Anthony Whelan
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Kangaroo Group
17 Jun 2025 · Discussion on the Agile Manufacturing.
Meeting with Temasek International Pte Ltd
9 Apr 2025 · to follow
Meeting with Black Forest Labs
5 Mar 2025 · AI
Meeting with Wolt
20 Feb 2025 · digital
Meeting with Booking.com B.V.
6 Feb 2025 · competitiveness
Meeting with Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
12 Dec 2024 · on priorities
Meeting with Redcare Pharmacy N.V.
11 Dec 2024 · on digital health
Meeting with Cellnex Telecom S.A.
10 Dec 2024 · introductory discussion
Meeting with European Tech Alliance
20 Nov 2024 · tech policies
Meeting with Kongsberg Defence Aerospace AS
18 Nov 2024 · Defense
Meeting with Viasat, Inc
12 Nov 2024 · space -connectivity
Meeting with
16 Oct 2024 · new mandate and future of tel
Meeting with German Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce
15 Oct 2024 · to follow
Meeting with Connect Europe
14 Oct 2024 · connectivity for competitiveness
Meeting with Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
11 Oct 2024 · auto-industry
Meeting with Europe Unlocked
11 Oct 2024 · on the European Competitiveness Deal
Meeting with ECTA
26 Sept 2024 · on competitiveness
Meeting with GSMA Europe
23 Sept 2024 · TO FOLLOW
Meeting with Ericsson
19 Sept 2024 · future of telecom sector
Meeting with STMicroelectronics France
19 Sept 2024 · on semiconductor sector
Meeting with Committee to Protect Journalists
19 Sept 2024 · on media freedom
Meeting with Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc
13 Sept 2024 · digital/tech agenda
Meeting with Silo AI Oy
11 Sept 2024 · future of AI
Meeting with TikTok Technology Ltd
6 Sept 2024 · presentation of projects
Meeting with AIM - European Brands Association
5 Sept 2024 · on consumers pricing
Meeting with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
12 Jul 2024 · on wind projects
Meeting with Intel Corporation
20 Jun 2024 · on semiconductors
Meeting with ArcelorMittal
19 Jun 2024 · Competitiveness of the EU steel sector
Meeting with
29 Apr 2024 · Hybrid meeting - decarbonizing the European Industry
Meeting with Centre for European Policy Studies
5 Apr 2024 · on AI
Meeting with Amazon Europe Core SARL
8 Mar 2024 · digital policies / priorities
Meeting with Iliad
5 Mar 2024 · topics to follow
Meeting with Anthropic, PBC
29 Feb 2024 · on AI
Meeting with ECTA
18 Dec 2023 · Smart Networks
Meeting with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries
30 Nov 2023 · on AI
Meeting with Ford Motor Company
29 Nov 2023 · automotive data
Meeting with Association of European Public Postal Operators
28 Nov 2023 · custom issues
Meeting with Vodafone Belgium SA
28 Nov 2023 · to follow
Meeting with Equinix (EMEA) Holdings B.V.
15 Nov 2023 · EU Digital Policy
Meeting with NOVE
8 Nov 2023 · IT interoperability
Meeting with Adobe Systems Benelux bvba
25 Oct 2023 · AI
Meeting with Telefonica, S.A.
13 Oct 2023 · network investment, revenues, market consolidation, ex ante regulation
Meeting with Schmidt Special Competitive Studies Project
13 Oct 2023 · AI governance
Meeting with Akamai Technologies, Inc.
12 Oct 2023 · On EU 2030 connectivity targets, current dynamics of the internet, content distribution and edge cloud
Meeting with ECTA
4 Oct 2023 · on Electronic Communications
Meeting with Bitkom e.V.
29 Sept 2023 · on digital policy
Meeting with Vodafone Belgium SA
27 Sept 2023 · discussion on upcoming proposals
Meeting with Stripe, Inc.
26 Sept 2023 · on the competitiveness and SME relief agendas
Meeting with Connect Europe
21 Sept 2023 · discussion on EU digital policies
Meeting with Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum vzw
30 Aug 2023 · chips act
Meeting with IQM Finland Oy
14 Aug 2023 · European potential and innovation in quantum computing
Meeting with Google
27 Jun 2023 · to follow
Meeting with evroc AB
22 Jun 2023 · On Europe's new digital economy
Meeting with DIGITALEUROPE
21 Jun 2023 · Data Act
Meeting with Zalando SE
9 Jun 2023 · Application of DSA
Meeting with Telefonica, S.A.
