Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director General, DIGITALEUROPE
Thierry Breton
European Commissioner for the Internal Market
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EU-US relations are a top priority for DIGITALEUROPE in 2021, and stakeholders on both sides of the Atlantic are already shaping their strategies. DIGITALEUROPE’s key priorities for the EU-US relationship were summed up in a position paper in January 2021, and covers a wide range of areas such as post-Schrems II data flows, cooperation on emerging tech, digital tax, and bilateral and multilateral trade.
This series of EU-US events will look at a range of issues, bringing together policymakers and stakeholders from both sides of the Atlantic, with the goal of developing cooperation on digital and trade matters. Read on for further details.
03 June 2021 | 16:10- 17:30 CEST
Director General, DIGITALEUROPE
European Commissioner for the Internal Market
The revolution of digital transformation continues apace, and has never been as central as during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a digital world that knows no borders, the EU and the US share an interest to guide the social and economic impacts of this phenomenon on the global stage. At this year’s Munich Security Conference, US President Joe Biden underlined the need for transatlantic cooperation to “shape the rules that will govern the advance of technology”, while EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a “transatlantic technology alliance”, looking especially to establish the EU-US Trade and Technology Council.
At the same time, emergence of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, combined with an evolving geopolitical landscape and new challenges in global trade, have pushed many voices on both sides of the pond to call for closer alignment in how we approach digital innovation and rules. With Brussels and Washington sharing this ambition, the question becomes: how to put this into practice?
DIGITALEUROPE is bringing together key decision-makers from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss this question, and the prospects for a EU-US-led global Digital Rulebook.
The revolution of digital transformation continues apace, and has never been as central as during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a digital world that knows no borders, the EU and the US share an interest to guide the social and economic impacts of this phenomenon on the global stage. At this year’s Munich Security Conference, US President Joe Biden underlined the need for transatlantic cooperation to “shape the rules that will govern the advance of technology”, while EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a “transatlantic technology alliance”, looking especially to establish the EU-US Trade and Technology Council.
At the same time, emergence of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, combined with an evolving geopolitical landscape and new challenges in global trade, have pushed many voices on both sides of the pond to call for closer alignment in how we approach digital innovation and rules. With Brussels and Washington sharing this ambition, the question becomes: how to put this into practice?
DIGITALEUROPE is bringing together key decision-makers from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss this question, and the prospects for a EU-US-led global Digital Rulebook.
11 May 2021 | 15:00- 16:30 CEST
Director General, DIGITALEUROPE
Vice President of the European Commission
Note: All session timings below are in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
15:00-15:05
Welcome
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director General, DIGITALEUROPE Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl is Director-General of DIGITALEUROPE, the leading digital technology industry association representing over 35,000 digital companies in Europe.
She is a member of the Stakeholder Cybersecurity Certification Group of ENISA (the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) and of NATO’s high-level Advisory Group for Emerging and Disruptive Technologies, as well as a board member of the European Commission’s Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition and the European Parliament-led European Internet Forum.
Formerly, Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl was a member of the European Commission’s High Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence, and of the High-level Strategy Group on Industrial Technologies in charge of identifying Key Enabling Technologies.
She was an Executive Board Member of the Royal Danish Export Council and Chair of the Export Grant Committee under the Danish Foreign Ministry. She also served as Executive Board member in DIGITALEUROPE, and as a member of the association’s high level Digital Advisory Council.
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl has served as Board Member of the Danish Chamber of Commerce and was President of the Board of the Danish ICT association (ITB), where she led the development of policy positions on issues such as business digitalisation, ICT security, disruptive business models, telecoms and education.
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl has more than 25 years of experience in the ICT industry. She previously held international positions at IBM and Oracle as well as with SMEs, building businesses across Europe and China and founding the cloud provider GlobeIT. She has deep insights into the digitalisation of business and society and the data-driven economy, and is regularly invited to deliver keynote speeches on these issues at high-level events across the world.
Moderator: Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director General, DIGITALEUROPE
15:05 – 15:20
Keynote Speech
15:20 – 16:30
Discussion
Bernd Lange TBC
Bernd Lange
Member of European Parliament, Chair of INTA Committee
Pastora Valero, Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy, EMEAR Pastora Valero is responsible for leading Cisco’s Government Affairs team in Europe, Middle East and Africa and advancing Cisco’s technology and communications policy agenda with the European Institutions and governments across the EMEAR region.
Pastora joined Cisco in 2003 and she has some 25 years of experience in regulatory and EU public policy issues with respect to telecommunications and information technologies, competition and trade. She is also a member of Cisco’s Senior Leadership Team in EMEAR.
Prior to Cisco, Pastora was Vice-President Regulatory Affairs for Global TeleSystems (GTS), a pan-European fibre optic network operator. She started her career with the Brussels law firm Van Bael & Bellis, and dealt in particular with EU trade and competition law issues.
Pastora is a qualified lawyer in Spain, holds a Masters degree in European law (ULB, Brussels) and an L.L.M in International law (VUB, Brussels). She is a former Vice Chair and Board member of AmCham EU.
Pastora Valero
Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy, EMEAR
John Neuffer, President & CEO, Semiconductor Industry Association John Neuffer is President and CEO of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) where he’s responsible for setting and leading the association’s public policy agenda and serving as the primary advocate for maintaining U.S. leadership in semiconductor design, manufacturing, and research.
Prior to joining SIA, John served as Senior Vice President for Global Policy at the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), where he led ITI’s global team to expand market access opportunities for ITI member companies around the world. He directed all ITI’s global government relations in trade, cybersecurity, standards, regulatory, Internet governance, and privacy. John built strong relationships with foreign governments and industry associations in key global capitals, and advanced the high-tech industry’s trade agenda in Washington.
Before joining ITI, John served for over seven years at the Office of United States Trade Representative (USTR) in Washington, DC: two years as Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Affairs, preceded by over five years as Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan.
Prior to his tenure with USTR, John was a Senior Research Fellow and Political Analyst with the Mitsui Kaijyo Research Institute in Tokyo for nine years. As a leading commentator on Japanese politics and policy at the institute, he published a widely read newsletter and wrote regular commentary for the Asian Wall Street Journal, TheStreet.com, and Newsweek Japan. John lived in Japan 11 years. He is a native of Montana and Washington State.
John Neuffer
President & CEO, Semiconductor Industry Association
17:10 – 17:30
Audience Q&A
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director General, DIGITALEUROPE
Bernd Lange
Member of European Parliament, Chair of INTA Committee
John Neuffer
President and CEO,
SIA
Pastora Valora
Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy, EMEAR,
CISCO
Katherine Thai
US Trade Representative
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