EuroDIG 2026 – FocalPoints
| Session | Session title/working title | FocalPoint(s) | FocalPoint(s) Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Topic 1 | WSIS+20 Review Outcomes and the Path to Implementation | Xianhong Hu, Programme Specialist | Secretariat of Information for All Programme (IFAP), Communication and Information Sector of UNESCO |
| Main Topic 2 | European Approaches to Digital Sovereignty | Charalampos Kyritsis | Digital World Summit Greece (IGF GREECE) |
| Main Topic 3 | Trustworthy AI in Public Services: Transparency, Accountability, and Crisis-Resilient Communication | Eglė Celiešienė | Vilnius Business College |
| Gabija Skučaitė | CEO Vilnius Business College | ||
| Grigor Nersisyan | Center for Public Finance and Personal Data Protection Monitoring, Education NGO, Armenia | ||
| Main Topic 4 | Platforms Engagement to Strengthen the Digital Public Sphere | Dorijn Boogaard | Netherlands IGF Coordinator |
| Evangelia Vasalou | Division for cooperation on freedom of expression - Democratic Institutions and Freedoms Department, Council of Europe | ||
| Francesco Vecchi | Civic AI Coordinator - Eumans, YOUthDIG 2024 | ||
| Workshop 1 | Tools for Enhancing the European Digital Single Market | Hans Seeuws, Business Operations Manager | EURid |
| Nathan Meurrens | EURid | ||
| Regina Filipová Fuchsová, Industry Relations Manager | EURid | ||
| Workshop 2 | EU AI Act – Information Quality and Integrity. Creating Resilient Citizens | Eglė Celiešienė | Vilnius Business College |
| Gabija Skučaitė | CEO Vilnius Business College | ||
| Workshop 3 | DNS / Technical Measures to Address Online Harms (Do’s and Dont’s) | André Melancia | Technical community, Portugal |
| Philip Struyf, Program Manager in Abuse Prevention | EURid | ||
| Workshop 4 | Advancing Gender Equality in the Digital Public Sphere: Tackling Online Violence and AI-Discrimination | Oona Kurppa, Chairperson | Generation Equality Youth Group Finland |
| Grit Marti Lange | Netzforma* e. V., Youth IGF Germany | ||
| Workshop 5 | The Role of High and Frontier Technologies and Standards Setting for the Future of the Internet | Matthias C. Kettemann | University of Innsbruck, Department of Legal Theory and Future of Law |
| Workshop 6 | Youth Online Safety – Social Media Age Bans | Torsten Krause | Digital Opportunities Foundation |
| Workshop 7 | Implementing WSIS+20: Multistakeholder Perspectives and Ambitions of National and Regional Initiatives | Concettina Cassa | Agency for Digital Italy (AgID), IGF Italy |
| Workshop 8 | Quantum Cryptography | Frederic Taes | EURALO |
Biographical Information
Concettina Cassa
Concettina Cassa is Head of International Digital Affairs at the Agenzia per l’Italia Digitale (AgID).
She is a member of the Italian Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Committee and has been coordinating IGF Italia event since 2017. She served as a member of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) of the Internet Governance Forum and co-chairs the MAG Working Group on Strategy.
She is part of the IGF National and Regional Initiatives (NRIs) network, contributing to strengthening the link between the global IGF and IGF Italia.
She brings over 30 years of experience in telecommunications network infrastructure and digital policy.
Eglė Celiesienė
Eglė Celiesienė is an expert in digital inclusion, AI ethics, and education policy, currently representing Vilnius Business College. She has over a decade of experience working at the intersection of research, policy, and practice across Europe.
She has served as an expert for the European Commission on well-being and inclusive learning environments. Eglė is a Cedefop Ambassador and a European Digital Skills Certificate (EDSC) Ambassador, contributing to skills development and recognition across Europe.
She is a member of the international iRAISE initiative (International Research-driven Alliance for AI Serving Every Child), and serves as Chairwoman of the Board of the NGO Confederation for Children and a board member of the Lithuanian College of Democracy. Her work focuses on advancing inclusive, safe, and human-centered AI and digital transformation.
Evangelia Vasalou
Evangelia Vasalou holds a PhD in law from Paris-Panthéon-Assas University and currently serves as a Project Officer in the Division for Cooperation on Freedom of Expression at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Her areas of expertise include international and European human rights law, media freedom, disinformation, the safety of journalists, and access to information. She has extensive experience in project management and in coordinating international conferences, contributing also as an expert to academic forums. Previously, she served as Secretary to the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Integrity of Online Information.
Francesco Vecchi
Francesco Vecchi is a Policy Outreach and Institutional Relations Advisor at Inspiring Futures Europe, where he specializes in digital governance, AI, and technology diplomacy, bridging research with actionable policy proposals for EU institutions and multistakeholder forums. He leads Eumans’ Civic AI campaign, advocating for AI as a public service to advance participatory democracy, while coordinating a team of 50+ activists in advocacy, civic mobilization, and strategic communication. With experience at the European Commission, UNU-CRIS, and EuroDIG, he supports EU-funded projects (Horizon Europe, Digital Europe Programme), translating complex digital policy into inclusive, citizen-centric solutions. A regular voice on AI, digital democracy, and European politics, his work focuses on human-centric technology that empowers institutions and citizens alike.
Grit Marti Lange
Grit Marti Lange is a master's student at Humboldt University of Berlin, where her research focuses on platform governance, digital security, and digital violence as threats to democratic participation. She holds a certificate in the Ethics of AI from TU Berlin and has gained practical experience in international digital policy through her work with the GIZ. As a board member of Netzforma* e.V., a Berlin-based association for feminist digital politics, and an active member of Youth IGF Germany, she advocates for human rights-based approaches to Internet Governance.
Matthias C. Kettemann
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Matthias C. Kettemann is Professor of Innovation, Theory and Philosophy of Law and head of the Department for Theory and Future of Law at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. He leads research programmes at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, the Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut, Hamburg and the Sustainable Computing Lab at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. An expert in digital governance he publishes and advises on the power of rules and the rules of power in online spaces and has been engaged as an expert by international organizations, governments, foundations and companies. He is convener of the IGF Austria.
Regina Filipová Fuchsová
Regina Filipová Fuchsová has been with EURid, the registry for .eu, .ею, and .ευ, since 2007. Over the years, she has held various roles spanning regional management, registrar relations, and business development, and currently serves as Industry Relations Manager. In this role, she is actively involved in EURid’s advocacy for an open, free, and secure internet aligned with European values. EURid also develops a wide range of educational and engagement initiatives for citizens of all ages, in close cooperation with partner organisations.
Regina holds a PhD in International Economic Relations from the University of Economics in Prague, complemented by master’s degrees in law and European studies.
Xianhong Hu
Dr. Xianhong Hu is UNESCO’s Programme Specialist at the Sector of Communication and Information. She serves on the Secretariat of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Program of Information for All (IFAP) since 2021 and supports UNESCO’s work on promoting multilingualism and Universal Acceptance as well as International Decade of Indigenous Languages (IDIL 2022-2032), in line with UNESCO 2003 Recommendation concerning the Promotion and Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access to Cyberspace. She had led UNESCO project of Internet Universality R.O.A.M principles (Rights, Openness, Accessibility, Multi-stakeholder) indicators during 2013-2021. She has followed the UN led processes of the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) and Internet Governance Forum (IGF) since 2006. Her policy work relates to humanistic digital governance and transformation, the ethical implications of Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technologies and building humanistic and inclusive Knowledge Societies.