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Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director General, DIGITALEUROPE Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl is Director-General of DIGITALEUROPE, the leading digital technology industry association representing over 35,000 digital companies in Europe.
She is a member of the Board of Directors of Gaia-X, of the European Commission’s Industrial Forum, and of the B20 Digital Transformation Taskforce. She is also a member of the Stakeholder Cybersecurity Certification Group of ENISA (the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) and of NATO’s high-level Advisory Group for Emerging and Disruptive Technologies, as well as a board member of the European Commission’s Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition and the European Parliament-led European Internet Forum, and a member of the supervisory board of EIT Digital.
Formerly, Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl was a member of the European Commission’s High Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence, and of the High-level Strategy Group on Industrial Technologies in charge of identifying Key Enabling Technologies.
She was an Executive Board Member of the Royal Danish Export Council and Chair of the Export Grant Committee under the Danish Foreign Ministry. She also served as Executive Board member in DIGITALEUROPE, and as a member of the association’s high level Digital Advisory Council.
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl has served as Board Member of the Danish Chamber of Commerce and was President of the Board of the Danish ICT association (ITB), where she led the development of policy positions on issues such as business digitalisation, ICT security, disruptive business models, telecoms and education.
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl has more than 25 years of experience in the ICT industry. She previously held international positions at IBM and Oracle as well as with SMEs, building businesses across Europe and China and founding the cloud provider GlobeIT. She has deep insights into the digitalisation of business and society and the data-driven economy, and is regularly invited to deliver keynote speeches on these issues at high-level events across the world.
Silvia Amaro, TV Reporter and Correspondent, CNBC Silvia Amaro is an Anchor for CNBC in London. She also reports on the European Union, Italy and the Nordics and is a regular contributor to CNBC’s digital platforms.
Silvia has covered key market events such as Greece’s debt crisis, Brexit and Europe’s energy crisis. She also regularly attends geopolitical gatherings, such as G-20 and NATO meetings. Silvia has landed exclusive interviews with many European officials, notably Europe’s former competition chief Margrethe Vestager, former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
She has also covered Europe’s reactions to Russia’s war in Ukraine, interviewing Russian Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov just days ahead of the full-scale invasion.
In addition to her daily breaking news coverage, she has done several short documentaries on climate change, Chinese investments in Europe, and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on retail and tourism. She has also hosted panels and moderated conversations with the European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund, and the Munich Security Conference, among others.
Silvia Amaro was awarded CFA ‘UK Broadcast Journalist of the Year’ in 2021 for her report on “How to fix rising inequality during Covid-19.” Amaro graduated from City University, London.
Vytenis Andriukaitis, Member, European Parliament Having the background of professional doctor, V. Andriukaitis had been a practicing surgeon with specialization in cardiovascular surgery (more than 20 years). He also holds a degree in History from Vilnius University.
He is a co-author and signatory of the Independence Act of Lithuania, also one of the co-authors of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania adopted in 1992. Member of the Lithuanian Parliament for six terms, from 1990 to 2004 and from 2008 to 2012.
From 2012 to 2014 Vytenis Andriukaitis was a Minister for Health in the Lithuanian Government.
From 2014 to 2019 he served as European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety.
From 2020 – 2024 Special Envoy of the WHO for Universal Health Coverage for the European region and Member of the Political Advisory Panel of the UHC 2030 Movement.
From 2024 – Member of European Parliament. Member of ENVI, SANT and AFCO committees, a coordinator of S&D group in SANT committee.
V.P. Andriukaitis is an author of multiple articles and books, more than 140 legislative proposals and amendments on national and the EU level; among them Amendments to European Treaties.
Kait Bolongaro, Managing Editor for Europe, MLex Kait is an award-winning journalist and a recognized leader in the media industry.
She sees journalism as essential for holding those in power accountable. Her leadership style emphasizes driving impactful reporting that doesn’t shy away from complex political and economic issues and supporting the professional development of the next generation of journalists. She brings these values to her role as Managing Editor for Europe at MLex, currently based in Brussels.
Her TEDx talk “Protect Journalists, Protect Freedom” shares the idea that journalists need to be protected in order to protect freedom and democracy. In 2024, she was selected to join Poynter’s prestigious Leadership Academy for Women in Media, a testament of her contribution as a leader in journalism.
Kait’s multicultural background underpins her belief in the importance of diverse narratives in journalism, enhancing her ability to lead multicultural teams and write stories reflecting various viewpoints and cultures. She also speaks French, Spanish, Italian, and German.
