Together with 39 other civil society organisations BEUC will be co-hosting the “Tech and Society Summit” on 1 October 2024. This event will foster dialogue and debate between civil society and recently elected EU decision-makers, focusing on the intersection of technology, society, and the environment.

What to expect?

During the event, we will host a series of panels and conversations to cover key issues and sectors affected by rapid tech developments including:

• addressing the economic and political power of Big Tech
• a safe internet for all
• digital enforcement

We want to bring civil society’s voices to the forefront of the EU’s digital policy debates. Together we are building this space to create a bridge between digital rights organisations and new policymakers to achieve accountable, people-focused policies that advance everyone’s digital rights.

Expect powerful insights from prominent speakers, including:

• Alex Saliba, MEP, Socialists & Democrats group in the European Parliament
• Rebecca MacKinnon, Global Advocacy Vice President at Wikimedia & leading internet freedom advocate
• Dr Seda Gürses, Associate Professor, Department of Multi-Actor Systems at TU Delft
• Wojciech Wiewiórowski, The European Data Protection Supervisor

For the latest version of the programme, click here.

You can find more information about the event here.

The event is invite-only.

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