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THE 7TH ANNUAL FUTURE OF TRANSPORT CONFERENCE


THE CHILD SAFETY ONLINE CONFERENCE 2022

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EVENT OVERVIEW

The European Child Safety Online Conference 2022 will gather policymakers,
industry players, national authorities representatives as well as civil society
experts to review the provisions of the new European strategy for a Better
Internet for Kids (BIK+) and of the proposal for the new regulation to prevent
and combat child sexual abuse, as well as discuss the extent to which the
initiatives proposed are fit-for-purpose and are likely to remain future-proof
to address the pace of digital innovation. It will explore how the proposed
rules will interact with other EU and global policies and self-regulation
initiatives aimed at tackling the different online risks that children are
exposed to, and at making the online world a better, safer, fairer place.  It
will also focus on the ongoing efforts undertaken to step up the fight against
the creation and propagation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online.
Finally, it will examine the role that technology and innovative solutions can
play in achieving these objectives, feature examples of initiatives undertaken
in Member States to protect children online, identify best practices, and ask
what more is needed to equip children with the necessary digital skills and
tools to safely benefit from what the Internet has to offer.


KEY THEMES

Child Safety-by-design, responsible use of children’s data and age-appropriate
content

Digital Literacy to promote safe, healthy and responsible behaviour online

Strengthening the fight against the creation and dissemination of CSAM


SESSION REPLAYS

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DUBRAVKA ŠUICA, VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEMOGRAPHY AND DEMOCRACY, EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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Since December 2019, Dubravka Šuica is Vice-President of the European Commission
in charge of Democracy and Demography. Mrs Šuica a Croatian politician from the
city of Dubrovnik, where she served for two terms as its first female mayor and
was awarded the 2006 World Mayor Award. Dubravka Šuica entered politics in the
1990s as a Member of the Croatian Democratic Union and served as a Member of the
Croatian Parliament and Vice-Chair of the EU Integration Committee. Between 2004
and 2009 she was a Board Member of the Union of the Association of Towns and
Municipalities of the Republic of Croatia. During ten years she was the
Vice-President of Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of
Europe. From 2013 to 2019 Dubravka Šuica served as a Member of the European
Parliament and Vice-Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee. In June 2019, Šuica was
elected as first ViceChair of EPP Group in the European Parliament. Since 2012,
she is the Vice-President of EPP Women.
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DUBRAVKA ŠUICA

Vice President for Demography and Democracy

European Commission


YLVA JOHANSSON, COMMISSIONER FOR HOME AFFAIRS, EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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Ylva Johansson (born 13 February 1964) was appointed European Commissioner for
Home Affairs in December 2019. From Sweden, she was Minister for Employment in
the Swedish Government from 2014 to 2019, Minister for Welfare and Elderly
Healthcare from 2004 to 2006 and Minister for Schools from 1994 to 1998. Ms.
Johansson was educated at Lund University and the Stockholm Institute of
Education. She is married with three children.

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YLVA JOHANSSON

Commissioner for Home Affairs

European Commission


VÍT RAKUŠAN, 1ST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR, CZECH
REPUBLIC

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Education:

 * 1996–2002
   Faculty of Education, University of South Bohemia, history and German studies
 * 2001

Faculty of Arts, University of Augsburg, scholarship study stay

 * 2006–2009

Faculty of Education, Charles University, Management of Education

Professional history:

 * 2001–2020    Teacher at Grammar School, town of Kutná Hora
 * 2010–2019    Mayor of town of Kolín
 * 2012–2021    Member of the Central Bohemian Regional Representative Assembly
 * 2016–2017    Statutory Deputy Governor of the Central Bohemian Region
 * Since 2017 Member of the Parliament (Chamber of Deputies)
 * 2017–2021    

Member of the Security Committee of the Chamber of Deputies

Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies

Chairman of the Permanent Commission for the Supervision of the Military
Intelligence Service, Chamber of Deputies

 * Since 2019     Chairman of the Mayors and Independents movement (political
   party)
 * Since 17 December 2021 Minister of the Interior

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VÍT RAKUŠAN

1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior

Czech Republic

*via pre-recorded speech


JULIE INMAN GRANT, AUSTRALIAN ESAFETY COMMISSIONER

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Julie Inman Grant is Australia’s eSafety Commissioner. In this role, Julie leads
the world’s first government regulatory agency committed to keeping its citizens
safer online.

Julie has extensive experience in the non-profit and government sectors and
spent two decades working in senior public policy and safety roles in the tech
industry at Microsoft, Twitter and Adobe.

The Commissioner’s career began in Washington DC, working in the US Congress and
the non-profit sector before taking on a role at Microsoft. Julie’s experience
at Microsoft spanned 17 years, serving as one of the company’s first and
longest-standing government relations professionals, ultimately in the role of
Global Director for Safety & Privacy Policy and Outreach. At Twitter, she set up
and drove the company’s policy, safety & philanthropy programs across Australia,
New Zealand & Southeast Asia.

As Commissioner, Julie plays an important global role as Chair of the Child
Dignity Alliance’s Technical Working Group and as a Board Member of the
WePROTECT Global Alliance. The Commissioner also serves on the World Economic
Forum’s Global Coalition for Digital Safety and on their XR Ecosystem Governance
Steering Committee on Building and Defining the Metaverse. Under her leadership,
eSafety has joined forces with the White House Gender Policy Council and
Government of Denmark on the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based
Harassment & Abuse.

In 2021, Julie oversaw significant increases in the eSafety office’s budget,
increased staffing levels and launched the global Safety by Design initiative.
As Commissioner, she has led work to stand up novel and world-first regulatory
regimes under the new Online Safety Act 2021, with implementation of a sweeping
new set of reforms beginning on 23 January 2022.

Commissioner Inman Grant was reappointed for a further 5-year term by the
Australian Government in January 2022.

The Commissioner was recently named one of Australia’s most influential women by
the Australian Financial Review and a leading Australian in Foreign Affairs by
the Sydney Morning Herald. In 2020, the World Economic Forum (WEF) and
Apolitical appointed the Commissioner as one of the #Agile50, the world’s most
influential leaders revolutionising government.

More information can be found at www.esafety.gov.au.

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JULIE INMAN GRANT

eSafety Commissioner

Australia

*via pre-recorded speech


PHILIPP AMANN, HEAD OF EXPERTISE & STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT, EUROPOL

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Philipp is the Head of Expertise and Stakeholder Management at the European
Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and oversees the delivery of cyber-security and
cybercrime related products such as Europol’s Internet Organised Crime Threat
Assessment. Other key areas of responsibility include the assessment of current
and future technology trends, managing EC3’s industry advisory groups and
academic advisory network, prevention & awareness, and capacity building.

Prior to that, he held positions with various international organisations such
as the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the International
Criminal Court, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization.

Philipp has more than 20 years of relevant experience in cyber security
management, combatting cybercrime, policy development, digital forensics and the
analysis and management of intelligence.

Philipp has worked in various fields, including the financial sector, global
disarmament and arms control, international investigations and on issues related
to safety and security in cyberspace, topics he deeply cares about. He is also a
member of ENISA’s Advisory Group, the World Economic Forum‘s International
Alliance against Cybercrime and Carnegie Endowment’s FinCyber Strategy Project.

His professional experience is complemented by a PhD degree and a Master’s
degree in business informatics from the University of Vienna. He also holds an
MSc in Forensic Computing and Cybercrime Investigation from the University
College Dublin.

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PHILIPP AMANN

Head of Expertise & Stakeholder Management

Europol


CATHRIN BAUER BULST, HEAD OF UNIT SECURITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE, DG HOME, EUROPEAN
COMMISSION

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Cathrin Bauer-Bulst serves as Head of the Cybercrime Unit in in DG Migration and
Home Affairs of the European Commission. Her unit develops legislative proposals
and policy and coordinates EU efforts to better fight cybercrime and child
sexual abuse. The team works on topics ranging from substantive criminal law to
procedural question such as access to evidence, encryption, and the impact of
internet governance rules on criminal investigations. She co-chairs the
Commission’s informal task force on electronic evidence and the Governmental
Advisory Committee Working Group on Public Safety issues within ICANN. She has a
background in law and IT.

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CATHRIN BAUER BULST

Head of Unit Security in the Digital Age, DG HOME

European Commission


JUNE LOWERY-KINGSTON, HEAD OF UNIT "ACCESSIBILITY, MULTILINGUALISM & SAFER
INTERNET", DG CONNECT, EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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June Lowery-Kingston (@lk_june) is Head of Unit Accessibility, Multilingualism &
Safer Internet at the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content
and Technology (DG CNECT) at the European Commission. Her work aims to promote a
better internet for children by protecting and empowering children online, and
improving the quality of content available to them. Her unit is also responsible
for making digital life in Europe more accessible and inclusive, regardless of
language, disability and age. As Equality Coordinator in DG CNECT, she also
maintains an overview of the implementation of the Union of Equality within the
DG.

Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/june-lowery-kingston-2a459476/

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JUNE LOWERY-KINGSTON

Head of Unit "Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet"
DG CONNECT

European Commission


MELISSA MATHIESON, DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY FUTURES, UK ICO

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Following 18 years of law enforcement experience in serious organised crime
investigations, Melissa Mathieson joined the Information Commissioner’s Office
in 2019.

Melissa manages teams of investigators and policy professionals with
responsibility for many of the most serious and high-risk issues in data
protection and information rights in the UK. Her teams have published landmark
investigation reports on a range of novel compliance issues, including police
extraction of mobile phones, and use of live facial recognition technology.

From early 2020, Melissa oversaw the ICO’s policy response to the Covid-19
pandemic, supporting the responsible use of data throughout the public health
emergency. She established a rapid advice and stakeholder engagement function,
providing clear, expert guidance to stakeholders responding directly to the
crisis, working with over 400 stakeholders.

Since 2021 Melissa has acted as the Director for Regulatory Futures, with
responsibilities that include the delivery of the Children’s code.

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MELISSA MATHIESON

Director of Regulatory Futures

UK ICO


SUSIE HARGREAVES OBE, CEO, INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION

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Susie joined the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in September 2011 as Chief
Executive.

Susie is a Director of the UK Safer Internet Centre. She is also a member of the
NCA CEOP Command Strategic Governance Group; the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) Child Online Protection Working Group and the Broadband Commission
Working Group. 

She’s an Executive Board member of the UK Council Internet Safety (UKCIS).
Recently, Susie became a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Coalition
for Digital Safety.

Susie is a Clore Fellow and was a finalist for a European Woman of Achievement
Award Susie was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2016 for
‘Services to Child Online Safety’.

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SUSIE HARGREAVES OBE

CEO

Internet Watch Foundation

(virtual speaker)


ANNA RYWCZYŃSKA, HEAD OF THE DIGITAL EDUCATION TEAM AT NASK AND COORDINATOR OF
THE POLISH SAFER INTERNET CENTRE

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Researcher in the field of digital technologies in the context of cultural
phenomena and social practices and specialist in promotion activities in the
field of child and youth online safety. The author of publications and
educational tools and a member of international working expert groups. In 2018
she was listed among 100 persons recognized for their actions for the
development of digital competence in Poland.

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ANNA RYWCZYŃSKA

Head of the Digital Education Team at NASK

Coordinator of the Polish Safer Internet Centre


EMILIO PUCCIO, SECRETARY GENERAL, INTERGROUP ON CHILDREN'S RIGHTS, EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT

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 Emilio Puccio serves as Secretary General of the European Parliament Intergroup
on Children’s Rights, managing the parliamentary, legislative and advocacy work
of the entire network. 

Emilio also sits in the advisory board of INHOPE and the Better Internet for
Kids initiative (BIK). Furthermore, Emilio served as a member of the Judging
Panel for the 2020 GSMA Global Mobile Awards (GLOMOs) for the category Best
Mobile Initiative for Enhancing Children’s Lives. 

Before joining the Intergroup on Children’s Rights, Emilio has worked
extensively on human rights, having worked on business and human rights issues
in New York City at the United Nations Global Compact and as part of the
Individuals at Risk Program at Amnesty International USA. As a qualified lawyer,
Emilio served in the Legal office of the Italian General Consulate in
Barcelona. 

Emilio holds a Juris Doctor Magna cum laude in Law from the University of
Palermo, a Master’s Degree in International Business Management from EADA
Business School in Barcelona, and a Master in Diplomatic Studies from the
Italian Society for International Organizations (SIOI) in Rome. 

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EMILIO PUCCIO

Secretary General, Intergroup on Children's Rights

European Parliament


ALEXANDRA EVANS, HEAD OF SAFETY PUBLIC POLICY, EUROPE, TIKTOK

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Alexandra is Head of Safety Public Policy for Europe. Before joining TikTok,
Alexandra was Chief of Strategy at the 5Rights Foundation where she played a
leading role in the successful campaign to enshrine enhanced data rights for
children in UK law. As Policy Director of the BBFC, she was responsible for UK
classification standards in cinemas, on DVD and online. Topics Alexandra works
on include online child sexual abuse and exploitation, bullying/harassment,
harmful and inappropriate content, data protection and privacy, access to
information, evolving developmental capacities of children, design of services,
digital wellbeing and digital rights. Before specialising in digital policy,
Alexandra practiced law at Mishcon de Reya, advising clients on discrimination,
free speech, privacy and reputation protection.