7 Jun 2023 · digital policies
Meeting with QUALCOMM Incorporated
7 Jun 2023 · digital
Meeting with Decathlon SE
3 May 2023 · introduction and EU agenda
Meeting with Nokia
21 Apr 2023 · SEPs
Meeting with Nokia
3 Apr 2023 · Patent Package - SEPs
Meeting with Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum vzw
30 Mar 2023 · EU Chips Act
Meeting with Inmarsat Global Ltd
29 Mar 2023 · latest developments on Inmarsat and the space industry
Meeting with IP Europe
28 Mar 2023 · On Standard Essential Patents
Meeting with Schibsted
21 Mar 2023 · To exchange views on Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act as well as discuss the European digital policy roadmap.
Meeting with Fair Standards Alliance
16 Mar 2023 · On Standard Essential Patent Licensing
Meeting with European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
16 Mar 2023 · Boosting competitiveness and productivity in the EU pharmaceutical industry
Meeting with CONSEIL DE COOPERATION ECONOMIQUE
1 Mar 2023 · on Critical Raw Materials
Meeting with Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
15 Feb 2023 · In-vehicle data
Meeting with Insurance Europe
15 Feb 2023 · In-vehicle data
Meeting with Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft e.V.
15 Feb 2023 · In-vehicle data
Meeting with Leaseurope
15 Feb 2023 · In-vehicle data
15 Feb 2023 · In-vehicle data
Meeting with European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association
15 Feb 2023 · In-vehicle data
Meeting with European Garage Equipment Association
15 Feb 2023 · In-vehicle data
Meeting with European Association Automotive Suppliers
15 Feb 2023 · In-vehicle data
Meeting with European Council for Motor Trades and Repairs
15 Feb 2023 · In-vehicle data
Meeting with AIRC International
15 Feb 2023 · In-vehicle data
15 Feb 2023 · Independent Service Providers meeting on in vehicle data
Meeting with Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation e.V.
8 Feb 2023 · Exchange on European fibre infrastructure network
Meeting with Microsoft Corporation
7 Feb 2023 · Meeting new VP for European Affairs on digital topics
Meeting with The Wallenberg Investments AB
1 Feb 2023 · Meeting with Wallenberg group
Meeting with CSC – IT CENTER FOR SCIENCE LTD.
25 Jan 2023 · Digitalisation, including the climate impact of digitalisation, in particular from the point of view of CSC's climate-neutral data centre in Kajaani, Finland, where LUMI is located
Meeting with Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation e.V.
24 Jan 2023 · Discuss the perspective of alternative network operators
Meeting with Centre on Regulation in Europe
12 Dec 2022 · Global Governance for the Digital Ecosytems
Meeting with Amazon Europe Core SARL
9 Dec 2022 · New Internal Market Report which identifies specific policy initiatives that can help strengthening the Single Market
Meeting with EBU-UER (European Broadcasting Union)
9 Dec 2022 · proposal for a Council Decision on WRC-23
Meeting with Business Software Alliance
7 Dec 2022 · EU’s Digital package
Meeting with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries
24 Nov 2022 · Metaverse
Meeting with ZF Friedrichshafen AG
16 Nov 2022 · IPCEI
Meeting with Eumicon AISBL
15 Nov 2022 · Raw materials
Meeting with Neo Performance Materials Inc
15 Nov 2022 · Raw materials
Meeting with Infobip Ltd.
15 Nov 2022 · digital transition
Meeting with Ericsson
11 Nov 2022 · OpenRAN in the context of EU-US TTC; updates around security including supply chains and cyber
Meeting with ArcelorMittal
11 Nov 2022 · US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) impact assessment, comparison EU - US value chains
Meeting with Connect Europe
10 Nov 2022 · IGF and leadership panel
Meeting with Centre on Regulation in Europe
7 Nov 2022 · Global Governance for the Digital Ecosystems: Preserving Convergence and Organizing Co-existence
Meeting with Deutsche Bahn AG
3 Nov 2022 · State Aid
Meeting with Rare Earths Norway AS
25 Oct 2022 · EU's Raw Materials Strategy and the upcoming Critical Raw Materials Act
Meeting with Inmarsat Global Ltd
25 Oct 2022 · Inmarsat’s activities around relevant topics of interest such as space sustainability, secure satellite communications, Single European Sky or Inmarsat’s IRIS program
Meeting with ASML Netherlands B.V.
20 Oct 2022 · semiconductors - international market outlook
Meeting with Amazon Europe Core SARL
20 Oct 2022 · Network tax reflections and the Data Act
Meeting with Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
14 Oct 2022 · FU on Standardisation
Meeting with EuroCommerce
14 Oct 2022 · Digitalisation, sustainability, resilience and energy transition.
Meeting with Connect4Good
13 Oct 2022 · Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF), a charity NGO promoting access to independent journalistic content combined with an investment fund for patient capital, investing in media companies around the globe. The European arm is called Pluralis.
