Round Table Discussion: A Battle of Digital Platforms in Europe?
With increasing usage of electronic services and digital content, EU is confronted with success of global platforms and networks. What is the way through? What are the pro´s and con´s? What are the positions of strong IT leaders in these questions? EC just announced proposal for update of EU audio-visual rules as well as presented targeted approach to online platforms. The goal of the roundtable is to reflect on these topics and present positions of EU countries, as well as economic challenges and opportunities connected with this approach.
Panellists and introductory speakers:
- Juraj Bárdy, Chief Data Officer
- Dagmar Bošanská, the coordinator of the national strategy for the implementation of the digital single market
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- Martin Bailey, acting Head of Digital Single Market Unit, DG CNECT, European Commission
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- Pascal Rogard, Counsellor for Telecommunications, Information Society and Postal Services, Permanent Representation of France to the EU
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- Gunther Grathwohl, Telecommunications and Information Society, Postal Affairs, Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the EU
- James Waterworth, Vice President, Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) Europe
- Mette Schiøtz Sørensen, Danish Business Authority
- Pavel Bojňanský, Ministry of Finance SR
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Martin Bailey
European Commission
Martin Bailey is leading the team on the Digital Single Market in DG CONNECT, European Commission
Biographical details
Martin was educated in England, Germany and the Netherlands.
Born in 1972, Martin worked as a lawyer for an international law firm in London for five years before joining the European Commission in 2003. Back now in the…
Juraj Bárdy
Futuristiq
Juraj Bárdy is an expert on digital innovation in public administration. In 2015-2016, he prepared the new National Concept of Informatization of Public Administration for Data Management and Big Data SK. He also prepared the strategic document for the area of growth of digital services and the area of infrastructure of the next generation acces…
Pavel Bojňanský
Ministry of Finance SR
Born on 27 August 1970 in Bratislava. A graduate of the faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, study major: technical cybernetics. He took part in several expert stays in Canada, United Kingdom, Germany and in Switzerland in the field of strategic and marketing management in telecommunications. He has…
Dagmar Ceľuchová Bošanská
Alistiq
Dagmar Celuchova Bosanska founded companies Alistiq and CareWave and is an expert in innovations and digital transformations with many years of experience. In a data-driven era, she helps states and cities to come up with new solutions and offer value-added services to their citizens and businesses. Dagmar studied information technology, mobile …
Gunther Grathwohl
Permanent Representation of Gerrmany to the EU
Dr. Gunther Grathwohl, since Aug. 2012 counsellor for telecommunications and information society, audiovisual media and postal affairs at the Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU in Brussels. Within this period he was responsible for all legislative files negotiated in the Council Working Party on telecommunication and information socie…
Pascal Rogard
Permanent Representation of France to the EU
Pascal Rogard has joined the French Perm Rep in September 2012 where he is in charge of the digital single market. He has been active in the communication and IT sector since 2008.
Prior to joining the Perm Rep, he worked as an Executive Director in the French Ministry of economy, finance and industry in Paris where he was responsible for EU …
Mette Schiøtz Sørensen
Danish Business Authority
Mette Schiøtz Sørensen is Chief Advisor on the Digital Single Market at the Danish Business Authority responsible for the coordination of DSM issues such as online platforms, online intermediaries, e-privacy, e-commerce, ICT-standards and free data flows. For the past 15 years she has worked with ICT policy and regulation in areas such as teleco…
James Waterworth
CCIA
James Waterworth is Vice-President, Europe for the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) advising members and policy makers on a wide range of issues including intellectual property, international trade and internet regulation. He brings with him more than a decade of experience in technology policy having held government affai…