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ALEXANDRA EVANS

Head of Safety Public Policy, Europe

TikTok

(virtual speaker)


CATHERINE GARCIA-VAN HOOGSTRATEN, DIRECTOR DIGITAL SAFETY, EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS, MICROSOFT

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Catherine Garcia-van Hoogstraten, in her capacity of Director Digital Safety,
European Government Affairs Microsoft, she drives and build consensus on
European regulatory and policy issues at the intersection of Digital Safety,
Responsible Tech, Content Regulation, Human Rights. Career-long track record and
solid understanding of EU tech policy and legal challenges across a range of
critical policy and regulatory files. She is Juris Doctor in Law and Political
Science, has PhD studies in EU Consumer and Product Safety Law and has pursued
specialization in International Human Rights, Privacy, Information Security and
Philosophy of Technology Design. Follow her work on LinkedIn and CatherineGvh.

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CATHERINE GARCIA-VAN HOOGSTRATEN

Director Digital Safety, European Government Affairs, Microsoft

Microsoft


DAVE MILES, SAFETY POLICY DIRECTOR EMEA, META

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As Safety Policy Director at Meta for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Dave has
more than twenty-five years executive management experience within the
technology, charitable and regulatory sectors. In his current capacity, he is a
member of the European Commission’s Alliance to Better Protect Minors Online,
the Child Dignity Alliance and former member of the WePROTECT Global Alliance’s
2021 Global Threat Analysis (GTA) Steering Group.

Prior to joining Meta, Dave was a member of UNICEF’s Expert Roster at the Global
Fund to End Violence against Children (EVAC), Policy Director of the British
Board of Classification (BBFC) and the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI).
Dave has chaired three prominent working groups for the UK Council for Child
Internet Safety (UKCCIS) and prior to this held senior executives positions at
IBM, Compaq and Motorola.

In 2014, Dave was admitted to the Freedom of the City of London for his
charitable work around promoting accessibility and ensuring technology can
support and empower those with special needs.
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DAVE MILES

Safety Policy Director EMEA

Meta


ANN BECKER, HEAD OF POLICY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE FEDERATION
OF EUROPE (ISFE)

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Swedish national, Ann holds an MA from King’s College, University of London, in
UK, EU & US Copyright Law and an MA from the University of Paris in Regional
Economic Development and international Cooperation. Prior to joining ISFE, Ann
held several senior positions in the media and entertainment sector: Senior
Adviser to the European Publishers Council in Brussels; Director for the IP,
Media, Entertainment & Sports practice at Hill + Knowlton Strategies in
Brussels. Earlier in her career, Ann represented the French media group
Lagardère SCA towards the European institutions in the field of publishing, tv &
radio broadcasting, retail and sports rights. At ISFE, the Policy & Public
Affairs team ensures that the voice of a responsible video games ecosystem is
heard and understood, that its creative and economic potential is supported and
celebrated, and that video game players around the world continue to enjoy great
gaming experiences. www.isfe.eu

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ANN BECKER

Head of Policy and Public Affairs

Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE)


JULIE DAWSON, CHIEF POLICY & REGULATORY OFFICER, YOTI

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Julie leads regulatory and government relations for Yoti’s digital identity
platform; developing policy approaches for fraud prevention and safeguarding,
liaising with national and sectoral trust frameworks, in conjunction with Yoti’s
internal and external ethics boards.

Yoti is an identity checking system that allows organisations to verify who
people are, online and in person. Yoti offers Identity verification, Age
verification, E-signatures and Authentication.

Yoti is a team of over 300, has its HQ in London and counts over 11 million
installs of the Yoti app; has conducted over 500 million age checks.

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JULIE DAWSON

Chief Policy & Regulatory Officer

Yoti


HANS MARTENS, HEAD OF DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP DEPARTMENT, EUROPEAN SCHOOLNET

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Hans Martens (PhD) is Head of Digital Citizenship at European Schoolnet. He is
responsible for the Digital Citizenship strategy of the organisation, managing a
team of 15+ dedicated to a variety of public and private projects covering
aspects such as digital skills, media literacy, online safety and children
rights in a digital world. Within this context, Hans is leading – on behalf of
the European Commission – the Better Internet for Kids initiative while
coordinating the Insafe network of Safer Internet Centres, among other activity
lines. With a background in research and teaching at the University of Antwerp,
combined with an advisory role in various Flemish, European, and American media
literacy networks and projects, Hans joined European Schoolnet in February 2012.
His key tasks include governance, management and outreach, team and project
coordination, liaising with various Ministries of Education and European
Commission units, as well as being the point of contact for other key strategic
partners, from government, civil society and industry.

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HANS MARTENS

Head of Digital Citizenship Department

European Schoolnet


LEANDA BARRINGTON-LEACH, DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY & HEAD OF EUROPEAN
AFFAIRS AT 5RIGHTS

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Leanda Barrington-Leach is the Director of International Advocacy & Head of
European Affairs at 5Rights, an international NGO fighting for systemic change
that ensures the digital world caters for children and young people by design
and default. 5Rights has three areas of work: data and privacy, child-centred
design and children’s rights. Leanda is based in Brussels and was previously
Adviser to the Secretary-General of the European External Action Service,
focused on Strategic Communication and the fight against Disinformation.
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LEANDA BARRINGTON-LEACH

Director of International Advocacy & Head of European Affairs

5Rights


DIRK BOSMANS, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, PAN-EUROPEAN GAME INFORMATION (PEGI)
SYSTEM

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Dirk Bosmans is Director of Operations for PEGI s.a., the organisation that runs
the pan-European age rating system for video games and apps. He oversees the
continuous development of the PEGI system and works with national trade
associations, governmental organisations and industry partners across Europe on
raising awareness about video game culture and media literacy in general and age
ratings for games in specific.

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DIRK BOSMANS

Director of Operations

Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) System


IVERNA MCGOWAN, DIRECTOR, EUROPE OFFICE OF CDT

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Iverna McGowan is Director of CDT’s Europe Office, and an advocate for ensuring
international human rights standards are at the core of law and policy related
to technology. At CDT, Iverna leads the Brussels-based Europe team that works to
put human rights and democracy at the center of the European Union and its
member countries’ tech policy agendas.

Prior to joining CDT, Iverna served as a Senior Advisor to the UN Office of the
High Commissioner for Human Rights. She led the work on protecting online civic
space and human rights and technology more broadly for the European Regional
Office. She was also the focal point on the rule of law and offered
recommendations for the EU’s new rule of law mechanism.

Iverna previously served for seven years as the Executive Director and Advocacy
Director for Europe at Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office.
Under her leadership, the office led and won a number of significant campaigns
on human rights. On account of this human rights advocacy she was listed by
Politico in 2017 as one of the most influential women on EU policy and law
making. At the European Parliament in 2016, she accepted, on behalf of her team,
the Sinti and Roma European Civil Rights Prize for the office’s groundbreaking
work in strategic litigation under the EU’s Race Equality Directive. She also
served as the organisation’s international spokesperson on EU affairs.

Iverna has also worked at the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and, before
embarking on a career in the public sector, headed up a team at the French IT,
web infrastructure, and services company Groupe Open.

Iverna serves on the EU Board of the National Resource Governance Institute and
is a previous board member of Transparency International’s EU Office. She was
also elected by civil society peers in 2017 to the advisory panel of the EU
Fundamental Rights Agency. Iverna also founded her own consultancy which
supports civil society leaders, and conducts human rights research and policy
analysis.

She holds a B.A. in European Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an LL.M
from Maastricht University’s School of European Law, where she was awarded a
scholarship for having graduated as a top three percent scholar. She is a
frequent commentator on human rights, EU foreign policy, and gender equality,
and has contributed to pieces by Euronews, CNN, BBC, RTE, and Reuters.

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IVERNA MCGOWAN

Director

Europe Office of CDT


CLAIRE-MARIE HEALY, EU DIGITAL POLICY EXPERT

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Claire-Marie Healy is a Brussels-based independent advisor and expert in tech
and digital policy. Most recently, Claire-Marie managed the Tech, Media, Telecom
and Mobility activities at the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE).
Claire-Marie also worked for the GSMA, the industry organisation that represents
the interests of mobile network operators worldwide, where she held various
positions including EU Public Policy Manager following regulations on mobile
telecommunication in Brussels, and Project Manager for Mobile Connect, the
online authentication and identification service provided by mobile operators
globally.Earlier in her career, Claire-Marie worked at the OECD in Paris,
following ICT policies for the Business and Industry Advisory Committee. She
also interned at the GSMA Development Fund in India and at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Bolivia. Claire-Marie received her MSc in Global Politics
from the London School of Economics (LSE), after completing her studies in
International Relations with German at the Kent University and the Freie
Universitaet Berlin (FUB). She is also the creator and presenter of a radio and
podcast programme on parenting.

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CLAIRE-MARIE HEALY

EU digital policy expert


FRIEDERIKE BERFELDE, ASSOCIATE, BRUNSWICK GROUP

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Friederike Berfelde is a member of Brunswick’s Global TMT Sector Group and
specializes in EU public affairs and communications for clients in the industry.
She also focusses on competition issues.

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FRIEDERIKE BERFELDE

Associate

Brunswick Group


LAURA SBOARINA, PRINCIPAL ANALYST, CULLEN INTERNATIONAL

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Laura follows EU regulation affecting the media sector, specialising on
television and online video services. She also follows the television markets in
Italy and in the US. Laura joined Cullen International in 2011, previously
representing in Brussels the European association of television and radio
advertising sales houses (EGTA). She also worked at the Italian public service
broadcaster, RAI.

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LAURA SBOARINA

Principal Analyst

Cullen International





AGENDA

If you are interested in speaking in any of the below sessions, please contact
Rebecca Matheson at childsafety@forum-europe.com / +44 (0) 2920 780 077.

Note: All timings are in Central European Summer Time (CEST)

From a very young age, children use the Internet to learn, play, interact with
others and express themselves – this has never been truer than during the
Covid-19 pandemic when educational, social and entertainment interactions all
moved to the online world. This online space however, was never designed for
children and therefore exposes them to serious risks. In order to leverage the
benefits that the Internet brings to young people’s life while tackling the
harms and challenges it represents, and in line with the objectives laid out in
the Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles of January 2022, the
European Commission recently released a new European strategy for a Better
Internet for Kids (BIK+), promoting a positive, inclusive, empowering and safe
online environment for children and teenagers, along with a proposal for a
Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse.

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Keynote Speeches

Dubravka Šuica
Vice President for Demography and Democracy, European Commission

Since December 2019, Dubravka Šuica is Vice-President of the European Commission
in charge of Democracy and Demography. Mrs Šuica a Croatian politician from the
city of Dubrovnik, where she served for two terms as its first female mayor and
was awarded the 2006 World Mayor Award. Dubravka Šuica entered politics in the
1990s as a Member of the Croatian Democratic Union and served as a Member of the
Croatian Parliament and Vice-Chair of the EU Integration Committee. Between 2004
and 2009 she was a Board Member of the Union of the Association of Towns and
Municipalities of the Republic of Croatia. During ten years she was the
Vice-President of Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of
Europe. From 2013 to 2019 Dubravka Šuica served as a Member of the European
Parliament and Vice-Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee. In June 2019, Šuica was
elected as first ViceChair of EPP Group in the European Parliament. Since 2012,
she is the Vice-President of EPP Women.

Dubravka Šuica
Vice President for Demography and Democracy, European Commission
Vít Rakušan (via pre recorded speech)
1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Czech Republic

Education:

• 1996–2002
Faculty of Education, University of South Bohemia, history and German studies
• 2001
Faculty of Arts, University of Augsburg, scholarship study stay
• 2006–2009
Faculty of Education, Charles University, Management of Education

Professional history:

• 2001–2020 Teacher at Grammar School, town of Kutná Hora
• 2010–2019 Mayor of town of Kolín
• 2012–2021 Member of the Central Bohemian Regional Representative Assembly
• 2016–2017 Statutory Deputy Governor of the Central Bohemian Region
• Since 2017 Member of the Parliament (Chamber of Deputies)
• 2017–2021
Member of the Security Committee of the Chamber of Deputies
Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies
Chairman of the Permanent Commission for the Supervision of the Military
Intelligence Service, Chamber of Deputies
• Since 2019 Chairman of the Mayors and Independents movement (political party)
• Since 17 December 2021 Minister of the Interior

Vít Rakušan (via pre recorded speech)
1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Czech Republic
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Panel 1 – Ensuring a positive online experience for children: Child
Safety-by-design, responsible use of children’s data and age-appropriate content


Children are accessing the Internet from an increasingly younger age and across
a wide range of devices, often without adult supervision, leaving them
vulnerable to a number of risks including, but not limited to, exposure to
illegal and harmful content, dark patterns, privacy infringements and commercial
targeting. Making the online world a safe, positive and inclusive environment
for children has been a key focus area for policymakers worldwide in the past
decade, while concepts such as ‘safety-by-design’, responsible use of data and
platform liability, have emerged at the forefront of the policy thinking for
tech regulation, especially with regards to children’s use of the Internet.

Following the release of the new European Strategy for a Better Internet for
Kids (BIK+) in May 2022 and given the focus on liability and accountability
issues of the tech industry as part of the DSA file, this session will explore
the extent to which these regulatory efforts will be enough to ensure positive
and age-appropriate experiences for young people online, and discuss what more
the tech industry can do to embed considerations around online child protection
in the design, development and deployment of digital products, services and
platforms – even if their services are not primarily targeted at children or
teenagers. This discussion will be held as new and emerging technologies such as
augmented and extended reality are expected to permeate our lives in the future,
bringing new challenges to the protection of children online.

