EuroDIG 2026 – European Voices for the Future of the Internet – Celebrating 20 Years of .eu and the Beginning of a New Internet Governance Era
26-27 May 2026, Brussels
As of 29 January 2026.
Kindly note: all titles are working titles.
YOUthDIG
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Sessions
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| 23 – 25 May
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YOUthDIG – Youth Dialogue on Internet Governance
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26 May 2026
Time
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UTC+2)
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| 08:00 - 09:00
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Registration for onsite participants all day
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Room 6
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Room 10
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Room 8
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Room 7
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| 09:00 - 10:15
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Pre 2: The Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI and Guidance for the Risk and Impact Assessment of AI Systems on Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law (HUDERIA) (75')
CoE
#76
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Pre 3: Exploring Frontier technologies for harnessing digital public good and advancing Digital Inclusion (75')
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Pre 4: Dynamic Coalition on data and trust: Stakeholders Speak – Perspectives on Age Verification (75')
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| 10:15 - 11:00
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Break (45')
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| 11:00 - 12:15
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Pre 6: Countering Disinformation and Harmful Content Online (75')
CoE
#39, (#69), #77
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Pre 7: Advancing Digital Inclusivity: UNESCO’s Measurement Approaches (75')
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Pre 8: IGF Youth Track: AI empowering education through dialogue to implementation – Follow-up to the AI Action Summit declaration from youth (75')
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| 12:15 - 13:00
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Break (45')
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| 13:00 - 14:15
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Pre 9: Discussion on the outcomes of the Global Multistakeholder High Level Conference on Governance of Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds (75')
European Commission
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Pre 10: Regulation of Autonomous Weapon Systems: Navigating the Legal and Ethical Imperative (75')
#34
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Pre 11: Freedom Online Coalition’s Principles on Rights-Respecting Digital Public Infrastructure (75')
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Pre 12: Resilience of IoT Ecosystems: Preparing for the Future (75')
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| 14:15 - 14:45
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Coffee networking @ Hemicycle foyer (30')
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Hemicycle
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| 15:00 - 15:30
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Opening (30')
- Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
- Elisabeth Margue, Minister of Justice, Luxembourg
- Michael Falzon, Minister for Social Policy and Children's Rights of Malta
- Sandra Hoferichter, Secretary General and Thomas Schneider, President, EuroDIG Support Association
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| 15:30 - 16:00
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Keynotes (30')
- Oleksandr Bornyakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, Ukraine
- Marianne Wilhelmsen, State Secretary Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance, Norway (online)
- Michael O'Flaherty, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe
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| 16:00 - 17:15
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Opening Plenary: Working Together for a Human-Centred Digital Future – Parliamentary Cooperation for Democratic Digital Governance (75')
Parliamentarian session on invitation by PACE
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| 17:15 - 18:00
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Intergenerational dialogue – YOUthDIG Messages (45')
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| 18:00 - 18:15
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Tribute to Nigel Hickson
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| 18:15 - 20:30
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Social event @ Hemicycle foyer, hosted by the Council of Europe
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13 May 2025
Time
(CEST
UTC+2)
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13 May 2025
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| 08:00 - 09:00
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Registration for onsite participants all day (Please come early to avoid queues!)
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Hemicycle
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Room 10
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Room 8
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Room 7
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| 09:00 - 09:30
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Main Topic 1: Why the WSIS+20 Review Matters and How National and Regional IGFs Can Enhance Stakeholder Participation.
