By Clifford Agugoesi, Editor-in-Chief
The International Institute of Communications(IIC) is delighted to announce that the Deputy Director General, DG CNECT, European Commission Renate Nikolay will serve as keynote speaker at this year’s Europe Digital Communications & Media Forum, to be hosted by the BIPT in Brussels, Belgium.
Following a heads-up, obtained over email, by our correspondent, from the Director-General of the IIC, Ms. Lynn Robinson, attendees will also have the opportunity to hear from the underlisted as they discuss their priorities for the year:
- Chairperson, Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), Ireland; Chair BEREC 2025, Robert Mourik
- Board Member, National Authority for Competition and Markets (CNMC), Spain; Chair, European Board for Media Services (EBMS) Professor Carlos Aguilar Paredes
Recurring themes mentioned by IIC members, in the build up to the IIC’s annual Europe Forum, will be explored in the context of the telecom, audiovisual content and tech sectors with the help of IIC’s policy and regulatory practitioners:
– Implementing the Draghi and Letta reports’ recommendations
– Technology sovereignty, security and democracy – tying the pieces together
– Sustainability and regulatory simplification
Speakers so far announced for the forum include:
*Head of Sector – Protection of Minors Online, European Commission, Martin Harris Hess
*Head of Unit, Audiovisual and Media Policy, DG CNECT, European Commission, Anna Herold
*Chair of the European Parliament’s EU-US Delegation, Brando Benifei MEP
*Principal – Online Safety Strategy, Ofcom, UK, Sheryl Willson
*Founder and CEO, Looper Insights, Lucas Bertrand
*Director, European Federation of Journalists, Renate Schroeder
*Head of EU AI Policy, Cisco Systems, Matteo Quattrocchi
*Senior Vice President of International and Institutional Affairs, Eutelsat Group, Afke Schaart
*Group Regulatory Policy Director, Vodafone Group, Ben Wreschner
*Commissioner, Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM) Professor Elisa Giomi
*EU Policy Manager, AI, Media & IP, Meta, Ania Helseth
*Director of International Relations, Coimisiun na Mean, Maria Donde
Registration is ongoing.
