Digital Legal Talks 2026 is the sixth edition of the annual conference hosted by the Digital Legal Lab, taking place on November 27, 2026, in Utrecht as a fully in-person event. Centered around the overarching theme of “Law & Digitalization,” the conference brings together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers from diverse disciplines to foster meaningful dialogue and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Participants will have the opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research, exchange insights, and examine the profound implications of technological advancements on legal practice, regulation, and policy. Core topics explored throughout the conference include:

• Responsible digitalisation & regulation of AI

• Digitalisation of justice systems & dispute resolution

• Technology for law & legal practice

• Digital platforms as infrastructures & enforcers of public interests

• Enforcement, use of technology, and human rights

• Cybersecurity, cybercrime, and cyber investigations

• Data protection and privacy

The 2026 edition features distinguished keynote addresses by Martijn Snoep (Chairman of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets – ACM) and Prof. Sylvie Delacroix (Inaugural Jeff Price Chair in Digital Law and Director of the Centre for Data Futures at King’s College London), who will deliver a keynote address on participatory AI.

The program is available for download here.