Agenda

Tuesday 26th September, 2023

• National, regional and global perspectives on digital governance
• The role of national governments in regulating digital technologies - do we need National Digital Regulators?
• How can we align digital governance internationally? Who is showing leadership?
• How can we find unity in a diverse sector and a diverging world
• Democratisation of technology: accessibility, connectivity and interoperability

Panel 2: Consumer protection and fairness

• Virtual identity, responsibility and the internet
• Aligning international standards on digital safety
• How to tackle disinformation
• The tension between content moderation and free speech
• User redress: what mechanisms for complaints, appeals and dispute resolution are being put in place?

Panel 3: Technology across borders

• How can cross border data flows be managed in the interests of governments, society, business and security?
• The EU Health Data Space
• Who should pay for communications networks (the Network Fee Proposal)?
• Transatlantic Trade: Lessons learned from the Trade & Technology Council and the Inflation Reduction Act

Panel 4: The impact of AI and its regulation on society and industry

• Has generative AI been underregulated and how can the release of next generation tech be better controlled?
• Implications of the AI Act for different stakeholders
• Algorithmic transparency and accountability

Lunch and Networking

Panel 5: Data protection in a fast-moving world

• Is data protection up to speed with technology developments?
• How do cultural factors play into legislation and regulation of privacy?
• What are the different considerations for industrial data vs personal data?

Panel 6: The digital wallet

• Assessing the systemic risk of digital currencies
• What are the privacy implications of digital payments?
• Regulators, central banks, high street banks and start-ups – what role do they all play in financial stability?

Panel 7: The competition conundrum

• How can competition law be equally fair on tech companies of all sizes and origins?
• National vs international approaches to antitrust DMA Implementation

• Quantum computing, metaverse, human-level AI, wider applications of blockchain beyond crypto.
• How can different regions align on developing standards in emerging technologies
• Over-regulation vs innovation: can we overcome the Collingridge dilemma and regulate before it’s too late?