Meeting with Ibec
12 Oct 2022 · Digital policy - highlight positive case studies on Ibec's, discuss the latest developments shaping Europe’s Digital Future and exchange views
Meeting with Huawei Technologies
30 Sept 2022 · Discuss : - the development of the telecoms sector in Europe and in a global context; - EU legislative actions in the field of cybersecurity, including the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
Meeting with Samsung Electronics Europe
29 Sept 2022 · Ecodesign Regulation on Energy Efficiency for Electronic Displays – Tier II requirements: A Systematic Error of Administration
Meeting with Computer & Communications Industry Association
29 Sept 2022 · To learn more about the Commission President’s legislative plans for the Fall, notably on a possible internet traffic usage fee.
Meeting with Samsung Electronics Europe
23 Sept 2022 · Address the market and industry impact of Commission Regulation 2019/2021 on consumption limits for electronic displays
Meeting with Telefonica, S.A.
23 Sept 2022 · Telefonica's Infrastructure Connectivity package
Meeting with Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
22 Sept 2022 · Liability for AI-equipped products and services - European consumers need effective EU-wide legal protection.
Meeting with ARD-Verbindungsbüro Brüssel
7 Sept 2022 · Media Freedom Act
Meeting with European Round Table for Industry
2 Sept 2022 · Single market; 5G; Cybersecurity
Meeting with Wreless Connect Ltd.
29 Jul 2022 · Broadband State Aid Guidelines
Meeting with RELX
12 Jul 2022 · Bring some fresh insights on matters such as tech policy, the EU-US Trade and Technology Council, the war in Ukraine, collaborative research, and intellectual property rights.
Meeting with Nokia
5 Jul 2022 · several FU issues
Meeting with DIGITALEUROPE
4 Jul 2022 · Sovereignty and participation in expert groups and standardisation work
Meeting with
29 Jun 2022 · discuss the proposal to revise the EU Regulation 1025/2012
Meeting with EUROPE MEDIALAB
29 Jun 2022 · Digital achievements of the French Presidency & outook on Czech Presidency
Meeting with ASML Netherlands B.V.
28 Jun 2022 · Discussion conc. Promote (EU Chips Act) and Protect topics (sanctions and export controls)
Meeting with Netflix International B.V.
23 Jun 2022 · Discuss digital policies that impact online entertainment, as well as the ongoing developments on telecommunications infrastructure and how Netflix's longstanding investments in this space contribute to the resilience of networks
Meeting with Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe
10 Jun 2022 · Legislative approach to fighting live piracy
Meeting with EUROMETAUX
9 Jun 2022 · To share five key recommendations from the landmark KU Leuven Metals for Clean Energy study released last week, which quantifies the metals and raw materials needs of Europe's climate-neutrality goal for the first time.
Meeting with Institute for Democratic Culture in the Digital Era - Xnet Assoc.
8 Jun 2022 · "Proposal for a Sovereign and Democratic Digitalisation of Europe"
Meeting with Planet Labs Germany
2 Jun 2022 · Green Deal, Ukraine, and Digital agendas
Meeting with Atos SE (France)
2 Jun 2022 · Cybersecurity/digital sovereignty & strengthening EU cyber capabilities
Meeting with Adevinta
25 May 2022 · Adevinta presentation
Meeting with Klarna Bank AB
18 May 2022 · Discuss innovation in online payments in the EU, competition in the banking sector, the future of online shopping and online platforms, allowing consumers to own their data and what more we can do to support the growth of the EU's digital economy.
Meeting with Salesforce Inc.
26 Apr 2022 · Digital regulation, namely the AI Act, the EU Data Act, and the ongoing work within ENISA on cybersecurity certification for cloud services
Meeting with Airbus
25 Apr 2022 · Defence
Meeting with Amazon Europe Core SARL
12 Apr 2022 · We would like to discuss European Commission work on: • The review of the Vertical Restraints Block Exemption • Digital Policy, notably the DSA and the DMA • Cloud Policy
Meeting with European Round Table for Industry
21 Mar 2022 · ERT activities
Meeting with BOUYGUES EUROPE
16 Mar 2022 · Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act
Meeting with Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation e.V.
15 Mar 2022 · Discussing recent developments in the German market in the context of upcoming European fibre initiatives and sharing with you our latest market study.
Meeting with Reporters sans frontières
9 Mar 2022 · Mécanisme de réciprocité
Meeting with InterDigital, Inc.