 * As a preventative concept rather than a response to harms after they occur,
   to what extent does safety-by-design concretely work, and are there
   challenges that this approach cannot address?
 * What are the limitations of the existing age-verification processes of users
   online? Do codes of conduct and standards on age assurance and
   age-appropriate design exist? How can risk assessment and mitigation measures
   be further encouraged?
 * How can transparency around the collection of children’s data as well as the
   user-friendliness of privacy settings controls for children and parents be
   improved? How can it be ensured that the data minimisation principle is
   respected when it comes to the use of children’s data? How efficient are the
   provisions of the GDPR in addressing the challenges posed by digital
   advertising methods targeted at children and how will these interact with
   provisions including in the DSA?
 * In an era where online content is increasingly user-generated, what tools and
   processes are currently used to identify and remove content that would be
   harmful to children? To what extent has measures included in the revised
   Audio-visual Media Services Directive enhanced the protection of children
   from harmful content and inappropriate commercial communications? What more
   can be done by industry players to tackle exposure to such content and
   develop user-friendly reporting tools for young users? 
 * With BIK+ aiming to support the market for interactive, creative and
   educational online content, what is being concretely proposed to promote the
   creation of high-quality and diversified content for children? 

June Lowery-Kingston
Head of Unit "Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet", DG CONNECT,
European Commission

June Lowery-Kingston (@lk_june) is Head of Unit Accessibility, Multilingualism &
Safer Internet at the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content
and Technology (DG CNECT) at the European Commission. Her work aims to promote a
better internet for children by protecting and empowering children online, and
improving the quality of content available to them. Her unit is also responsible
for making digital life in Europe more accessible and inclusive, regardless of
language, disability and age. As Equality Coordinator in DG CNECT, she also
maintains an overview of the implementation of the Union of Equality within the
DG.

Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/june-lowery-kingston-2a459476/

June Lowery-Kingston
Head of Unit "Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet", DG CONNECT,
European Commission
Dave Miles
Safety Policy Director EMEA, Meta

As Safety Policy Director at Meta for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Dave has
more than twenty-five years executive management experience within the
technology, charitable and regulatory sectors. In his current capacity, he is a
member of the European Commission’s Alliance to Better Protect Minors Online,
the Child Dignity Alliance and former member of the WePROTECT Global Alliance’s
2021 Global Threat Analysis (GTA) Steering Group.

Prior to joining Meta, Dave was a member of UNICEF’s Expert Roster at the Global
Fund to End Violence against Children (EVAC), Policy Director of the British
Board of Classification (BBFC) and the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI).
Dave has chaired three prominent working groups for the UK Council for Child
Internet Safety (UKCCIS) and prior to this held senior executives positions at
IBM, Compaq and Motorola.

In 2014, Dave was admitted to the Freedom of the City of London for his
charitable work around promoting accessibility and ensuring technology can
support and empower those with special needs.

Dave Miles
Safety Policy Director EMEA, Meta
Melissa Mathieson
Director of Regulatory Futures, UK ICO

Following 18 years of law enforcement experience in serious organised crime
investigations, Melissa Mathieson joined the Information Commissioner’s Office
in 2019.

Melissa manages teams of investigators and policy professionals with
responsibility for many of the most serious and high-risk issues in data
protection and information rights in the UK. Her teams have published landmark
investigation reports on a range of novel compliance issues, including police
extraction of mobile phones, and use of live facial recognition technology.

From early 2020, Melissa oversaw the ICO’s policy response to the Covid-19
pandemic, supporting the responsible use of data throughout the public health
emergency. She established a rapid advice and stakeholder engagement function,
providing clear, expert guidance to stakeholders responding directly to the
crisis, working with over 400 stakeholders.

Since 2021 Melissa has acted as the Director for Regulatory Futures, with
responsibilities that include the delivery of the Children’s code.

Melissa Mathieson
Director of Regulatory Futures, UK ICO
Leanda Barrington-Leach
Director of International Advocacy & Head of European Affairs at 5Rights

Leanda Barrington-Leach is the Director of International Advocacy & Head of
European Affairs at 5Rights, an international NGO fighting for systemic change
that ensures the digital world caters for children and young people by design
and default. 5Rights has three areas of work: data and privacy, child-centred
design and children’s rights. Leanda is based in Brussels and was previously
Adviser to the Secretary-General of the European External Action Service,
focused on Strategic Communication and the fight against Disinformation.

Leanda Barrington-Leach
Director of International Advocacy & Head of European Affairs at 5Rights
Julie Dawson
Chief Policy & Regulatory Officer, Yoti

Julie leads regulatory and government relations for Yoti’s digital identity
platform; developing policy approaches for fraud prevention and safeguarding,
liaising with national and sectoral trust frameworks, in conjunction with Yoti’s
internal and external ethics boards.

Yoti is an identity checking system that allows organisations to verify who
people are, online and in person. Yoti offers Identity verification, Age
verification, E-signatures and Authentication.

Yoti is a team of over 300, has its HQ in London and counts over 11 million
installs of the Yoti app; has conducted over 500 million age checks.

Julie Dawson
Chief Policy & Regulatory Officer, Yoti
Claire-Marie Healy
EU Digital Policy Expert

Claire-Marie Healy is a Brussels-based independent advisor and expert in tech
and digital policy. Most recently, Claire-Marie managed the Tech, Media, Telecom
and Mobility activities at the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE).
Claire-Marie also worked for the GSMA, the industry organisation that represents
the interests of mobile network operators worldwide, where she held various
positions including EU Public Policy Manager following regulations on mobile
telecommunication in Brussels, and Project Manager for Mobile Connect, the
online authentication and identification service provided by mobile operators
globally.Earlier in her career, Claire-Marie worked at the OECD in Paris,
following ICT policies for the Business and Industry Advisory Committee. She
also interned at the GSMA Development Fund in India and at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Bolivia. Claire-Marie received her MSc in Global Politics
from the London School of Economics (LSE), after completing her studies in
International Relations with German at the Kent University and the Freie
Universitaet Berlin (FUB). She is also the creator and presenter of a radio and
podcast programme on parenting.

Claire-Marie Healy
EU Digital Policy Expert
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Keynote Speech

Ylva Johansson
Commissioner for Home Affairs, European Commission

Ylva Johansson (born 13 February 1964) was appointed European Commissioner for
Home Affairs in December 2019. From Sweden, she was Minister for Employment in
the Swedish Government from 2014 to 2019, Minister for Welfare and Elderly
Healthcare from 2004 to 2006 and Minister for Schools from 1994 to 1998. Ms.
Johansson was educated at Lund University and the Stockholm Institute of
Education. She is married with three children.

Ylva Johansson
Commissioner for Home Affairs, European Commission
12:10 PM - 1:15 PM
12:10 PM - 1:15 PM
Networking Lunch


1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Keynote Speech

Julie Inman Grant (via pre-recorded speech)
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner

Julie Inman Grant is Australia’s eSafety Commissioner. In this role, Julie leads
the world’s first government regulatory agency committed to keeping its citizens
safer online.

Julie has extensive experience in the non-profit and government sectors and
spent two decades working in senior public policy and safety roles in the tech
industry at Microsoft, Twitter and Adobe.

The Commissioner’s career began in Washington DC, working in the US Congress and
the non-profit sector before taking on a role at Microsoft. Julie’s experience
at Microsoft spanned 17 years, serving as one of the company’s first and
longest-standing government relations professionals, ultimately in the role of
Global Director for Safety & Privacy Policy and Outreach. At Twitter, she set up
and drove the company’s policy, safety & philanthropy programs across Australia,
New Zealand & Southeast Asia.

As Commissioner, Julie plays an important global role as Chair of the Child
Dignity Alliance’s Technical Working Group and as a Board Member of the
WePROTECT Global Alliance. The Commissioner also serves on the World Economic
Forum’s Global Coalition for Digital Safety and on their XR Ecosystem Governance
Steering Committee on Building and Defining the Metaverse. Under her leadership,
eSafety has joined forces with the White House Gender Policy Council and
Government of Denmark on the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based
Harassment & Abuse.

In 2021, Julie oversaw significant increases in the eSafety office’s budget,
increased staffing levels and launched the global Safety by Design initiative.
As Commissioner, she has led work to stand up novel and world-first regulatory
regimes under the new Online Safety Act 2021, with implementation of a sweeping
new set of reforms beginning on 23 January 2022. Commissioner Inman Grant was
reappointed for a further 5-year term by the Australian Government in January
2022.

The Commissioner was recently named one of Australia’s most influential women by
the Australian Financial Review and a leading Australian in Foreign Affairs by
the Sydney Morning Herald.  In 2020, the World Economic Forum (WEF) and
Apolitical appointed the Commissioner as one of the #Agile50, the world’s most
influential leaders revolutionising government.

More information can be found at www.esafety.gov.au.

Julie Inman Grant (via pre-recorded speech)
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner
1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Panel 2 – Digital Literacy: Empowering Children, Fostering Responsible
Behaviours and Promoting Digital Wellbeing


The online world opens up new opportunities for children and teenagers to learn,
communicate, socialise, entertain themselves, as well as to support their
creativity and promote critical thinking. Education, risk awareness and skills
development are therefore critical to improve digital literacy and to ensure
that ‘digital natives’ become ‘digital citizens ‘, who can use technology safely
and responsibly.

As the level of digital literacy and education in Europe varies greatly between
Member States and as tech innovation is evolving rapidly, this session will
explore ways in which EU policymakers, the tech industry, national governments,
educators and parents can work together to create stimulating and inclusive
experiences for children and teenagers by teaching them to recognise online
risks, arm them with the necessary skills and tools to use the Internet safely
as well as promote healthy and responsible behaviour online. 

 * What is currently being done to foster digital literacy among minors, parents
   and teachers in Europe and to educate them on how to identify online risks
   for children and what action to take? What tools are available to help
   protect and empower young people online, and how can we further raise
   awareness about these? 
 * How can digital wellbeing be further supported and what more needs to be done
   to address possible mental health issues in children and teenagers linked to
   the use of social media? What is needed to protect children and teenagers
   against online harassment, cyberbullying, and other abuse especially when
   other young people are the perpetrators of this kind of attacks? What is
   being done to improve children’s critical thinking against misinformation and
   to teach them about their digital footprint and online reputation?
 * As the perception of risks and harms differs between a young child and a
   ‘late teen’, how can it be ensured that initiatives remain targeted
   appropriately towards different age groups? To what extent can children
   themselves engage with policymakers and inform initiatives aimed at
   developing digital resilience, online safety and literacy? 
 * As education falls under Member States’ competencies in the EU, how can
   information exchange about successful initiatives in this area be encouraged
   with the view of harmonising best practices? What role can the  network of
   National Safer Internet Centres play in this area?
 * Are provisions included in the renewed Digital Education Action Plan enough
   to provide the necessary investments and tools to close the digital divide
   and to provide all children equal access to the opportunities digital
   technology brings?
 * What is being done to support developing countries in the creation of their
   own digital literacy initiatives?

June Lowery-Kingston
Head of Unit "Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet", DG CONNECT,
European Commission

June Lowery-Kingston (@lk_june) is Head of Unit Accessibility, Multilingualism &
Safer Internet at the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content
and Technology (DG CNECT) at the European Commission. Her work aims to promote a
better internet for children by protecting and empowering children online, and
improving the quality of content available to them. Her unit is also responsible
for making digital life in Europe more accessible and inclusive, regardless of
language, disability and age. As Equality Coordinator in DG CNECT, she also
maintains an overview of the implementation of the Union of Equality within the
DG.

Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/june-lowery-kingston-2a459476/

June Lowery-Kingston
Head of Unit "Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet", DG CONNECT,
European Commission
Alexandra Evans
Head of Safety Public Policy, Europe, TikTok

Alexandra is Head of Safety Public Policy for Europe. Before joining TikTok,
Alexandra was Chief of Strategy at the 5Rights Foundation where she played a
leading role in the successful campaign to enshrine enhanced data rights for
children in UK law. As Policy Director of the BBFC, she was responsible for UK
classification standards in cinemas, on DVD and online. Topics Alexandra works
on include online child sexual abuse and exploitation, bullying/harassment,
harmful and inappropriate content, data protection and privacy, access to
information, evolving developmental capacities of children, design of services,
digital wellbeing and digital rights. Before specialising in digital policy,
Alexandra practiced law at Mishcon de Reya, advising clients on discrimination,
free speech, privacy and reputation protection.

Alexandra Evans
Head of Safety Public Policy, Europe, TikTok
Anna Rywczyńska
Head of the Digital Education Team at NASK and Coordinator of the Polish Safer
Internet Centre

Researcher in the field of digital technologies in the context of cultural
phenomena and social practices and specialist in promotion activities in the
field of child and youth online safety. The author of publications and
educational tools and a member of international working expert groups. In 2018
she was listed among 100 persons recognized for their actions for the
development of digital competence in Poland.

Anna Rywczyńska
Head of the Digital Education Team at NASK and Coordinator of the Polish Safer
Internet Centre
Ann Becker
Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Interactive Software Federation of Europe
(ISFE)

Swedish national, Ann holds an MA from King’s College, University of London, in
UK, EU & US Copyright Law and an MA from the University of Paris in Regional
Economic Development and international Cooperation. Prior to joining ISFE, Ann
held several senior positions in the media and entertainment sector: Senior
Adviser to the European Publishers Council in Brussels; Director for the IP,
Media, Entertainment & Sports practice at Hill + Knowlton Strategies in
Brussels. Earlier in her career, Ann represented the French media group
Lagardère SCA towards the European institutions in the field of publishing, tv &
radio broadcasting, retail and sports rights. At ISFE, the Policy & Public
Affairs team ensures that the voice of a responsible video games ecosystem is
heard and understood, that its creative and economic potential is supported and
celebrated, and that video game players  around the world continue to enjoy
great gaming experiences. www.isfe.eu

Ann Becker
Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Interactive Software Federation of Europe
(ISFE)
Hans Martens
Head of Digital Citizenship Department, European Schoolnet

Hans Martens (PhD) is Head of Digital Citizenship at European Schoolnet. He is
responsible for the Digital Citizenship strategy of the organisation, managing a
team of 15+ dedicated to a variety of public and private projects covering
aspects such as digital skills, media literacy, online safety and children
rights in a digital world. Within this context, Hans is leading – on behalf of
the European Commission – the Better Internet for Kids initiative while
coordinating the Insafe network of Safer Internet Centres, among other activity
lines. With a background in research and teaching at the University of Antwerp,
combined with an advisory role in various Flemish, European, and American media
literacy networks and projects, Hans joined European Schoolnet in February 2012.
His key tasks include governance, management and outreach, team and project
coordination, liaising with various Ministries of Education and European
Commission units, as well as being the point of contact for other key strategic
partners, from government, civil society and industry.

