Note: this event is fully booked. You can still watch the full event via our YouTube livestream, right here: https://youtu.be/_4JGOr3KMNc.

You can also submit questions for our experts and add to the conversation via email (questions@cdt.org), or via Twitter at #cdtquestions and #DigitalAgeEU, as well as at @CenDemTech + @CDTEU.

We hope you enjoy the discussion!

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The European Union’s (EU) European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP) and its Digital Services Act (DSA) will be unveiled later this year, as announced in the EU Digital Strategy adopted in February 2020. The Democracy Action Plan is aimed at improving the resilience of EU democracies and on how to ensure the integrity of the European elections.

This discussion brings together high-level speakers from across EU Institutions, industry, the United Nations system and civil society to talk about how these new rules could help better protect European democracy.

Date: 12 November, 2020

Time: 16:30 - 18:00 CET (Brussels time) / 10:30 AM - 12 PM ET

Speakers

Věra Jourová, Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Values and Transparency
Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Stephen Turner, Director of EU Public Policy, Twitter
Peggy Hicks, Director, Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures & Right to Development Division, UN Human Rights
Iverna McGowan, Europe Director, the Centre for Democracy and Technology

Moderator: Jennifer Baker

Questions: To submit questions for these experts, please email us at questions@cdt.org, or via Twitter at #cdtquestions and #DigitalAgeEU as well as @CenDemTech / @CDTEU.

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