Over 400 delegates from across Europe are taking part in the event, which is being held across the King’s Inns and the Law Society today and tomorrow.

The conference will feature some of the world’s leading legal experts taking part in discussions on key themes, including the impact of digitisation on law and society, AI regulation and ethics, and the future of GDPR amid rapid technological advances.

Dublin’s selection as the host city reflects its established position as the European headquarters for several global tech firms.

The European Law Institute (ELI) has nearly 1,700 individual members from the bar, bench, academia and various legal professions. It also boasts almost 150 institutional members, including EU institutions, supreme courts, law firms, and academic bodies.

The president of the European Court of Human Rights, Judge Marko Bošnjak, the new European human rights commissioner Michael O’Flaherty, the Irish Attorney General Rossa Fanning SC and former Irish MEP Frances Fitzgerald are among the key speakers at the conference.

The Law Society will this evening host a seminar on artificial intelligence and GDPR at Blackhall Place, with speakers including Mr Justice Gerard Hogan of the Supreme Court. The panel will analyse how advances in technology, particularly in AI, are reshaping the legal landscape and the conflicts with privacy and other rights.

ELI president Professor Pascal Pichonnaz said: “Dublin was chosen as the host city for its pivotal role as home to the European headquarters of many leading technology firms.

“The city provides an ideal backdrop for important discussions around the future of technology in law, AI regulation, and privacy issues, all of which have wide-reaching implications for the legal sector globally.”

Solicitor Paul Keane, co-chair of the ELI Irish hub and member of the Law Society Council, said: “We are delighted to welcome the ELI annual conference to Dublin for the first time.

“The European Law Institute plays a vital role in relation to European law. It focusses on the law as it should be, not as it is. It produces quality-tested, practical legal thinking, with pragmatic proposals, to guide law-makers.

“The quality of the conference panels and the innovative work they will be highlighting are outstanding.

“The Law Society is especially pleased to host the opening reception of the conference and to support, in its headquarters, the ELI seminar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and GDPR.

“In addition to enjoying the quality of the legal debates, we hope that our visitors will be intrigued and inspired by the cultural and historical charms of Dublin.”