On 30 June 2021, EIF and GSMA hosted the 7^th annual high-level virtual discussion on ‘Europe’s Digital Transformation: Now to 2030’ in the context of the MWC21 Barcelona, bringing together legislators, regulators, and stakeholders in the EIF and GSMA networks.

On 1 July 2021, EIF hosted the debate ‘Building back Greener and more Digital’ to discuss Digital and Green, the two building blocks of Europe’s way to recover from the Covid crisis and help other sectors and communities to become greener, more circular, more resource-efficient and net-zero.
The event, hosted by MEP and EIF member Josianne Cutajar, was moderated by EIF Director General Maria Rosa Gibellini and featured the following speakers:

• Ilias Iakovidis, PhD, Adviser on green digital transformation, DG CONNECT, European Commission
• Dr. Chris Tuppen, Visiting Professor of Smart Technologies, University Campus Suffolk
• Jyri Arponen, Senior Lead, Sustainability solutions, Sitra
• Patrick Lynch, Founder of Bioledger

A new #EIFasksMEPs episode of our #EIFasksMEPs interview project is out! Eva Kaili MEP did a great job answering all our questions on "Artificial Intelligence and its regulation".

MEP Kaili is a member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and substitute of the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age, chairing the STOA Panel, and her work focuses on new technologies and particularly AI. #EIFasksMEPs aims to be an opportunity for our Political members to share views on a topic of choice, in the format of a professionally filmed interview.

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On 17 June 2021, EIF organised the virtual debate ‘Decrypting the encryption debate: How to ensure public safety with a privacy-preserving and secure Internet?’.
The event, co-hosted by European Parliament Vice-President and EIF member Marcel Kolaja and MEP and EIF member Patrick Breyer, was moderated by EIF Director General Maria Rosa Gibellini. The following speakers shared their perspectives on the ongoing encryption debate:

• Guillaume Poupard, Director General, The French National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI)
• Bruce Schneier, American cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist, writer
• Alexander Hanff, Co-founder and CEO, Think Privacy
• Neeti Biyani, Policy and Advocacy Manager, Internet Society

On 1 June 2021, EIF organised a virtual debate on ‘Digital Services Act: creating effective rules for content moderation in the EU’, exploring the diverse perspectives on the European Commission’s proposal for a Digital Services Act and how to best create a comprehensive, workable and effective set of rules for digital services in Europe.

The debate, hosted by MEP and EIF member Lina Gálvez Muñoz and moderated by EIF Director General Maria Rosa Gibellini, featured the following speakers:

• Ricardo Castanheira, Digital Counsellor, Portuguese Presidency
• Wouter Gekiere, Head of Brussels Office, European Broadcasting Union
• Lisa Felton, Chair of the Mobile Commerce Operator Expert Group, GSMA
• Frane Maroevic, Director, Content & Jurisdiction Program, the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network