4 Mar 2022 · How to best contribute to EU’s political, economic, technological and geo-political objectives in the context of ongoing and upcoming policy and legislative initiatives
Meeting with Microsoft Corporation
28 Feb 2022 · Current developments in digital policies and, in particular, how Europe is updating EU competition rules and tools to the digital age.
Meeting with Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V.
16 Feb 2022 · EU’s digital policy and the role of the mechanical engineering industry in and for the digital transformation
Meeting with BOUYGUES EUROPE
14 Feb 2022 · the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act
Meeting with European Coalition for Corporate Justice
2 Feb 2022 · Commission proposal on Sustainable Corporate Governance, looking specifically at issues of corporate liability
Meeting with Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum vzw
21 Jan 2022 · Chips act
Meeting with Ericsson
13 Jan 2022 · The President’s digital agenda and the geopolitical dimension with the EU-US TTC, OpenRAN/vendor diversity topic and related issues.
Meeting with Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V.
12 Jan 2022 · wichtige Rolle des europäischen Maschinenbaus für die digitale und grüne Transformation
Meeting with OVH Groupe
3 Dec 2021 · Digital issues
Meeting with SAMMAN Cabinet d'avocats
3 Dec 2021 · Digital Sovereignty
Meeting with Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
2 Dec 2021 · Maintaining a secure, stable, and interoperable global Internet
Meeting with Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
30 Nov 2021 · Digital issues
Meeting with SAP
3 Nov 2021 · Digital issues
Meeting with
3 Nov 2021 · EU Digital Policy issues (e.g. Sovereign Cloud, AI, DMA/DSA, Cybersecurity, the overall digital & green transition)
Meeting with Prysmian S.p.A.
19 Oct 2021 · To discuss the role of fibre optic producers in accelerating the EU’s green and digital transition.
Meeting with Vodafone Stiftung Deutschland gGmbH
18 Oct 2021 · Digital issues
Meeting with Allied For Startups asbl
12 Oct 2021 · Exchange about Europe's digital ambitions with startup communities
Meeting with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
11 Oct 2021 · Digital power
Meeting with
7 Oct 2021 · Media Freedom Act
Meeting with QUALCOMM Incorporated
5 Oct 2021 · 5G, semiconductors, ARM, DMA
Meeting with Digital Policy Roundtable
5 Oct 2021 · Digital policy
Meeting with Schibsted
4 Oct 2021 · Digital issues
Meeting with
29 Sept 2021 · Illumina/GRAIL transaction, which in addition to important competition policy questions
Meeting with Huawei Technologies
28 Sept 2021 · Digital issues
Meeting with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries
22 Sept 2021 · Digital issues
Meeting with Telefonica, S.A.
22 Sept 2021 · - EU Industrial Strategy and the acceleration of the digital transition - Industrial Policy vs Competition Policy and sectoral regulation
Meeting with NXP Semiconductors Netherlands B.V.
17 Sept 2021 · EU Semiconductor strategy
Meeting with
17 Sept 2021 · Digital Services Act and the future of the Open Internet
Meeting with Association Internationale de la Mutualité
17 Sept 2021 · Governance on the exchange of health data
Meeting with DIGITALEUROPE
8 Sept 2021 · Digital Decade
Meeting with ERNIEAPP LTD
26 Jul 2021 · Digital issues , in particular privacy management, data governance, need for standardised APIs for data exchange and control of uses
Meeting with Ericsson
26 Jul 2021 · external affairs and international digital policies
Meeting with Open Voice Network
22 Jul 2021 · Digital issues
Meeting with Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer
16 Jul 2021 · Practical implications for their businesses of due diligence obligations
Meeting with Apple Inc.
12 Jul 2021 · Digital issues, in particular DMA obligations
Meeting with TIM S.p.A.
6 Jul 2021 · Discuss the broader context of Italian RRF on Digital in the light of the recent market evolutions.
Meeting with
1 Jul 2021 · EU COVID Certificate
Meeting with Telefonica, S.A.
4 Jun 2021 · 5G deployment
Meeting with Bolt
2 Jun 2021 · Upcoming Commission proposals on platform work
Meeting with Orgalim – Europe's Technology Industries
28 May 2021 · Digital & industrial policy, convergence of digital & physical technology, scope of high-risk AI categories in industrial settings, costs of certification (for AI under Machinery Directive, for cybersecurity under NIS2).
Meeting with Vodafone Belgium SA
21 May 2021 · Digital aspects of EU Recovery and Resilience Facility
Meeting with Schwarz Corporate Affairs International GmbH
19 May 2021 · Voice assistance and future of retail
Meeting with Shopify Inc.
18 May 2021 · Introduce Shopify and discuss how to support European businesses’ digitalisation, competitiveness and growth
Meeting with Seznam.cz, a.s.