Kait holds a Bachelor’s degree in French and African Studies from the University of British Columbia, where she got her first byline at the school newspaper. She also has an Erasmus Mundus Master’s degree in Journalism, Media, and Globalization from Aarhus University and the University of Hamburg. She is currently pursuing a PhD at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, researching how the Brussels Press Corps contributes to the mainstreaming of radical right political parties in Europe.
Clare Biddle, EMEA Water Lead, Amazon Web Services Clare Biddle joined Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the Water Lead for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2021 where she heads up the water infrastructure team. She brings her engineering and chemical knowledge, her business head and her passions for improved water management and stewardship to her role at AWS.
Within her 25-year career within the water and wastewater sector, Clare has delivered water infrastructure (industrial and domestic) solutions across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Europe. Her previous roles include delivery of various water infrastructure at Wood Group plc, Samsung C&T, and Water utility Thames Water. Her experience extends to produced water, brackish water, seawater and industrial and municipal wastewaters.
She has led the development of water reuse schemes in Oman, Egypt, UAE and Saudi Arabia to improve business efficiency and resiliency. Her experience and leadership have been instrumental in implementing sustainable water management practices and optimising water operations across various regions.
Clare is a chartered Chemist (CChem RACI), has a BSc (Chemistry) from Monash University, Melbourne and holds a MBA from Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow.
János Bóka, Minister for European Affairs, Hungary He received his law degree from the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the University of Szeged in 2001. Between 2005 and 2006, he studied in a Master’s programme at the Vrije Universiteiten in Brussels. In 2013, he received his PhD degree from the University of Szeged. Between 2001 and 2003, he worked as an assistant professor at the Department of International and European Law at the Faculty of Law and Political Science. Between 2003 and 2004, he worked in the Hungarian Information Office. From 2009, he worked as an assistant professor, and between 2011 and 2016 as an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the University of Szeged. Between 2014 and 2015, he worked as a senior adviser at the Civil Chamber of the Curia. Between 2015 and 2019, he was associate professor at the Ludovika University of Public Service, and between 2016 and 2017, Deputy Dean. Between 2017 and 2018, he was Director of the Hungarian Academy of Justice at the National Office for the Judiciary. Between 2018 and 2020, he was State Secretary for European Union and International Justice Cooperation at the Ministry of Justice. Since 2019, he has been an associate professor at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church. Between 2021 and 2022, he was State Secretary to the Prime Minister for European Union Affairs at the Government Office of the Prime Minister. Between 2022 and 2023, he was Secretary of State for European Union Affairs at the Ministry of Justice. Since 2022, he has been the Prime Minister’s Commissioner and the Prime Minister’s EU Sherpa. Since 1 August 2023, he has been Minister for European Union Affairs.
Jeff Campbell, SVP and Chief Government Strategy Officer, Cisco As Chief Government Strategy Officer, Jeff Campbell leads Cisco’s government relations worldwide. He manages a team that spans six continents and is charged with advancing issues that support Cisco’s robust corporate and technology policy agenda. This includes conferring with world leaders, important legislators, critical regulators, and industry stakeholders to shape public policies that foster innovation and emerging digital technologies, promote broadband adoption, and protect global competitiveness.
Since joining Cisco in 2001, Jeff’s deep expertise and background in telecommunication and internet regulation, intellectual property law, energy regulation, and international trade have helped advance the company’s many priorities. During his tenure, he has successfully advocated for policies that enable the future of wireless technologies and 5G, improve the digitization of education and rural communities, dedicate billions of dollars to expand broadband infrastructure across America, and reduce barriers to digital trade, among others.
Passionate about bridging the “digital divide” and powering a more inclusive future, Jeff represents Cisco on the Board of Directors for the California Emerging Technologies Fund, which works to accelerate the deployment of broadband in unserved and underserved communities. He also sits on the Board of Directors for the Telecommunications Industry Association.
Prior to Cisco, Jeff headed the Washington, D.C. government affairs office of Compaq Computer and began his career as a telecommunications regulatory attorney for the international law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey.
Jeff holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Yale University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
Michele Centemero, EVP, Regional Services Leader, Europe, Mastercard In July 2024, Michele has been appointed as Regional Service Lead (RSL). He is now in charge for Mastercard Services Business in Europe, aimed at integrating the Go-To-Market Approach. He is responsible for all business development, product groups and customer success within the region, working closely with the global counterparts on Consulting, Consumer Acquisition and Engagement, Security Solutions, Business and Marketing Insights and Open Banking.
Michele has been with Mastercard since 2008, covering different important roles. From October 2017 to June 2024, he was the Country Manager of Italy developing and implementing the Mastercard strategy in the country.
