Symposium：　Privacy and Data Protection in the Digital Age (17th, September)

Privacy and Data Protection in the Digital Age

Organised by the
Delegation of the European Union to Japan
and
 Keio University

Wednesday, 17 September 2025
14:00-16:00

Venue: 8F East Hall, Mita Campus, Keio University

Please register from:  https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/EU-Keio_University

On the occasion of the visit to Japan by Michael McGrath, the European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law, and Consumer Protection, the Delegation of the European Union to Japan and Keio University are honoured to announce this highly timely event to discuss the latest developments shaping privacy and data protection in the digital age.
Commissioner McGrath will give a keynote address updating on recent developments in Europe, followed by a panel discussion with leading experts from Keio University and their research team who will discuss privacy and data protection in the digital age, how AI is affecting privacy, the increasing prevalence of targeted advertising, its impact on consumers, and the EU and Japan’s regulatory approaches.

Tentative Agenda
14:00 –14:10    Welcome Remarks (Keio University)
14:10 – 14:30   Keynote Address (Commissioner Michael McGrath)
14:30 – 15:30   Panel Discussion (Moderated by Professor Fumio Shimpo)
15:30 – 16:00   Q&A with the Audience
(※There will be a simultaneous interpretation)

Participants for Panel Discussion
H.E. Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law, and Consumer Protection

Takayuki Kato, Ph.D. (Professor, Faculty of Law, Department of Business Law, Toyo University)
Yuko Kimijima, Ph.D. (Professor, Faculty of Law, Graduate School of Law; Chair, Cyber-Physical Sustainability Center; Keio University)
Souichirou Kozuka (Professor, Faculty of Law, Department of Law, Gakushuin University)　
Fumio Shimpo, Ph.D. (Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University)
Tatsuma Wada, Ph.D. (Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Graduate school of Media and Governance, Keio University)
Hiroyuki Tanaka (Adjunct Project Professor, Graduate School of Law, Keio University/ Partner at Mori  Hamada & Matsumoto)

-This event is supported by JST Moonshot R&D Grant Number JPMJMS2215-