General Meeting Archives

Brussels, September 23-24, 2024

Last week, the EuroISPA community travelled to Brussels for the third General Meeting of the year, gathering Council and Forum members, Board Officers and Secretariat, in the EuroISPA offices.

With the European elections now behind us, a new insitutional and political scenario slowly forming, and an entire EU agenda still to shape, our members gathered to discuss the next steps for EuroISPA to expand its connections with newly-elected EU policymakers and contribute to new (and old) policy files that will be on the agenda in the next months.

The two-day meeting covered:

📌 The confirmation of Whalebone as a new EuroISPA Industry Forum member

📌 An analsys of the proposed new college of Commissioners and what this means for EuroISPA’s activities

📌 EuroISPA’s engagement strategy to approach new policymakers and share our messages for the new EU mandate

📌 Exchange on several EuroISPA statements on topics such as sustainability, GDPR, AI, CSAM and payments.

Finally, we had the pleasure of welcoming several guest speakers:

Eric Ducoulombier, Head of Unit B3 on Retail Financial services, DG FISMA, European Commission, on addressing impersonation fraud in payments, with a focus on cooperation, consumer awareness, and liability
Dan Nechita, Head of Cabinet of Dragoş Tudorache and Lead technical negotiator for the AI Act in the 9th European Parliament, on the challenges and opportunities for the Internet industry and the role of the AI Office after the adoption of the AI Act
Anja Wyrobek, Advisor to MEP Birgit Sippel, LIBE Committee, on the future of privacy and data for the Internet industry and the interplay with AI

The next EuroISPA General Meeting will be held in Brussels in November – stay tuned!

Rome, June 27-28, 2024

Last week, the EuroISPA community travelled to Rome for the second General Meeting of the year, gathering Council and Forum members, Board Officers and Secretariat, kindly hosted by our Italian member AIIP.

This General Meeting came at a turning point in Europe’s political landscape, with the European elections results still fresh, the start of the Hungarian Presidency, and an entire EU agenda still to shape. This is precisely what our members discussed together in the two-day meeting in Rome. The agenda included:

📌 A nice welcome and overview of the work and priorities of AIIP, representing ISPs in Italy

📌 Analysis of the EU Elections results, what they mean for EuroISPA members, and our upcoming engagement efforts

📌 Approval of EuroISPA’s feedback to the European Commission’s White Paper on Digital Infrastructure. You can read our submission here.

📌 Exchange on several EuroISPA statements on topics such as sustainability, GDPR, AI, data retention, CSAM and payments.

Finally, we had the pleasure of welcoming several guest speakers:

Vinicio Peluffo, Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies for the Democratic Party, on how Italy is preparing for challenges stemming from AI
Kristian Bartholin, Secretary to the Council of Europe’s Committee on AI, on the expectations on AI governance at a global level after the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
Giuseppe Bianchi, Professor of Telecommunications at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, the role of infrastructure in enhancing the competitiveness of the EU and its Member States
Andrea Margheri, Deputy Head of Division, Industrial, technological, research and training programs at the Italian Cybersecurity Agency, on the interplay between AI and cybersecurity and the opportunities and challenges

The next EuroISPA General Meeting will be held in Brussels in September – stay tuned!

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EuroISPA General Meeting in Brussels: a recap

Last week, the EuroISPA community travelled to Brussels for the third General Meeting of the year, gathering Council and Forum members, Board Officers and Secretariat, in the EuroISPA offices.

EuroISPA General Meeting in Rome: a recap

Last week, the EuroISPA community travelled to Rome for the second General Meeting of the year, gathering Council and Forum members, Board Officers and Secretariat, kindly hosted by our Italian member AIIP.

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