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Oreste

Pollicino

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Pollicino

Professor Pollicino is a Full Professor of Constitutional Law and AI Law at Bocconi University, where he directs the second-level Master’s programme LLM in Law ofTechnology and Automated Systems (LATAS). He is President of DICOPO – Centre for Digital Constitutionalism and Policy (Brussels) and a SupremeCourt-qualified lawyer.

In 2014, he was the only jurist in Italy to obtain, concurrently, three qualifications as FullProfessor in Constitutional Law, Comparative Law and European Union Law. He is among the most cited European constitutional scholars in the fields of fundamental rights online, digital technologies, artificial intelligence governance and counter-disinformation regulation.

He has over twenty years’ experience advising public institutions, independent authorities and private entities on media law, digital regulation, data protection and technology-related disputes. His practice includes constitutional and EU litigation before the Court of Justice of the European Union and the EuropeanCourt of Human Rights.

He advises on artificial intelligence regulation, AI governance and compliance, privacy and data protection, data valorization, freedom of expression online, content moderation and disinformation. He also supports public and private actors in conducting fundamental rights impact assessments in connection with European AI regulation and digital sustainability requirements.

He has worked with international institutions and organizations including the EuropeanCommission, the World Economic Forum and the OECD. He currently serves as legal expert to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, advisor to the ItalianNational Cybersecurity Agency, and member of national and international bodies focused on data governance and artificial intelligence.

He has been a visiting professor and visiting scholar at leading international universities, including Oxford, New York University and Sciences Po, and is a regular speaker at high-level conferences and closed-door forums on technology regulation and fundamental rights.

Professional qualification and teaching
  • Full Professor of Constitutional Law and Artificial Intelligence Regulation at Bocconi University
  • Director of the LL.M. in Law of Technology and Automated Systems, Bocconi University
  • President of DICOPO – Centre for Digital Constitutionalism and Policy, Brussels
  • Advisor to national and EU institutions on artificial intelligence, data governance, fundamental freedoms and digital platforms
  • Founder of Oreste Pollicino Advisory, with extensive experience in data protection, AI governance, media and digital technologies
  • Member of the World Economic Forum’s AI Global Alliance and of leading international bodies on the regulation of emerging technologies
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Italian

English

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