Digital Day 2021 will take place on 19 March as a virtual event, organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the Portuguese Presidency.
Programme of the day
➡️ 10:00-10:20 Opening
Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa
EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton
➡️ 10:20-10:55 European Data Gateways
Discussion of Declaration and Presentation of Signature
Sweden | Minister for Energy and Digital Development, Anders Ygeman
Poland | High Representative of the Prime Minister for European Digital Policy, Krzysztof Szubert
Cyprus | Deputy Minister of Cyprus for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Kyriacos Kokkinos
Ireland | Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications & Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan
Greece | Minister of Digital Governance, Kyriakos Pierrakakis
Romania | Minister for Research, Innovation and Digitalization, Ciprian Teleman
➡️ 10:55-11-35 Startup Nations Standard
Discussion of Declaration and Presentation of Signature
Portugal | Secretary of State for Digital Transition, André Azevedo
Czechia| Deputy Minister for Digitization and Innovation, Petr Očko
Spain | Secretary of State for Digitization and Artificial Intelligence, Carme Artigas
Denmark | Deputy Permanent Secretary for legal affairs for the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Brian Wessel (TBC)
Lithuania | Vice-Minister of the Economy and Innovation, Eglė Markevičiūtė
Italy | Vice Minister of Economic Development, Alessandra Todde
Germany | Commissioner for the Digital Industry and Start-ups and Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy, Thomas Jarzombek (TBC)
➡️ 11:35-12:50 Green and Digital Transformation
Discussion of Declaration and Presentation of Signature
Belgium | Deputy PM and Minister of Civil Service, Public Enterprises, Telecom. and the Postal Services, Petra De Sutter
Latvia | Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Artūrs Toms Plešs
Finland | Minister of Transport and Communications, Timo Harakka
Schneider Electric | CEO, Jean-Pascal Tricoire
Vodafone Group | CEO, Nick Read
Slovenia | Minister of Public Administration of the Republic, Bostjan Koritnik
Estonia | Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology, Andres Sutt
Austria | Federal Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs, Margarete Schramböck
NOS | CEO, Miguel Almeida
SHIFT | CEO, Samuel Waldeck
Concluding remarks: Member of the European Parliament, Valerie Hayer
➡️ 12:50-13:00 Closing
Minister of State for the Economy and the Digital Transition, Pedro Siza Vieira
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Afternoon event: Startups & Tech in Europe
A virtual conference on standards, sustainability, and creativity
➡️ 14:00-14:25 Opening on EU startup nations standard and Europe startup nations alliance
Secretary of State for the Digital Transition, Portugal, André de Aragão Azevedo
European Commission, Director General, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology, CONNECT, Roberto Viola
➡️ 14:25-14:28 Emerging entrepreneurial cities - Oporto, Portugal
➡️ 14:28-14:35 Lightning Talk
Vice President, Europe at Breakthrough Energy, Ann Mettler
➡️ 14:35-15:00 Can Europe Get it Right?
How fast lanes to startup creation and programs to attract/retain tech talent could do the trick.
Session Moderator - Mike Butcher (TechCrunch)
UIPath, Vargha Moayed
Index Ventures, Sarah Cannon
France Digital, Nicolas Brien
➡️ 15:00 -15:03 Emerging entrepreneurial citiesCluj-Napoca, Romania
➡️ 15:03 - 15:18 Fireside Chat
Mike Butcher (TechCrunch)
Constantijn van Oranje (StartupDelta)
➡️ 15:18 - 15:25 Lightning Talk
EIB Vice PresidentRicardo Mourinho Felix
➡️ 15:25-16:00 Can European startups promote inclusion and diversity whilst fully leveraging their growth potential?
Startups need to take the lead on showing that values and opportunities can go hand in hand with economic growth, when it comes to data protection, diversity and democratic values.
Session Moderator - Mike Butcher (TechCrunch)
MEP, Henna Virkkunen
Feedzai, Nuno Sebastião
World Economic Forum, Martina Larkin
EIC, Bindi Karia
➡️ 16:00-16:15 Fireside Chat
Simon Schaefer (Startup Portugal)
Kat Borlongan (La French Tech)
David Hanf (Thermondo GmbH)
➡️ 16:15-16:45 Can European startups promote inclusion and diversity whilst fully leveraging their growth potential?
Startups need to take the lead on showing that values and opportunities can go hand in hand with economic growth, when it comes to data protection, diversity and democratic values.
Session Moderator - Mike Butcher (TechCrunch)
MEP, Henna Virkkunen
Feedzai, Nuno Sebastião
World Economic Forum, Martina Larkin
EIC, Bindi Karia
➡️ 16:00-16:15 Closing
Deputy Minister for Communications, Hugo Santos Mendes
*All timings are Central European Time
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