Session 3: The Digital Rulebook 27 May 2021 [subject to change]
The revolution of digital transformation continues apace, and has never been as central as during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a digital world that knows no borders, the EU and the US share an interest – even a duty – to guide the social and economic impacts of this phenomenon on the global stage. At this year’s Munich Security Conference, President Joe Biden underlined the need for transatlantic cooperation to “shape the rules that will govern the advance of technology”, while EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a “transatlantic technology alliance”, looking especially to the proposed EU-US Trade and Technology Council. With Brussels and Washington sharing this ambition towards global digital rules, the question becomes: how to put this into practice? DIGITALEUROPE is bringing together decision-makers and stakeholders to discuss this question, and the prospects for a EU-US-led global Digital Rulebook
Programme and speakers to be announced soon. Registration for this Session will open soon.
Note: All session timings below are in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
15:00 – 15:30
More information coming soon.
15:00 – 15:05
Welcome
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 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.
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.
Moderator: Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director General, DIGITALEUROPE
15:05 – 15:20
Keynote Speech
15:20 – 16:30
Discussion
Bom on November 14,1955 in Oldenburg, grew up and attended school in Varel / Friesland district, parents were independent gas station merchants. 2 children, living in the Hannover region
Since 2019: Chair of the Fair Trade Working Group of the European Parliament; Member of the Brexit Steering Group of the European Parliament (since January 2020: EU-UK Coordination Group); Member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Since 2014: Chairman of the Committee on International Trade, Rapportuer for the trade relation EU-USA
2012 – 2014: Trade policy spokesman for the Socialist Group
since 2009: MEP, Member of the Committee on International Trade and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Rapporteur for industrial policy of the European Parliament 2011
2005 – 2009: Head of the «economic, environmental and Europe» unit of the DGB (German Trade Union Confederation) district Niedersachsen- Bremen-Sachsen/Anhalt)
1997 – 1999: Vice-Chair Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy
1994 – 2004: MEP from Lower Saxony, Member of the Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy
1974 – 1981: Study and university degrees, Universität Göttingen
Since 1974: Member of the SPD (German Social-Democratic Party) and member of IG Metall (Metalworkers Trade Union)
1974:“Abitur” certificate, Graf – Anton – Günther – Gymnasium, Oldenburg
Awards:
1998:Automobile Association Award for the improvement of air quality by European automotive emissions legislation
2001: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2012:EU Parliamentarian of the Year, category Trade («Parliament Magazine»)
2012/13:Fair Politician of the Year (Max van der Stoel Foundation)
2018: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany first class
Hobbies:
Motorcycling, historical cars and everything about water
Bernd Lange
Member of European Parliament, Chair of INTA Committee
Thank you everyone for a very interesting discussion, will be looking forward to other roundtable talks soon! THANKS.
I liked the divergent speaker positions which provided a good overview of the challenges and possible solutions.
Thanks for the invitation and for this very well organised tech policy talk!
Get in touch:
For more information on any aspect on the DIGITALEUROPE series, please contact Kivanç Akil using the details below:
Kivanç Akil
Senior Events Manager & Executive Coordination | DIGITALEUROPE
Tel: +32 473 36 17 54 073