European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
EESC Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law Group and the European Commission DG JUST
Conference
Safeguarding fundamental rights in the digital age
11 February 2022
Draft Agenda
09.00 - 10.00 | Registration / Online tests
10.00 - 11.30 | Opening session
Welcome
- Christa Schweng, EESC President - remotely
- Ana Gallego, Director General, European Commission DG Justice and Consumers - remotely
Discussion on Fundamental Rights in the digital age
Moderator: Cristian Pîrvulescu, President of the FRRL Group
- MEP Dragoş Tudorache (Renew Europe, Romania), Chair of the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA) - remotely
- Michael O'Flaherty, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
- Pauline Dubarry, Justice Advisor, Permanent representation of France to the European Union
- Max Schrems, Honorary Chairman, None of Your Business (European Center for Digital Rights) – remotely
11.30 - 12.00 | Coffee break
12.00 - 13.00 | An in-depth presentation of the 2021 European Commission Fundamental Rights Report 'Fundamental Rights in the Digital Age'
Moderator: Cristian Pîrvulescu, President of the FRRL Group
- Louisa Klingvall, Team Leader, European Commission DG Justice and Consumers, Unit C.2: Fundamental rights policy - remotely
- Eike Gräf, Policy Officer, European Commission DG Justice and Consumers, Unit C.2: Fundamental rights policy - remotely
13.00 - 14.30 | Lunch break
14.30 - 15.30 | Expert Panel on Artificial Intelligence and the right to non-discrimination
Moderator: Ozlem Yildirim, Vice-president of the FRRL Group
- Sarah Chander, Senior Policy Advisor at European Digital Rights (EDRi) - remotely
- Prof Théodore Christakis, Professor of International and European Law, University of Grenoble-Alpes - remotely
- Laura Nurski , Research fellow, Bruegel Think Tank - remotely
15.30 - 16.00 | Coffee break
16.00 - 17.30 | Expert Panel on the Fundamental Rights impact of Online Content Moderation
Moderator: Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, Vice-president of the FRRL Group
- Asha Allen, Advocacy Director for Europe Centre for Democracy and Technology (CDT) – remotely
- Prof Joris van Hoboken, Professor of Law, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, appointed to the Chair 'Fundamental Rights and Digital Transformation' – remotely
- Eliska Pirkova, Europe Policy Analyst and Global Freedom of Expression Lead, Access Now – remotely
17.30 - 18.00 |Concluding Session
- Rasha Abdul Rahim, Director, Amnesty Tech – remotely
- Cristian Pîrvulescu, President of the FRRL Group