Hans Martens
Head of Digital Citizenship Department, European Schoolnet
Friederike Berfelde
Associate, Brunswick Group

Friederike Berfelde is a member of Brunswick’s Global TMT Sector Group and
specializes in EU public affairs and communications for clients in the industry.
She also focusses on competition issues.

Friederike Berfelde
Associate, Brunswick Group
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
PEGI, case study of a pan-European self-regulation system

Dirk Bosmans
Director of Operations, Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) System

Dirk Bosmans is Director of Operations for PEGI s.a., the organisation that runs
the pan-European age rating system for video games and apps. He oversees the
continuous development of the PEGI system and works with national trade
associations, governmental organisations and industry partners across Europe on
raising awareness about video game culture and media literacy in general and age
ratings for games in specific.

Dirk Bosmans
Director of Operations, Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) System
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Coffee Break


3:20 PM - 4:30 PM
3:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Panel 3 – Collaboration and Innovation: Stepping up the fight against CSAM


According to the IWF, Europe has now become the largest host of child sexual
abuse material (CSAM) in the world, while the volume of such material
circulating globally on the Internet has significantly and continuously
increased in the past decade – further intensifying during the Covid-19
pandemic, as both children and child sex offenders spent more time online. These
alarming trends have prompted industry players to take voluntary measures to
detect and remove CSAM in recent years, as well as calls for urgent and
efficient actions at EU policy level to strengthen and accelerate the fight
against this abhorrent crime – culminating in the adoption of the e-privacy
derogation and the release of the proposal for a legislation to effectively
tackle sexual abuse which establishes new obligations for companies to detect
and report CSAM. While these are crucial steps in the fight against the creation
and spread of this content, privacy and civil rights considerations need to be
taken into account as concerns have arisen regarding a general monitoring of
interpersonal communications and mass surveillance. It is also argued that
voluntary measures and policy initiatives won’t be enough to effectively combat
the spread of this material, and that further cooperation with, and between,
national authorities, law enforcement agencies and industry representatives at
EU and global level, alongside the support of technical innovation will be key
to tackle this dramatically evolving threat.

This session will discuss how existing efforts in the fight against CSAM can be
strengthened without jeopardizing fundamental rights, EU principles and core
values. It will also explore the role that cross-sector collaboration, internal
and global coordination, as well as the use of digital technology can play
against the creation and dissemination of this content.

 * What are the latest trends in CSAM prevention, detection, removal and
   prosecution processes? Is intelligence shared effectively? How is
   collaboration between industry, governments, law enforcement authorities and
   NGOs in this area working, and what further solutions are needed to fill the
   existing gaps?
 * How will the new legislation making the detection and reporting of CSAM by
   companies obligatory work in practice? How can it be ensured that these new
   provisions remain proportionate, technology-neutral and future-proof, and
   that they complement provisions included in existing and future legislations,
   such as the GDPR, the E-evidence file, the DSA and AI Act? Can the encryption
   conundrum ever be solved?
 * What role do technologies such as AI, hashing, filtering, natural language
   processing, play in the fight against the spread of CSAM? What more can be
   done to improve Age verification processes and to promote digital solutions
   that simultaneously support privacy-by-design and safety-by-design
   principles, while helping with the detection of such material and grooming
   techniques, as well as with the identification of both victims and
   perpetrators of this crime, without which prosecution cannot occur?
 * To what extent will the creation of the new EU Centre on Child Sexual Abuse
   (EUCSA) to prevent and counter child sexual abuse concretely help with
   cross-border investigations? How will collaboration with Europol work in
   practice?
 * What needs to be done to step up and coordinate international information
   exchanges and can a global strategy to combat child abuse material and
   inappropriate content ever be reached?

Philipp Amann
Head of Expertise & Stakeholder Management, Europol

Philipp is the Head of Expertise and Stakeholder Management at the European
Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and oversees the delivery of cyber-security and
cybercrime related products such as Europol’s Internet Organised Crime Threat
Assessment. Other key areas of responsibility include the assessment of current
and future technology trends, managing EC3’s industry advisory groups and
academic advisory network, prevention & awareness, and capacity building.

Prior to that, he held positions with various international organisations such
as the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the International
Criminal Court, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization.

Philipp has more than 20 years of relevant experience in cyber security
management, combatting cybercrime, policy development, digital forensics and the
analysis and management of intelligence.

Philipp has worked in various fields, including the financial sector, global
disarmament and arms control, international investigations and on issues related
to safety and security in cyberspace, topics he deeply cares about. He is also a
member of ENISA’s Advisory Group, the World Economic Forum‘s International
Alliance against Cybercrime and Carnegie Endowment’s FinCyber Strategy Project.

His professional experience is complemented by a PhD degree and a Master’s
degree in business informatics from the University of Vienna. He also holds an
MSc in Forensic Computing and Cybercrime Investigation from the University
College Dublin.

Philipp Amann
Head of Expertise & Stakeholder Management, Europol
Susie Hargreaves OBE
CEO, Internet Watch Foundation

Susie joined the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in September 2011 as Chief
Executive.

Susie is a Director of the UK Safer Internet Centre. She is also a member of the
NCA CEOP Command Strategic Governance Group; the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) Child Online Protection Working Group and the Broadband Commission
Working Group. 

She’s an Executive Board member of the UK Council Internet Safety (UKCIS).
Recently, Susie became a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Coalition
for Digital Safety.

Susie is a Clore Fellow and was a finalist for a European Woman of Achievement
Award Susie was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2016 for
‘Services to Child Online Safety’.

Susie Hargreaves OBE
CEO, Internet Watch Foundation
Cathrin Bauer Bulst
Head of Unit Security in the Digital Age, DG HOME, European Commission

Cathrin Bauer-Bulst serves as Head of the Cybercrime Unit in in DG Migration and
Home Affairs of the European Commission. Her unit develops legislative proposals
and policy and coordinates EU efforts to better fight cybercrime and child
sexual abuse. The team works on topics ranging from substantive criminal law to
procedural question such as access to evidence, encryption, and the impact of
internet governance rules on criminal investigations. She co-chairs the
Commission’s informal task force on electronic evidence and the Governmental
Advisory Committee Working Group on Public Safety issues within ICANN. She has a
background in law and IT.

Cathrin Bauer Bulst
Head of Unit Security in the Digital Age, DG HOME, European Commission
Emilio Puccio
Secretary General, Intergroup on Children's Rights, European Parliament

 Emilio Puccio serves as Secretary General of the European Parliament Intergroup
on Children’s Rights, managing the parliamentary, legislative and advocacy work
of the entire network. 

Emilio also sits in the advisory board of INHOPE and the Better Internet for
Kids initiative (BIK). Furthermore, Emilio served as a member of the Judging
Panel for the 2020 GSMA Global Mobile Awards (GLOMOs) for the category Best
Mobile Initiative for Enhancing Children’s Lives. 

Before joining the Intergroup on Children’s Rights, Emilio has worked
extensively on human rights, having worked on business and human rights issues
in New York City at the United Nations Global Compact and as part of the
Individuals at Risk Program at Amnesty International USA. As a qualified lawyer,
Emilio served in the Legal office of the Italian General Consulate in
Barcelona. 

Emilio holds a Juris Doctor Magna cum laude in Law from the University of
Palermo, a Master’s Degree in International Business Management from EADA
Business School in Barcelona, and a Master in Diplomatic Studies from the
Italian Society for International Organizations (SIOI) in Rome. 

Emilio Puccio
Secretary General, Intergroup on Children's Rights, European Parliament
Iverna McGowan
Director, Europe Office of CDT

Iverna McGowan is Director of CDT’s Europe Office, and an advocate for ensuring
international human rights standards are at the core of law and policy related
to technology. At CDT, Iverna leads the Brussels-based Europe team that works to
put human rights and democracy at the center of the European Union and its
member countries’ tech policy agendas.

Prior to joining CDT, Iverna served as a Senior Advisor to the UN Office of the
High Commissioner for Human Rights. She led the work on protecting online civic
space and human rights and technology more broadly for the European Regional
Office. She was also the focal point on the rule of law and offered
recommendations for the EU’s new rule of law mechanism.

Iverna previously served for seven years as the Executive Director and Advocacy
Director for Europe at Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office.
Under her leadership, the office led and won a number of significant campaigns
on human rights. On account of this human rights advocacy she was listed by
Politico in 2017 as one of the most influential women on EU policy and law
making. At the European Parliament in 2016, she accepted, on behalf of her team,
the Sinti and Roma European Civil Rights Prize for the office’s groundbreaking
work in strategic litigation under the EU’s Race Equality Directive. She also
served as the organisation’s international spokesperson on EU affairs.

Iverna has also worked at the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and, before
embarking on a career in the public sector, headed up a team at the French IT,
web infrastructure, and services company Groupe Open.

Iverna serves on the EU Board of the National Resource Governance Institute and
is a previous board member of Transparency International’s EU Office. She was
also elected by civil society peers in 2017 to the advisory panel of the EU
Fundamental Rights Agency. Iverna also founded her own consultancy which
supports civil society leaders, and conducts human rights research and policy
analysis.

She holds a B.A. in European Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an LL.M
from Maastricht University’s School of European Law, where she was awarded a
scholarship for having graduated as a top three percent scholar. She is a
frequent commentator on human rights, EU foreign policy, and gender equality,
and has contributed to pieces by Euronews, CNN, BBC, RTE, and Reuters.

Iverna McGowan
Director, Europe Office of CDT
Catherine Garcia-van Hoogstraten
Director Digital Safety, European Government Affairs, Microsoft

Catherine Garcia-van Hoogstraten, in her capacity of Director of Digital Safety,
European Government Affairs Microsoft, she drives and build consensus on
European regulatory and policy issues at the intersection of Digital Safety,
Responsible Tech, Content Regulation, Human Rights. Career-long track record and
solid understanding of EU tech policy and legal challenges across a range of
critical policy and regulatory files. She is Juris Doctor in Law and Political
Science, has PhD studies in EU Consumer and Product Safety Law and has pursued
specialization in International Human Rights, Privacy, Information Security and
Philosophy of Technology Design. Follow her work on LinkedIn and CatherineGvh.

Catherine Garcia-van Hoogstraten
Director Digital Safety, European Government Affairs, Microsoft
Laura Sboarina
Principal Analyst, Cullen International

Laura follows EU regulation affecting the media sector, specialising on
television and online video services. She also follows the television markets in
Italy and in the US. Laura joined Cullen International in 2011, previously
representing in Brussels the European association of television and radio
advertising sales houses (EGTA). She also worked at the Italian public service
broadcaster, RAI.

Laura Sboarina
Principal Analyst, Cullen International

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration Opens & Networking


10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote Speeches

Dubravka Šuica
Vice President for Demography and Democracy, European Commission

Since December 2019, Dubravka Šuica is Vice-President of the European Commission
in charge of Democracy and Demography. Mrs Šuica a Croatian politician from the
city of Dubrovnik, where she served for two terms as its first female mayor and
was awarded the 2006 World Mayor Award. Dubravka Šuica entered politics in the
1990s as a Member of the Croatian Democratic Union and served as a Member of the
Croatian Parliament and Vice-Chair of the EU Integration Committee. Between 2004
and 2009 she was a Board Member of the Union of the Association of Towns and
Municipalities of the Republic of Croatia. During ten years she was the
Vice-President of Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of
Europe. From 2013 to 2019 Dubravka Šuica served as a Member of the European
Parliament and Vice-Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee. In June 2019, Šuica was
elected as first ViceChair of EPP Group in the European Parliament. Since 2012,
she is the Vice-President of EPP Women.

Dubravka Šuica
Vice President for Demography and Democracy, European Commission
Vít Rakušan (via pre recorded speech)
1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Czech Republic

Education:

• 1996–2002
Faculty of Education, University of South Bohemia, history and German studies
• 2001
Faculty of Arts, University of Augsburg, scholarship study stay
• 2006–2009
Faculty of Education, Charles University, Management of Education

Professional history:

• 2001–2020 Teacher at Grammar School, town of Kutná Hora
• 2010–2019 Mayor of town of Kolín
• 2012–2021 Member of the Central Bohemian Regional Representative Assembly
• 2016–2017 Statutory Deputy Governor of the Central Bohemian Region
• Since 2017 Member of the Parliament (Chamber of Deputies)
• 2017–2021
Member of the Security Committee of the Chamber of Deputies
Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies
Chairman of the Permanent Commission for the Supervision of the Military
Intelligence Service, Chamber of Deputies
• Since 2019 Chairman of the Mayors and Independents movement (political party)
• Since 17 December 2021 Minister of the Interior

Vít Rakušan (via pre recorded speech)
1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Czech Republic
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Panel 1 – Ensuring a positive online experience for children: Child
Safety-by-design, responsible use of children’s data and age-appropriate content


Children are accessing the Internet from an increasingly younger age and across
a wide range of devices, often without adult supervision, leaving them
vulnerable to a number of risks including, but not limited to, exposure to
illegal and harmful content, dark patterns, privacy infringements and commercial
targeting. Making the online world a safe, positive and inclusive environment
for children has been a key focus area for policymakers worldwide in the past
decade, while concepts such as ‘safety-by-design’, responsible use of data and
platform liability, have emerged at the forefront of the policy thinking for
tech regulation, especially with regards to children’s use of the Internet.

