ONLINE 10:15-11:15 CET — Shaping Europe's digital future: an industry, markets and digital nexus?, Online - Main contents
date | March 27, 2020 - 10:10 |
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location | Online |
attending | (Eva) Kaili i, M. (Margrethe) Vestager i, U.G. (Ursula) von der Leyen i et al. |
organisation | Friends of Europe |
About
🔴ONLINE — Shaping Europe's digital future - an industry, markets and digital nexus?
With the EU mandate in place, the ‘Conversation With’ series provides an opportunity to engage with the new college of commissioners. It will feature interactive interview style discussions with our multi-stakeholder audience and our ecosystem of diverse members from the private, public and civil society sectors and also engage with Ursula von der Leyen’s priority to be closer to citizens.
We will also harvest questions, concerns and ideas from citizens across Europe from our 5 million user, online platform - Debating Europe, and put these to the commissioners. We will conduct video interviews to be shared on Debating Europe as part of a follow up debate, allowing citizens to react.
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-Past What the Chiefs Say - Competition vs external competitiveness: striking the right balance
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-Europe’s World - How can Europe avoid playing catch-up in the race for 5G? By Eva Kaili, Member of the European Parliament
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Schedule
10.10 10.15
Participants connect virtually
10.15 11.15
Debate Expand Debate
Questions include:
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-What are the implications of the EU’s new digital strategy and what are the shared responsibilities for institutions, consumers and business in the future?
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-How will Europe’s approach to artificial intelligence and data set global standards whilst promoting an enabling environment for innovation and competitiveness?
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-How will the EU’s proposed legal framework balance market needs alongside addressing the risks to fundamental rights and safety?
Speaker
Margrethe Vestager
European Commission Executive Vice-President for a Europe fit for the Digital Age
Moderator
Dharmendra Kanani
Director of Insights at Friends of Europe
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End of the debate
Speakers
Margrethe Vestager
European Commission Executive Vice-President for a Europe fit for the Digital Age
Show more information on Margrethe Vestager
Margrethe Vestager is a Danish social liberal politician with a long and distinguished career on both the European and national level. In her current portfolio as Executive Vice-President, she is responsible for steering Europe through the digital revolution. She previously made a name for herself as the much-praised Commissioner for Competition (2014-19). She was also Denmark’s Minister for Economic Affairs and the Interior (2011-14) and for Education (1998-2001). In the former role, she served as President of the ECOFIN Council during the Danish EU Presidency (2012). Alongside her ministerial roles, she led the Danish Social Liberal Party (2007-14). Prior to this, she worked for the Danish Ministry of Finance (1993-95).