This EIF breakfast debate, chaired by MEP Lina Gálvez, brought together MEPs and internet governance experts to reflect on IGF 2024 and discuss key milestones for 2025. Speakers shared insights on the WSIS+20 Review Process and the future of internet governance in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Speakers included:

• Lina Gálvez, MEP and EIF Member
• Adam Peake, former Member of the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group
• Paulo Glowacki, Youth IGF Germany and EURid Youth Committee, Germany
• Tsvetelina Penkova, MEP, EIF Member, and Head of the MEP Delegation to the 2024 IGF

How can Europe stay competitive in AI while ensuring effective regulation? In this EIF debate, MEP Brando Benifei and expert speakers discuss the state of play of "AI regulation and investments in Europe".

Speakers:

• Brando Benifei, MEP, EIF Steering Committee member
• Lucilla Sioli, EU AI Office, European Commission
• Pēteris Zilgalvis, General Court of the EU
• Margarete Rudzki, SMEunited
• Marco Leto Barone, ITI

The European Internet Forum (EIF) held a pivotal debate - chaired by Birgit Sippel MEP - centered on safeguarding children in digital spaces. The event gathered policymakers, industry leaders, legal experts, youth representatives, and civil society advocates to deliberate on the complex challenges young people face online, ranging from privacy and safety to mental health and misinformation.