CDB to advance global dialogue on data protection and AI

Published on October 7, 2025

The Caribbean Development Bank will host the 2025 Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Privacy Symposium, which brings together privacy professionals from international development institutions to share best practices and address emerging data protection challenges.

Since its inception in 2017, the MDB Privacy Symposium has served as a vital platform for collaboration among MDBs, focusing on the development and implementation of privacy programmes.

The 2025 edition will place special emphasis on the intersection of data privacy and artificial intelligence (AI), a rapidly evolving area of concern for global institutions.

The Symposium will run from October 8 - 9 at the Bank’s Wildey headquarters and features interactive sessions on topics related to ensuring privacy programmes are AI-ready, conducting privacy assessments of AI tools, embedding privacy in the project lifecycle, advancing the MDB Privacy Toolkit and reviewing lessons learned from privacy audits and assessments.

This forum will ensure that we can remain informed, proactive and aligned with international standards in the face of AI and digital technologies that are reshaping development.”