Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment Workshop
IDPC Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment Workshop – 23 October 2025
DETAILS
When: Thursday 23 October 2025; 09:00 (registration) till 15:30
Venue: Trident Park Conference Hall - Notabile Gardens, No. 4, Level 2, Mdina Road, Zone 2, Central Business District CBD 2010, Birkirkara. Location link
The event is free of charge and includes coffee breaks and lunch.
Registration for this event is now closed
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
The Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) marks a new era of accountability for AI systems, placing the protection of fundamental rights at the core of AI governance. Under Article 27, deployers of certain high-risk AI systems are required to carry out a Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA). This assessment goes beyond technical compliance, ensuring that AI design, development, and deployment actively respect and safeguard rights such as data protection, privacy, non-discrimination, freedom of expression, and human dignity.
This full-day workshop, organised by the IDPC in close collaboration with Prof. Alessandro Mantelero, will explain and familiarise participants with the FRIA requirement, while providing a practical, step-by-step methodology for carrying it out. Prof. Mantelero is an acclaimed Associate Professor of Private Law and Law & Technology at the Polytechnic University of Turin. He led this challenging project at the Catalan Data Protection Authority with the participation of various private and public entities, which created a model which combines the risk assessment methodology with the fundamental rights’ legal framework.
Participants will also have the opportunity to apply this methodology to selected AI use cases in a hands-on, collaborative setting.
By the end of the session, attendees will understand the importance of identifying and assessing risks to fundamental rights that may arise from AI systems, and how to implement effective mitigation measures. The workshop will also explore the complementarity between the GDPR and the AI Act, particularly the connection between the FRIA and the Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) required for AI systems that process personal data and are likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals.
AGENDA
09:00 – 09:30 | Registration, Tea and Coffee |
09:30 – 09:40 | Welcome Address IDPC |
09:40 – 10:00 | Interplay between the AI Act and the GDPR IDPC |
10:00 – 10:45 | Panel Discussion – Navigating the Risks and Challenges to Fundamental Rights in the era of AI |
10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee Break |
11:15 – 12:00 | Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA) Model Prof. Alessandro Mantelero |
12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break |
13:00 – 13:15 | Application of the FRIA Methodology to AI Use-Cases Prof. Alessandro Mantelero |
13:15 – 14:15 | Group Work - Workshop participants will work in groups and apply the FRIA methodology to different AI use-cases. |
14:15 – 15:00 | Presentation of results by the rapporteurs of each work group |
15:00 – 15:15 | Q&A Session |
15:15 – 15:30 | Closing remarks IDPC, Prof. Alessandro Mantelero |
DATA PROTECTION NOTICE
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