EuroDIG 2025 – FocalPoints
| Session | Session title/working title | FocalPoint(s) | FocalPoint(s) Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Topic 1 | Why the UN WSIS+20 Review is important and how the national and regional IGFs can help stakeholders engage in the review process. (working title) | ||
| Main Topic 2 | Neurotechnology and privacy: Navigating human rights and regulatory challenges in the age of neural data (working title) | ||
| Main Topic 3 | Europe at the Crossroads: Digital and Cyber Strategy 2030 (NIS 2) (working title) | Karen Mulberry | IEEE Standards Association (SA) |
| Main Topic 4 | Transatlantic rift on Freedom of Expression (working title) | Cristina Herrera Garcia | Adapt |
| Main Topic 5 | AI and Sustainable Development: Balancing Regulation and Innovation (working title) | Benedetta Veneruso | Deloitte Italy |
| Workshop 1 | AI & non-discrimination in digital spaces from prevention to redress (working title) | Menno Ettema | Concil of Europe, Hate Crime and Artificial Intelligence Unit |
| Workshop 2 | The interplay between digital sovereignty and development (working title) | Yannic Plumpe | TUM Think Tank |
| Workshop 3 | Quantum Computing: Global challenges and security opportunities (working title) | Jörn Erbguth, University of Geneva and Karen Mulberry, IEEE Standards Association (SA) | |
| Workshop 4 | How can the national and regional IGFs contribute to the implementation of the UN Global Digital Compact. (working title) | ||
| Workshop 5 | Digital inequalities in multicultural societies (working title) | Edan Ring | Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL) |
| Workshop 6 | Perception of Artificial Intelligence tools in business operations (working title) | Monika Stachon | NASK – National Research Institute |
| Workshop 7 | Generative AI and Freedom of Expression: mutual reinforcement or forced exclusion? (working title) | Giulia Lucchese | Freedom of Expression and CDMSI, Directorate for Democracy, Council of Europe |
| Workshop 8 | How AI impacts IT security: New threats and defenses (working title) | Piotr Słowiński | NASK – National Research Institute |
| Workshop 9 | The Green Transition: Critical Materials and the European Supply Chain (working title) | Claire Patzig | Hasso-Plattner Institut |
| Workshop 10 | The Age Verification Dilemma: Balancing child protection and digital access rights (working title) | David Frautschy | Internet Society |
| Workshop 11 | The Brussels Effect – digital governance and global cooperation (working title) | ||
| Flash 1 | Non-consensual dissemination of intimate images (working title) | Giorgi Jokhadze | Cybercrime Division, Council of Europe |
| Flash 2 | Electronic evidences of war crimes (working title) | Oksana Prykhodko | iNGO European Media Platform |
| Flash 3 | Youth Perspective on Internet Governance (working title) | Rui Gomes | Youth Department, Council of Europe |
| Flash 4 | Privacy by default in online payments (working title) | Eleftherios Chelioudakis | Homo Digitalis |
| Flash 5 | Fostering Innovation for Justice: Showcasing the Digital Future of Justice Hackathon (working title) | Biljana Nikolic | Council of Europe |
| Flash 6 | AI + Health Care (working title) | Amali De Silva-Mitchell | IGF Dynamic Coalition on Data Driven Health Technologies |
| Flash 7 | TBD | ||
| Flash 8 | Digital literacy for senior citizens (working title) | Patrick Penninckx |
Biographical Information
David Frautschy
David Frautschy works as Senior Director, European Government and Regulatory Affairs at Internet Society. David is a government affairs professional with 20+ years of experience, 15+ of which focus on telecom and digital regulations, trade policy, and corporate social responsibility. He loves implementing advocacy campaigns, building coalitions, coordinating cross-border teams, and translating complex technology issues into easily understandable language. David is impassioned about the power of the Internet to transform people’s lives.
Edan Ring
Edan Ring is the VP of Community and Social Affairs at the Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL). He directs the organization’s public and advocacy activities in various fields ranging from online safety and security, information and media literacy, digital rights and digital inclusion in Israel. He is also a researcher and teaching associate in the Department of Communication at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and a regular contributor to the Media watchdog website “The 7th Eye” and other Israeli media outlets. Previously, he was the co-director of the shared society department at the Sikkuy-Aufoq organization and a Journalist at Haaretz newspaper.
Karen Mulberry
Karen Mulberry is Senior Manager of Technology Policy at IEEE Standards Association (SA) where she is manages strategic public and government affairs programs at the intersection of technology, standards, regulation, and policy. Karen has been involved in developing and managing initiatives that shape technical policy and provide technical thought leadership throughout her career. Karen’s background includes working at ICANN, the Internet Society (ISOC), Neustar and Verizon. She holds a BS in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
Menno Ettema
Menno Ettema is Head of the Hate Speech, Hate Crime and Artificial Intelligence Unit at the Anti-Discrimination Department of the Council of Europe. The unit works to promote and support national authorities, public institutions, Civil society partners other key stakeholder in the Council of Europe member States with the implementation of the CM Recommendations on combating hate speech and on combating hate crime, and upholding equality and non-discrimination in the use of AI and algorithmic decision-making systems. He was co-secretariat to the Experts Committee that drafted the Committee of Ministers Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)16 on Combating Hate Speech which was adopted in May 2022.