On the 2nd of June 2021, PubAffairs Bruxelles organised an afternoon session on the questions on pesticide residues and how to ensure EU agri-food competitiveness with Ms Almut Bitterhof, Deputy Head of Unit, Pesticides and biocides, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) – European Commission, Ms Eileen Gordon Laity, Secretary General, European Coffee Federation (ECF), Ms Anna Boulova, Secretary General, European Federation of the Trade in Dried Fruit, Nuts, Processed Fruit, Vegetables and Fishery Products (FRUCOM), Ms Mar Fernandez, Director, Spanish Association of Egg Producers (ASEPRHU) and Mr Okisegere Ojepat, Chief Executive Officer, Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya.

Mr Ondrej Knotek MEP (Renew/CZ) gave an introductory speech.

The debate was moderated by Sarantis Michalopoulos, journalist, Euractiv.

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In mid-January 2021, PubAffairs Bruxelles organised an evening of discussion on how to preserve innovation and competition in the EU digital economy with special regard to the recent release of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) proposal with our distinguished speakers Ms Deirdre Clune MEP (EPP/IR), Mr Martijn Snoep, Chairman of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), Professor Nicolas Petit, Competition Law, European University Institute (EUI) and Mr Kayvan Hazemi-Jebelli, Competition Counsel at Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA).

The discussion was moderated by Ms Aoife White, journalist at Bloomberg

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At the beginning of November 2020, PubAffairs Bruxelles organised an evening of discussion on the upcoming Digital Services Act package and how to regulate large platforms acting as gatekeepers with the distinguished speakers Mr Werner Stengg, Cabinet Member, EVP Margrethe Vestager, European Commission, Ms Stéphanie Yon-Courtin MEP (Renew/FR), ECON Vice-Chair and IMCO Member, European Parliament, Mr Robert Dehm, Digital Policy and Telecommunication Counsellor, German Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Mr Carel Maske, Director, Competition, Microsoft and Mr Fadhel Lakhoua, Director, EU and Economics, Regulatory Affairs, Orange.

The debate was moderated by Philippe Defraigne, Director, Cullen International.

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In mid-November 2020, PubAffairs Bruxelles organised an evening discussion regarding the future of digital farming in Europe with Ms Nathalie Sauze-Vandevyver, Director Quality, Research & Innovation, Outreach, DG AGRI, European Commission, Mr Franc Bogovič MEP (SLO/EPP), Mr Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General, Copa Cogeca, Mr Joao Pacheco, Senior Fellow, Farm Europe and Mr Daniel Pereira, Head of The Climate Corporation Europe Middle East and Africa, Bayer.

The debate was moderated by Sarantis Michalopoulos, Journalist, Euractiv.

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In mid October 2020, PubAffairs Bruxelles organised an evening of discussion on how public and private stakeholders can cooperate in order to achieve an emission-free mobility model in Europe with Deputy Director-General Matthew Baldwin, DG MOVE, Dr Olivia Gippner, Policy Assistant, Office of the Deputy DG Clara de la Torre, DG CLIMA, Ms Julia Poliscanova, Senior Director, Vehicles and E-mobility, Transport & Environment and Ms Joanne Kubba, Senior Director EMEA Public Policy, Uber.

Director-General Henrik Hololei, DG MOVE held a keynote speech.

The discussion was moderated by Ms Karen Vancluysen, Secretary General of Polis, Cities and Regions for Transport and Innovation.

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In mid October, PubAffairs Bruxelles organised an evening of discussion on the EU and global prospects regarding multilateral governance after the coronavirus pandemic with our distinguished speakers Ms Maria-Soraya Rodriguez-Ramos MEP, Chair of the Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament and AFET Committee Member, Professor Andrea Renda, Head of Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation and the Digital Economy (GRID), CEPS, Mr Andy Purdy, Chief Security Officer, Huawei USA and Mr Henry Llewellyn, Ad interim Chair, Brussels New Generation of young leaders (BNG).

Mr Fabio Massimo Castaldo MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament held the introductory remarks via a video message.

The event was hosted by Jennifer Baker, senior journalist on tech policy and digital rights.

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In September, PubAffairs Bruxelles organised an evening of discussion regarding the EU-China dialogue on cybersecurity and the question of global tech governance with our distinguished guests Ms Maria Spyraki MEP, Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with the People’s Republic of China, Dr Jean-Marc Rickli, Head of Global Risk and Resilience, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and Professor Bart Preneel, Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography Research Group (COSIC), KU Leuven.

Mr Abraham Liu, Chief Representative to the EU Institutions and Vice-President for the European Region, Huawei, gave the keynote speech.

The debate was moderated by Giulia Pastorella, Associate Director, Tech and Trade, Weber Shandwick.

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At the end of June, PubAffairs Bruxelles organised an evening of discussion on the challenges ahead regarding EU and global forest protection and the use of artificial intelligence to counter biodiversity loss and improve environmental sustainability with Mr Joachim D’Eugenio, Senior Expert, DG ENVI, European Commission, Mr Thierry Lucas, Senior Programme Officer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Mr Topher White, Founder & CEO, Rainforest Connection, Mr Luis Neves, CEO, Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and Mr Piotr Borkowski, Executive Director, EUSTAFOR.

Ms Angeliki Dedopoulou, Senior Manager, EU Public Affairs, Huawei, held a keynote speech and took part in the panel discussion.

The debate was moderated by Mr Dave Keating, Journalist and Brussels Correspondent for France 24.

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On the 2^nd of June, PubAffairs Bruxelles organised an evening discussion regarding AI in farming and the “Farm to Fork” strategy as a global standard for sustainability with Ms Eva Kaili MEP (S&D/GR), Mr Juha Heikkilä, Head of Unit, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, DG CNECT, European Commission, Mr Gijs Schilthuis, Head of Unit, Policy Perspectives, DG AGRI, European Commission, Mr Luis Neves, CEO, Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and Mr David Meszaros CEO, SmartKas.

Mr Jakša Petrić, Counsellor, Permanent Representation of Croatia held an introductory speech on behalf of the Croatian EU Presidency.

Mr Abraham Liu, Chief Representative to the EU Institutions and Vice-President for the European Region, Huawei, delivered a keynote speech and took part in the panel discussion.

The debate was moderated by Dave Keating, Journalist and Brussels Correspondent for France 24.

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