Following the release of the new European Strategy for a Better Internet for
Kids (BIK+) in May 2022 and given the focus on liability and accountability
issues of the tech industry as part of the DSA file, this session will explore
the extent to which these regulatory efforts will be enough to ensure positive
and age-appropriate experiences for young people online, and discuss what more
the tech industry can do to embed considerations around online child protection
in the design, development and deployment of digital products, services and
platforms – even if their services are not primarily targeted at children or
teenagers. This discussion will be held as new and emerging technologies such as
augmented and extended reality are expected to permeate our lives in the future,
bringing new challenges to the protection of children online.

 * As a preventative concept rather than a response to harms after they occur,
   to what extent does safety-by-design concretely work, and are there
   challenges that this approach cannot address?
 * What are the limitations of the existing age-verification processes of users
   online? Do codes of conduct and standards on age assurance and
   age-appropriate design exist? How can risk assessment and mitigation measures
   be further encouraged?
 * How can transparency around the collection of children’s data as well as the
   user-friendliness of privacy settings controls for children and parents be
   improved? How can it be ensured that the data minimisation principle is
   respected when it comes to the use of children’s data? How efficient are the
   provisions of the GDPR in addressing the challenges posed by digital
   advertising methods targeted at children and how will these interact with
   provisions including in the DSA?
 * In an era where online content is increasingly user-generated, what tools and
   processes are currently used to identify and remove content that would be
   harmful to children? To what extent has measures included in the revised
   Audio-visual Media Services Directive enhanced the protection of children
   from harmful content and inappropriate commercial communications? What more
   can be done by industry players to tackle exposure to such content and
   develop user-friendly reporting tools for young users? 
 * With BIK+ aiming to support the market for interactive, creative and
   educational online content, what is being concretely proposed to promote the
   creation of high-quality and diversified content for children? 

June Lowery-Kingston
Head of Unit "Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet", DG CONNECT,
European Commission

June Lowery-Kingston (@lk_june) is Head of Unit Accessibility, Multilingualism &
Safer Internet at the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content
and Technology (DG CNECT) at the European Commission. Her work aims to promote a
better internet for children by protecting and empowering children online, and
improving the quality of content available to them. Her unit is also responsible
for making digital life in Europe more accessible and inclusive, regardless of
language, disability and age. As Equality Coordinator in DG CNECT, she also
maintains an overview of the implementation of the Union of Equality within the
DG.

Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/june-lowery-kingston-2a459476/

June Lowery-Kingston
Head of Unit "Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet", DG CONNECT,
European Commission
Dave Miles
Safety Policy Director EMEA, Meta

As Safety Policy Director at Meta for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Dave has
more than twenty-five years executive management experience within the
technology, charitable and regulatory sectors. In his current capacity, he is a
member of the European Commission’s Alliance to Better Protect Minors Online,
the Child Dignity Alliance and former member of the WePROTECT Global Alliance’s
2021 Global Threat Analysis (GTA) Steering Group.

Prior to joining Meta, Dave was a member of UNICEF’s Expert Roster at the Global
Fund to End Violence against Children (EVAC), Policy Director of the British
Board of Classification (BBFC) and the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI).
Dave has chaired three prominent working groups for the UK Council for Child
Internet Safety (UKCCIS) and prior to this held senior executives positions at
IBM, Compaq and Motorola.

In 2014, Dave was admitted to the Freedom of the City of London for his
charitable work around promoting accessibility and ensuring technology can
support and empower those with special needs.

Dave Miles
Safety Policy Director EMEA, Meta
Melissa Mathieson
Director of Regulatory Futures, UK ICO

Following 18 years of law enforcement experience in serious organised crime
investigations, Melissa Mathieson joined the Information Commissioner’s Office
in 2019.

Melissa manages teams of investigators and policy professionals with
responsibility for many of the most serious and high-risk issues in data
protection and information rights in the UK. Her teams have published landmark
investigation reports on a range of novel compliance issues, including police
extraction of mobile phones, and use of live facial recognition technology.

From early 2020, Melissa oversaw the ICO’s policy response to the Covid-19
pandemic, supporting the responsible use of data throughout the public health
emergency. She established a rapid advice and stakeholder engagement function,
providing clear, expert guidance to stakeholders responding directly to the
crisis, working with over 400 stakeholders.

Since 2021 Melissa has acted as the Director for Regulatory Futures, with
responsibilities that include the delivery of the Children’s code.

Melissa Mathieson
Director of Regulatory Futures, UK ICO
Leanda Barrington-Leach
Director of International Advocacy & Head of European Affairs at 5Rights

Leanda Barrington-Leach is the Director of International Advocacy & Head of
European Affairs at 5Rights, an international NGO fighting for systemic change
that ensures the digital world caters for children and young people by design
and default. 5Rights has three areas of work: data and privacy, child-centred
design and children’s rights. Leanda is based in Brussels and was previously
Adviser to the Secretary-General of the European External Action Service,
focused on Strategic Communication and the fight against Disinformation.

Leanda Barrington-Leach
Director of International Advocacy & Head of European Affairs at 5Rights
Julie Dawson
Chief Policy & Regulatory Officer, Yoti

Julie leads regulatory and government relations for Yoti’s digital identity
platform; developing policy approaches for fraud prevention and safeguarding,
liaising with national and sectoral trust frameworks, in conjunction with Yoti’s
internal and external ethics boards.

Yoti is an identity checking system that allows organisations to verify who
people are, online and in person. Yoti offers Identity verification, Age
verification, E-signatures and Authentication.

Yoti is a team of over 300, has its HQ in London and counts over 11 million
installs of the Yoti app; has conducted over 500 million age checks.

Julie Dawson
Chief Policy & Regulatory Officer, Yoti
Claire-Marie Healy
EU Digital Policy Expert

Claire-Marie Healy is a Brussels-based independent advisor and expert in tech
and digital policy. Most recently, Claire-Marie managed the Tech, Media, Telecom
and Mobility activities at the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE).
Claire-Marie also worked for the GSMA, the industry organisation that represents
the interests of mobile network operators worldwide, where she held various
positions including EU Public Policy Manager following regulations on mobile
telecommunication in Brussels, and Project Manager for Mobile Connect, the
online authentication and identification service provided by mobile operators
globally.Earlier in her career, Claire-Marie worked at the OECD in Paris,
following ICT policies for the Business and Industry Advisory Committee. She
also interned at the GSMA Development Fund in India and at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Bolivia. Claire-Marie received her MSc in Global Politics
from the London School of Economics (LSE), after completing her studies in
International Relations with German at the Kent University and the Freie
Universitaet Berlin (FUB). She is also the creator and presenter of a radio and
podcast programme on parenting.

Claire-Marie Healy
EU Digital Policy Expert
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Keynote Speech

Ylva Johansson
Commissioner for Home Affairs, European Commission

Ylva Johansson (born 13 February 1964) was appointed European Commissioner for
Home Affairs in December 2019. From Sweden, she was Minister for Employment in
the Swedish Government from 2014 to 2019, Minister for Welfare and Elderly
Healthcare from 2004 to 2006 and Minister for Schools from 1994 to 1998. Ms.
Johansson was educated at Lund University and the Stockholm Institute of
Education. She is married with three children.

Ylva Johansson
Commissioner for Home Affairs, European Commission
12:10 PM - 1:15 PM
12:10 PM - 1:15 PM
Networking Lunch


1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Keynote Speech

Julie Inman Grant (via pre-recorded speech)
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner

Julie Inman Grant is Australia’s eSafety Commissioner. In this role, Julie leads
the world’s first government regulatory agency committed to keeping its citizens
safer online.

Julie has extensive experience in the non-profit and government sectors and
spent two decades working in senior public policy and safety roles in the tech
industry at Microsoft, Twitter and Adobe.

The Commissioner’s career began in Washington DC, working in the US Congress and
the non-profit sector before taking on a role at Microsoft. Julie’s experience
at Microsoft spanned 17 years, serving as one of the company’s first and
longest-standing government relations professionals, ultimately in the role of
Global Director for Safety & Privacy Policy and Outreach. At Twitter, she set up
and drove the company’s policy, safety & philanthropy programs across Australia,
New Zealand & Southeast Asia.

As Commissioner, Julie plays an important global role as Chair of the Child
Dignity Alliance’s Technical Working Group and as a Board Member of the
WePROTECT Global Alliance. The Commissioner also serves on the World Economic
Forum’s Global Coalition for Digital Safety and on their XR Ecosystem Governance
Steering Committee on Building and Defining the Metaverse. Under her leadership,
eSafety has joined forces with the White House Gender Policy Council and
Government of Denmark on the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based
Harassment & Abuse.

In 2021, Julie oversaw significant increases in the eSafety office’s budget,
increased staffing levels and launched the global Safety by Design initiative.
As Commissioner, she has led work to stand up novel and world-first regulatory
regimes under the new Online Safety Act 2021, with implementation of a sweeping
new set of reforms beginning on 23 January 2022. Commissioner Inman Grant was
reappointed for a further 5-year term by the Australian Government in January
2022.

The Commissioner was recently named one of Australia’s most influential women by
the Australian Financial Review and a leading Australian in Foreign Affairs by
the Sydney Morning Herald.  In 2020, the World Economic Forum (WEF) and
Apolitical appointed the Commissioner as one of the #Agile50, the world’s most
influential leaders revolutionising government.

More information can be found at www.esafety.gov.au.

Julie Inman Grant (via pre-recorded speech)
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner
1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Panel 2 – Digital Literacy: Empowering Children, Fostering Responsible
Behaviours and Promoting Digital Wellbeing


The online world opens up new opportunities for children and teenagers to learn,
communicate, socialise, entertain themselves, as well as to support their
creativity and promote critical thinking. Education, risk awareness and skills
development are therefore critical to improve digital literacy and to ensure
that ‘digital natives’ become ‘digital citizens ‘, who can use technology safely
and responsibly.

As the level of digital literacy and education in Europe varies greatly between
Member States and as tech innovation is evolving rapidly, this session will
explore ways in which EU policymakers, the tech industry, national governments,
educators and parents can work together to create stimulating and inclusive
experiences for children and teenagers by teaching them to recognise online
risks, arm them with the necessary skills and tools to use the Internet safely
as well as promote healthy and responsible behaviour online. 

 * What is currently being done to foster digital literacy among minors, parents
   and teachers in Europe and to educate them on how to identify online risks
   for children and what action to take? What tools are available to help
   protect and empower young people online, and how can we further raise
   awareness about these? 
 * How can digital wellbeing be further supported and what more needs to be done
   to address possible mental health issues in children and teenagers linked to
   the use of social media? What is needed to protect children and teenagers
   against online harassment, cyberbullying, and other abuse especially when
   other young people are the perpetrators of this kind of attacks? What is
   being done to improve children’s critical thinking against misinformation and
   to teach them about their digital footprint and online reputation?
 * As the perception of risks and harms differs between a young child and a
   ‘late teen’, how can it be ensured that initiatives remain targeted
   appropriately towards different age groups? To what extent can children
   themselves engage with policymakers and inform initiatives aimed at
   developing digital resilience, online safety and literacy? 
 * As education falls under Member States’ competencies in the EU, how can
   information exchange about successful initiatives in this area be encouraged
   with the view of harmonising best practices? What role can the  network of
   National Safer Internet Centres play in this area?
 * Are provisions included in the renewed Digital Education Action Plan enough
   to provide the necessary investments and tools to close the digital divide
   and to provide all children equal access to the opportunities digital
   technology brings?
 * What is being done to support developing countries in the creation of their
   own digital literacy initiatives?

June Lowery-Kingston
Head of Unit "Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet", DG CONNECT,
European Commission

June Lowery-Kingston (@lk_june) is Head of Unit Accessibility, Multilingualism &
Safer Internet at the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content
and Technology (DG CNECT) at the European Commission. Her work aims to promote a
better internet for children by protecting and empowering children online, and
improving the quality of content available to them. Her unit is also responsible
for making digital life in Europe more accessible and inclusive, regardless of
language, disability and age. As Equality Coordinator in DG CNECT, she also
maintains an overview of the implementation of the Union of Equality within the
DG.

Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/june-lowery-kingston-2a459476/

June Lowery-Kingston
Head of Unit "Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet", DG CONNECT,
European Commission
Alexandra Evans
Head of Safety Public Policy, Europe, TikTok

Alexandra is Head of Safety Public Policy for Europe. Before joining TikTok,
Alexandra was Chief of Strategy at the 5Rights Foundation where she played a
leading role in the successful campaign to enshrine enhanced data rights for
children in UK law. As Policy Director of the BBFC, she was responsible for UK
classification standards in cinemas, on DVD and online. Topics Alexandra works
on include online child sexual abuse and exploitation, bullying/harassment,
harmful and inappropriate content, data protection and privacy, access to
information, evolving developmental capacities of children, design of services,
digital wellbeing and digital rights. Before specialising in digital policy,
Alexandra practiced law at Mishcon de Reya, advising clients on discrimination,
free speech, privacy and reputation protection.

Alexandra Evans
Head of Safety Public Policy, Europe, TikTok
Anna Rywczyńska
Head of the Digital Education Team at NASK and Coordinator of the Polish Safer
Internet Centre

Researcher in the field of digital technologies in the context of cultural
phenomena and social practices and specialist in promotion activities in the
field of child and youth online safety. The author of publications and
educational tools and a member of international working expert groups. In 2018
she was listed among 100 persons recognized for their actions for the
development of digital competence in Poland.

