Agenda

Note: This is a provisional agenda and timings are subject to change.

All session timings below are in CET.

20 February

09:00 - 09:30

Opening Coffee and Networking

Registration, Platform and Venue Open

09:30 - 10:00

Opening Welcome Remarks

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Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director General, DIGITALEUROPE

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Peter Weckesser
President, DIGITALEUROPE and Chief Digital Officer, Schneider Electric

10:00 - 10:20

Opening Keynote Conversation

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Moderated by: Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director General, DIGITALEUROPE

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Renate Nikolay
Deputy Director General, DG CNECT, European Commission

10:20 - 11:00

Opening High-Level Panel - Critical Technologies: Driving Europe's Competitiveness in the Digital Age

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Moderated by: Silvia Amaro
TV Reporter and Correspondent, CNBC

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Rolf Schumann
CDO, Schwarz Group and Co-CEO, Schwarz Digits

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Mauro Macchi
EMEA CEO, Accenture

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:15

Breakout sessions

Two parallel sessions, diving further into the detail of the topics.

Session 1: General Purpose AI in Europe: What now?

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Moderated by: Javier Espinoza
EU Correspondent, The Financial Times

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Eva Maydell
Member, European Parliament

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Lucilla Sioli
Director EU AI Office, European Commission

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Uwe Heckert
Chairman of the Board & Head of Enterprise Informatics Europe, Philips

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Marianne Vikkula
COO, Wolt

Session 2: Green tech and innovation: powering Europe’s sustainable and competitive future

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Moderated by: Sandra Sarav
Deputy Secretary General for Economy and Innovation, Estonia

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Florika Fink-Hooijer
Director General, DG ENV, European Commission

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Andrea Voigt
Head of Global Public Affairs and Communication, Danfoss

12:15 - 13:45

Lunch

13:45 - 14:30

Breakout sessions

Two parallel sessions, diving further into the detail of the topics.

Session 1: To be announced soon

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Moderated by: Robert Hodgson
Journalist, Euronews

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Mechthild Wörsdörfer
Deputy Director-General, DG ENER, European Commission

Session 2: Health tech and innovation: Boosting Europe’s competitive edge

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Moderated by: Ray Pinto
Senior Director for Digital Transformation Policy, DIGITALEUROPE

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Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis
Member, European Parliament

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Sandra Gallina
Director General, DG SANTE, European Commission

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Amira Romani
Senior Vice President Global Innovation & Technology, Siemens Healthineers

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Alexandra Goncalves
Vice President, IT Digital Health,
Bristol Myers Squibb

14:35 - 14:45

The Future of Work in the Age of AI

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Angelique de Vries Schipperijn
President, EMEA, Workday

14:45 - 15:15

Fireside chat: Powering Europe’s green and digital Future

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Moderated by: Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director General, DIGITALEUROPE

15:15 - 15:35

Panel discussion: Fireside Chat - Tech as a catalyst: transforming Europe into a competitive and attractive powerhouse

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Moderated by: Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director General, DIGITALEUROPE

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Valdis Dombrovskis
European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification

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Julie Linn Teigland
EMEIA Area Managing Partner, EY

15:35 - 16:20

Panel – Future of Connectivity in Europe: Building Europe’s Digital Backbone

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Sandra Sarav
Deputy Secretary General for Economy and Innovation, Estonia

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Renate Nikolay
Deputy Director General, DG CNECT, European Commission

16:20 - 16:30

Closing remarks

16:30 - 18:00

Cocktail reception and celebration of DIGITALEUROPE's 25th Anniversary

Contact Us

If you are interested in finding out more about the event, please contact Kivanc Akil, Associate Director for Events & Executive Coordination, DIGITALEUROPE:

[email protected]