To mark the publication of the volume, the ICRC DPO, together with the UNHCR DPO and the GPA, is hosting a public launch event. All interested participants are warmly invited to attend.

Date: Wednesday, 3 December 2025

Location: Geneva Graduate Institute, Auditorium Ivan Pictet A1B
Maison de la Paix, Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland

Programme

15:00-15:30 – Welcome, Deepfake Exhibition, and Opening Remarks

15:30-17:00 – Panel 1: 10 Years of Data Protection in Humanitarian Action: Presentation and Reflections on the Book

• Charlotte Lindsey Curtet, Independent consultant, Research Fellow with the Berkeley Human Rights Center, and co-CEO of Neutrality Sàrl
• Christina Vasala Kokkinaki, Senior Legal Officer with the Legal Affairs Unit at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• Michèle Dubrocard, Legal Officer at the Policy and Legislative Consultation Unit at the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)
• Serhat Özturk, Legal Officer at Privacy International
• Tatjana Grote, Assistant Lecturer at the University of Essex

Moderated by Aaron Martin, Assistant Professor of Data Science at the University of Virginia

17:00-18:30 – Panel 2: Looking Ahead: Building on Data Protection to Anticipate and Navigate Challenges Ahead

• Max Lamesch, Director for Humanitarian Affairs at the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
• Gilles Carbonnier, Vice President of the ICRC
• Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at UNHCR
• Adrian Lobsiger, Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner
• Enrica Porcari, Director of IT at CERN

Moderated by Lucie Laplante, Under Secretary General for Legal, Governance and Accountability, ad interim, of the IFRC

18:30-18:45 – Q&A and Concluding Remarks

18:45-19:30 – Drinks and Reception