Webinar Series 2026/2027

In an era of transformation in network industries, driven by technical change and evolving policies, it is essential to monitor regulatory frameworks in real time. The need for agile regulation is reinforced by repeated crises, partly due to increasing transnational integration and partly due to geopolitical tensions resulting from this trend. In such an evolving and uncertain context, it is crucial for regulators to develop tools and organisational arrangements that provide access to detailed, real-time data. This will enable them to analyse the markets and value chains they oversee and use the resulting information and knowledge to adapt regulation, improve effectiveness and guarantee resilience. This webinar series will explore how regulators can transition from isolated data and AI applications to integrated, sustainable and trustworthy practices that deliver public value within constraints.

This series includes the following dates : 

• 25 march | Designing data sharing arrangements : Institutional choices for regulators

The first webinar will highlight practical examples of how regulators design data sharing arrangements between regulators and with regulated entities. It covers defining what and which types of data to share, clarifying roles and responsibilities across organizations, ensuring coordination, and addressing legal, confidentiality, and privacy requirements. Key discussions will include the legal, technical, and organizational barriers that most often block data sharing, how regulators might balance openness, confidentiality, and proportionality, and how different institutional models (centralized platforms, bilateral agreements, or intermediaries) could perform in practice.

• 17 june | Using data in practice : From information to impact

The second webinar will explore how regulators translate data into concrete regulatory actions. It covers hands-on applications such as risk-based supervision and inspections, licensing, market monitoring and early-warning systems, and performance benchmarking, and outcome-focused regulation. Key discussions will include how shared data might influence supervisory and enforcement decisions, ensuring data quality and interpretability, and the organizational changes needed to make use of the data.

• TBA (second semester of 2026) | From pilots to practice : Scaling AI in economic regulation

The third webinar will present AI as a practical tool for regulators beyond experimentation, helping participants gain a clearer understanding of how to embed it in day-to-day work despite resource and capability constraints. Key discussions will focus on what enables AI tools to become part of core regulatory workflows, how regulators build internal legitimacy, skills, and trust in AI-supported decisions, and how to determine where automation adds value and where it does not.

• TBA (first semester of 2027) | Stress-testing economic regulation : AI, cybersecurity ans systemic risk

The fourth webinar will explore AI and digitalization as sources of new risks, both for regulated sectors and regulators themselves. Key discussions will focus on preparing for digital and cyber risks affecting regulated sectors, assessing the resilience of regulators’ own data and AI systems, how governance arrangements can support responsible and trustworthy AI under stress, and how regulators can ensure AI is used transparently to foster trust and account for public perceptions.