EIT DIGITAL conference and partner event 'For a strong digital Europe'

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EIT DIGITAL conference and partner event 'For a strong digital Europe'

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Date

10 Sep 2019 to 11 Sep 2019

Address

The Egg

Bara Street 175

1070 Brussels

Belgium

Links

More information here

Section

Innovation & Enterprise

Event Location

Brussels

Event Description

Join us to discover the power of the EIT Digital pan European ecosystem driving global impact of Europe’s digital innovation, fueled by entrepreneurial talent and digital technology.

Agenda

10th September

08:30 - 09:30 Welcome Coffee & Registration

08:30 -16:30 Innovators Village Grand Opening

09:00 - 09:30 Press Conference

09:35 - 09:50 Opening: For a Strong Digital Europe, let’s shape a new model. Willem Jonker, EIT Digital, CEO

09:50 - 10:05 Keynote 1: How to set the framework? Eva Kaili, Member of the European Parliament

10:05 - 10:20 Keynote 2: We, the makers. Andreas Kunze, Konux, CEO

10:20 - 10:35 Keynote 3: No Innovation Without Education. Nuria Oliver, Advisor of Vodafone Institute, Member of the High Level Expert Group on Business to Government Data Sharing

10:35 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:45 Panel Discussion - Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education: the winning model

Chahab Nastar, EIT Digital, Chief Research and Innovation OfficerRoberto
Prieto, EIT Digital, Chief Education Officer - Success Stories: real-world examples

12:00 - 14:00 Networking Lunch

14:00 - 15:15 The Digital Talks feature interactive, engaging and controversial conversations of industry and high-profile startup CEOs (the Makers) alongside political leaders and prominent figures from organisations across Europe (the Shapers) about the key challenge(s) of Europe:

#1. European values for a Strong Digital Europe

This panel will have a dialogue addressing how the EU can turn the value-driven approach to tech challenges into a resource, to provide economic advantages and to create European added value on the global market.

#2. Safeguarding Openness & Innovation in Europe

This panel will debate these concerns and highlight pressing opportunities to put in place fresh regulations which can adapt to the fast-changing digital environment, while at the same safeguarding European innovation and upholding the rights of citizens.

#3. How to adapt the Education system to the digital reality?

How can the European education system be adapted to the digital reality, to equip people with the right digital skills and to deploy digital technology to support education?

15:15 -16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 16:20 AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Willem Jonker

16:20 - 16:30 Wrap-up

16:45 - 20:00 Networking

The EIT Digital Conference is free of charge.

The EIT Digital Partner Event is restricted to EIT Digital partners only.

For more information please contact event@eitdigital.eu.