11 May 2021 · Digital files (especially DMA, DSA, privacy)
Meeting with Intel Corporation
15 Apr 2021 · Discuss the Commission’s efforts to boost the processor and semiconductor ecosystem in Europe
Meeting with Voodoo
13 Apr 2021 · DMA and relations with online applications stores
Meeting with Microsoft Corporation
12 Apr 2021 · Digital compass, sovereignty, the recovery plan
Meeting with The European Steel Association
25 Mar 2021 · EEAG
Meeting with
18 Mar 2021 · Digital green (pass) certificate
Meeting with Schwarz Corporate Affairs International GmbH
4 Mar 2021 · Voice Assistance & the future of retail
Meeting with Vodafone Belgium SA
1 Mar 2021 · Recovery – experiences and challenges in some of our key markets; Industrial policy for secure connectivity – our proposal to drive Europe’s digital sovereignty; Key market challenges.
Meeting with ITI - The Information Technology Industry Council
19 Feb 2021 · EU policy files relevant to the technology industry - transatlantic trade & data flows, Digital Decade, digital & green, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act
Meeting with Google
10 Feb 2021 · Transatlantic digital cooperation; 6/01 Capitol events; DSA/DMA; COVID-19 and Artificial intelligence
Meeting with Axel Springer SE
8 Feb 2021 · ePrivacy Regulation, DMA and DSA
Meeting with Airports Council International - European Region
5 Feb 2021 · Airports, State aid & RRF, COVID-19 effects and sustainability investments
Meeting with Samsung Electronics Europe
29 Jan 2021 · Digital issues, in particular mobile digital identity solutions (decentralised hardware-based architecture) and communications equipment (ORAN/VRAN, diversification, standardisation process, operator needs).
Meeting with Microsoft Corporation
21 Jan 2021 · Detection & reporting of child sexual abuse online and other illegal content (e.g. terrorist content); differences between traditional & cloud-based communications services; Digital Services Act.
Meeting with Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation e.V.
20 Jan 2021 · Fibre roll-out: joint ventures; avoid public funds crowding out abundant private finance; regulatory incentives for copper migration and for fibre as more sustainable network; cost reduction and administrative facilitation for deployment.
Meeting with Connect Europe
19 Jan 2021 · Broadband cost reduction, digital identity, ePrivacy, Digital Decade / Digital Compass, 5G action plan, Green taxonomy, Open RAN
Meeting with Apple Inc.
13 Jan 2021 · Apple Pay and Apple wallet - architecture, security & anti-fraud features, customer convenience, ease of switching, relations with intermediate users (banks, etc) & end users
Meeting with Bitkom e.V.
8 Jan 2021 · Various digital issues: digitalisation in response to COVID-19 in Germany, GAIA-X governance & use cases, start-ups, cybersecurity, DSA-DMA, data spaces.
Meeting with Prysmian S.p.A.
10 Dec 2020 · Innovation in building the correct fibre infrastructures to support 5G and future digital developments; importance of sustainability, energy efficiency, of different fixed and wireless technologiesin setting policy objectives for networks
Meeting with Reset Tech UK
3 Dec 2020 · Disinformation
Meeting with IFPI Representing recording industry worldwide
1 Dec 2020 · Digital issues, national transposition measures of Copyright Directive, concerns re quantitative vs qualitative assessments in application of exceptions.
Meeting with SafeToNet
25 Nov 2020 · Protection of children and fight against child sexual abuse. Role of the tech industry in protecting children online.
Meeting with Connect Europe
25 Nov 2020 · Digital affairs
Meeting with Apple Inc.
19 Nov 2020 · DMA
Meeting with GIGAEurope aisbl
17 Nov 2020 · Digital issues
Meeting with HERMES INTERNATIONAL
13 Nov 2020 · Digital issues
Meeting with IP2Innovate
10 Nov 2020 · Discuss Europe's patent system and its importance for Europe’s innovation and digital leadership
Meeting with Workday
6 Nov 2020 · Digital issues
Meeting with European Digital Rights
6 Nov 2020 · Digital issues
Meeting with Ericsson
6 Nov 2020 · digital sovereignty and set standards
Meeting with
4 Nov 2020 · Digital issues
Meeting with
28 Oct 2020 · DSA
Meeting with Schibsted
19 Oct 2020 · Digital issues
Meeting with GSMA Europe
12 Oct 2020 · #VDL Commission's digital priorities, 5G connectivity flagship in the recovery plan, European Cloud Federation, Open RAN.
