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Digital Services Act Week 2020 Highlights

The Digital Services Act Week took place from 30 June – 3 July 2020, culminating in a keynote speech from Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, as well as – in the words of the moderator and our chairman, Paul Adamson – “a mega panel”, bringing together themes from the rest of the series. 717 delegates from 36 countries registered to attend the series that also brought together 25 speakers from European institutions, businesses, academics and civil society.

Key themes Discussed:

The series assessed what is required to create conditions that foster fair competition for digital platforms and the media sector to thrive, and to safeguard an open and safe online space. It also looked at how to ensure the internet continues to be a key driver for innovation, economic growth, democratic discourse and social progress. The series included discussions on:

New competition rules and ex-ante regulation;
Platform liability and content regulatory oversight;
E-Commerce and liability exemptions;
Digital economy and its role in society.

Key themes Discussed:

The series assessed what is required to create conditions that foster fair competition for digital platforms and the media sector to thrive, and to safeguard an open and safe online space. It also looked at how to ensure the internet continues to be a key driver for innovation, economic growth, democratic discourse and social progress. The series included discussions on:

New competition rules and ex-ante regulation;
Platform liability and content regulatory oversight;
E-Commerce and liability exemptions;
Digital economy and its role in society.

Speakers at the Digital Services Act Week included:

Margrethe Vestager

Executive Vice President, “A Europe Fit For The Digital Age”, European Commission

Alex Agius Saliba

Rapporteur for the DSA Initiative, IMCO Committee, European Parliament

Lucrezia Busa

Member of Didier Reynders' Cabinet, European Commission

Prabhat Agarwal

Acting Head of Unit, E-Commerce and Platforms, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Daniel Matray

Head of App Store and Apple Media Services, Europe, Apple

Tiemo Wolken, MEP

Rapporteur for the DSA Initiative, JURI Committee, European Parliament

Andreas Schwab, MdEP

EPP Group Coordinator, IMCO Committee, European Parliament

Pablo Arias Echeverría, MEP

EPP Group Vice-Coordinator, IMCO Committee, European Parliament

Daniel Braun

Deputy Head of Cabinet, Věra Jourová, Vice President for Values and Transparency, EU Commission

Michael Konig

Deputy Head of Unit, Retail and Online Services, DG GROW, European Commission

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