Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Over the last three years the European Union has embarked on an unprecedented number of initiatives to modernize the old continents' digital rulebook. Dubbed the "Digital Single Market Policy" it includes a massive package of legislative and non-legislative measures. The conversation will start with major legislation such as the GDPR, the new copyright rules or net neutrality, but also include perspectives on major new investment programs like on AI and Quantum/High-Performance Computing.
Following a short introduction by Peter Fatelnig (Minister Counsellor for Digital Economy Policy at the EU Delegation to the United States of America) the moderator explores in a conversational style these topics further, raise new topics, discuss pros and cons, explores the relations to the United States and what Europe hopes to achieve by chartering its own course for our digital future.
Peter Fatelnig is Minister-Counsellor for digital economy policies at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, residing in Washington DC. Peter’s long experience in the digital tech sector, notably in building industrial innovation strategies, helped the EU to drive forward internet innovation policies. A senior manager at the European Commission since 1998 he is committed to a positive European vision of the future internet society and economy. Before coming to Washington he managed the team leading Europe's new Internet policy and investment initiative (flagship on 'Next Generation Internet').
Over the last three years the European Union has embarked on an unprecedented number of initiatives to modernize the old continents' digital rulebook. Dubbed the "Digital Single Market Policy" it includes a massive package of legislative and non-legislative measures. The conversation will start with major legislation such as the GDPR, the new copyright rules or net neutrality, but also include perspectives on major new investment programs like on AI and Quantum/High-Performance Computing.
Following a short introduction by Peter Fatelnig (Minister Counsellor for Digital Economy Policy at the EU Delegation to the United States of America) the moderator explores in a conversational style these topics further, raise new topics, discuss pros and cons, explores the relations to the United States and what Europe hopes to achieve by chartering its own course for our digital future.
Peter Fatelnig is Minister-Counsellor for digital economy policies at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, residing in Washington DC. Peter’s long experience in the digital tech sector, notably in building industrial innovation strategies, helped the EU to drive forward internet innovation policies. A senior manager at the European Commission since 1998 he is committed to a positive European vision of the future internet society and economy. Before coming to Washington he managed the team leading Europe's new Internet policy and investment initiative (flagship on 'Next Generation Internet').