Prior to that, Michele was Vice President, Head of Business Development Continental Europe for Mastercard Payment Gateway Services (MPGS). With his team he managed the growth of the MPGS business in Western Europe, Italy & Greece, Central Eastern Europe and High Growth Emerging Markets, helping all the different countries to diversify and grow the e-commerce business and making payments safe, simple and smart.
At the very beginning of his career in Mastercard, Michele was Vice President Account Management leading the relationship with UniCredit Group, Europe’s largest customer active in 17 countries.
Before joining Mastercard, he was Head of Sales & Marketing in PMI Mortgage Insurance and had a Senior Management position in Reuters.
Michele graduated in Economics & Business Management at Bocconi University in Milan.
Angelique de Vries Schipperijn, President, EMEA, Workday Angelique is president of EMEA at Workday. She is a recognised international technology leader, experienced in driving business growth with a values-driven, customer focused approach.
Prior to joining Workday in October 2022, Angelique was at Salesforce where, in her role as EVP & CEO Northern Europe, she was responsible for the Salesforce business operations in Benelux and Nordics. In addition, she was the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of the Global Platform Solution Group.
Angelique previously held various leadership roles at SAP during her 24 years at the company. She led SAP’s Global Pre-sales and Customer Experience organisations and was an executive sponsor of LEAP, the women leadership programme at SAP.
In addition to her current position at Workday, Angelique is a member of the Supervisory Board of Sligro Food Group and a member of the Advisory Board of the Dutch art museum – ‘Het Noordbrabants Museum’. She holds a degree in Commercial Technology from De Haagse Hogeschool and a graduate of the Commercial Technology program from Nyenrode Business University.
Angelique is based in Amsterdam.
Alberto Di Felice is Policy and Legal Counsel at DIGITALEUROPE. Alberto Di Felice is Policy and Legal Counsel at DIGITALEUROPE.
He works across policy teams to forecast and analyse new legislation. He has a particular focus on priority files, and is in charge of ensuring quality across all of the association’s policy deliverables and thought leadership. In addition, he supports the projects team to strengthen synergies between policy and projects workstreams. Alberto also acts as DIGITALEUROPE’s data protection and antitrust compliance officer.
Prior to this position, Alberto headed the association’s work on cybersecurity, AI, data policy and privacy, telecoms, and consumer policy. Alberto joined DIGITALEUROPE in February 2018, having previously spent seven years at Qualcomm, a world leader in mobile technologies. His work there cut across EU technology policy areas such as privacy, telecoms regulation and the impact of digital on innovation and business models, including verticals such as connected cars and mobile health.
Alberto is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E). He holds degrees in law and European studies from the universities of Teramo and Trento in Italy as well as a masters in diplomacy from the Institute for International Political Studies in Milan.
Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification Valdis Dombrovskis is European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification. Previous to this, he served as the Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People.
Prior he has served three consecutive terms as Prime Minister of Latvia, becoming the longest serving elected head of government in Latvia’s history.
Before becoming Vice-President, Valdis Dombrovskis was elected for the second time as a Member of the European Parliament (first, 2004-2009) and Head of Latvian Delegation in the EPP Group.
He served as a Member of the Saeima (Parliament) of Latvia (03.2004-06.2004; 01.2014-06.2014) and was Latvia’s Minister of Finance from 2002 to 2004.
Valdis Dombrovskis was born on 5 August 1971 in Riga, Latvia. He graduated with a degree in physics from the University of Latvia (1993) and economics from Riga University of Technology (1995). He received his master’s degree in physics in 1995 from the University of Latvia. In 1995 -1998 he worked as a research assistant at the Mainz University, Germany, the Institute of Solid-State Physics, Latvia and the University of Maryland (USA).
Prior to joining politics, he worked as a senior economist and chief economist at the Bank of Latvia (1998-2002). He is a co-author of book with Anders Aslund „How Latvia came through the financial crisis” which was published in 2011.
In November 2014 Valdis Dombrovskis was awarded by the Order of the Three Stars (Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis), the highest State Decoration of the Republic of Latvia.
Javier Espinoza, Europe Executive Editor, Capitol Forum Javier Espinoza was previously the FT’s EU correspondent covering competition and digital policy from Brussels. Prior to that he was the paper’s private equity correspondent in London. He was part of the original group of reporters that formed the FT’s Due Diligence newsletter in 2017.
He was the Daily Telegraph’s education editor for two years prior to joining the Financial Times. Before joining the Telegraph in 2015, he was a multimedia reporter for the Wall Street Journal in London. He’s done stints at Forbes, the Observer and other UK and international outlets. He studied journalism at City University. He is also a Political Economist having completed a second Master’s degree at King’s College London. He recently completed an executive MBA at IE Business School.
Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director General, DG ENV, European Commission Florika Fink-Hooijer has been the director general of the environment department of the European Commission since 2020. In her current role, she is responsible for implementing the European Green Deal objectives, particularly in the areas of circular economy, biodiversity and zero pollution. She joined the European Commission in 1990 and has held various high level and medio level management positions in the fields of external and security policy, humanitarian aid, disaster risk reduction and environmental protection, in (DG) RELEX (the predecessor of the European External Action Service) and DG for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, among others. Prior to joining the European Commission, she worked at the law firms such as Nordemann, Vinck & Hertin in Berlin, and De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in The Hague. Fink-Hooijer studied law at the Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universität Bonn, and the Université de Lausanne before completing a master’s degree in International and Comparative Law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Later, she completed a PhD in copyright at the Free University of Berlin with a dissertation about the immediate termination in copyright contract law.
Sandra Gallina, Director General, DG SANTE, European Commission Sandra Gallina joined the European Commission in 1988. She is today Director General for Health and Food Safety. Before joining DG SANTE, between 2018 and 2020 she was Deputy Director General for DG TRADE. Between 2014 and 2018 she was Director for DG TRADE Directorate D “Sustainable Development; Economic Partnership Agreements – African, Caribbean and Pacific; Agri-food and Fisheries”. Sandra Gallina was also the EU chief negotiator for the EU-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement. Between 2001 and 2009 she was the EU Lead Negotiator for Non-Agricultural Market Access in the WTO Doha Round and in that capacity, she defined and presented EU policy for the Doha Development Agenda on non-agricultural market access negotiations. Before joining DG TRADE, she worked in the Directorate General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) at the end of the 1990s.
Dr Alexandra Goncalves, Vice President, Head of Digital Health, Bristol Myers Squibb Dr. Alexandra Goncalves serves as Vice President and Head of Digital Health at Bristol Meyers Squibb, leading Digital Health strategy and business execution across the company portfolio, from clinical development to commercialization. Prior to joining BMS, Dr. Goncalves was Philips’ Chief Medical Officer for Precision Diagnosis, leading the clinical, medical and market access teams across several lines of business including MRI, CT, Informatics and Ultrasound.
Dr. Goncalves is an internationally recognized academic cardiologist with a business acumen. After completing Medical School in Portugal where she became a non-invasive cardiologist and Professor of Medicine, Dr. Goncalves relocated to the US where she did postdoctoral work at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Goncalves spend more than 15 years in clinical practice, has authored more than 60 peer-review articles, including reports in high impact journals such as Eur Heart J. Dr. Goncalves serves as advisor for biotech start-ups, is a reviewer in several scientific journals, has registered four patents in medical imaging and thrives by bringing innovation to improve patient’s lives.
Nicolas Gonzalez Casares, Member, European Parliament Born in A Coruña (Galicia-Spain) in 1972, he studied nursing at the University of Santiago de Compostela, working in 061 -Emergency service- and as a specialist teacher in life support, where he is the author of the Manual of advanced life support in pre-hospital emergencies (2007) among other health publications.
In parallel, Gonzalez Casares has developed his political career at the local level, becoming first deputy mayor and councillor for Urbanism, Social Services, Health and Sport during the previous legislature in Lalín, a village in the heart of Galicia.
After the elections to the European Parliament in May 2019, he became an MEP for the PSOE. In the European Parliament, he is a member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy – ITRE, where he is the spokesperson for the Spanish Socialist Delegation for Energy -, the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) and the Committee on Fisheries (PECH).
González Casares has been the Socialist rapporteur in ITRE for the Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’).
Within the Fit for 55 package, he’s the Socialist rapporteur for the proposal to revise the Renewable Energy Directive (including the REPowerEU proposal on permitting), and ENVI’s rapporteur for the Proposal for a regulation on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport (ReFuelEU Aviation). He was the Parliament’s rapporteur for the reform of the design of the electricity market.
Nicolás has been re-elected as MEP in June 2024.
Minna Helle, CEO, Technology Industries of Finland Minna Helle has been the CEO of Technology Industries of Finland (TIF) since November 2024. Technology Industries of Finland represents Finland’s largest industrial sector, with its industries accounting for slightly over half of the country’s exports.
Ms. Helle has been working at TIF since 2018 and has previously held multiple key responsibilities within the organization, including labor markets, skills development, innovation policy, as well as SME and entrepreneurship affairs.
