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

Yves Lostanlen -Managing Director & Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Element Ai

This Digital Talk will address the question how the EU can turn its value-driven approach to tech challenges into a resource, to provide economic advantages and to create European added value on the global market.

Digital Talk #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

William Echikson - Associate Senior Research Fellow and Head of Digital Forum, CEPS

This Digital Talk will debate whether EU regulation and open innovation can complement each other and if a new approach to regulation is needed that can adapt to the fast-changing digital environment, while at the same safeguarding European innovation and upholding the rights of citizens.

Digital Talk #3. Challenges of Higher Education for a Strong Digital Europe

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

Hilligje van't Land - Secretary General, International Association of Universities

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?