David Silva Ramalho participates in European conference on digital crime and artificial intelligence in criminal proceedings

David Silva Ramalho, managing associate in the criminal, regulatory offences and compliance team at Morais Leitão, will be one of the invited speakers at the international conference “Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence in Criminal Justice – Internet Fundamentals, Digital Investigations and AI”, which will take place on 12 and 13 June in Prague.

Organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA), in partnership with the Czech Bar Association, the event will bring together judges, prosecutors and lawyers from across Europe to discuss the main legal and technological challenges of digital transformation in the criminal justice sector.

David Silva Ramalho will participate in three sessions of the seminar. On 12 June, he will speak in the session “Digital tech as tool to commit crimes”, addressing topics such as digital investigations, the use of technology in illicit activities, and tackling illegal trade on the darkweb. On 13 June, he will moderate the panel “Presenting evidence in court: e-files, videoconferences and remote trials”, focused on the use of digital evidence, remote hearings and the impact of artificial intelligence on evidence assessment. He will also speak in the session “The nexus between artificial intelligence and criminal law”.

This event is part of a European project co-funded by the European Union, aimed at preparing criminal justice professionals for new digital paradigms. The programme includes seminars in various European cities until 2027 and addresses topics such as the use of OSINT, videoconferencing in trials and the application of the new European AI legislation.

See the full programme in the attachment below.