Helle has had a long and distinguished career in Finnish societal affairs, lobbying, and high-stakes negotiations. She graduated as a lawyer in 1997 and began her career at the Union of Journalists in Finland and Akava (Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff). She later held leadership positions in several labor market organizations before becoming Finland’s first female National Conciliator. In recognition of her pioneering work in communication, she was awarded the Communicator of the Year prize in 2017.
Helle serves on the boards of Orgalim (Europe’s Technology Industries), Ceemet (European Tech & Industry Employers), and the pension insurance company Elo.
Uwe Heckert, Head of Philips Enterprise Informatics, Europe Region After studying business administration in Berlin, Göttingen and at the State University of New York, Uwe Heckert started at McKinsey & Company Inc. in 1997, where he worked as a consultant and senior project manager. During this time, he did his doctorate in business informatics on the topic “knowledge management”. In 2005, he moved to T-Systems International, where he managed various areas, most recently as Senior Vice President for ERP/SAP Systems Integration. From 2013, Heckert continued his career at the international IT service company Unisys. After successfully managing the EMEA business in the public sector as Vice President & General Manager, he assumed a global role in the area of business applications and solutions.
Since June 2021, Uwe Heckert has been CEO of Philips GmbH and since May 2023, he has assumed the additional function as Head of Enterprise Informatics Europe.
Michal Kobosko, Member, European Parliament Michał Kobosko has been studying at the Warsaw Technical University, the American Study Center at the Warsaw University. Graduated from the SWPS University in Warsaw (Management and Leadership studies). Gained his professional journalist experience in the early 1990s while working for “Gazeta Wyborcza”. Later a Deputy Editor-in-Chief of “Puls Biznesu” (Bonnier Business Press). In 2004 he joined Axel Springer group. He worked there as a Editor-in-Chief of a newly introduced Polish edition of “Forbes”. For three years he acted as Editor-in-Chief of “Newsweek Polska”. In 2009 he was responsible for an editorial merger of “Dziennik. Polska-Europa-Świat” with “Gazeta Prawna”. He became a first Editor-in-Chief of the “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna”. In 2011 he joined Platforma Mediowa Point-Group, where he was responsible for negotiations with Bloomberg L.P. resulting with a launch of “Bloomberg Businessweek Polska”. Later he became the editor-in-chief of WPROST newsweekly, a position he held until January 2013. Since then Kobosko has been involved in a large number of new projects, including a Polish edition of Project Syndicate, where he was an editor until late 2016. Starting October 2013 he became a Director of Poland Office at the Atlantic Council (www.acus.org), where he served as the Senior Advisor. He was a member of the board of the Junior Achievement Foundation and the Leopolis for Future Foundation. Joined the 2020 presidential campaign of Szymon Holownia, an independent and non-partisan candidate. Together with Holownia Kobosko started forming a new political movement of Poland, called Polska 2050.
Eva Maydell, Member, European Parliament Eva Maydell is a Member of the European Parliament and one of the lead negotiators on the EU’s Chips Act and Artificial Intelligence Act. Maydell is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Her policy priorities include innovation and the use of new technologies to support European competitiveness and fostering cooperation among global likeminded partners in the tech and democracy space.
Eva Maydell has also worked on the updated EU cybersecurity legislation the Network Information Security Directive, and the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act.
In the European Parliament, Maydell is Vice-Chair of the Delegation for Relations with Japan as well as part of the Delegation for relations with the US. Maydell is also President of the European Movement International, the largest organisation of associations and civil societies in Europe. She is a Board Member for World Economic Forum’s Digital Europe program and a member of the WEF Global Future Council of Europe.
Eva has been awarded the European Parliament’s MEP of the Year Award twice. She has also been included in FT’s own ‘New Europe 100′ ranking of CEE’s emerging change-makers, European Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list and others. She has also been featured in POLITICO’s 40 most influential MEPs and “POLITICO 28” list of people who shape Europe and POLITICO’s 2018 Women who shape Brussels.
Renate Nikolay, Deputy Director General, DG CNECT, European Commission Renate Nikolay is the current Deputy Director-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, within the European Commission, having transitioned into the role in December 2022. Prior to this, she was the Head of Cabinet of Vice-President Jourova, covering both the Values and Transparency, and the Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality portfolios between 2019 and 2022. She holds a Master’s degree in Law from Washington College of Law, and completed her Legal State Examinations at the Free University in Berlin.
Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Chairman EMEA, Accenture Jean-Marc Ollagnier is the Chairman of Accenture for EMEA, following a 4 years as Accenture’s Chief Executive Officer – EMEA and a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee. With over 30 years of experience, Jean-Marc has worked across multiple industries, with a particular emphasis on energy, utilities, and financial services. Prior to stepping into the CEO EMEA role, Jean-Marc was the chief executive of Accenture’s Resources group, focusing on the energy, utilities, chemicals, forestry products, metals, and mining industries. Between 2006 and 2011, Jean-Marc served as the country managing director of Accenture in France and the Benelux countries, and managed Accenture’s Resources group in EMEA and Latin America.
Jean-Marc is passionate about the energy and sustainability agenda, market deregulation, and digital transformation. Additionally, Jean-Marc has contributed to publications and international forums such as the United Nations Global Compact, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), and the World Economic Forum.
Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs, Estonia Liisa-Ly Pakosta was born on 3 September 1969 in Tallinn. She is in a non-marital partnership and a mother of five. Pakosta joined the Eesti 200 political party in 2023. She has previously been a member of the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union political party (2000–2015).
Liisa-Ly Pakosta graduated from the University of Tartu in 1993 with a degree in history and from Tallinn University in 2021 with a master’s degree in law. She has started her doctoral studies in law at the University of Tartu in 2022.
In 2023 L.-L. Pakosta was awarded the Commander Cross of the Swedish Royal Order of the Polar Star.
Member of the Supervisory Board of the Estonian Open Air Museum in 2013–2015, Member of the Supervisory Board of the Estonian Anti-Doping and Sports Ethics Foundation since 2019.
Her hobbies are crafting, culture, working out, and pets.
Doris Pold, CEO, ITL and Vice-President, DIGITALEU Doris Põld is CEO of the Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications. In addition, Ms Põld serves on the Executive Board of DIGITALEUROPE as Vice-President.
She has 14 years of experience in working with Estonian ICT companies and representing their interests at national and international level. During the past two years, she has also been an Executive Board member in DIGITALEUROPE where her main topics have been technology sector competitiveness and innovation capabilities in Europe also public sector digitalization and boosting NTA’s collaboration and experience sharing.
Doris is proud to say that ITL is Etonian’s strongest and biggest IT association. Her aim is to support the cooperation of Estonian digital technology companies in Estonia’s development towards digital society. She is a firm believer of digital transformation and collaboration, which is why supporting members’ internationalization and sharing our e-Estonia journey across the world have always been important to me.
She has graduated Tallinn Technical University of Technology and has a M.Sc. in Digital Transformation in Business.
Amira Romani, Senior Vice President global innovation & technology, Siemens Healthineers Amira ROMANI, Senior Vice President at Siemens Healthineers, is dedicated to pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. With a focus on stroke care and liver cancer, she leads cross-functional events and innovation talks to raise awareness and advance treatment options. Her commitment to collaboration, innovation, and expertise shines through in her work, aiming to improve patient outcomes and revolutionize healthcare.
Sandra Sarav, Deputy Secretary General for Economy and Innovation, Estonia Sandra Särav is the Deputy Secretary General for Economy and Innovation the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Commucations. She is a seasoned digital policy expert with a robust background in government and private sector roles. Leveraging experience from the Estonian Government and EU-level decision-making, she has served in public policy at Meta (Facebook) and led regulatory and sustainability efforts at Bolt, an Estonian tech unicorn. What brought her back to government was the sense of mission of building solutions for your own country. She’s also a lecturer at TalTech, teaching legal framework of digital government and EU law.
Rolf Schumann, CDO, Schwarz Group and Co-CEO, Schwarz Digits Co-CEO of Schwarz Digits, the IT und digital division of Schwarz Group with a passion
for people, innovation, data, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, new business models, e-mobility, sustainability and smart connected things, ready to take the next step in retail as part of a group of incredible people to evolve digital sovereignty in Europe. Experience
-More than 30 years of experience in management, operations, business development, sales and consulting
– Industry expertise in information technology, software, automotive, manufacturing, public sector, retail, clean tech and cybersecurity
– Promotion of cutting-edge technologies, business model innovations, market launches and digital transformation
Lucilla Sioli, Director EU AI Office, European Commission Ms Lucilla Sioli is the Director of the “EU AI Office” within Directorate-General CONNECT at the European Commission. She is responsible for the coordination of the European AI strategy, including the implementation of the AI Act and international collaboration in trustworthy AI and AI for good. The directorate is also responsible for R&D&I activities in AI and for the implementation of the AI Innovation Package. Lucilla holds a PhD in economics from the University of Southampton (UK) and one from the Catholic University of Milan (Italy) and has been a civil servant with the European Commission since 1997.
