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SME Europe's Working Breakfast
on the Digital Markets Act & the Digital Services Act

EPP Congress, Ahoy Conference Hall, Rotterdam
from 08h30 to 10h30

Part I - The Digital Markets Act (from 08h30 to 09h25)

Welcome & Opening

Ivan STEFANEC MEP
IMCO, ITRE, AIDA Committees; President SME Europe of the EPP

Keynotes

Andreas SCHWAB MEP (tbc)
IMCO, FISC, ECON Committees; Rapporteur Digital Markets Act

Christian BORGGREEN
Vice President & Head of Office, Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe)

Markus LUTHE
Chairman of the HOTREC Working Group on Distribution and CEO of the German Hotel Association

Moderation

Marek DEGRO
Policy Advisor to MEP Ivan Štefanec
Former Secretary International of KDH (2016-2020

Part II - The Digital Services Act (from 09h35 to 10h30)

Welcome & Opening

Eva MAYDELL MEP (tbc)
ITRE, AIDA & ECON Committees
EPP Group rapporteur for the DSA and DMA in the ECON Committee
Shadow Rapporteur on European Strategy for Data
Vice-President of the SME Europe of the EPP

Keynotes

Henna VIRKKUNENMEP (tbc)
ITRE, TRAN & AIDA Committees
Rapporteur on the DSA in the ITRE Committee
Co-Chair of the SME Circle in the European Parliament

Agata J. BOUTANOS
ZPP Director of the Representation to the European Union

Christopher OLDKNOW
Senior Public Policy Manager, Amazon

Moderation

Eline CHIVOT (tbc)
Senior Adviser on Digital Policy at the European People’s Party

At the premises of the EPP Congress in Rotterdam SME Europe will be hosting a number of side events, including the discussion on the Digital Markets Act & Digital Services Act. While the policy debate has centered on large technology firms with the implied intent of favouring competitors and new entrants, we need to avoid the risks of considerable collateral impact on SMEs as well as the next generation of tech-driven startups and platform businesses.The discussion will gather the ecosystem experts to elaborate actionable advice ahead of the votings in the European Parliament.

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