Summer Summit - DIGITALEUROPE

Thank you to the 600+ attendees who joined us in Brussels and online for the 2022 edition of the Summer Summit!

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Overview

Since the Single Market was founded 30 years ago, Europe has profited from the increased flow of goods and services across the Union. The work to complete areas that remain fragmented continues, however, as do efforts to ensure that as novel goods and services enter the marketplace, they are also liberated from unnecessary red tape, avoiding fragmentation and enabling innovation and economic development to thrive.

In the digital sector, where much of the cutting edge European innovation takes place, there remains significant work around issues such as artificial intelligence, data privacy, cybersecurity, product safety, energy efficiency, and taxation, to name a few.

DIGITALEUROPE’s Annual Summer Summit will discuss some of these major themes that challenge the digital single market, and look for solutions, particularly for SMEs who are disproportionately impacted by market fragmentation.

Introducing our keynote speakers...

Stella Kyriakides

European Commissioner for Food and Health Safety

Timo Harakka

Minister of Transport and Communications of Finland

Eva Kaili

Vice-President, European Parliament

Ivan Bartoš

Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation and Minister of Regional Development, Czech Republic

Further confirmed speakers

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl

Director General, DIGITALEUROPE

Hilary Mine

President, DIGITALEUROPE, and Vice President Strategy & Technology CX, Nokia

Yann Le Cam

CEO, EURORDIS – Rare Diseases Europe

Kilian Gross

Head of Unit, Development and Coordination of AI policy, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Michael Bridges

VP for Data Science, Optum Ireland and UK (a UnitedHealth Group company)

Nicolas Monsarrat

Managing Director, Accenture Health, Digital Health Europe Lead, Accenture

Susana Solís Pérez

Member of the European Parliament

Casper Klynge

Vice-President, European Government Affairs, Microsoft

Francesco Buonarroti

Chief Information Officer, Janssen Pharmaceuticals EMEA, Johnson & Johnson

Sorelle Messine

Head of Marketing, Eyevi Tech

Axel Voss

Member of the European Parliament

Farzad Saber

Chief Product Officer, O2Matic

Istvan Petak

Founder and CEO, Oncompass Medicine

Sorelle Messine

Co-Founder and Head of Marketing, Eyevi Tech

Axel Voss

Member of the European Parliament

Farzad Saber

Chief Product Officer, O2Matic

Previous speakers included:

Didier Reynders

Commissioner for Justice, European Commission

Boštjan Koritnik

Minister of Public Administration, Republic of Slovenia

Cédric O

Secretary of State for Digital Transition and Electronic Communications, France, GPAI Council Chair

Outline Agenda

Note: All session timings below are in Central European Summer Time (CEST)

14:00 – 14:15

Opening Remarks

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director General, DIGITALEUROPE

Hilary Mine
President, DIGITALEUROPE and Vice President Strategy & Technology CX, Nokia

14:05 – 14:20

Opening Keynote Speech

Stella Kyriakides
European Commissioner for Food and Health Safety

Francesco Buonarroti
Chief Information Officer, Janssen Pharmaceuticals EMEA, Johnson & Johnson

14:20 – 15:05

Panel Discussion – The European Health Data Space: bridging the health data divide

The European Health Data Space (EHDS) could be a make-it-or-break-it opportunity to address fragmentation in the digital healthcare sector. This panel discussion will bring together industry executives, Member States, and patient representatives to discuss key elements of the EHDS and their potential in fixing fragmentation in healthcare. More specifically, the panel will cover the following questions:

Is the EHDS framework enough? What will be the main barriers to its implementation? Can we leverage existing best practices?
What role for industry within the EHDS?
How can the EU, patients, industry and Member States work together to make the EHDS a success?

Moderator: Ray Pinto
Director for Digital Transformation, DIGITALEUROPE

Susana Solís Pérez
Member of the European Parliament

Nicolas Monsarrat
Managing Director, Accenture Health, Digital Health Europe Lead

Yann Le Cam
CEO, EURORDIS, Rare Disease Europe

Michael Bridges
Vice President Data Science, UnitedHealth Group

15:10 – 15:30

Coffee break

15:30 – 15:45

Keynote Speech

Ivan Bartoš
Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation and Minister of Regional Development, Czech Republic

15:45 – 16:30

Keynote fireside chat: Europe’s cyber resilience

Timo Harakka
Minister of Transport and Communications of Finland

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director General, DIGITALEUROPE

Casper Klynge
Vice-President, European Government Affairs, Microsoft

16:30 – 16:45

Keynote Speech

Eva Kaili
Vice-President, European Parliament

16:45 – 17:30

Panel discussion – Small businesses and the AI Act: Navigating a complex web of rules

SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups have been at the forefront of AI innovation in Europe. The new legislation on AI aims to bring trustworthy and safe AI to Europe, but it may also dramatically increase uncertainty for companies, particularly smaller businesses soon facing a potential regulatory wall. How can we ensure that the AI Act becomes a business opportunity for companies without crushing Europe’s thriving AI SME and start-up scene? 