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Open Desk for MyData Individual members
2025-02-11 17:00 - 17:30 UTC
Dear Individual Member:How do you want to change the world?How can MyData help you?

Please join an open desk with MyData Global Board Member Paula Bello and representative of Individual Members. Paula would like to hear your stories and needs so she can advocate for you and plan activities to support you.

There are two times for the open desk:· February 11 (Tuesday), 2025: 09:00 – 09:30 UTC· February 11 (Tuesday), 2025: 17:00 – 17:30 UTC

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Zoom Meeting ID: 897 6354 8532Passcode: [REDACTED]

If you cannot join, feel free to send an email to paula.bello@mydata.org at any time.

MyData Online Symposium: Human-centric AI between Innovation and Compliance
2025-02-06 08:00 - 13:00
**Video recording and presentations were sent to participants. MyData Members can access them via member opportunities and resource board (login required).**

Recent developments in AI have sparked both enthusiasm and concern about people’s privacy and digital self-determination. The EU has introduced landmark legislation to address these risks, but it remains unclear how this regulation will be implemented and what its practical implications will be for companies and individuals. At the same time, several technology providers are actively innovating with novel AI applications to empower individuals and help organizations meet their legal obligations. The signalling effect of EU legislation and the borderless character of digital technologies suggest a complicated relationship between regulatory and business activities in Europe and abroad.

This online symposium will take stock of the rapidly evolving AI landscape, both in terms of technologies and regulations. Expert speakers will offer perspectives on key aspects of the AI ecosystem, covering ethics, law, business innovation, and human empowerment. The expert presentations will be followed by a moderated discussion on the implications of European regulation and innovation for the rest of the world.

Participation in the symposium is free, but registration is required to save a spot.

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Agenda:

TIME (CET)TopicSpeakers9.00-9.15Opening session9.15-10:45Global trendsSpeakers will present the latest trends and developments in ethics, business, and regulation, and how they shape the potential for a human-centric approach to AI.Tobias Bräutigam, partner at the law firm Bird & BirdVirginia Ghiara, Senior Research Manager at FujitsuJamie Smith, Founder at Customer Futures10.45-11.00Break11.00-12.00Innovation at the edge:A presentation of use cases and business cases at the bleeding edge of a human-centric approach to AI.Harri Ketamo, Founder and Chairman at HeadaiYngvi Karlson, Co-founder & CGO at Kin AIKai Kuikkaniemi, Co-founder and Head of Product at Cadentia TechnologiesTuomas Syrjänen, Co-founder and Chairman at Futurice12.00-13.00Lunch and networking:Break with optional facilitated networking13.00-13.45Empowering Individuals & Society
in the Age of Generative AI:A facilitated conversation between three leading thinkers about how we should make sense of the current environment, and what we can do to strengthen the potential for individual empowerment and social value in the age of generative AI.Astha Kapoor, Director of the Aapti InstituteNitin Sawhney, Professor of Practice at Aalto UniversityMiapetra Kumpula-Natri, Finnish parliamentarian and former EU MEP13.45-14.00Closing session

Speakers:

Info of more speakers will be added later.

Tobias BräutigamData Protection and Regulation Partner, Bird & Bird Visit Website (opens in a new tab)Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

Virginia GhiaraResearch Manager, Fujitsu Visit Website (opens in a new tab)Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

Jamie SmithFounder, Customer Futures Visit Website (opens in a new tab)Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

Harri KetamoFounder and Chairman, Headai Visit Website (opens in a new tab)Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

Yngvi KarlsonCo-founder & CGO, KIN AI Visit Website (opens in a new tab)Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

Kai KuikkaniemiCo-founder and Head of Product, Cadentia Technologies Visit Website (opens in a new tab)Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

Tuomas SyrjänenCo-founder and Chairman, Futurice Visit Website (opens in a new tab)Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

Astha KapoorCo-founder, Aapti Institute Visit Website (opens in a new tab)Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

Nitin SawhneyProfessor of Practice, Aalto University Publications: – Role of AI Regulatory Sandboxes and MLOps for Finnish Public Sector Services (2023)– Emerging AI Discourses and Policies in the EU: Implications for Evolving AI Governance (2023)– Enhancing Conversations in Migrant Counseling Services: Designing for Trustworthy Human-AI Collaboration (2024) Photo credit: Saku Metsärinne Visit Website (opens in a new tab)Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

Miapetra Kumpula-NatriMP in the Parliament of Finland, ex-MEP at the European Parliament Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

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Afterwork Gathering in Brussels on February 4th!
2025-02-04 17:00 - 20:00
Join Us for an Afterwork Gathering in Brussels on February 4th!

