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The lunchtime workshops will run from 13.10 - 14.30. Please see below for a description and the speakers for each:
Title: Countering and preventing hate and extremism in the DSA-era: challenges and new possibilities
Description
What are the challenges and needs linked to the identification and moderation of illegal hate speech faced by small platform? How will the DSA impact their work?
Starting from the example of right-wing extremist content, this workshop will explore the links between hate speech and violent extremism and the tools that can help tackle grey zone content considering both binding tools under the DSA and voluntary ones, such as the Code of Conduct on countering hate speech online.
Speakers
Moderator: (TBC)
- Imran Ahmed, Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH)
- Josphine Ballon, Head of Legal, HateAid
- Jozef Lestrade, Senior Specialist, Internet Referral Unit Europol
- Tom Siegel, Co-founder and CEO, TrustLab
Title: Protecting intellectual property on online services
Description
The workshop will discuss the state of play and state of the art of intellectual property protection online, and the impacts the Digital Services Act is expected to make in this environment. Speakers from all sides of the ecosystem will discuss the requirements and opportunities of the DSA with regards in IP rights, from counterfeit products on online marketplaces to copyright infringements on social media.
In particular, participants will discuss the systemic risks related to intellectual property present on very large online platforms, and the available means to mitigate them in consideration of users fundamental right to freedom of expression and information.
Speakers
Moderator: Professor Alexander Peukert, Goethe-Universit, Frankfurt
- Dr. Elena Blobel, Director Litigation, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
- Guillaume Clement, COO, Daily Motion
- Dimi Dimitrov, Public and Regulatory Policy Manager, Wikimedia
- Joeri Mombers, Chairman, European Brands Association (AIM)
- Ted Shapiro, Partner at Wiggin LLP
- Harrie Temmink, Head of Service, EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
- Graham Clemence, Senior Director for Global IP Enforcement at Alibaba Group
Title: Keeping children safe online
Description
In this workshop stakeholders, including Better Internet for Kids Youth Ambassadors, civil society and public authorities will discuss together how the DSA should facilitate better protection of children online.
They will look at current and emerging threats and best practices in driving change. The outcomes of the workshop will also feed into the Code of Conduct on age-appropriate design under the European Strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+) supporting the DSA.
Speakers
Panel 1: Setting the scene
Moderator: June Lowery-Kingston, Head of Unit "Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet", European Commission
- Assistant Professor Eva Lievens, Faculty of Law & Criminology of Ghent University
- Professor Sonia Livingstone, Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics
- Daria and George, BIK Youth ambassadors
Panel 2: Implementation and way forward
Moderator: Andrea Cox, Digital Services Coordinator, Slovak Council for Media Services
- Laura Higgins, Senior Director of Community Safety Civility, Roblox (TBC)
- Nicole Lopez, Global Director of Youth Safety Policy,
- Benoit Loutrel, Director-General, French Audiovisual and digital communication regulatory authority (ARCOM) (TBC)
Title: What are the implications of the EUs new social media rules for the rest of the world
Description
This strong, global angle to platform regulation has a number of immediate implications, including a need to engage in DSA/DMA diplomacy to manage their global impact.
There will also be a wide scope and a need for long-term international cooperation on the DSA and DMA enforcement.
This workshop will assess these global implications of the DSA and try to identify opportunities and challenges in managing them.
Speakers
Moderator: Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communication, UN
- Helani Galpaya, CEO, LIRNEasia (TBC)
- Gerard de Graaf, Senior EU Envoy to the US, European Commission
- Professor Jens Pruefer, University of East Anglia and Observatory for the Online Platform Economy
- Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler (TBC)
Title: Data access for researchers opportunities, capacities and needs
Description
This workshop will be a forum to discuss the opportunities that Article 40 on Data access and scrutiny of the DSA provides for the research community, any potential challenges with data access and the capacities of researchers to make use of Article 40.
Speakers
Moderator: Paddy Leerssen, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Amsterdam (TBC)
- Associate Professor Inge Graef, Tilburg University
- Claire Pershan, EU Advocacy Lead, Mozilla Foundation
- Camilla Penzo, Computer Vision Expert, PEReN, Center of expertise for digital platform regulation
- Associate Professor Rebekah Tromble, George Washington University
- Jeremy Godfrey, Executive Chairperson Coimisiun na Mean (Irish Digital Services Coordinator)
After these workshops there will be a coffee break before the evening sessions at 15.00.