Tom Smyth, CEO, Wireless Connect 
Dariusz Standerski, Secretary of State, Ministry of Digital Affairs in Poland Doctor of economics, lawyer. Lecturer at the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw. In 2015-2023 lead economist and member of the Management Board of the Kalecki Foundation. In 2019-2023, Director of Legislation at the Left Parliamentary Club. Author of more than 200 projects acts of law, including economic and social affairs. Co-author of the programme “Digital State. Strategy for Poland”, which includes the state of digital technologies in Poland, the European Union and the international arena, as well as specific tasks and objectives facing Poland in the digital area. Member of the Poznań branch of the Polish Economic Society. Member of the National Board of the New Left party.
Julie Linn Teigland, EMEIA Area Managing Partner, EY Julie is a member of the EY Global Executive and Area Managing Partner for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA). As EY EMEIA Area Managing Partner, Julie leads a geographic area comprising member firms with more than 150,000 people across 95 countries and representing combined revenues of over US$20b.
In this role she is responsible for all four business units, including assurance, tax, consulting, as well as strategy and transactions. Julie joined EY in 2001, has served as lead partner for several Fortune 500 clients and previously held a number of leadership roles within the international practice. Julie continues to serve clients as a senior advisor, contributing to large-scale transformation and change programs. Julie was recently named one of Fortune magazine’s Most Powerful Women International.
With three decades of experience in professional services for international clients, she believes that business has a responsibility in tackling global challenges and that growth must be sustainable and deliver value that will benefit all stakeholders. Julie is an active champion of women and the Global Leader for the EY Women. Fast forward initiative.
Julie also serves on several boards across Europe and the US, such as JA Europe, the largest non-profit in Europe dedicated to preparing young people for employment and entrepreneurship, Atlantik Brücke and the American Council on Germany, both committed to building relationships between Germany, Europe and the US.
Born in the US, Julie has accumulated over 30 years of international experience with terms in the Netherlands, Germany and now the UK. She studied business in Heidelberg, Frankfurt and Paris and qualified as a US Certified Public Accountant.
Marc Vancoppenolle, VP Government Affairs International, Nokia Marc Vancoppenolle is leading the Policy and Government Affairs EU & Europe function at Nokia.
He and his team are working with institutions and stakeholders to create a favourable political and regulatory environment fostering broadband investments and cross sectoral digitalization at large.
Marc has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunication industry. He joined Alcatel in 1991, and then Alcatel-Lucent, where he took various international and worldwide Technical, Commercial, Marketing, Communication and Government Affairs leadership roles based in Belgium and in France. He holds a Master of Science, with a specialization in Telecommunication from the University of Leuven complemented with marketing studies from the University of Antwerp.
He is advisor to FITCE Belgium (Forum for ICT & Media professionals) and Associate to Nokia’s CEO at the ERT (European Round Table for Industry). He has been Vice-Chair of the BUSINESSEUROPE Digital Economy Taskforce, a member of the board of DIGITALEUROPE as well as of the board of IICB (Innovation & Incubation Center Brussels).
Marianne Vikkula, COO, Wolt Since Vikkula Marianne joined food delivery company Wolt in 2018 to lead its expansion efforts, the company has tripled the number of countries it operates in to 20 and grown from a 100-person company to a team with 700+ employees. Before joining Wolt, Marianne spent five years building Slush, one of the leading technology conferences in Europe.
Roberto Viola, Director General, DG CNECT, European Commission Roberto Viola is Director General of DG CONNECT (Directorate General of Communication, Networks, Content and Technology) at the European Commission.
He was the Deputy Director-General of DG CONNECT, European Commission from 2012 to 2015.
Roberto Viola served as Chairman of the European Radio Spectrum Policy group (RSPG) from 2012 to 2013, as Deputy Chairman in 2011 and Chairman in 2010. He was a member of the BEREC Board (Body of European Telecom Regulators), and Chairman of the European Regulatory Group (ERG) in 2007.
He held the position of Secretary General in charge of managing AGCOM, from 2005 to 2012. Prior to this, he served as Director of Regulation Department and Technical Director in AGCOM from 1999 to 2004.
From 1985-1999 he served in various positions including as Head of Telecommunication and Broadcasting Satellite Services at the European Space Agency (ESA).
Roberto Viola holds a Doctorate in Electronic Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
Andrea Voigt, Head of Global Public Affairs and Communication, Danfoss Andrea is Head of Global Public Affairs & Communication and Member of the Leadership Team at Danfoss Climate Solutions. She joined Danfoss in 2021, her experience in the heating and cooling industry spans over two decades.
