.00 and will last until 20.30.
The discussion will take place in the Member Salon situated on the ground floor of the Altiero Spinelli building.
