15th EDEN Conference on Data Protection in Law Enforcement
- Red Light, Green Light!
- Reduce Complexity, Increase Speed, Defend EU values
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Valletta, 21 October 2025 – 22 October 2025 |
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Objective
Join Europe’s most exciting event on data protection in law enforcement on 21-22 October 2025 in Valetta, Malta.
“Red Light, Green Light” is a well-known term in the data protection and cybersecurity community, often used to indicate whether a project has been assessed as compliant or non-compliant.
At the same time, it carries a pop-cultural reference to the children’s game that gained widespread recognition through the Netflix series Squid Game, where the stakes are life and death. In this sense, there are striking parallels to data protection and cybersecurity in law enforcement, as these issues can also have serious, real-world consequences for individuals.
Each year, EDEN organises a conference with speakers and participants from law enforcement, the data protection community, private industry, NGOs, academia, and other interested sectors. To date, eight large-scale EDEN events have been held in The Hague (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024), Copenhagen (2019), Rome (2021), and Madrid (2023). In addition, EDEN has hosted panels at the International Conference on Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection (CPDP) in Brussels every year since 2020.
- Meet inspiring and influential figures and stakeholders from the data protection community, law enforcement and EU affairs.
- Chat and network with DPOs, EU Officials and representatives from academia, civil society, the private sector, law enforcement agencies and the judiciary.
- Participate in discussions on hot topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Facial Recognition, Data Literacy in Law Enforcement and Online Human Rights.
- Broaden your knowledge and follow trends in data protection, cybersecurity, law enforcement practices, technology and fundamental rights.
- Be part of a large social and innovative event with beach club vibes, good tunes, and cool drinks!
Conference fee
- € 690 Standard fee
- € 250 for members of EDEN
- 100€ for students
Registration upon request to criehle@era.int. - Free of charge for selected DPOs, Europol staff, and Maltese police officers upon invitation.
- ERA offers professional journalists the opportunity to participate free of charge in selected events, subject to event capacity and registration availability. To attend, journalists must contact ERA at info@era.int at least five (5) working days prior to the event and provide proof of professional accreditation. Participation is subject to confirmation by ERA and may be limited based on demand and logistical considerations
Who should attend?
Law enforcement officials, data rotection officers, members of Europol’s Data Protection Experts Network (EDEN), representatives of national data protection authorities, academics.
Programme
Conference Organisers
ERA (Cornelia Riehle) in cooperation with Europol's Data
Protection Experts Network (EDEN)
Co-hosted by the Maltese Police Force and the University of Malta
Co-hosted by the Maltese Police Force and the University of Malta
Cornelia Riehle
Assistant:
Venla Gilles
Data Protection Statement
General Terms and conditions
Legal notice
Whistleblower system of the Academy of European Law (ERA)
General Terms and conditions
Legal notice
Whistleblower system of the Academy of European Law (ERA)