📅 Date: February 4th⏰ Time: Starting at 6 PM📍 Location: To be determined, register at the button above to receive updates

Calling all MyData members! We’re excited to invite you to an informal evening of networking and knowledge sharing with the entire MyData staff in town. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and catch up with fellow members in a relaxed setting.The first hour will focus on an informal briefing for members of MyData Global, sharing insights from the Closed Roundtable held with European Commission.

Other friends and collaborators are welcome from 7pm to join for a discussions and networking.

Operators Group: Personal Data Ecosystem Design (part II)
2025-01-15 14:00 - 15:00 | MyData Operators Room (online meeting room)
Hosted by: Alex Bowyer, Senior Technical Specialist, MyData GlobalGuest Speaker: David Schmudde, CTO, Yorba

This event, aimed at MyData Operators but open to all, will continue from December’s workshop to explore through discussion and sharing perspectives, what one’s personal data ecosystem (or ecosystem of ecosystems) does and should look like from the individual’s point of view.

About the Presentation: Yorba provides actionable insights into members’ online activity by aggregating their relationships to the organisations that ask for their time, money, and data. Yorba is looking to take the next step in 2025 – extending this interface into a comprehensive personal information manager that will help people wilfully share portable data across an ecosystem of ecosystems. The short presentation will be led by David Schmudde, the CTO of Yorba.

About the Discussion: As we consider an individual’s digital life and the complex web of data, tools, relationships and ecosystems that exist in their online and offline worlds, how can MyData Operators provide technologies, services, and solutions that can help?

Where are the gaps and opportunities that MyData operators might want to fill?

Event Format: one hour online event, starting with a short presentation by David Schmudde, followed by a discussion led by Alex Bowyer.How to register: Please register using the orange button above, to save your spot and help us know how many will attend.How to join: This meeting will take place on BigBlueButton, our new Zoom-alternative online conferencing platform. Simply go the URL below and enter the access code:

Operators Room Join Link: https://go.mydata.org/operators-roomAccess Code: 546635

This event is open to all MyData Operators as well as the wider MyData community and the public – anyone passionate about improving and empowering individuals through personal data and personal-data-centric services and capabilities.

To add this to your calendar, use the button below, or ask alex@mydata.org for an invite (by email or Slack)

MyData Operators' Workshop: Designing a Personal Data Ecosystem
2024-12-10 14:00 - 15:00
Hosted by: Alex Bowyer, Senior Technical Specialist, MyData Global

(Rescheduled from Nov 13)

This workshop, which is aimed at MyData Operators but open to all, will explore through discussion and Miro board ideation, the individual-centric perspective on personal data ecosystems.

What is the ecosystem of data, tools and relationships that exist in a person’s digital life, and where can MyData Operators provide technologies, services, and solutions that can help?

Where are the gaps and opportunities that MyData operators might want to fill?

By understanding better what individuals need from their digital world, we can identify opportunities for new MyData operator service offerings, understand what features are most likely to drive demand, and start to truly imagine a world where everyone is at the centre of an individual-centric and holistic personal data ecosystem.

Format: one hour online event, including a miro workshop and discussion.How to register: Please register using the orange button above, to save your spot and to help us know how many will attend.How to join: This meeting will take place on BigBlueButton, our new Zoom alternative online conferencing platform, simply go the the URL below and enter the access code:

To join the meeting, click here: https://go.mydata.org/operators-roomPasscode: [REDACTED]

This workshop is open to all MyData Operators as well as the wider MyData community and the public – anyone passionate about improving and empowering individuals through personal data and personal-data-centric services and capabilities.

