EuroDIG 2024 – FocalPoints
| Session | Session title/working title | FocalPoint(s) | FocalPoint(s) Affiliation |
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| TOPIC 1 / Subtopic 1 | European policies and strategies: Human Rights (working title) | Isabel Maria Álvaro Alonso | YOUTH IGF SPAIN, Telefónica |
| TOPIC 1 / Subtopic 2 | European policies and strategies: Cyber resilience (working title) | Emilia Zalewska-Czajczyńska | NASK PIB |
| TOPIC 1 / Subtopic 3 | European policies and strategies: Standard setting vs. regional legislation (working title) | Sabrina Heber | denic |
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| TOPIC 2 / Subtopic 1 | GovTech – putting people first in digitising public services and the use of data: Setting the scene (working title) | Ieva Zilioniene | NRD Companies |
| TOPIC 2 / Subtopic 2 | GovTech – putting people first in digitising public services and the use of data: European approach on data governance (working title) | ||
| TOPIC 2 / Subtopic 3 | GovTech – putting people first in digitising public services and the use of data: Access to services (working title) | ||
| TOPIC 3 / Subtopic 1 | Artificial Intelligence: Innovation and ethical implication (working title) | Lina Lelesiene | STATE DATA PROTECTION INSPECTORATE OF LITHUANIA |
| TOPIC 3 / Subtopic 2 | Artificial Intelligence: Application of new regulation (working title) | E Cortes | IS3C |
| TOPIC 3 / Subtopic 3 | Artificial Intelligence: Identification of AI generated content (working title) | Aldan Creo | The Dock, Accenture’s flagship R&D and global innovation center |
| Workshop 1a | Child safety – update on legal regulation trends (UK case study) (working title) | Wout de Natris | |
| Workshop 1b | Protecting vulnerable groups online from harmful content – new (technical) approaches (working title) | Sofia Rasgado Monteiro | Departamento de Desenvolvimento e Inovação Coordenadora do Centro Internet Segura, Portuguese Safer Internet Centre Coordinator – Insafe network |
| Workshop 2a | Managing change in media space (Part 1) (working title)
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| Workshop 2b | Managing change in media space (Part 2) (working title)
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Monojit Das | IADN |
| Workshop 3 | Network evolution (working title) | Miguel Vidal | Deutsche Telekom |
| Workshop 4 | Green digital transformation (working title) | Karen Mulberry | IEEE |
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Biographical Information
Aldan Creo
Aldan Creo is a Computer Science graduate, having studied in Spain, France and Switzerland. During his studies, he completed 4 internships, was selected by Django as a Google Summer of Code contributor, and graduated as valedictorian. He received a grant from the Spanish government to undertake research on Natural Language Processing. He garnered recognition for leadership and academic excellence through several awards. He's also the founder of 3 associations and contributes to open-source. Currently, he works as Technology Research Specialist in AI at The Dock, Accenture’s flagship R&D and global innovation center.
Emilia Zalewska-Czajczyńska
Emilia Zalewska-Czajczyńska is a lawyer specialising in regulations and policy related to new technologies and Internet governance. She works as a Senior Specialist for Strategic Cybersecurity Analysis at the Polish National Research Institute NASK. As part of her role, she handles projects related to national and European legislation, digital governance, international cooperation, and provides advisory to entities within the national cybersecurity system.
Her other field of interest lies at the intersection of human rights with emerging technologies, especially AI and the metaverse. Emilia is also actively involved in supporting the development of digital competences among young people – she is a co-founder and coordinator of Youth IGF Poland. In 2022, she served as the Eastern Europe Representative on the Youth Coalition on Internet Governance steering committee. Recently, she has completed a training programme as an ICANN79 Fellow.
Emilia holds degrees from the University of Warsaw in two faculties: Law and Applied Animal Psychology. Currently, she is pursuing postgraduate studies in project management at Leon Kozminski Academy.
Isabel Maria Álvaro Alonso
Isabel is Junior Manager in the Digital Public Policy department at Telefónica, responsible for matters relating to sustainability and online child protection. She participates in various working groups, both European and international, including ETNO, ERT, OECD, and GSMA. Her duties include monitoring and reviewing legislative changes or proposals on the aforementioned topics, as well as participating in the development of Telefónica’s position papers.
Educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Carlos III University of Madrid and a Master’s degree in Sustainable Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility from OBS Business School in collaboration with the University of Barcelona.
Miguel Vidal
Miguel Vidal is a Senior Economist at Deutsche Telekom, overseeing key developments in the telecommunications industry, the digital economy, and geopolitics. With over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications sector, the digital transformation has accompanied his entire professional journey – continually fascinating him anew. Since 2007, Miguel has contributed to Deutsche Telekom’s public affairs department, focusing on issues related to network deployment and digital policy.
Miguel holds a Ph.D. in Economics obtained from the University of Bonn and has a strong academic background, with numerous publications in respected journals.
Monojit Das
Dr. Monojit Das, Ph.D in cyber governance , presently Executive Editor of IADN (Indian Aerospace and Defence News), India's leading news portal on security affairs since 2012. Author/editor of multiple books on national security and serve as an invited curriculum development member on subjects related to security studies.