Meeting with Planet Labs Germany
9 Oct 2020 · Digital issues (satellite data for Green Deal or for research, open data)
Meeting with Ibec
8 Oct 2020 · Discussion with IBEC members on digital issues, e.g. open strategic autonomy, AI, cloud federation, tax, skills.
Meeting with Airbnb Ireland UC
8 Oct 2020 · Pandemic effects, practive work with local and national governments (e.g. on host registration, over-tourism), Digitl Services Act
Meeting with
6 Oct 2020 · Digital Services Act and European Democracy Action Plan - responsibility of broadcasters for content they distribute, attribition & findability of content, many different types of gatekeeper.
Meeting with Vodafone Belgium SA
5 Oct 2020 · Digital issues (spectrum licensing conditions as disincentive to investment in some MS, dangers of network monopolisation outside less dense areas, merits of wholesale-only model).
Meeting with ZF Friedrichshafen AG
1 Oct 2020 · Data & AI in future mobility (e.g. AI in crash avoidance, robocabs as individualised public transport). Tier 1 suppliers become software sellers. New traffic legislation needed, recovery funding to modernising urban transport, secure data spaces.
Meeting with Prysmian S.p.A.
1 Oct 2020 · EU optical fibre market, fibre networks & sustainability, need to focus on energy-efficient fibre rather than download speed, unfair international trading conditions.
Meeting with Snap, Inc.
30 Sept 2020 · Digital policy agenda, including Digital Services Act, self-regulation, corporate social responsibility
Meeting with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries
25 Sept 2020 · Data protection jurisprudence, trans-Atlantic data economy, standard contractual clauses
Meeting with Open Fiber
18 Sept 2020 · Deployment of very high capacity networks, wholesale-only model
Meeting with Spotify
18 Sept 2020 · Digital Services Act, gatekeeper platforms regulation
Meeting with United Internet AG
9 Sept 2020 · Digital issues
Meeting with Connect Europe
8 Sept 2020 · Connectivity, digital services, gatekeeper platforms, European cloud federation
Meeting with Palo Alto Networks Inc.
12 Aug 2020 · Cybersecurity, including NIS review, skills, sharing threat analysis; technological sovereignty
Meeting with World Economic Forum
12 Aug 2020 · WEF's Digital Europe project; tech nological sovereignty; industry engagement; innovation ecosystems; digital skills; data sharing and exploitation.
Meeting with Google
11 Aug 2020 · COVID-19 response (authoritative information, contact tracing, recovery); Digital Services Act; digital sovereignty; sustainability of online services; copyright implementation; health data & devices.
Meeting with
31 Jul 2020 · High-Level Roundtable Discussion on: Resilience: How to better protect, prepare and transform the European Union? - [Via Webex]
Meeting with
31 Jul 2020 · The State of the Union in 2020 - The Digital Transition at the core of Europe's Recovery - [Via Webex]
Meeting with
30 Jul 2020 · Brainstorming Session on "The State of the Union in 2020: Society and Democracy" - [Via Webex]
Meeting with Standing Committee of European Doctors
29 Jul 2020 · Digital issues
Meeting with
29 Jul 2020 · Brainstorming Session on "The State of the Union on 2020 and the Recovery of Europe's Economy" [Via Webex]
Meeting with
28 Jul 2020 · High-Level Roundtable Discussion on The State of the Union in 2020 and EU's Global Engagement in a Covid-19 world - [Via Webex]
Meeting with Bundesdruckerei GmbH
28 Jul 2020 · Digital issues
Meeting with Slack Technologies Inc
16 Jul 2020 · Competition in digital markets; importance of competitive and interoperable collaboration software; Digital services Act and gatekeeper platforms
Meeting with Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
16 Jul 2020 · Competition in digital markets - importance of data, dangers of leveraging in high-growth markets.
Meeting with Microsoft Corporation
14 Jul 2020 · Green deal and digital issues
Meeting with Planet Labs Germany
8 Jul 2020 · Relevance of Planet Labs satellite imaging to complement Copernicus Sentinel (resolution, frequency) in supporting policy on sustainability, biodiversity, agriculture, security. Relevance to open data policy.
Meeting with The Council of European Professional Informatics Societies
7 Jul 2020 · Digital skills need. CEN e-competence framework. JRC digital competence framework for citizens. Objective certification. Digital Education Action Plan, builing on EU Skills Agenda. Need for coordination & monitoring.
Meeting with Association Internationale de la Mutualité
3 Jul 2020 · AI in healthcare, health insurance (adequate legal framework, engine for healthcare modernisation + back office). Standards to govern safety, medical professionals to govern treatment. Standardisation issues. Health data spaces.