Keynote/input (30')
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| 09:30 - 10:15
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Moderated discussion (45')
#13, #16, #27, #29, #36, #42
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Workshop 1: AI & non-discrimination in digital spaces: from prevention to redress (60')
CoE
#79
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Workshop 2: The Interplay Between Digital Sovereignty and Development (60')
#20, #25, #30, #33, #35, #46, (#51), #59
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Workshop 3: Quantum Computing: Global Challenges and Security Opportunities (60')
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| 10:15 - 10:30
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Messages (15')
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| 10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee networking @ Hemicycle foyer (30')
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| 11:00 - 11:30
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Main Topic 2: Neurotechnology and privacy: Navigating human rights and regulatory challenges in the age of neural data
Keynote/input (30')
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| 11:30 - 12:15
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Moderated discussion (45')
(#10), #72, #82 (CoE)
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Workshop 4 (NRI-Assembly): How can the national and regional IGFs contribute to the implementation of the UN Global Digital Compact? (60')
#27, #29, #62, #67
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Workshop 5: Bridging Digital Inequalities and Challenges in Multicultural Societies (60')
#14, #49, #74, #75
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Flash 1: Examination of the concept of non-consensual dissemination of intimate images (25')
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| Flash 2: Electronic evidence in time of war (25')
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| 12:15 - 12:30
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Messages (15')
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| 12:30 - 14:00
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Break (90')
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| 14:00 - 14:30
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Main Topic 3: Europe at the Crossroads: Digital and Cyber Strategy 2030
Keynote/input (30')
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| 14:30 - 15:15
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Moderated discussion (45')
#6, #9, #45, #54, #56, #58, #65, #70
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Workshop 6: Perception of AI Tools in Business Operations: Building Trustworthy and Rights-Respecting Technologies (60')
(#1, #28), (#41), #49, #55
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Workshop 7: Generative AI and Freedom of Expression: mutual reinforcement or forced exclusion? (60')
#81 (CoE)
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Flash 3: Youth Perspective on Internet Governance (25')
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| Flash 4: Unchained Digital Cash Payments (25')
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| 15:15 - 15:30
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Messages (15')
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| 15:30 - 16:00
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Coffee networking @ Hemicycle foyer (30')
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| 16:00 - 16:30
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Main Topic 4: Transatlantic rift on Freedom of Expression
Keynote/input (30')
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| 16:30 - 17:15
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Moderated discussion (45')
(#11), #15, #26, #64, #66, #75, #77
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Workshop 8: How AI impacts society and security: opportunities and vulnerabilities (60')
#4, #9, #71 (#50, #56, #72)
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Workshop 9: Between Green Ambitions and Geopolitical Realities: EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act (60')
(#5), #51
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Flash 5: Fostering Innovation for Justice: Showcasing the Digital Future of Justice Hackathon (25')
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| Flash 6: AI, Robotics and Health (25')
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| 17:15 - 17:30
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Messages (15')
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| 18:30
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Social event @ Le Tigre, Informal gathering – the first drink is on us!
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14 May 2025
Time
(CEST
UTC+2)
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14 May 2025
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| 08:00 - 09:00
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Registration for onsite participants all day (Please come early to avoid queues!)
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Hemicycle
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Room 10
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Room 8
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Room 7
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| 09:00 - 09:30
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[NEW]
Main Topic 5: The Age Verification Dilemma: Balancing child protection and digital access rights
Keynote/input (30')
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| 09:30 - 10:15
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Moderated discussion (45')
#8, (#11), #18, #19, #21, #22, #23, #24, #48
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Workshop 10: Ad-hoc session (60')
(optional)
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[NEW]
Workshop 11: São Paulo Multistakeholder Guidelines – The Way Forward in Multistakeholder and Multilateral Digital Processes (60')
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Flash 7: From Talk to Action: Safeguarding Core Internet Values in Today’s Digital Governance (25')
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| 10:15 - 10:30
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Messages (15')
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| 10:30 - 11:00
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Break (30')
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| 11:00 - 11:30
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Intergenerational dialogue – reflection of the conference (30')
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| 11:30 - 12:00
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Wrap up (30')
- Mr Matjaz GRUDEN, Director for Democracy, DGII: Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity
- Marianne Wilhelmsen, State Secretary Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance, Norway (online)
- Chengetai Masango, United Nations Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), Head of Office
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