REGULATION • AI • INTERNET • DATA

Innovate, Regulate and Implement
with Courage and Caution

Stanhope Hotels, Brussels | 29-30 September 2025

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Balancing Innovation with Regulation

The conference emphasized the importance of finding the right balance between driving technological innovation and maintaining regulatory oversight. Both policymakers and industry leaders stressed the need for a careful, responsible approach to fostering competitiveness while ensuring that regulation does not stifle innovation​

Global and Cross-Sectoral Collaboration

There was a strong emphasis on the importance of international and cross-sectoral cooperation in navigating the challenges posed by AI, data, and digital technologies. Harmonized frameworks and unified approaches to regulation were highlighted as crucial for addressing global challenges

Investment and Legal Certainty

A consistent message was that substantial investments in technology, R&D, and governance frameworks are vital for maintaining global competitiveness. Legal certainty, driven by clear regulatory frameworks, is essential for businesses to thrive in the evolving digital landscape

What is RAID about?

RAID is a resource stable of news, conferences and events that address how we can balance tech regulation and innovation under the changing circumstances of globalisation, scope of jurisdiction, and the speed of technological advancement.

As technology continues to reshape our world at pace, it has never been more important to engage in positive dialogue on tech regulation. RAID 2024 events gather legislators, regulators and policy experts to debate the frameworks for regulation, legislation, innovation and international cooperation.

Contributors with a wide range of perspectives cover challenging subjects that engage lawmakers right now, including innovation, implementation, global governance, internet regulation, AI, competition, childrens’ rights, financial regulation, international data flows and much more

Insightful Speakers

Prominent experts, policymakers, regulators and the tech industry lead the way in constructive dialogue on tech regulation

Topical Agenda

Gain insights and working knowledge from a highly relevant programme that evaluates the frameworks for technology innovation on a regional and global scale

Who Attends

This event is for regulatory authorities, policymakers, policy experts in tech companies and other corporates, legal services, consulting firms and academics

Networking

Build valuable relationships across the industry at structured networking breaks throughout the day and evening cocktail reception. Use our matchmaking tool to schedule 1:1 meetings with the most relevant attendees

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PREVIOUS SPEAKERS INCLUDE

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

former Prime Minister, Honorary Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Foundation Prospective and Innovation

Vera Jourova

Vice President, Values and Transparency, European Commission

Didier Reynders

Commissioner for Justice, European Commission

Mathieu Michel

Secretary of State for Digitalization, Belgium

Elizabeth Kelly

Director, U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute

Katherine Harman-Stokes

Acting Director, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties, United States Department of Justice

Jon Donenberg

Deputy Director – Technology, National Economic Council, USA

Juha Heikkilä

Adviser for Artificial Intelligence, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission

The global discussion on the ethics of AI needs spaces like RAID to advance towards a more sustainable future empowered by technology. Five-star conference!”

Gabriela Ramos, Assistant General Director, UNESCO

“As always, the RAID conference was a real highlight, providing a unique platform for global discourse between the Europe, the US and China

Christiane Wendehorst, Scientific Director, European Law Institute

“A fantastically interesting discussion, incredibly well managed”

Sam Roberts, International Data Transfers – Head of Data Bridges & Mechanisms, UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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