Meeting with Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
30 Jun 2020 · COVID-19 challenges for auto industry (knock-on effects re 'end of series' rules and pending type approval procedures)
Meeting with
29 Jun 2020 · European global players in digital; 5G deployment conditions; foreign subsidies white paper; cloud adoption in Europe, switching possibilities, contestability of cloud markets - need for clear standards and security requirements; data governance.
Meeting with ISC Intelligence in Science
25 Jun 2020 · Digital issues
Meeting with Liberty Global Corporate B.V.
24 Jun 2020 · Ongoing merger proceedings; jurisdiction & substance.
Meeting with AMADEUS IT GROUP S.A.
23 Jun 2020 · DSA; scope of rules on gatekeeper platforms (B2C vs B2B); access to processable data; rules on data sharing; EU as a reassuring cloud data location for international users due to less aggressive data localisation rules.
Meeting with Bitkom e.V.
23 Jun 2020 · Digital issues
Meeting with
18 Jun 2020 · Digital issues
Meeting with CaliberAI
16 Jun 2020 · Digital issues
Meeting with Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
16 Jun 2020 · Digital
Meeting with Vodafone Belgium SA
9 Jun 2020 · Digital
Meeting with
9 Jun 2020 · Open, interoperable and interchangeable network equipment, for diversification and innovation
Meeting with Insurance Ireland
5 Jun 2020 · Digitalisation of the insurance industry (cybersecurity issues, digital skills, digitalisation of processes and client interfaces, data sharing, level playing field of regulatory requirements).
Meeting with Kaspersky Labs Limited
3 Jun 2020 · Cybersecurity and digital transparency
Meeting with DIGITALEUROPE
28 May 2020 · Digital manufacturing and the European recovery (open online panel discussion)
Meeting with
27 May 2020 · Licensing of standard essential patents
Meeting with The European Steel Association
26 May 2020 · ETS indirect costs & state aid
Meeting with Avanci, LLC
20 May 2020 · Licensing of standard essential patents
Meeting with Fair Standards Alliance
15 May 2020 · Follow-up of abridged meeting (VC) of 28 April - standard essential patents and appropriate licensing practices for IoT
Meeting with OneFiber Interconnect Germany GmbH
15 May 2020 · Deployment opportunities for Gigabit broadband in Germany, including rural areas.
Meeting with European Ceramic Industry Association
13 May 2020 · ETS
Meeting with Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation e.V.
28 Apr 2020 · German Broadband Funding Scheme
Meeting with Fair Standards Alliance
28 Apr 2020 · Digital Society and Economy and Digital Single Market; introduction of FSA; key issues of importance to their membership on licensing of SEPs
Meeting with
24 Apr 2020 · standard essential patents (completion of teleconference of 3 April)
Meeting with EBU-UER (European Broadcasting Union)
23 Apr 2020 · Future of public service media distribution (online distribution costs, service integrity, content prominence, DTT spectrum, 5G Broadcast)
Meeting with OneFiber Interconnect Germany GmbH
22 Apr 2020 · Digital issues
Meeting with
31 Mar 2020 · COVID-19 and challenges of restoring production (disrupted supply chains, differentiated de-confinement policies, demand stimulation, etc)
Meeting with EUROPE MEDIALAB
17 Mar 2020 · Digital affairs
Meeting with Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
17 Mar 2020 · Digital affairs - Digital consumer information and Industry 4.0
Meeting with OLX Global BV
17 Mar 2020 · Digital Services Act, digital identity, platform-to-business regulation
Meeting with Fédération bancaire française
6 Mar 2020 · European Payments Initiative
Meeting with ERNIEAPP LTD
4 Mar 2020 · Commission technology policy agenda - data usage rights, data portability, standards
Meeting with Vodafone Belgium SA
4 Mar 2020 · 5G security, Internet of Things, digital gatekeepers, data strategy
Meeting with WithSecure Corporation
3 Mar 2020 · new digital and data strategies, AI white paper, industry strategy
Meeting with KONE Corporation
3 Mar 2020 · new digital and data strategies, AI white paper, industry strategy
Meeting with Technology Industries of Finland (Teknologiateollisuus ry)
3 Mar 2020 · new digital and data strategies, AI white paper, industry strategy
Meeting with WIK Wissenschaftliches Institut GmbH
3 Mar 2020 · digital economy and society
Meeting with Europa Insights
28 Feb 2020 · discuss how the upcoming policy choices by the new Commission will have a significant impact on Europe’s global technological standing – and on the continued European leadership in 5G/IoT and open technology standards.
