Programme

Insightful talks. Hands-on workshops. Meaningful connections.

As speakers finalise their session bios and details, we are making announcements on a rolling basis. That's why there could be minor updates in the programme in the future.

8:30 AM
Pre-event: Autumn is coming, Conference on data law and economy by Aalto University and TwoBirds
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Tobias Bräutigam
Tobias Bräutigam, Aalto University // Bird & Bird
Lumituuli
9:30 AM
Pre-event: Two workshops on creating collective impact
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Eduardo Mercovich Nanna Würtz Kristiansen
Eduardo Mercovich, MyData Board
Nanna Würtz Kristiansen, Kritik Digital & Roskilde University
Metso
Pre-event: Data Transfer Initiative: Portability Tools and Trust Workshop
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
 
Chris Riley, Data Transfer Initiative
Palaver
12:00 PM
Registration and lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
 
 
 
1:45 PM
Opening ceremony and keynotes
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Max Schrems Damian Collins
Max Schrems, noyb - European Center for Digital Rights
Damian Collins, Geradin Partners
Christopher Wilson, MyData Global
Kaleva
3:00 PM
Truly Personal AI: Perspectives from history, technical use cases, and embedded compliance
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Jogi Poikola P J Łaszkowicz Gail Maunula Ville Koljonen
Jogi Poikola, Technology Industries of Finland
P J Łaszkowicz, Omnifi Foundation
Gail Maunula, Privaon Oy
Ville Koljonen, Privaon
Kaleva
Digital Identity #1: Trust, privacy and ethics
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Koen de Jong Samuel Rinnetmäki Bart den Haan
Koen de Jong, InnoValor Advies
Samuel Rinnetmäki, Findynet Cooperative
Bart den Haan, InnoValor Advies
Lumituuli
How health, wellness and behavior data can empower individuals and society
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
pernille tranberg Annemette Broch Mikael Rinnetmäki Karolina Mackiewicz
pernille tranberg, dataethics.eu
Annemette Broch, DATA for GOOD foundation
Mikael Rinnetmäki, Sensotrend Oy
Karolina Mackiewicz, Global Health Connector
Metso
INVITATION ONLY Current affairs in EU policy implementation: Informal discussion by hosted by Traficom
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Päivi Karkkola
Päivi Karkkola, Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Poli
Applying data ethics to mobility: collaborative workshops for concrete use cases
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
 
Mario Schraepen, WAGOI
Pauline Zordan, Ekitia
Takka
4:30 PM
Distributed data ecosystems for AI
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Bert Verdonck Malik Lakoubay
Marko Turpeinen, 1001 Lakes
Bert Verdonck, Luxembourg National Data Service
Malik Lakoubay, RadicalxChange Foundation
Kaleva
Finance: MyData approaches from Korea and China
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
JAEWOOK HAN Xinhai Liu GUANGYONG AN
JAEWOOK HAN, NICE Information Service
Xinhai Liu, Beijing Credit Society/ HYJZ Ltd
GUANGYONG AN, Beijing Credit Society/ HYJZ Ltd.
Mario Schraepen, WAGOI
Lumituuli
Compliance as a driver of ethical business and customer value for companies
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Victoria Derumier Olga Nielsen
Victoria Derumier, MyData-Trust
Olga Nielsen, Nordic Data Compliance Centre
Metso
Ethical tech + ethical governance = massive positive market change
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
 
Richard Whitt, GliaNet Alliance
Palaver
Developing personal data spaces
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Sille Sepp Ralf-Martin Soe
Sille Sepp, FinEst Centre for Smart Cities
Ralf-Martin Soe, FinEst Centre for Smart Cities, Tallinn University of Technology
Takka
5:30 PM
Conference party and MyData sauna
5:30 PM - 11:00 PM
 
 
 
8:30 AM
Registration and coffee
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
 
 
 
9:30 AM
Plenary keynotes
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Debbie Reynolds Minna Kivimäki
Debbie Reynolds, The Data Diva
Minna Kivimäki, Ministry of Transport and Communication, Finland
Christopher Wilson, MyData Global
Kaleva
11:00 AM
Digital sovereignty
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Nina Müller Atte Harjanne Miapetra Kumpula-Natri
Nina Müller, Nextcloud GmbH
Atte Harjanne, Parliament of Finland
Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, MyData Global board, Parliament of Finland
Kaleva
Empowering and participatory states, cities, and communities
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Veikko Eeva Marko Latvanen VINICIUS DE FARIA SILVA
Veikko Eeva, Lumoin Oy
Marko Latvanen, Finnish Digital Agency (DVV)
VINICIUS DE FARIA SILVA, Ministry of Management and Innovation of Brazil
Lumituuli
How can organisations turn valuable data into competitive advantage?
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Janne Järvinen Harri Ketamo
Janne Järvinen, Business Finland
Harri Ketamo, Headai
Metso
My Terms (IEEE7012), a Global Standard for Human-centric Privacy Policies
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Iain Henderson
Iain Henderson, Customer Commons
Palaver
AI and Wallets: a Nordic pilot workshop
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Mikael Rinnetmäki
Christopher Wilson, MyData Global
Mikael Rinnetmäki, Sensotrend Oy
Poli
Workshop on death and the digital afterlife
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Ian Forrester
Ian Forrester, Cubicgarden ltd
Takka
12:00 PM
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
 
