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European Digital Summit 2024

15 May

Brussels

The EU Digital Summit 2024 will spotlight key priorities for a thriving digital economy within the Union. As the EU aspires to lead in the digital era, the focus will revolve around strong policies, incentives, and regulations that empower citizens and businesses to thrive during the EU Digital Decade. Addressing critical topics such as semiconductors ecosystem, cybersecurity, language models, digital skills, and the AI safety and regulation and its impact on the job market, will be at the forefront of discussions.

Previous edition speakers

Petra de Sutter
Deputy Prime Minister, Belgium
Lucilla Sioli
Director for AI and Digital Industry, DG CONNECT, European Commission
Alberto Bacchiega
Director, Digital Platforms, DG COMP, European Commission
Marietje Schaake
International Policy Director at the Stanford Cyber Policy Centre Advisor to EVP Vestager
Kamila Kloc
Head of Unit B3 Markets, Competition and Roaming, Acting Director in Directorate B Digital Decade and Connectivity, DG Connect European Commission
Irakli Beridze
Head, Centre for AI and Robotics, UNICRI, United Nations
Bjoern Juretzki
Head of Unit, Data and Innovation, DG CONNECT
Nils Behrndt
Deputy Director General, DG JUST
Rikke Riber Rasmussen
Senior Economist, Chief Economist Team, Google
Nanna-Louise Wildfang Linde
Vice President of European Government Affairs, Microsoft
Sasha Rubel
Head of Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning, Public Policy, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, AWS
Yohann Benard
Director Public Policy, Amazon
Alexandre Roure
Director of Public Policy, Computer & Communications Industry Association
Chandler Morse
VP Corporate Affairs, Workday
Jim Rudall
Head of EMEA, Intuit Mailchimp
Aliki Foinikopoulou
Senior Director, EU Government Affairs and Public Policy, Salesforce
Dr. Jaime Gonzalo
Chief Operating Officer, Aspiegel
Yvonne Kiely
Head of Advisory Europe, Avanade
Siada el Ramly
Director General, DOT Europe
Kostas Masselos
Chair, Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)
Brando Benifei
Member of the European Parliament
Eva Maydell
Member of the European Parliament
Despina Spanou
Head of Cabinet of EU Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas
Anne Yvrande - Billon
Director of Economic, Market and Digital Affairs, Arcep
Daniel Schnurr
Research Fellow, CERRE
Alexandre de Streel
Academic Director, CERRE
Bruno Liebhaberg
Director General, CERRE
Rosie Birchard
EU Reporter
Alice Hancock
EU Correspondent, Financial Times
Jack Parrock
EU Reporter

“I think it’s a comfort that every European can say to the social network providers here that there is a European rulebook.”

Margrethe Vestager
EVP for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age and Competition, European Commission

“Companies should set some common ethical standards. In this regard, Europe can play an important role in setting the right standards, in terms of values, transparency, inclusiveness.”

Nanna-Louise Linde
VP of European Government Affairs, Microsoft

“I hope that both the strength of the EU and the US can be bundled so that we ensure a rules-based order for the digital world.”

Marietje Schaake
International Policy Director at the Stanford Cyber Policy Centre Advisor to EVP Vestager

Check the 2024 Agenda

Our mission statement

Our mission is twofold: we aim to bring politics and business together in order to provide them with an opportunity to debate and pursue their common goals, giving a voice to all sides of the debate. The other priority of EBS is to provide European institutions with a platform where they can place their top priorities in the spotlight and advance the development of new pieces of legislation through discussion with a variety of actors and stakeholders.

Arnaud Thysen
Director General

They trust us

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