Prior to Danfoss, for 12 years, she was leading the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), a major Brussels based industry association advocating for sustainable heating and cooling technologies in buildings, industry and the cold chain at EU and at global level. Previous assignments included senior roles in sales, marketing and communication.
Andrea is a member of the RTOC and TEAP Energy Efficiency Task Force under the Montreal Protocol.
She is a Board member of the UN hosted alliances The Cool Coalition and The Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, as well as of the Global Food Cold Chain Council, the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) and the European Alliance for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EuroACE).
Peter Weckesser, President, DIGITALEUROPE and Chief Digital Officer, Schneider Electric Peter Weckesser is the Chief Digital Officer of Schneider Electric and a member of the Executive Committee since June 2020, when he joined the company.
Prior to working at Schneider, Peter served as the Digital Transformation Officer of Airbus’ Defence & Space division since 2017. Before joining Airbus, Peter had extensive experience as a Senior Executive at Siemens, most recently as the Chief Operating Officer of Siemens’ Product Lifecycle Management, leading the IoT and Digital Enterprise business and activities. He also held other executive-level positions with Siemens such as the CEO of Industry Services and CEO of Value Services.
Peter’s career began at Siemens where he worked in various roles in product management and development, including Director of Business Development in the United States. He holds a degree in physics as well as a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. He currently resides in Germany.
Nanna-Louise Wildfang Linde Vice President of European Government Affairs, Microsoft Nanna–Louise Wildfang Linde is Microsoft’s Vice President of European Government Affairs with responsibility for Microsoft’s government affairs and public policy work across Europe since September2022. Nanna–Louise leads a team of government affairs professionals tasked with strengthening Microsoft’s external relations with the EU institutions and governments across Europe and ensuring the company is a constructive partner in supporting policy makers in Europe achieve their goals and adapt smart legislation.
A competition lawyer by training, Nanna–Louise brings with her almost two decades of experience at Microsoft. Most recently, she has been leading Microsoft’s Corporate External & Legal Affairs team in32 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, responsible for legal matters and relations with governments and other authorities. Prior to that, she was leading Government Affairs for Microsoft in Western Europe. Nanna–Louise and her teams have helped Microsoft build important partnerships with governments in Europe and position Microsoft as a trusted partner in the region, ranging from digitally preserving Greece’s cultural heritage as part of Microsoft’s AI for Cultural Heritage initiative to spearheading our efforts to support the Ukrainian Government, including through partnerships to strengthen cybersecurity and resilience.
Nanna–Louise is known to be a modern leader who empowers her team and facilitates cross country and cross group collaboration with a transparent and authentic approach.
Marianne Vikkula, COO, Wolt Since Vikkula Marianne joined food delivery company Wolt in 2018 to lead its expansion efforts, the company has tripled the number of countries it operates in to 20 and grown from a 100-person company to a team with 700+ employees. Before joining Wolt, Marianne spent five years building Slush, one of the leading technology conferences in Europe.
Roberto Viola, Director General, DG CNECT, European Commission Roberto Viola is Director General of DG CONNECT (Directorate General of Communication, Networks, Content and Technology) at the European Commission.
He was the Deputy Director-General of DG CONNECT, European Commission from 2012 to 2015.
Roberto Viola served as Chairman of the European Radio Spectrum Policy group (RSPG) from 2012 to 2013, as Deputy Chairman in 2011 and Chairman in 2010. He was a member of the BEREC Board (Body of European Telecom Regulators), and Chairman of the European Regulatory Group (ERG) in 2007.
He held the position of Secretary General in charge of managing AGCOM, from 2005 to 2012. Prior to this, he served as Director of Regulation Department and Technical Director in AGCOM from 1999 to 2004.
From 1985-1999 he served in various positions including as Head of Telecommunication and Broadcasting Satellite Services at the European Space Agency (ESA).
Roberto Viola holds a Doctorate in Electronic Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
Andrea Voigt, Head of Global Public Affairs and Communication, Danfoss Andrea is Head of Global Public Affairs & Communication and Member of the Leadership Team at Danfoss Climate Solutions. She joined Danfoss in 2021, her experience in the heating and cooling industry spans over two decades.
Prior to Danfoss, for 12 years, she was leading the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), a major Brussels based industry association advocating for sustainable heating and cooling technologies in buildings, industry and the cold chain at EU and at global level. Previous assignments included senior roles in sales, marketing and communication.
Andrea is a member of the RTOC and TEAP Energy Efficiency Task Force under the Montreal Protocol.
She is a Board member of the UN hosted alliances The Cool Coalition and The Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, as well as of the Global Food Cold Chain Council, the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) and the European Alliance for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EuroACE).