Anna Rywczyńska
Head of the Digital Education Team at NASK and Coordinator of the Polish Safer
Internet Centre
Ann Becker
Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Interactive Software Federation of Europe
(ISFE)

Swedish national, Ann holds an MA from King’s College, University of London, in
UK, EU & US Copyright Law and an MA from the University of Paris in Regional
Economic Development and international Cooperation. Prior to joining ISFE, Ann
held several senior positions in the media and entertainment sector: Senior
Adviser to the European Publishers Council in Brussels; Director for the IP,
Media, Entertainment & Sports practice at Hill + Knowlton Strategies in
Brussels. Earlier in her career, Ann represented the French media group
Lagardère SCA towards the European institutions in the field of publishing, tv &
radio broadcasting, retail and sports rights. At ISFE, the Policy & Public
Affairs team ensures that the voice of a responsible video games ecosystem is
heard and understood, that its creative and economic potential is supported and
celebrated, and that video game players  around the world continue to enjoy
great gaming experiences. www.isfe.eu

Ann Becker
Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Interactive Software Federation of Europe
(ISFE)
Hans Martens
Head of Digital Citizenship Department, European Schoolnet

Hans Martens (PhD) is Head of Digital Citizenship at European Schoolnet. He is
responsible for the Digital Citizenship strategy of the organisation, managing a
team of 15+ dedicated to a variety of public and private projects covering
aspects such as digital skills, media literacy, online safety and children
rights in a digital world. Within this context, Hans is leading – on behalf of
the European Commission – the Better Internet for Kids initiative while
coordinating the Insafe network of Safer Internet Centres, among other activity
lines. With a background in research and teaching at the University of Antwerp,
combined with an advisory role in various Flemish, European, and American media
literacy networks and projects, Hans joined European Schoolnet in February 2012.
His key tasks include governance, management and outreach, team and project
coordination, liaising with various Ministries of Education and European
Commission units, as well as being the point of contact for other key strategic
partners, from government, civil society and industry.

Hans Martens
Head of Digital Citizenship Department, European Schoolnet
Friederike Berfelde
Associate, Brunswick Group

Friederike Berfelde is a member of Brunswick’s Global TMT Sector Group and
specializes in EU public affairs and communications for clients in the industry.
She also focusses on competition issues.

Friederike Berfelde
Associate, Brunswick Group
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
PEGI, case study of a pan-European self-regulation system

Dirk Bosmans
Director of Operations, Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) System

Dirk Bosmans is Director of Operations for PEGI s.a., the organisation that runs
the pan-European age rating system for video games and apps. He oversees the
continuous development of the PEGI system and works with national trade
associations, governmental organisations and industry partners across Europe on
raising awareness about video game culture and media literacy in general and age
ratings for games in specific.

Dirk Bosmans
Director of Operations, Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) System
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Coffee Break


3:20 PM - 4:30 PM
3:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Panel 3 – Collaboration and Innovation: Stepping up the fight against CSAM


According to the IWF, Europe has now become the largest host of child sexual
abuse material (CSAM) in the world, while the volume of such material
circulating globally on the Internet has significantly and continuously
increased in the past decade – further intensifying during the Covid-19
pandemic, as both children and child sex offenders spent more time online. These
alarming trends have prompted industry players to take voluntary measures to
detect and remove CSAM in recent years, as well as calls for urgent and
efficient actions at EU policy level to strengthen and accelerate the fight
against this abhorrent crime – culminating in the adoption of the e-privacy
derogation and the release of the proposal for a legislation to effectively
tackle sexual abuse which establishes new obligations for companies to detect
and report CSAM. While these are crucial steps in the fight against the creation
and spread of this content, privacy and civil rights considerations need to be
taken into account as concerns have arisen regarding a general monitoring of
interpersonal communications and mass surveillance. It is also argued that
voluntary measures and policy initiatives won’t be enough to effectively combat
the spread of this material, and that further cooperation with, and between,
national authorities, law enforcement agencies and industry representatives at
EU and global level, alongside the support of technical innovation will be key
to tackle this dramatically evolving threat.

This session will discuss how existing efforts in the fight against CSAM can be
strengthened without jeopardizing fundamental rights, EU principles and core
values. It will also explore the role that cross-sector collaboration, internal
and global coordination, as well as the use of digital technology can play
against the creation and dissemination of this content.

 * What are the latest trends in CSAM prevention, detection, removal and
   prosecution processes? Is intelligence shared effectively? How is
   collaboration between industry, governments, law enforcement authorities and
   NGOs in this area working, and what further solutions are needed to fill the
   existing gaps?
 * How will the new legislation making the detection and reporting of CSAM by
   companies obligatory work in practice? How can it be ensured that these new
   provisions remain proportionate, technology-neutral and future-proof, and
   that they complement provisions included in existing and future legislations,
   such as the GDPR, the E-evidence file, the DSA and AI Act? Can the encryption
   conundrum ever be solved?
 * What role do technologies such as AI, hashing, filtering, natural language
   processing, play in the fight against the spread of CSAM? What more can be
   done to improve Age verification processes and to promote digital solutions
   that simultaneously support privacy-by-design and safety-by-design
   principles, while helping with the detection of such material and grooming
   techniques, as well as with the identification of both victims and
   perpetrators of this crime, without which prosecution cannot occur?
 * To what extent will the creation of the new EU Centre on Child Sexual Abuse
   (EUCSA) to prevent and counter child sexual abuse concretely help with
   cross-border investigations? How will collaboration with Europol work in
   practice?
 * What needs to be done to step up and coordinate international information
   exchanges and can a global strategy to combat child abuse material and
   inappropriate content ever be reached?

Philipp Amann
Head of Expertise & Stakeholder Management, Europol

Philipp is the Head of Expertise and Stakeholder Management at the European
Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and oversees the delivery of cyber-security and
cybercrime related products such as Europol’s Internet Organised Crime Threat
Assessment. Other key areas of responsibility include the assessment of current
and future technology trends, managing EC3’s industry advisory groups and
academic advisory network, prevention & awareness, and capacity building.

Prior to that, he held positions with various international organisations such
as the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the International
Criminal Court, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization.

Philipp has more than 20 years of relevant experience in cyber security
management, combatting cybercrime, policy development, digital forensics and the
analysis and management of intelligence.

Philipp has worked in various fields, including the financial sector, global
disarmament and arms control, international investigations and on issues related
to safety and security in cyberspace, topics he deeply cares about. He is also a
member of ENISA’s Advisory Group, the World Economic Forum‘s International
Alliance against Cybercrime and Carnegie Endowment’s FinCyber Strategy Project.

His professional experience is complemented by a PhD degree and a Master’s
degree in business informatics from the University of Vienna. He also holds an
MSc in Forensic Computing and Cybercrime Investigation from the University
College Dublin.

Philipp Amann
Head of Expertise & Stakeholder Management, Europol
Susie Hargreaves OBE
CEO, Internet Watch Foundation

Susie joined the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in September 2011 as Chief
Executive.

Susie is a Director of the UK Safer Internet Centre. She is also a member of the
NCA CEOP Command Strategic Governance Group; the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) Child Online Protection Working Group and the Broadband Commission
Working Group. 

She’s an Executive Board member of the UK Council Internet Safety (UKCIS).
Recently, Susie became a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Coalition
for Digital Safety.

Susie is a Clore Fellow and was a finalist for a European Woman of Achievement
Award Susie was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2016 for
‘Services to Child Online Safety’.

Susie Hargreaves OBE
CEO, Internet Watch Foundation
Cathrin Bauer Bulst
Head of Unit Security in the Digital Age, DG HOME, European Commission

Cathrin Bauer-Bulst serves as Head of the Cybercrime Unit in in DG Migration and
Home Affairs of the European Commission. Her unit develops legislative proposals
and policy and coordinates EU efforts to better fight cybercrime and child
sexual abuse. The team works on topics ranging from substantive criminal law to
procedural question such as access to evidence, encryption, and the impact of
internet governance rules on criminal investigations. She co-chairs the
Commission’s informal task force on electronic evidence and the Governmental
Advisory Committee Working Group on Public Safety issues within ICANN. She has a
background in law and IT.

Cathrin Bauer Bulst
Head of Unit Security in the Digital Age, DG HOME, European Commission
Emilio Puccio
Secretary General, Intergroup on Children's Rights, European Parliament

 Emilio Puccio serves as Secretary General of the European Parliament Intergroup
on Children’s Rights, managing the parliamentary, legislative and advocacy work
of the entire network. 

Emilio also sits in the advisory board of INHOPE and the Better Internet for
Kids initiative (BIK). Furthermore, Emilio served as a member of the Judging
Panel for the 2020 GSMA Global Mobile Awards (GLOMOs) for the category Best
Mobile Initiative for Enhancing Children’s Lives. 

Before joining the Intergroup on Children’s Rights, Emilio has worked
extensively on human rights, having worked on business and human rights issues
in New York City at the United Nations Global Compact and as part of the
Individuals at Risk Program at Amnesty International USA. As a qualified lawyer,
Emilio served in the Legal office of the Italian General Consulate in
Barcelona. 

Emilio holds a Juris Doctor Magna cum laude in Law from the University of
Palermo, a Master’s Degree in International Business Management from EADA
Business School in Barcelona, and a Master in Diplomatic Studies from the
Italian Society for International Organizations (SIOI) in Rome. 

Emilio Puccio
Secretary General, Intergroup on Children's Rights, European Parliament
Iverna McGowan
Director, Europe Office of CDT

Iverna McGowan is Director of CDT’s Europe Office, and an advocate for ensuring
international human rights standards are at the core of law and policy related
to technology. At CDT, Iverna leads the Brussels-based Europe team that works to
put human rights and democracy at the center of the European Union and its
member countries’ tech policy agendas.

Prior to joining CDT, Iverna served as a Senior Advisor to the UN Office of the
High Commissioner for Human Rights. She led the work on protecting online civic
space and human rights and technology more broadly for the European Regional
Office. She was also the focal point on the rule of law and offered
recommendations for the EU’s new rule of law mechanism.

Iverna previously served for seven years as the Executive Director and Advocacy
Director for Europe at Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office.
Under her leadership, the office led and won a number of significant campaigns
on human rights. On account of this human rights advocacy she was listed by
Politico in 2017 as one of the most influential women on EU policy and law
making. At the European Parliament in 2016, she accepted, on behalf of her team,
the Sinti and Roma European Civil Rights Prize for the office’s groundbreaking
work in strategic litigation under the EU’s Race Equality Directive. She also
served as the organisation’s international spokesperson on EU affairs.

Iverna has also worked at the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and, before
embarking on a career in the public sector, headed up a team at the French IT,
web infrastructure, and services company Groupe Open.

Iverna serves on the EU Board of the National Resource Governance Institute and
is a previous board member of Transparency International’s EU Office. She was
also elected by civil society peers in 2017 to the advisory panel of the EU
Fundamental Rights Agency. Iverna also founded her own consultancy which
supports civil society leaders, and conducts human rights research and policy
analysis.

She holds a B.A. in European Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an LL.M
from Maastricht University’s School of European Law, where she was awarded a
scholarship for having graduated as a top three percent scholar. She is a
frequent commentator on human rights, EU foreign policy, and gender equality,
and has contributed to pieces by Euronews, CNN, BBC, RTE, and Reuters.

Iverna McGowan
Director, Europe Office of CDT
Catherine Garcia-van Hoogstraten
Director Digital Safety, European Government Affairs, Microsoft

Catherine Garcia-van Hoogstraten, in her capacity of Director of Digital Safety,
European Government Affairs Microsoft, she drives and build consensus on
European regulatory and policy issues at the intersection of Digital Safety,
Responsible Tech, Content Regulation, Human Rights. Career-long track record and
solid understanding of EU tech policy and legal challenges across a range of
critical policy and regulatory files. She is Juris Doctor in Law and Political
Science, has PhD studies in EU Consumer and Product Safety Law and has pursued
specialization in International Human Rights, Privacy, Information Security and
Philosophy of Technology Design. Follow her work on LinkedIn and CatherineGvh.

Catherine Garcia-van Hoogstraten
Director Digital Safety, European Government Affairs, Microsoft
Laura Sboarina
Principal Analyst, Cullen International

Laura follows EU regulation affecting the media sector, specialising on
television and online video services. She also follows the television markets in
Italy and in the US. Laura joined Cullen International in 2011, previously
representing in Brussels the European association of television and radio
advertising sales houses (EGTA). She also worked at the Italian public service
broadcaster, RAI.

Laura Sboarina
Principal Analyst, Cullen International
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration Opens & Networking


10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote Speeches

Dubravka Šuica
Vice President for Demography and Democracy, European Commission

Since December 2019, Dubravka Šuica is Vice-President of the European Commission
in charge of Democracy and Demography. Mrs Šuica a Croatian politician from the
city of Dubrovnik, where she served for two terms as its first female mayor and
was awarded the 2006 World Mayor Award. Dubravka Šuica entered politics in the
1990s as a Member of the Croatian Democratic Union and served as a Member of the
Croatian Parliament and Vice-Chair of the EU Integration Committee. Between 2004
and 2009 she was a Board Member of the Union of the Association of Towns and
Municipalities of the Republic of Croatia. During ten years she was the
Vice-President of Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of
Europe. From 2013 to 2019 Dubravka Šuica served as a Member of the European
Parliament and Vice-Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee. In June 2019, Šuica was
elected as first ViceChair of EPP Group in the European Parliament. Since 2012,
she is the Vice-President of EPP Women.

