As Malta enters a pivotal regulatory phase for technology and digital rights, MITLA’s 2025 Annual Conference, ‘The Legal Horizon: AI, Fundamental Rights and the Future of Digital Law’ offers legal professionals, policymakers, and industry leaders a timely platform to anticipate what’s next.
This year’s agenda takes a pragmatic and forward-looking view of the legal and regulatory shifts shaping Malta’s digital economy. Key highlights include:
- A panel on Gaming Law Harmonisation, dissecting recent enforcement cases and the future legal alignment across jurisdictions;
- A “3-Year Horizon” deep dive into upcoming vertical TMT legislation impacting Malta’s regulatory landscape;
- A session on Data Privacy and Fundamental Rights, examining the EU AI Act’s Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA), with insights from leading European experts and regulators;
- A timely AI update, exploring the future of generative AI, amongst others
Event Details:
Location: Trident Conference Hall, Trident Park, Mriehel
Date: Friday, 20th June 2025
Duration: Registration opens at 8:30 AM, and the conference concludes at 1:30 PM, followed by rooftop drinks & networking
Complimentary parking will be available for all attendees.
Sponsored by:
FENECH + FENECH ADVOCATES & CAMILLERI PREZIOSI ADVOCATES
| Time | Conference Session | ||||||
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration + Welcome Coffee | ||||||
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Welcome and Introduction Dr Antonio Ghio, MITLA President | ||||||
| 09:10 – 10:00 | Intro Presentation – Cross Border Claims and what this means for the Maltese Gaming Industry Dr Thomas Bugeja, Partner at Fenech & Fenech Advocates Panel | Gaming in Malta – Quo Vadis? Moderator: Dr Thomas Bugeja, Partner at Fenech & Fenech Advocates Panellists: Dr Corinne Valletta, General Counsel at Betsson Dr Michele Magro, Head of Legal & Compliance at NSUS Group Sian Harding, Associate at Mishcon de Reya LLP F&F Sponsored Panel | ||||||
| 10:00 – 10:25 | Presentation | 3 Year Horizon: a map of all vertical TMT laws about to impact Malta Dr Sarah Cannataci, MITLA Events Officer | ||||||
| 10:25 -10:55 | Coffee Break | ||||||
| 10:55 -11:05 | Presentation | Data Privacy v. Fundamental Rights – Transitioning from DPO to FRO Profs. Joseph A. Cannataci, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Media & Knowledge Sciences, University of Malta | ||||||
| 11:05 – 11:50 | Intro & Panel | Deep dive into the Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA) Intro | Developing & testing the FRIA Profs. Alessandro Mantelero, Associate Professor of Private Law and Law & Technology at Polytechnic Univeristy of Turin Panel | The FRIA in practice – the EU AI Act & More Moderator: Dr Antonio Ghio, MITLA President Panellists: Profs. Alessandro Mantelero, Associate Professor of Private Law and Law & Technology at Polytechnic Univeristy of Turin Dr Mireille Caruana, Head of the Department of Media, Communications and Technology Law within the Faculty of Laws Mr Ian Deguara, Information & Data Protection Commissioner | ||||||
| 12:00 -12:40 | Panel | Generative AI and the Rule of Law: Navigating Risk, Regulation, and Responsibility Moderator: Dr Sharon Xuereb, Senior Associate at Camilleri Preziosi Advocates Panellists: Prof. Alexei Dingli, Faculty of ICT, University of Malta Dr Deo Falzon, Senior Associate at Fenech & Fenech Advocates Mr Neil Micallef, AI Supervision Manager at the Malta Digital Innovations Authority (MDIA) CP Sponsored Panel | ||||||
| 12:40 -13:00 | Closing Remarks Dr Gege Gatt, MITLA Vice-President | ||||||