 
 
1:00 PM
EU digital law and policy
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Leona King Feyo Sickinghe Nuala Dormer Diana Sancho Päivi Karkkola Jaana Sinipuro
Leona King, CiTiP, KU Leuven, imec, FWO
Feyo Sickinghe, Bird & Bird
Nuala Dormer, The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Ireland
Diana Sancho, University of Westminster
Päivi Karkkola, Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Jaana Sinipuro, DataSpace Europe Oy
Kaleva
Workshop: Towards sustainable business models for data intermediation by Athumi
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Björn De Vidts Arthur Schiltz Brecht Wyns
Björn De Vidts, Athumi
Arthur Schiltz, PwC
Brecht Wyns, Athumi
Palaver
1:30 PM
Personal and portable data and AI
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
 
Chris Riley, Data Transfer Initiative
Richard Whitt, GliaNet Alliance
Christopher Wilson, MyData Global
Lumituuli
Trustworthy AI within the EU AI ecosystem
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Heidi Laine Solja Sulkunen Ari Heljakka Enrico Glerean
Marcello Grita, EUDSS
Heidi Laine, IT Center for Science CSC
Solja Sulkunen, Finnish AI Region Innovation Hub
Ari Heljakka, Root Signals
Enrico Glerean, Aalto University
Metso
Digital Identity #2: Human-centric identity and role based agency
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Koen de Jong Iain Henderson Paul Knowles
Koen de Jong, InnoValor Advies
Iain Henderson, Customer Commons
Paul Knowles, Secours.ai
Takka
2:45 PM
Kids Leading the AI Conversation: Lessons for MyData
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Paula Bello Jana Pejoska
Paula Bello, MyData Global | MyData4Children
Jana Pejoska, Aalto University
Palaver
INVITATION ONLY: Workshop on Digital single market for people – reimagining trust-based business and governance models by the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications & Sitra
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
 
 
Takka
3:00 PM
Relating individual and collective data and governance
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sille Sepp
Soheil Human, Vienna University of Economics and Business
James Felton Keith, InclusionScore
Sille Sepp, FinEst Centre for Smart Cities
Kaleva
Trustworthy data sharing at scale: Data spaces
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Gerard van der Hoeven Katrin Marheinecke
Marko Turpeinen, 1001 Lakes
Gerard van der Hoeven, iSHARE Foundation
Katrin Marheinecke, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz
Lumituuli
Solid & Better Deal for Data: Communities for data empowerment
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
M Celine Takatsuno Jogi Poikola
M Celine Takatsuno, Tech Matters
Jogi Poikola, Technology Industries of Finland
Metso
4:15 PM
Solutions showcase
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Andreas Fauler Alex Tourski Daniel Harris Michael Lee Johanna Mätäsaho
Andreas Fauler, Rocketstar SCE / Tapir GmbH
Adéṣínà Ayẹni, Yobamoodua Cultural Heritage
Alex Tourski, Post-Platforms Foundation
Daniel Harris, Kendraio
Michael Lee, Personal AI Inc.
Johanna Mätäsaho, Flion Ltd
Christopher Wilson, MyData Global
Kaleva
5:30 PM
MyData Awards Ceremony followed by decentralised dinners
5:30 PM
 
Christopher Wilson, MyData Global
 

Explore the sessions of MyData 2025

We are publishing the final updates of confirmed speakers and sessions for MyData 2025!
As speakers finalise their session bios and details, we are making announcements on a rolling basis. 

Follow us on our LinkedIn, BlueSky, and website. Trust us, it’s going to be a powerful line-up featuring tools and critical conversations about AI, governance, and more.

Discover this year's themes

Power

Power asymmetries and imbalances define people's lives and societies' wellbeing. MyData is for people's empowerment with data, and the fair and equitable use of power in our digital societies.

AI

Artificial intelligence is a defining feature of today's world. Never has privacy been so important, nor has the potential been so great to benefit and create value from truly personal AI. MyData is for MyAI, too.

Democracy

The future of democracies hinges on the information environment of citizens. MyData is for countering mis-/disinformation by improving digital literacy and inclusion for all.

Climate

Our climate is in crisis, and people want to act. MyData is for powerful green tech that not only mitigates current environmental harms but also actively boosts planetary biodiversity and vitality.

Geopolitics

In our unstable times, data and technology are today's battlegrounds of geopolitics. MyData is for effective security and defence, as well as peace and trade globally.

Economy

Economies globally are increasingly dependent on data. MyData is for reclaiming the economic benefits for competitiveness from data from the handful of corporations that currently dominate the market.

Schedule

Expect thought-provoking sessions, hands-on workshops, and dynamic debates covering everything from AI governance to real-world data empowerment, all designed to equip you with actionable insights and meaningful connections.

Stay tuned - full programme details will be announced soon!