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Political Engagement Ltd | BE 0799888427 | Avenue des Arts 44, 1040 Etterbeek, Belgium

Sandra Särav-Tammus

Deputy Secretary General for Economics and Innovation

Area of Economy And Innovation

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Suur-Ameerika 1

10122 Tallinn

10 January 2025

Invitation to speak at The Parliament Tech, Digital and AI Summit 2025

Dear Deputy Secretary General Särav-Tammus,

It is my pleasure to officially invite you to speak at The Parliament’s Tech, Digital and AI

Summit 2025

The event will take place on Wednesday, 19 February 2025 from 13h30 – 18h00 CET at

the Renaissance Brussels Hotel in Rue du Parnasse 19, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Please find

an always up to date version of the programme here.

The half-day flagship summit will gather over 100 influential high-level stakeholders from the

tech industry across the European Union to tackle critical and timely dossiers including

competitiveness, tech sovereignty and preserving citizens’ rights. The goal is to facilitate

concrete policy recommendations for the upcoming EU mandate.

We are honoured to invite you to take stage for a 15-minute one-to-one on-stage interview

with a senior member of our editorial team starting at 13h40 - 13h55 CET discussing your

achievements in the Estonian government and showcase successful case studies, inspiring

the EU digital progress.

Should the timing not fit your agenda or should you prefer to partake in one of the panels,

we are most happy to accommodate the request and provide further details.

We hope that you will join us on this important occasion.

Yours sincerely,

Augusta Ramaccioni

Director of programmes and operations

Tech, Digital and AI Summit

With the beginning of the new mandate of the European Parliament and the appointment of the European Commission, there are plenty of possibilities and challenges in the digital sector that need to be addressed. Our conversations will be focused on feasible approaches, from promoting digital transformation and artificial intelligence to protecting data privacy and cybersecurity. Can Europe handle these technological breakthroughs while preserving strategic autonomy, increasing competitiveness, and protecting citizens' rights in the digital era?

19 February 2025

The Renaissance Hotel

Rue du Parnasse 19, 1050 Brussels

Gold Partners

Draft programme – last updated to January 25January 8, 2025

12.30 - 13.30 Welcome light lunch and registration

13.30 - 13.35 Opening remarks by The Parliament and our Platinum Partner

13.35 - 13.45 Keynote Address

With: Valeriya Ionan, Deputy Minister for Eurointegration, Ministry of Digital

Transformation of Ukraine (online)

13.40 – 14.00 Spotlight interview

14.00 – 14.45 European Tech Regulation: Enforcement and Business Impact

Session I • Europe’s tech strategy is getting real – how are the DSA and DMA

getting enforced, and how does that affect Europe’s companies?

• How can we balance investment in EU digital infrastructures to meet

surging data demands and foster competition, while also determining the

appropriate level of regulation for big tech companies offering telecoms

services (e.g.,via the EU Connectivity Package) and ensuring

competitiveness and security?

• In pursuit of tech sovereignty, how European tech regulations might

impact the ability of European startups and tech companies to develop

and compete with established global players?

Confirmed speakers:

• Andreas Schwab MEP (EPP, Germany), European Parliament

• Stéphanie Yon-Courtin MEP (Renew, France), European Parliament

• Audrey Scozzaro Ferrazini, Vice-President Government Affairs, Qualcomm

• Renate Nikolay, Deputy Director-General, DG CNECT, European Commission

14.50 – 15.35

Session II

Escaping the middle-technology trap: Dissecting EU Barriers to

Innovation and Competition

• How can Europe effectively mobilise public and private investments to

support high-risk, high-reward research projects that can drive

breakthrough innovations?

• How does the licensing of standards and patents affect small and

medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups in the European tech

sector and what measures can the EU implement to ensure they have

equitable access to essential technologies and avoid being

disadvantaged by excessive licensing costs, fostering a competitive tech

ecosystem?

• 5G and WiFi networks rely on thousands of patented technologies to

work. How can Europe ensure a balanced and efficient licensing

environment for standard-essential patents (SEPs) to promote

innovation, competition, and the development of new technologies in

sectors such as mobile communications, the Internet of Things, and the

automotive industry?

