Gry Hasselbalch - Researcher and independent data ethics advisor; cofounder of the politically independent thinkdotank DataEthics.eu; Member of the European Commission High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence

Despina Spanou - Director for Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity at DG CONNECT, European Commission

This panel will have a dialogue addressing how the EU can turn the value-driven approach to tech challenges into a resource, to provide economic advantages and to create European added value on the global market.

#2. Safeguarding Openness & Innovation in Europe

Xin Hu - Co-founder MatchX and CEO MXC

Klaudia Majcher - Digital Policy Analyst, European Commission, European Political Strategy Centre

This panel will debate these concerns and highlight pressing opportunities to put in place fresh regulations which can adapt to the fast-changing digital environment, while at the same safeguarding European innovation and upholding the rights of citizens.

#3. How to adapt the Education system to the digital reality?

Milena Stoycheva - Visiting Professor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at University of Trento & CEO of Junior Achievement in Bulgaria

Gyula Cserey - Deputy Head of Unit for Higher Education, European Commission, DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture

How can the European education system be adapted to the digital reality, to equip people with the right digital skills and to deploy digital technology to support education?