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 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

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

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 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