Speakers:

• Brahim Bénichou.
  Brahim Bénichou is a legal researcher at the Knowledge Centre for legal, ethical and societal aspects of artificial intelligence and data-driven applications and the Centre for IT & IP Law(CiTiP – KU Leuven). He is also active as Of Counsel in the IP/IT team of the law firm NautaDutilh and co-founder of My Privacy Specialist. He specialises in IT law, data protection law and contract law, with a focus on the challenges posed by new technology.
• Ellen Wauters
  Ellen Wauters holds a Master’s degree in Political Pcience (2001) and a Master’s degree in law (2010). She has experience in media law, intellectual property and consumer law. At CiTiP, she is part of the Knowledge Centre Data & Society and the Spectre project on smart cities.
• Vincent Buekenhout
  Vincent Buekenhout is a self-employed DPO at the VDAB. He is a leader in the field of ethics of artificial intelligence (Digital Ethicist) and discriminatory prejudice, consultant and expert in Data Governance, Big Data and Data Strategy

The Knowledge Centre Data & Society (Kenniscentrum Data & Maatschappij) focuses on the interplay between data, artificial intelligence and society. The Centre enables socially responsible, ethical and legally appropriate implementations of AI in Flanders.

The Centre aims to enable Flemish companies, policymakers, regulators and citizens to achieve the greatest social and/or economic benefits of AI. For this it will bring together diverse stakeholder representative organisations and facilitate the creation of tools, advice and recommendations.

The Knowledge Centre was established as part of the Artificial Intelligence Policy Plan approved by the Flemish government in 2019.”