ESMA's Inaugural Data Day: Reducing Burden Through Digitalisation

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, is announcing its first Data Day on 2 December 2025. This flagship event will showcase how smarter data use and digitalisation can simplify the regulatory framework and reduce reporting burdens. The event aims to achieve this while steering clear of deregulation. It focuses on burden reduction and digitalisation, reflecting the theme 'Burden Reduction in the Digitalisation Era'. Under the theme 'Burden Reduction in the Digitalisation Era', the Data Day will bring together regulators, market participants, and data experts. They will explore how simplification and digitalisation can go hand in hand to improve financial markets. The programme features sessions on achieving simplification and burden reduction, streamlining compliance, and reassessing regulatory requirements. It also covers leveraging technology for efficient data management, and future trends in data usage and governance. Both on-site and online participants will have the opportunity to engage directly with experts and policymakers, exchanging insights and practical recommendations to help shape the future of data-driven regulation across Europe. To register for the event, please visit the Data Day registration page: Registration for on-site participants is open until 20 October (limited availability). Registration for online participants will remain open until 22 November. Further information: Cristina Bonillo Olivares, Senior Communications Officer, press@esma.europa.eu. Data Day: Burden Reduction in the Digitalisation Era.