Confirmed speakers:

Draft programme – last updated to January 25January 8, 2025

• Adrián Vázquez Lázara MEP (EPP, Spain), European Parliament

• Evelina Kurgonaite, Secretary General, Fair Standards Alliance

• Carlota Reyners Fontana, Director, Markets and cases II: Information

Technology, Communication and Media, European Commission

• Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General, DG GROW, European

Commission

15.35 – 16.10 Networking break

16.10 – 16.55

Session III

Make Europe the AI continent: Securing cybersecurity and

fostering a collaborative approach through strategic partnerships

• How can the EU promote a whole-of-society approach to cybersecurity,

fostering a culture of security awareness and preparedness among

individuals, businesses, and government organisations and making it “the

AI continent”? • Is it possible to strengthen EU cybersecurity resilience by reducing

reliance on high-risk suppliers, promoting a strong European

cybersecurity industry?

• How can the EU leverage strategic partnerships like the recently

concluded EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) to encourage

innovation and competitiveness in the digital age and to remain a

frontrunner against China and the U.S.?

Confirmed speakers:

• Aura Salla MEP (EPP, Finland), European Parliament

• Brando Benifei MEP (S&D, Italy), European Parliament

17.00 – 17.45

Session IV

Striking a balance between privacy and competitiveness to boost

AI innovation

• How can the EU leverage open data to bolster AI innovation while

balancing privacy regulations?

• How can businesses ride the open-source AI wave to sharpen their

competitive edge, while navigating the regulatory landscape outlined in

the AI Act?

• How can the EU stand out in the global AI race by transforming its high-

level standards in data privacy, ethical AI, and cutting-edge research into

competitive advantages?

Confirmed speakers:

• Sonia Perez Romero, Head of Unit for Artificial Intelligence,

European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)

• Lucilla Sioli, Director, EU AI Office, DG CNECT, European

Commission (tbc)

• Marco Pancini, Senior Director, Head of EU Affairs, Meta

17.50 – 18.05 Spotlight interview

18.05 – 19.00 Networking reception

Draft programme – last updated to January 25January 8, 2025

Political Engagement Ltd | BE 0799888427 | Avenue des Arts 44, 1040 Etterbeek, Belgium

Sandra Särav-Tammus

Deputy Secretary General for Economics and Innovation

Area of Economy And Innovation

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Suur-Ameerika 1

10122 Tallinn

10 January 2025

Invitation to speak at The Parliament Tech, Digital and AI Summit 2025

Dear Deputy Secretary General Särav-Tammus,

It is my pleasure to officially invite you to speak at The Parliament’s Tech, Digital and AI

Summit 2025

The event will take place on Wednesday, 19 February 2025 from 13h30 – 18h00 CET at

the Renaissance Brussels Hotel in Rue du Parnasse 19, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Please find

an always up to date version of the programme here.

The half-day flagship summit will gather over 100 influential high-level stakeholders from the

tech industry across the European Union to tackle critical and timely dossiers including

competitiveness, tech sovereignty and preserving citizens’ rights. The goal is to facilitate

concrete policy recommendations for the upcoming EU mandate.

We are honoured to invite you to take stage for a 15-minute one-to-one on-stage interview

with a senior member of our editorial team starting at 13h40 - 13h55 CET discussing your

achievements in the Estonian government and showcase successful case studies, inspiring

the EU digital progress.

Should the timing not fit your agenda or should you prefer to partake in one of the panels,

we are most happy to accommodate the request and provide further details.

We hope that you will join us on this important occasion.

Yours sincerely,

Augusta Ramaccioni

Director of programmes and operations

Tech, Digital and AI Summit

With the beginning of the new mandate of the European Parliament and the appointment of the European Commission, there are plenty of possibilities and challenges in the digital sector that need to be addressed. Our conversations will be focused on feasible approaches, from promoting digital transformation and artificial intelligence to protecting data privacy and cybersecurity. Can Europe handle these technological breakthroughs while preserving strategic autonomy, increasing competitiveness, and protecting citizens' rights in the digital era?

