23.01.2026 Data Protection Policies and Practices Panel
As part of EU Data Protection Day, the Data Protection Policies and Practices Panel will be organised by the EU Infopoint.
The panel will comprehensively address EU data protection policies and practices, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) framework, and current developments in the field of data protection, featuring expert speakers.

Programme 

17:00 – 17:10 | Opening Remarks 

Deniz Birinci, Programme Manager responsible for Communication at the European Commission, Cyprus Settlement Support Unit 

Dr. Bora Tüccaroğlu, Representative of the Personal Data Protection Board 

17:10 – 17:20 | Keynote Speech - EU Data Protection Policies and Practices 

Dr. Dara Hallinan
 EU Data Protection and GDPR Expert
Senior Researcher, FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure 

17:20 – 18:00 | Panel Discussion
- From Policy to Practice 

Panellists: 

Dr. Dara Hallinan


EU Data Protection and GDPR Expert
 Senior Researcher, FIZ Karlsruhe - Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure 

Cemre İpçiler, Lawyer
 

Representative of the Turkish Cypriot Bar Association to the Personal Data Protection Board 

Dr. Elşen Mülazimoğlu 

Representative of the Turkish Cypriot Medical Association to the Personal Data Protection Board 

Birol Urcan
 Moderator, EU Infopoint Team Leader 

18:00 – 18:30 | Q&A Session
 

18:30 | Closing & Reception 

📅 Wednesday, 28 January 2026
 

🕔 17:00 – 19:00 
 

📍 KTÖS Conference Hall, Şair Nedim Street, Çağlayan, Nicosia 

Simultaneous interpretation in Turkish and English will be provided. 

You may register by filling in the registration form:
https://bit.ly/4qHmdCL 

This event is funded by the European Union.