Towards a new European cybersecurity strategy: what are the priorities?

On 10 June, EIF organised a virtual debate titled "Towards a new European cybersecurity strategy: what are the priorities?", chaired by EIF Member Marina Kaljurand MEP.

The discussion, moderated by Maria Rosa Gibellini, Director General at European Internet Forum, featured the following speakers:

- Juhan Lepassaar, Executive Director, ENISA
- Miguel Gonzalez-Sancho, Head of Unit 'Cybersecurity Technology and Capacity Building', DG CNECT European Commission
- Arnaud Taddei, Technical Director, Standards and Architectures, Broadcom

More information can be found at https://www.internetforum.eu

Digital innovation in the European creative and cultural sectors - virtual debate (recording)

On 12 May, EIF organised a virtual debate titled "Digital innovation in the creative and cultural sectors", chaired by MEP Sabine Verheyen.

The panel of speakers was composed by:
- Sabine Verheyen MEP and EIF Steering Committee Member 
- Francesco Ronchi, President & CEO, Synesthesia 
- Gianpiero Lotito, Founder & CEO, FacilityLive 
- Antonio Nicoletti, General Director of the Regional Agency for Territorial Development of Basilicata
- Sophie Burkhardt, Deputy General Manager, Funk 
- Magnus Nystrom, Vice President of Technical Operations and IT, Nordic Entertainment Group 

The discussion was moderated by Maria Rosa Gibellini, Director General at European Internet Forum.

This video is an extract from the full recording of the debate. The Q&A session will not be disclosed.
More information can be found on our website: www.internetforum.eu

Technology and the coronavirus emergency - online debate (recording)

On 29 April, EIF organised an online debate, hosted by MEP Pilar del Castillo, during which members exchanged views on how technology is supporting the fight against the #coronavirus emergency.

The debate, moderated by EIF Director General Maria Rosa Gibellini, featured the following speakers:

Pilar del Castillo, MEP and EIF Chair: 0:09
Steven Tas, ETNO: 2:13
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, DIGITALEUROPE: 7:53
Elizabeth Crossick, RELX Group:16:07
Joakim Reiter, Vodafone Group: 20:45
Gianpiero Lotito, FacilityLive: 28:30

More information can be found on our website: www.internetforum.eu

#EIFasks - Encryption, data protection and law enforcement

On 18 February, EIF hosted a lunch debate where participants discussed the interplay between encryption, data protection and law enforcement.
The debate was hosted by MEPs Patrick Breyer and Rasmus Andresen and featured the following speakers:
- Maximilian Schubert, President of EuroISPA
- Ceren Ünal, Regional Policy Manager Europe, Internet Society
- Birgitta Jónsdóttir, Internet Archive Fellow, Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Bert Hubert, Founder of PowerDNS
- Cathrin Bauer-Bulst, Acting Head of the Cybercrime Unit, DG HOME, European Commission

EIF Reception with Commissioner Thierry Breton - highlights

On February 5, the European Internet Forum organised a reception – hosted by Pilar del Castillo MEP and EIF Chair – with Thierry Breton, the new EU Commissioner for Internal Market as guest of honour for an exchange of views on his policy priorities and future initiatives.