To add this to your calendar, use the button below, or ask alex@mydata.org for an invite (by email or Slack).

Postponed - MyData Online Symposium (originally scheduled on 5 Dec)
2024-12-05 07:00 - 13:00
After consulting with partners and key speakers, we have decided to postpone the AI Symposium until the first week of February 2025. Doing so will allow us to build on early indications of how the incoming European Commission will approach implementation of the AI act, and to position the symposium as a pre-event for the AI Action Summit being held in Paris on February 10-11.

We will update the event details once a new date is confirmed.

MyData Extraordinary General Meeting
2024-11-28 13:00 - 14:30
The Extraordinary General Meeting 2024 will take place online on 28 November 2024 at 13.00 UTC+0. The general meeting is open to all, while only MyData Global members are entitled to vote during the meeting.

Time: 28 November 2024, at 13.00 UTC+0.

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Online meeting: The general meetings are held ‘online first’ in Zoom.

No registration: No prior registration is needed. The link and password to join the Zoom call will be sent to all members before the meeting.

Voting codes: All members in good standing as of 29 October 2024 will receive their voting code via email before the meeting.

The meeting is organised according to the association’s bylaws. Voting codes will be sent no later than 24 hours before the general meeting to those members who are in good standing 30 days before the general meeting.

Policy of meeting assistants (bots): A member who wants to use bots for notetaking must inform MyData Global before the meeting via email. See here for more detailed instructions.

The detailed agenda and all materials can be found at https://go.mydata.org/2024-nov-gm

Agenda

1. Opening the general meeting

2. Calling the meeting to order

2.1. Chair

2.2. Secretary, Tellers and Examiners of the minutes and other roles

2.3 Notice and attendees present in the meeting

3. Approving the agenda for the meeting

4. Greetings from the Board Membership Committee

5. MyData Declaration Update

6. Membership fee structure

7. Any other business

7.1 For Information: relaxing the Declaration criteria for approving new members

8. Closing the meeting

Practicalities

Online participation: Before the meeting, the password to join the Zoom call and voting codes will be sent to all members in good standing as of 29 October 2024.

General best practices:

Please keep your microphone muted by default to avoid potential sound issues.

The meeting is moderated by the Chair of the Board of MyData Global.

If you’d like to make a comment or proposal, please indicate this by raising your hand in Zoom

NB. If you are dialled into the meeting using a phone number, you will not be able to raise your hand or participate in indicative voting.

More discussions on the agenda take place in our Slack (join here), at the #general-meeting channel. Welcome!

Thematic Networking: Competition and Anti-Trust
2024-11-21 13:00 - 14:00
21 Nov 2024, 2-3 pm CET

Thematic Networking Meetings are a way for MyData members to share ideas and opportunities, build collaboration, and strengthen their work. The November networking meeting will focus on regulations and current cases on competition and anti-trust.

How to join:

Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82427885938?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 824 2788 5938Passcode: [REDACTED]

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FORMAT:

10 min expert introduction

20 min lightning presentations

30 min deep dive group discussions

Any MyData Global member can sign up to make a lightning presentation or to lead a group discussion, please contact Julia at julia@mydata.org. We capture action points and bright ideas and share them with all meeting participants.

Speaker:

Nicolo ZingalesProfessor and Coordinator of the e-Commerce Center at FGV Direito Rio. Non-Governmental Advisor at the International Competition Network by CADE, member of the Inclusive Competition Forum and founder of the BRICS+ Digital Competition Forum. Affiliate Scholar at Stanford Law School. PhD in International Economic Law from Università Bocconi. Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

Silvio SiliprandiCEO of Hoda Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

Nicolo Zingales will give a special presentation entitled “Competition and Data Protection Law: Friends or Foes?

This presentation will provide an overview of the points of contact between two different areas of law that have important bearing on the notion of power and the right to informational self-determination. We will map out ways in which competition and data privacy interact (positively or negatively), bring up notable examples of these interactions, and illustrate ways in which the underlying values can be reconciled through inter-institutional collaboration and adequate governance measures.