19 February 2025

The Renaissance Hotel

Rue du Parnasse 19, 1050 Brussels

Gold Partners

Draft programme – last updated to January 25January 8, 2025

12.30 - 13.30 Welcome light lunch and registration

13.30 - 13.35 Opening remarks by The Parliament and our Platinum Partner

13.35 - 13.45 Keynote Address

With: Valeriya Ionan, Deputy Minister for Eurointegration, Ministry of Digital

Transformation of Ukraine (online)

13.40 – 14.00 Spotlight interview

14.00 – 14.45 European Tech Regulation: Enforcement and Business Impact

Session I • Europe’s tech strategy is getting real – how are the DSA and DMA

getting enforced, and how does that affect Europe’s companies?

• How can we balance investment in EU digital infrastructures to meet

surging data demands and foster competition, while also determining the

appropriate level of regulation for big tech companies offering telecoms

services (e.g.,via the EU Connectivity Package) and ensuring

competitiveness and security?

• In pursuit of tech sovereignty, how European tech regulations might

impact the ability of European startups and tech companies to develop

and compete with established global players?

Confirmed speakers:

• Andreas Schwab MEP (EPP, Germany), European Parliament

• Stéphanie Yon-Courtin MEP (Renew, France), European Parliament

• Audrey Scozzaro Ferrazini, Vice-President Government Affairs, Qualcomm

• Renate Nikolay, Deputy Director-General, DG CNECT, European Commission

14.50 – 15.35

Session II

Escaping the middle-technology trap: Dissecting EU Barriers to

Innovation and Competition

• How can Europe effectively mobilise public and private investments to

support high-risk, high-reward research projects that can drive

breakthrough innovations?

• How does the licensing of standards and patents affect small and

medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups in the European tech

sector and what measures can the EU implement to ensure they have

equitable access to essential technologies and avoid being

disadvantaged by excessive licensing costs, fostering a competitive tech

ecosystem?

• 5G and WiFi networks rely on thousands of patented technologies to

work. How can Europe ensure a balanced and efficient licensing

environment for standard-essential patents (SEPs) to promote

innovation, competition, and the development of new technologies in

sectors such as mobile communications, the Internet of Things, and the

automotive industry?

Confirmed speakers:

Draft programme – last updated to January 25January 8, 2025

• Adrián Vázquez Lázara MEP (EPP, Spain), European Parliament

• Evelina Kurgonaite, Secretary General, Fair Standards Alliance

• Carlota Reyners Fontana, Director, Markets and cases II: Information

Technology, Communication and Media, European Commission

• Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General, DG GROW, European

Commission

15.35 – 16.10 Networking break

16.10 – 16.55

Session III

Make Europe the AI continent: Securing cybersecurity and

fostering a collaborative approach through strategic partnerships

• How can the EU promote a whole-of-society approach to cybersecurity,

fostering a culture of security awareness and preparedness among

individuals, businesses, and government organisations and making it “the

AI continent”? • Is it possible to strengthen EU cybersecurity resilience by reducing

reliance on high-risk suppliers, promoting a strong European

cybersecurity industry?

• How can the EU leverage strategic partnerships like the recently

concluded EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) to encourage

innovation and competitiveness in the digital age and to remain a

frontrunner against China and the U.S.?

Confirmed speakers:

• Aura Salla MEP (EPP, Finland), European Parliament

• Brando Benifei MEP (S&D, Italy), European Parliament

17.00 – 17.45

Session IV

Striking a balance between privacy and competitiveness to boost

AI innovation

• How can the EU leverage open data to bolster AI innovation while

balancing privacy regulations?

• How can businesses ride the open-source AI wave to sharpen their

competitive edge, while navigating the regulatory landscape outlined in

the AI Act?

• How can the EU stand out in the global AI race by transforming its high-

level standards in data privacy, ethical AI, and cutting-edge research into

competitive advantages?

Confirmed speakers:

• Sonia Perez Romero, Head of Unit for Artificial Intelligence,

European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)

• Lucilla Sioli, Director, EU AI Office, DG CNECT, European

Commission (tbc)

• Marco Pancini, Senior Director, Head of EU Affairs, Meta

17.50 – 18.05 Spotlight interview

18.05 – 19.00 Networking reception

Draft programme – last updated to January 25January 8, 2025