Meeting with ROMA ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
27 Feb 2020 · Digitalisation, skills and vulnerable communities
Meeting with Adobe Systems Benelux bvba
25 Feb 2020 · Artificial intelligence: how Europe can maximise this potential and ensure widespread deployment
Meeting with Video Games Europe
20 Feb 2020 · PEGI age guidelines, copyright directive implementation, ePrivacy, data portability,, digital services act
Meeting with IBM Corporation
20 Feb 2020 · Cloud & data portability,, artificial intelligence (outcome oriented approach, standards), open 5G standards
Meeting with Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc.
20 Feb 2020 · digital/tech sovereignty
Meeting with Salesforce Inc.
20 Feb 2020 · the digital transformation of European industry, the regulation of artificial intelligence and the role of tech companies in achieving the goals of the European Green Deal
Meeting with Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
19 Feb 2020 · Digitalisation & mobility,, ITS standards, data sharing, eprivacy, cybersecurity, cooperative, connected & automated mobiliy (CCAM)
Meeting with Sky Group
5 Feb 2020 · Audiovisual media
Meeting with QUALCOMM Incorporated
5 Feb 2020 · Digital policy, 5G
Meeting with Nokia
4 Feb 2020 · discuss issues around 5G and the global competitive landscape
Meeting with Access Now
4 Feb 2020 · Content governance, ePrivacy, artificial intelligence
Meeting with Center for Humane Technology
31 Jan 2020 · Short preparatory call on data use and human dignity
Meeting with European Round Table for Industry
30 Jan 2020 · ERT's Digital transformation working group: topics - data strategy, artificial intelligence, platforms, MFF
Meeting with Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe
30 Jan 2020 · Robust media policy, responsible platforms, reliable rights & freedoms
Meeting with European Publishers Council
28 Jan 2020 · State of media sector, copyright implementation, advertising market, digital services, data
Meeting with DigitalES - Asociación Española para la Digitalización
28 Jan 2020 · Overall digital policy, artificial intelligence, data, level playing field, digital identity, telecom market structure, 5G investment needs, digital skills, women in digital
Meeting with ITI - The Information Technology Industry Council
28 Jan 2020 · Overall digital policy, including technological sovereignty, open multilateral economic governance, trade in technology, data strategy
Meeting with Ecommerce Europe
24 Jan 2020 · Max harmonisation to support single market, platforms relations with traders, ePrivacy, eCommerce Directive revision, digital taxation
Meeting with Samsung Electronics Europe
23 Jan 2020 · Artifical intelligence, 5G, cybersecurity, common chargers
Meeting with Cloud Communications Alliance
22 Jan 2020 · Telecoms services for businesses, mobile & fixed; number portability and numbering conditions; MVNO access conditions
Meeting with DIGITALEUROPE
21 Jan 2020 · Overall digital policy, industry data pooling, open data, artificial intelligence (HLG), European Green Deal & ICT energy use
Meeting with Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.
21 Jan 2020 · 5G, artificial intelligence, secure data
Meeting with Connect Europe
21 Jan 2020 · Data, 5G, cybersecurity, roaming, connected mobility
Meeting with European Newspaper Publishers' Association
17 Jan 2020 · newspaper/magazine sectoral developments, platform distribution, ePrivacy, digital services
Meeting with IFPI Representing recording industry worldwide
10 Jan 2020 · Sectoral developments, platforms, copyright implementation, geo-blocking
Meeting with Microsoft Corporation
20 Dec 2019 · Data, artificial intelligence, ePrivacy
Meeting with Huawei Technologies
19 Dec 2019 · 5G technology: R&D&I, supply diversity, deployment timetable, cybersecurity
Meeting with Société Française de Radiotéléphone
19 Dec 2019 · 5G deployment
Meeting with IMPALA Association Internationale AISBL
17 Dec 2019 · Copyright, general sector developments & vertical consolidation
Meeting with Trellix
12 Dec 2019 · Cybersecurity, public-private cooperation
Meeting with Twitch Interactive, Inc.
11 Dec 2019 · Copyright, harmful content
Meeting with Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
11 Dec 2019 · Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, product safety, platforms, consumer agenda
Meeting with European Round Table for Industry
10 Dec 2019 · green deal and digital strategy, single market, R&D&I, data, 5G
Meeting with Ericsson
10 Dec 2019 · 5G technology development, roll-out, cybersecurity, telecom markets
Meeting with Workday
4 Dec 2019 · Competition and access to data
Meeting with Google
4 Dec 2019 · Digital policy in general, artificial intelligence, copyright, online political advertising, digital taxation, digital services
Meeting with Access Now
3 Dec 2019 · European human rights agenda in the digital age (launch dinner & debate)
Meeting with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries
3 Dec 2019 · advertising, data, artificial intelligence, illegal content & disinformation
Meeting with Telefonica, S.A.
3 Dec 2019 · spectrum, 5G deployment