POLITICO Tech Summit 2023 | POLITICO | 25 April 2023 | Online

Brussels took the first steps in 2021 to regulate the continent’s most innovative artificial intelligence technologies with an ambitious legislative package. And the verdicts are in: for some, it shouldn’t open the door to stifling innovation. For others, it doesn’t go far enough in preventing the use of high-risk or unethical AI. One year on, and with the legislative train well en route, where do global policymakers, tech leaders and civil society representatives stand in the discussion?

This comes as debates continue around key legislative files such as the Data Act, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA), data protection, as well as international cooperation in AI development and how to best harness the potential of AI in areas as diverse as cyber security, health care and gaming.

2023 Speakers

Jeremias Adams-Prassl
Professor of Law, University of Oxford

Alex Agius Saliba
MEP (S&D, Malta), European Parliament

Carme Artigas
Secretary of State for Digitization and Artificial Intelligence, Spain

Alberto Bacchiega
Director, Markets and Cases II: information, Communication and Media, DG COMP, European Commission

Cathrin Bauer-Bulst
Head of Unit, Security in The Digital Age, DG HOME, European Commission

Liza Bellulo
General Secretary, Bouygues Telecom

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

Malte Beyer-Katzenberger
Team Leader – EU Policies, Data Policy and Innovation, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Martyna Bildziukiewicz
Head of East Stratcom Task Force, EEAS

Ditte Bjerregaard
Deputy Tech Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

Damian Boeselager
MEP (Greens/EFA, Germany), European Parliament

Nadia Calviño
Vice-President and Minister for The Economy and Digital Transformation, Spain

Leila Chaibi
MEP (GUE/NGL, France), European Parliament

Minjie Chen
Assistant Professor, Andlinger Center for Energy And Environment, Princeton University

Dan Cimpean
Head, National Cyber Security Directorate, Romania

Alberto Di Felice
Director for Infrastructure, Privacy & Security Policy, Digital Europe

Helen Dixon
Data Protection Commissioner, Ireland

Stéphane Duguin
Chief Executive Officer, Cyber Peace Institute

Elina Eickstädt
Spokesperson, Chaos Computer Club

Siada El Ramly
Director-General, DOT Europe

Clothilde Goujard
Technology Reporter, Politico

Pieter Haeck
Technology Reporter, Politico

Kay Jebelli
Competition & Regulatory Counsel, CCIA Europe

Carly Kind
Director, Ada Lovelace Institute

Thibaut Kleiner
Director for Policy, Strategy and Outreach, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Kamila Kloc
Acting Director, Digital Decade and Connectivity, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Samuel Laurinkari
VP, Public Policy & Government Relations, Wolt

Thomas Lohninger
Executive Director, Epicenter.Works

Raluca Marian
General Delegate, Permanent Delegation to The EU, International Road Transport Union

Ben Nimmo
Global Lead for Threat Intelligence, Meta

Mathieu Pollet
Technology Reporter, POLITICO

Antoaneta Roussinova-Lonardi
Cybersecurity Reporter, POLITICO

Joachim Schwerin
Principal Economist, DG GROW, European Commission

Mark Scott
Chief Technology Correspondent, POLITICO

Kristina Sinemus
Hessian Minister for Digital Strategy and Development, Germany

Lucilla Sioli
Director for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Industry, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Emily Slifer
Director of Policy, Thorn

Rebekah Tromble
Director, Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics

Dragoș Tudorache
MEP (Renew Europe, Romania), European Parliament

Vanessa Turner
Senior Advisor – Competition, BEUC (The European Consumer Organization)

Kim van Sparrentak
MEP (Greens/EFA, The Netherlands), European Parliament

David van Weel
Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, Nato

Nick Vinocur
Editor-At-Large, POLITICO

Henna Virkkunen
MEP (EPP, Finland), European Parliament

Gian Volpicelli
Technology Reporter, Politico

Ludwig Von Reiche
Managing Director, NVIDIA GmbH

Axel Voss
MEP (EPP, Germany), European Parliament

Claire Wardle
Chair, Taskforce on Disinformation in The Ukraine War, Professor of The Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice, European Digital Media Observatory, Brown University

Rita Wezenbeek
Director of Platforms, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Aoife White
Tech Editor, POLITICO

Wojciech Wiewiórowski
European Data Protection Supervisor, EDPS

Ben Wray
Journalist, the Gig Economy Project

2023 Partners

PRESENTING PARTNER:
• Google

NETWORKING PARTNER:
• Vodafone

VISIBILITY PARTNERS:
• Cepa
• The Future Society