This call focuses on debates organized by academic groups, think tanks, civil society organizations, public authorities, intergovernmental organizations, and corporations.
CPDP LatAm 2026 will be hosted by the Center for Technology and Society of FGV Direito Rio, in Rio de Janeiro, on August 12 and 13, 2026 and will be followed by a side event dedicated to AI Risk Management on August 14. CPDP LatAm is the Latin American edition of the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference (CPDP), an international event that has been held for more than 15 years in Brussels, Belgium, and continues to be the main conference on data governance in the region.
The 2026 edition is dedicated to the discussion of data Governance for interoperable and cooperative digital sovereignty. It also includes a collaborative event to debate the proposed articles presented, the Privacy Law Scholars Conference LatAm (PLSC LatAm), which will take place online in the last week of September 2026. Finally, the conference will include three thematic tracks: the MyData LatAm track, dedicated to privacy enhancing technologies, the cybersecurity track, and the geopolitics & trade track.
Accepted languages: Portuguese, Spanish and English.
It is important to note that the institutions, organizations or research projects that are chosen in the result of the call for panels will be considered as partners of CPDP LatAm 2026. This means that the partner will be available to fund all costs related to the participation of panel speakers in the amount of R$699 (USD 120) per participant.
Depending on whether the partner is a for-profit or non-profit organization, they may receive a range of benefits, such as brand recognition on the website, inclusion of materials in the conference package, and full registration for panelists at the conference. Non-profit organizations that are unable to afford the event fee may request a registration fee waiver after submitting their panel proposal, through the form by May 20. Applications will be evaluated with priority for individuals and organizations based in the Global South, with a maximum of one grant per organization being granted.
Speakers whose session proposals have already been accepted and who need funding to attend CPDP LatAm 2026 should contact us.
Proposals submitted by experts from all areas and disciplines that are related to the theme of the conference, covering the most diverse levels of research on Data Governance and Digital Sovereignty, are welcome. We are preferably looking for panels that address the following topics:
We value panels that are multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary, coming from as many locations as possible and with equal participation between men, women and non-binary people. We encourage the most diverse types of sessions, including formats such as debates, round tables, workshops and other unconventional formats of academic approach. For more information on the rules for composing and submitting a panel, see the Rules for Submission and Composition of Panels.
Panel projects must be submitted using the following form.
Please ensure that you are able to cover the financial conditions for panel submission (a fee of R$699 (USD 120) per participant), or explicitly request financial support in your submission. Panel organizers must also confirm that speakers and moderators are able to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses.
Each panel may include a maximum of four speakers and one moderator.
Each panel must appoint a rapporteur, who will be responsible for submitting a report with the panel’s conclusions by August 16. Submission of the report is mandatory. Failure to submit the report will result in the panel organizers being unable to propose sessions in future editions.
Participants may not serve simultaneously as both speaker and moderator within the same panel and must perform only one of these roles.
Each participant may serve as a speaker in up to two sessions and as a moderator in one additional session, excluding plenary sessions.
No individual may participate as a speaker in more than two panels at CPDP LatAm, excluding plenary sessions.
Each panel will have a total duration of 75 minutes, with a minimum of 25 minutes reserved for questions and answers.
If you wish to propose an alternative panel format—such as a workshop illustrating how data protection safeguards are embedded in specific products, or how to organize an advocacy campaign on digital rights—please specify this in your proposal.
The organizing institution may not have more than two participants on the same panel.
Each panel must be balanced in terms of gender and geographical representation. Geographical balance requires that no more than two participants come from the same country and that at least three countries be represented on the panel. Gender balance must take into consideration gender-fluid and non-binary identities. Panels must also reflect disciplinary and sectoral diversity and should not consist solely of lawyers, academics, or corporate representatives.
If you have a specific reason for proposing a panel that does not comply with these requirements, please contact us and we will consider your request.
If you are interested in proposing an “Under the Hood” talk at CPDP LatAm to explore a specific issue through a 20-minute presentation followed by a 25-minute discussion with participants, please indicate this in the submission form.
Panels must be fully consolidated by May 30. If a panel still presents significant outstanding issues by the deadline, the CPDP LatAm Organization reserves the right to intervene and take the necessary measures to ensure the panel’s viability.
Panel organizers are responsible for ensuring that invited speakers are available to participate in the panel and are not scheduled simultaneously in more than one CPDP LatAm panel.
If these rules are not followed, the Organization reserves the right to take appropriate measures, including cancellation of the panel.