The below materials are suggested by Zingales to become familiar with the topic ahead of time.

Materials

Provided by Nicolo Zingales for participants to get familiar with the topic:

OECD: The intersection between competition and data privacy

Digital Crossroads: The Intersection of Competition Law and Data Privacy

Lightning Presentations by MyData Members

Silvio Siliprandi, HODA

Lori Roussey, Data Rights

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Thematic Networking: AI and Human-Centric Data
2024-11-07 09:00 - 10:00
Join Our Thematic Networking Meeting!

7 Nov 2024, 10-11 am CET

A great opportunity for MyData members to share ideas, explore new opportunities, foster collaboration, and strengthen their projects. This session will feature a special presentation by Virginia Ghiara, Research Manager at Fujitsu Research of Europe, followed by lightening presentations by four MyData members doing innovative work with AI, and an open networking session.

Speakers:

Virginia GhiaraResearch Manager, Fujitsu Presentation: AI and Personal Data: Unpacking Ethical Challenges Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

Background materials:Virginia Ghiara will give an introductory presentation entitled “AI and Personal Data: Unpacking Ethical Challenges. The below materials are suggested by Ghiara to become familiar with the topic ahead of time.

A report and linked blog from the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.

Generative AI and Data Protection

Evaluating Privacy Leakage and Memorization Attacks on Large Language Models (LLMs) in Generative AI Applications

From ChatGPT to ThreatGPT: Impact of Generative AI in Cybersecurity and Privacy

The AI incident database, where it’s possible to find several examples of ethical incidents related to personal data.

Lightning talks:

Yngvi KarlsonCo-founder of Morph Capital, visionary founders behind Kin AI Presentation: Kin AI, a personal AI designed to empower individuals in their work lives.

Bart den HaanDigital ethics adviser, InnoValor Advies Presentation: The ethical organization as a prerequisite of ethical AI Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

Jana PejoskaExperience Design Strategy (AI) in IT Service Development, Aalto University Presentation: Synthetic Seeds: The role of personal AI assistant selection in shaping creativity Visit Website (opens in a new tab)Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

Esko ReinikainenProject officer, MyData Global; Freelance systems change consultant Presentation: AI and personal data for non-technical people Visit LinkedIn account (opens in a new tab)

FORMAT: 10 min expert introduction 20 min of lightning presentations and open discussion 30 min of deep dive group discussions

Get Involved!

Any MyData Global member can sign up to give a lightning presentation or lead a group discussion. We capture key action points and innovative ideas, which are then shared with all participants after the meeting.

REGISTER TO SAVE A SPOT

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This is a members-only event. Not a member yet? You can become a member easily today to unlock all member benefits! Join all members-only events every other Thursday, more events focusing on consent management, mobility data, and anti-trust are coming up soon. Also, We curate opportunities and resources exclusive to MyData members every week, including links to funding, training, job opportunities, and event materials and recordings (member login required)

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Deep Dive Workshop: Consent Management Solutions, current practice and better alternatives
2024-10-24 12:00 - 13:00
24 Oct 2024, 2-3 pm CET

This workshop will explore the current state of tools and practices for managing consent online, where those approaches fall short, and how we might rethink consent for better services and people’s digital empowerment. Presentations will share insights from a JRC mapping of consent management solutions, from a city perspective, report on consent-based service delivery from the Cities Coalition from Digital Rights, and from an ISO proposal for interoperable notice and consent records. Three presentations will be followed by an open discussion.

Speakers:

Viivi Lähteenoja, Senior Advisor, MyData Global; Senior Data Strategist, 1001 Lakes

Wilhelmiina Griep, Development Manager, City of Espoo

Mark Lizar, CEO, 0PN Digital Transparency Lab

This is a member-only event. Not a member yet? You can become a member easily today to unlock all member benefits!

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Join all bi-weekly members-only events, more events focusing on consent management, mobility data, and anti-trust are coming up soon. Also, We curate opportunities and resources exclusive to MyData members every week, including links to funding, training, job opportunities, and event materials and recordings (member login required)