Dubravka Šuica
Vice President for Demography and Democracy, European Commission
Vít Rakušan (via pre recorded speech)
1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Czech Republic

Education:

• 1996–2002
Faculty of Education, University of South Bohemia, history and German studies
• 2001
Faculty of Arts, University of Augsburg, scholarship study stay
• 2006–2009
Faculty of Education, Charles University, Management of Education

Professional history:

• 2001–2020 Teacher at Grammar School, town of Kutná Hora
• 2010–2019 Mayor of town of Kolín
• 2012–2021 Member of the Central Bohemian Regional Representative Assembly
• 2016–2017 Statutory Deputy Governor of the Central Bohemian Region
• Since 2017 Member of the Parliament (Chamber of Deputies)
• 2017–2021
Member of the Security Committee of the Chamber of Deputies
Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies
Chairman of the Permanent Commission for the Supervision of the Military
Intelligence Service, Chamber of Deputies
• Since 2019 Chairman of the Mayors and Independents movement (political party)
• Since 17 December 2021 Minister of the Interior

Vít Rakušan (via pre recorded speech)
1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Czech Republic
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Panel 1 – Ensuring a positive online experience for children: Child
Safety-by-design, responsible use of children’s data and age-appropriate content


Children are accessing the Internet from an increasingly younger age and across
a wide range of devices, often without adult supervision, leaving them
vulnerable to a number of risks including, but not limited to, exposure to
illegal and harmful content, dark patterns, privacy infringements and commercial
targeting. Making the online world a safe, positive and inclusive environment
for children has been a key focus area for policymakers worldwide in the past
decade, while concepts such as ‘safety-by-design’, responsible use of data and
platform liability, have emerged at the forefront of the policy thinking for
tech regulation, especially with regards to children’s use of the Internet.

Following the release of the new European Strategy for a Better Internet for
Kids (BIK+) in May 2022 and given the focus on liability and accountability
issues of the tech industry as part of the DSA file, this session will explore
the extent to which these regulatory efforts will be enough to ensure positive
and age-appropriate experiences for young people online, and discuss what more
the tech industry can do to embed considerations around online child protection
in the design, development and deployment of digital products, services and
platforms – even if their services are not primarily targeted at children or
teenagers. This discussion will be held as new and emerging technologies such as
augmented and extended reality are expected to permeate our lives in the future,
bringing new challenges to the protection of children online.

 * As a preventative concept rather than a response to harms after they occur,
   to what extent does safety-by-design concretely work, and are there
   challenges that this approach cannot address?
 * What are the limitations of the existing age-verification processes of users
   online? Do codes of conduct and standards on age assurance and
   age-appropriate design exist? How can risk assessment and mitigation measures
   be further encouraged?
 * How can transparency around the collection of children’s data as well as the
   user-friendliness of privacy settings controls for children and parents be
   improved? How can it be ensured that the data minimisation principle is
   respected when it comes to the use of children’s data? How efficient are the
   provisions of the GDPR in addressing the challenges posed by digital
   advertising methods targeted at children and how will these interact with
   provisions including in the DSA?
 * In an era where online content is increasingly user-generated, what tools and
   processes are currently used to identify and remove content that would be
   harmful to children? To what extent has measures included in the revised
   Audio-visual Media Services Directive enhanced the protection of children
   from harmful content and inappropriate commercial communications? What more
   can be done by industry players to tackle exposure to such content and
   develop user-friendly reporting tools for young users? 
 * With BIK+ aiming to support the market for interactive, creative and
   educational online content, what is being concretely proposed to promote the
   creation of high-quality and diversified content for children? 

June Lowery-Kingston
Head of Unit "Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet", DG CONNECT,
European Commission

June Lowery-Kingston (@lk_june) is Head of Unit Accessibility, Multilingualism &
Safer Internet at the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content
and Technology (DG CNECT) at the European Commission. Her work aims to promote a
better internet for children by protecting and empowering children online, and
improving the quality of content available to them. Her unit is also responsible
for making digital life in Europe more accessible and inclusive, regardless of
language, disability and age. As Equality Coordinator in DG CNECT, she also
maintains an overview of the implementation of the Union of Equality within the
DG.

Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/june-lowery-kingston-2a459476/

June Lowery-Kingston
Head of Unit "Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet", DG CONNECT,
European Commission
Dave Miles
Safety Policy Director EMEA, Meta

As Safety Policy Director at Meta for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Dave has
more than twenty-five years executive management experience within the
technology, charitable and regulatory sectors. In his current capacity, he is a
member of the European Commission’s Alliance to Better Protect Minors Online,
the Child Dignity Alliance and former member of the WePROTECT Global Alliance’s
2021 Global Threat Analysis (GTA) Steering Group.

Prior to joining Meta, Dave was a member of UNICEF’s Expert Roster at the Global
Fund to End Violence against Children (EVAC), Policy Director of the British
Board of Classification (BBFC) and the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI).
Dave has chaired three prominent working groups for the UK Council for Child
Internet Safety (UKCCIS) and prior to this held senior executives positions at
IBM, Compaq and Motorola.

In 2014, Dave was admitted to the Freedom of the City of London for his
charitable work around promoting accessibility and ensuring technology can
support and empower those with special needs.

Dave Miles
Safety Policy Director EMEA, Meta
Melissa Mathieson
Director of Regulatory Futures, UK ICO

Following 18 years of law enforcement experience in serious organised crime
investigations, Melissa Mathieson joined the Information Commissioner’s Office
in 2019.

Melissa manages teams of investigators and policy professionals with
responsibility for many of the most serious and high-risk issues in data
protection and information rights in the UK. Her teams have published landmark
investigation reports on a range of novel compliance issues, including police
extraction of mobile phones, and use of live facial recognition technology.

From early 2020, Melissa oversaw the ICO’s policy response to the Covid-19
pandemic, supporting the responsible use of data throughout the public health
emergency. She established a rapid advice and stakeholder engagement function,
providing clear, expert guidance to stakeholders responding directly to the
crisis, working with over 400 stakeholders.

Since 2021 Melissa has acted as the Director for Regulatory Futures, with
responsibilities that include the delivery of the Children’s code.

Melissa Mathieson
Director of Regulatory Futures, UK ICO
Leanda Barrington-Leach
Director of International Advocacy & Head of European Affairs at 5Rights

Leanda Barrington-Leach is the Director of International Advocacy & Head of
European Affairs at 5Rights, an international NGO fighting for systemic change
that ensures the digital world caters for children and young people by design
and default. 5Rights has three areas of work: data and privacy, child-centred
design and children’s rights. Leanda is based in Brussels and was previously
Adviser to the Secretary-General of the European External Action Service,
focused on Strategic Communication and the fight against Disinformation.

Leanda Barrington-Leach
Director of International Advocacy & Head of European Affairs at 5Rights
Julie Dawson
Chief Policy & Regulatory Officer, Yoti

Julie leads regulatory and government relations for Yoti’s digital identity
platform; developing policy approaches for fraud prevention and safeguarding,
liaising with national and sectoral trust frameworks, in conjunction with Yoti’s
internal and external ethics boards.

Yoti is an identity checking system that allows organisations to verify who
people are, online and in person. Yoti offers Identity verification, Age
verification, E-signatures and Authentication.

Yoti is a team of over 300, has its HQ in London and counts over 11 million
installs of the Yoti app; has conducted over 500 million age checks.

Julie Dawson
Chief Policy & Regulatory Officer, Yoti
Claire-Marie Healy
EU Digital Policy Expert

Claire-Marie Healy is a Brussels-based independent advisor and expert in tech
and digital policy. Most recently, Claire-Marie managed the Tech, Media, Telecom
and Mobility activities at the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE).
Claire-Marie also worked for the GSMA, the industry organisation that represents
the interests of mobile network operators worldwide, where she held various
positions including EU Public Policy Manager following regulations on mobile
telecommunication in Brussels, and Project Manager for Mobile Connect, the
online authentication and identification service provided by mobile operators
globally.Earlier in her career, Claire-Marie worked at the OECD in Paris,
following ICT policies for the Business and Industry Advisory Committee. She
also interned at the GSMA Development Fund in India and at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Bolivia. Claire-Marie received her MSc in Global Politics
from the London School of Economics (LSE), after completing her studies in
International Relations with German at the Kent University and the Freie
Universitaet Berlin (FUB). She is also the creator and presenter of a radio and
podcast programme on parenting.

Claire-Marie Healy
EU Digital Policy Expert
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Keynote Speech

Ylva Johansson
Commissioner for Home Affairs, European Commission

Ylva Johansson (born 13 February 1964) was appointed European Commissioner for
Home Affairs in December 2019. From Sweden, she was Minister for Employment in
the Swedish Government from 2014 to 2019, Minister for Welfare and Elderly
Healthcare from 2004 to 2006 and Minister for Schools from 1994 to 1998. Ms.
Johansson was educated at Lund University and the Stockholm Institute of
Education. She is married with three children.

Ylva Johansson
Commissioner for Home Affairs, European Commission
12:10 PM - 1:15 PM
Networking Lunch


1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Keynote Speech

Julie Inman Grant (via pre-recorded speech)
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner

Julie Inman Grant is Australia’s eSafety Commissioner. In this role, Julie leads
the world’s first government regulatory agency committed to keeping its citizens
safer online.

Julie has extensive experience in the non-profit and government sectors and
spent two decades working in senior public policy and safety roles in the tech
industry at Microsoft, Twitter and Adobe.

The Commissioner’s career began in Washington DC, working in the US Congress and
the non-profit sector before taking on a role at Microsoft. Julie’s experience
at Microsoft spanned 17 years, serving as one of the company’s first and
longest-standing government relations professionals, ultimately in the role of
Global Director for Safety & Privacy Policy and Outreach. At Twitter, she set up
and drove the company’s policy, safety & philanthropy programs across Australia,
New Zealand & Southeast Asia.

As Commissioner, Julie plays an important global role as Chair of the Child
Dignity Alliance’s Technical Working Group and as a Board Member of the
WePROTECT Global Alliance. The Commissioner also serves on the World Economic
Forum’s Global Coalition for Digital Safety and on their XR Ecosystem Governance
Steering Committee on Building and Defining the Metaverse. Under her leadership,
eSafety has joined forces with the White House Gender Policy Council and
Government of Denmark on the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based
Harassment & Abuse.

In 2021, Julie oversaw significant increases in the eSafety office’s budget,
increased staffing levels and launched the global Safety by Design initiative.
As Commissioner, she has led work to stand up novel and world-first regulatory
regimes under the new Online Safety Act 2021, with implementation of a sweeping
new set of reforms beginning on 23 January 2022. Commissioner Inman Grant was
reappointed for a further 5-year term by the Australian Government in January
2022.

The Commissioner was recently named one of Australia’s most influential women by
the Australian Financial Review and a leading Australian in Foreign Affairs by
the Sydney Morning Herald.  In 2020, the World Economic Forum (WEF) and
Apolitical appointed the Commissioner as one of the #Agile50, the world’s most
influential leaders revolutionising government.

More information can be found at www.esafety.gov.au.

Julie Inman Grant (via pre-recorded speech)
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner
1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Panel 2 – Digital Literacy: Empowering Children, Fostering Responsible
Behaviours and Promoting Digital Wellbeing


The online world opens up new opportunities for children and teenagers to learn,
communicate, socialise, entertain themselves, as well as to support their
creativity and promote critical thinking. Education, risk awareness and skills
development are therefore critical to improve digital literacy and to ensure
that ‘digital natives’ become ‘digital citizens ‘, who can use technology safely
and responsibly.

As the level of digital literacy and education in Europe varies greatly between
Member States and as tech innovation is evolving rapidly, this session will
explore ways in which EU policymakers, the tech industry, national governments,
educators and parents can work together to create stimulating and inclusive
experiences for children and teenagers by teaching them to recognise online
risks, arm them with the necessary skills and tools to use the Internet safely
as well as promote healthy and responsible behaviour online. 

 * What is currently being done to foster digital literacy among minors, parents
   and teachers in Europe and to educate them on how to identify online risks
   for children and what action to take? What tools are available to help
   protect and empower young people online, and how can we further raise
   awareness about these? 
 * How can digital wellbeing be further supported and what more needs to be done
   to address possible mental health issues in children and teenagers linked to
   the use of social media? What is needed to protect children and teenagers
   against online harassment, cyberbullying, and other abuse especially when
   other young people are the perpetrators of this kind of attacks? What is
   being done to improve children’s critical thinking against misinformation and
   to teach them about their digital footprint and online reputation?
 * As the perception of risks and harms differs between a young child and a
   ‘late teen’, how can it be ensured that initiatives remain targeted
   appropriately towards different age groups? To what extent can children
   themselves engage with policymakers and inform initiatives aimed at
   developing digital resilience, online safety and literacy? 
 * As education falls under Member States’ competencies in the EU, how can
   information exchange about successful initiatives in this area be encouraged
   with the view of harmonising best practices? What role can the  network of
   National Safer Internet Centres play in this area?
 * Are provisions included in the renewed Digital Education Action Plan enough
   to provide the necessary investments and tools to close the digital divide
   and to provide all children equal access to the opportunities digital
   technology brings?
 * What is being done to support developing countries in the creation of their
   own digital literacy initiatives?

June Lowery-Kingston
Head of Unit "Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet", DG CONNECT,
European Commission

June Lowery-Kingston (@lk_june) is Head of Unit Accessibility, Multilingualism &
Safer Internet at the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content
and Technology (DG CNECT) at the European Commission. Her work aims to promote a
better internet for children by protecting and empowering children online, and
improving the quality of content available to them. Her unit is also responsible
for making digital life in Europe more accessible and inclusive, regardless of
language, disability and age. As Equality Coordinator in DG CNECT, she also
maintains an overview of the implementation of the Union of Equality within the
DG.

Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/june-lowery-kingston-2a459476/

June Lowery-Kingston
Head of Unit "Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet", DG CONNECT,
European Commission
Alexandra Evans
Head of Safety Public Policy, Europe, TikTok

Alexandra is Head of Safety Public Policy for Europe. Before joining TikTok,
Alexandra was Chief of Strategy at the 5Rights Foundation where she played a
leading role in the successful campaign to enshrine enhanced data rights for
children in UK law. As Policy Director of the BBFC, she was responsible for UK
classification standards in cinemas, on DVD and online. Topics Alexandra works
on include online child sexual abuse and exploitation, bullying/harassment,
harmful and inappropriate content, data protection and privacy, access to
information, evolving developmental capacities of children, design of services,
digital wellbeing and digital rights. Before specialising in digital policy,
Alexandra practiced law at Mishcon de Reya, advising clients on discrimination,
free speech, privacy and reputation protection.

Alexandra Evans
Head of Safety Public Policy, Europe, TikTok
Anna Rywczyńska
Head of the Digital Education Team at NASK and Coordinator of the Polish Safer
Internet Centre

Researcher in the field of digital technologies in the context of cultural
phenomena and social practices and specialist in promotion activities in the
field of child and youth online safety. The author of publications and
educational tools and a member of international working expert groups. In 2018
she was listed among 100 persons recognized for their actions for the
development of digital competence in Poland.

Anna Rywczyńska
Head of the Digital Education Team at NASK and Coordinator of the Polish Safer
Internet Centre
Ann Becker
Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Interactive Software Federation of Europe
(ISFE)

Swedish national, Ann holds an MA from King’s College, University of London, in
UK, EU & US Copyright Law and an MA from the University of Paris in Regional
Economic Development and international Cooperation. Prior to joining ISFE, Ann
held several senior positions in the media and entertainment sector: Senior
Adviser to the European Publishers Council in Brussels; Director for the IP,
Media, Entertainment & Sports practice at Hill + Knowlton Strategies in
Brussels. Earlier in her career, Ann represented the French media group
Lagardère SCA towards the European institutions in the field of publishing, tv &
radio broadcasting, retail and sports rights. At ISFE, the Policy & Public
Affairs team ensures that the voice of a responsible video games ecosystem is
heard and understood, that its creative and economic potential is supported and
celebrated, and that video game players  around the world continue to enjoy
great gaming experiences. www.isfe.eu

Ann Becker
Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Interactive Software Federation of Europe
(ISFE)
Hans Martens
Head of Digital Citizenship Department, European Schoolnet

Hans Martens (PhD) is Head of Digital Citizenship at European Schoolnet. He is
responsible for the Digital Citizenship strategy of the organisation, managing a
team of 15+ dedicated to a variety of public and private projects covering
aspects such as digital skills, media literacy, online safety and children
rights in a digital world. Within this context, Hans is leading – on behalf of
the European Commission – the Better Internet for Kids initiative while
coordinating the Insafe network of Safer Internet Centres, among other activity
lines. With a background in research and teaching at the University of Antwerp,
combined with an advisory role in various Flemish, European, and American media
literacy networks and projects, Hans joined European Schoolnet in February 2012.
His key tasks include governance, management and outreach, team and project
coordination, liaising with various Ministries of Education and European
Commission units, as well as being the point of contact for other key strategic
partners, from government, civil society and industry.

Hans Martens
Head of Digital Citizenship Department, European Schoolnet
Friederike Berfelde
Associate, Brunswick Group

Friederike Berfelde is a member of Brunswick’s Global TMT Sector Group and
specializes in EU public affairs and communications for clients in the industry.
She also focusses on competition issues.

Friederike Berfelde
Associate, Brunswick Group
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
PEGI, case study of a pan-European self-regulation system

Dirk Bosmans
Director of Operations, Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) System

Dirk Bosmans is Director of Operations for PEGI s.a., the organisation that runs
the pan-European age rating system for video games and apps. He oversees the
continuous development of the PEGI system and works with national trade
associations, governmental organisations and industry partners across Europe on
raising awareness about video game culture and media literacy in general and age
ratings for games in specific.

Dirk Bosmans
Director of Operations, Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) System
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Coffee Break


3:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Panel 3 – Collaboration and Innovation: Stepping up the fight against CSAM


According to the IWF, Europe has now become the largest host of child sexual
abuse material (CSAM) in the world, while the volume of such material
circulating globally on the Internet has significantly and continuously
increased in the past decade – further intensifying during the Covid-19
pandemic, as both children and child sex offenders spent more time online. These
alarming trends have prompted industry players to take voluntary measures to
detect and remove CSAM in recent years, as well as calls for urgent and
efficient actions at EU policy level to strengthen and accelerate the fight
against this abhorrent crime – culminating in the adoption of the e-privacy
derogation and the release of the proposal for a legislation to effectively
tackle sexual abuse which establishes new obligations for companies to detect
and report CSAM. While these are crucial steps in the fight against the creation
and spread of this content, privacy and civil rights considerations need to be
taken into account as concerns have arisen regarding a general monitoring of
interpersonal communications and mass surveillance. It is also argued that
voluntary measures and policy initiatives won’t be enough to effectively combat
the spread of this material, and that further cooperation with, and between,
national authorities, law enforcement agencies and industry representatives at
EU and global level, alongside the support of technical innovation will be key
to tackle this dramatically evolving threat.

This session will discuss how existing efforts in the fight against CSAM can be
strengthened without jeopardizing fundamental rights, EU principles and core
values. It will also explore the role that cross-sector collaboration, internal
and global coordination, as well as the use of digital technology can play
against the creation and dissemination of this content.

 * What are the latest trends in CSAM prevention, detection, removal and
   prosecution processes? Is intelligence shared effectively? How is
   collaboration between industry, governments, law enforcement authorities and
   NGOs in this area working, and what further solutions are needed to fill the
   existing gaps?
 * How will the new legislation making the detection and reporting of CSAM by
   companies obligatory work in practice? How can it be ensured that these new
   provisions remain proportionate, technology-neutral and future-proof, and
   that they complement provisions included in existing and future legislations,
   such as the GDPR, the E-evidence file, the DSA and AI Act? Can the encryption
   conundrum ever be solved?
 * What role do technologies such as AI, hashing, filtering, natural language
   processing, play in the fight against the spread of CSAM? What more can be
   done to improve Age verification processes and to promote digital solutions
   that simultaneously support privacy-by-design and safety-by-design
   principles, while helping with the detection of such material and grooming
   techniques, as well as with the identification of both victims and
   perpetrators of this crime, without which prosecution cannot occur?
 * To what extent will the creation of the new EU Centre on Child Sexual Abuse
   (EUCSA) to prevent and counter child sexual abuse concretely help with
   cross-border investigations? How will collaboration with Europol work in
   practice?
 * What needs to be done to step up and coordinate international information
   exchanges and can a global strategy to combat child abuse material and
   inappropriate content ever be reached?

Philipp Amann
Head of Expertise & Stakeholder Management, Europol

Philipp is the Head of Expertise and Stakeholder Management at the European
Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and oversees the delivery of cyber-security and
cybercrime related products such as Europol’s Internet Organised Crime Threat
Assessment. Other key areas of responsibility include the assessment of current
and future technology trends, managing EC3’s industry advisory groups and
academic advisory network, prevention & awareness, and capacity building.

Prior to that, he held positions with various international organisations such
as the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the International
Criminal Court, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization.

Philipp has more than 20 years of relevant experience in cyber security
management, combatting cybercrime, policy development, digital forensics and the
analysis and management of intelligence.

Philipp has worked in various fields, including the financial sector, global
disarmament and arms control, international investigations and on issues related
to safety and security in cyberspace, topics he deeply cares about. He is also a
member of ENISA’s Advisory Group, the World Economic Forum‘s International
Alliance against Cybercrime and Carnegie Endowment’s FinCyber Strategy Project.

His professional experience is complemented by a PhD degree and a Master’s
degree in business informatics from the University of Vienna. He also holds an
MSc in Forensic Computing and Cybercrime Investigation from the University
College Dublin.

Philipp Amann
Head of Expertise & Stakeholder Management, Europol
Susie Hargreaves OBE
CEO, Internet Watch Foundation

Susie joined the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in September 2011 as Chief
Executive.

Susie is a Director of the UK Safer Internet Centre. She is also a member of the
NCA CEOP Command Strategic Governance Group; the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) Child Online Protection Working Group and the Broadband Commission
Working Group. 

She’s an Executive Board member of the UK Council Internet Safety (UKCIS).
Recently, Susie became a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Coalition
for Digital Safety.

Susie is a Clore Fellow and was a finalist for a European Woman of Achievement
Award Susie was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2016 for
‘Services to Child Online Safety’.

Susie Hargreaves OBE
CEO, Internet Watch Foundation
Cathrin Bauer Bulst
Head of Unit Security in the Digital Age, DG HOME, European Commission

Cathrin Bauer-Bulst serves as Head of the Cybercrime Unit in in DG Migration and
Home Affairs of the European Commission. Her unit develops legislative proposals
and policy and coordinates EU efforts to better fight cybercrime and child
sexual abuse. The team works on topics ranging from substantive criminal law to
procedural question such as access to evidence, encryption, and the impact of
internet governance rules on criminal investigations. She co-chairs the
Commission’s informal task force on electronic evidence and the Governmental
Advisory Committee Working Group on Public Safety issues within ICANN. She has a
background in law and IT.

Cathrin Bauer Bulst
Head of Unit Security in the Digital Age, DG HOME, European Commission
Emilio Puccio
Secretary General, Intergroup on Children's Rights, European Parliament

 Emilio Puccio serves as Secretary General of the European Parliament Intergroup
on Children’s Rights, managing the parliamentary, legislative and advocacy work
of the entire network. 

Emilio also sits in the advisory board of INHOPE and the Better Internet for
Kids initiative (BIK). Furthermore, Emilio served as a member of the Judging
Panel for the 2020 GSMA Global Mobile Awards (GLOMOs) for the category Best
Mobile Initiative for Enhancing Children’s Lives. 

Before joining the Intergroup on Children’s Rights, Emilio has worked
extensively on human rights, having worked on business and human rights issues
in New York City at the United Nations Global Compact and as part of the
Individuals at Risk Program at Amnesty International USA. As a qualified lawyer,
Emilio served in the Legal office of the Italian General Consulate in
Barcelona. 

Emilio holds a Juris Doctor Magna cum laude in Law from the University of
Palermo, a Master’s Degree in International Business Management from EADA
Business School in Barcelona, and a Master in Diplomatic Studies from the
Italian Society for International Organizations (SIOI) in Rome. 

Emilio Puccio
Secretary General, Intergroup on Children's Rights, European Parliament
Iverna McGowan
Director, Europe Office of CDT

Iverna McGowan is Director of CDT’s Europe Office, and an advocate for ensuring
international human rights standards are at the core of law and policy related
to technology. At CDT, Iverna leads the Brussels-based Europe team that works to
put human rights and democracy at the center of the European Union and its
member countries’ tech policy agendas.

Prior to joining CDT, Iverna served as a Senior Advisor to the UN Office of the
High Commissioner for Human Rights. She led the work on protecting online civic
space and human rights and technology more broadly for the European Regional
Office. She was also the focal point on the rule of law and offered
recommendations for the EU’s new rule of law mechanism.

Iverna previously served for seven years as the Executive Director and Advocacy
Director for Europe at Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office.
Under her leadership, the office led and won a number of significant campaigns
on human rights. On account of this human rights advocacy she was listed by
Politico in 2017 as one of the most influential women on EU policy and law
making. At the European Parliament in 2016, she accepted, on behalf of her team,
the Sinti and Roma European Civil Rights Prize for the office’s groundbreaking
work in strategic litigation under the EU’s Race Equality Directive. She also
served as the organisation’s international spokesperson on EU affairs.

Iverna has also worked at the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and, before
embarking on a career in the public sector, headed up a team at the French IT,
web infrastructure, and services company Groupe Open.

Iverna serves on the EU Board of the National Resource Governance Institute and
is a previous board member of Transparency International’s EU Office. She was
also elected by civil society peers in 2017 to the advisory panel of the EU
Fundamental Rights Agency. Iverna also founded her own consultancy which
supports civil society leaders, and conducts human rights research and policy
analysis.

She holds a B.A. in European Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an LL.M
from Maastricht University’s School of European Law, where she was awarded a
scholarship for having graduated as a top three percent scholar. She is a
frequent commentator on human rights, EU foreign policy, and gender equality,
and has contributed to pieces by Euronews, CNN, BBC, RTE, and Reuters.

Iverna McGowan
Director, Europe Office of CDT
Catherine Garcia-van Hoogstraten
Director Digital Safety, European Government Affairs, Microsoft

Catherine Garcia-van Hoogstraten, in her capacity of Director of Digital Safety,
European Government Affairs Microsoft, she drives and build consensus on
European regulatory and policy issues at the intersection of Digital Safety,
Responsible Tech, Content Regulation, Human Rights. Career-long track record and
solid understanding of EU tech policy and legal challenges across a range of
critical policy and regulatory files. She is Juris Doctor in Law and Political
Science, has PhD studies in EU Consumer and Product Safety Law and has pursued
specialization in International Human Rights, Privacy, Information Security and
Philosophy of Technology Design. Follow her work on LinkedIn and CatherineGvh.

Catherine Garcia-van Hoogstraten
Director Digital Safety, European Government Affairs, Microsoft
Laura Sboarina
Principal Analyst, Cullen International

Laura follows EU regulation affecting the media sector, specialising on
television and online video services. She also follows the television markets in
Italy and in the US. Laura joined Cullen International in 2011, previously
representing in Brussels the European association of television and radio
advertising sales houses (EGTA). She also worked at the Italian public service
broadcaster, RAI.

Laura Sboarina
Principal Analyst, Cullen International
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