Programme for Focus Session IV
Tuesday, 24 September 2020, 11 am – 12:30 pm
Regulation and Responsibility of Video-Sharing Platforms
A focus session organized by the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO)
Moderation: Maja Cappello (EAO)
11:00 am
Opening of the focus session
Opening of the focus session
Welcome by Susanne Nikoltchev, Executive Director, EAO
Opening and moderation by Maja Cappello, Head of Department for legal information, EAO
11:05 am
Introduction to the topic
The regulatory framework and practices related to video-sharing platforms (VSPs) in Europe:
Keynote by Jean-François Furnémont, CEO and Founder of Wagner-Hatfield
11:20 am
Panel discussion with interaction from
the audience
Setting the scene by Anna Herold, Head of the Audiovisual and Media Policy Unit, European Commission
Short presentations will be followed by a roundtable discussion with our panelists:
- Luboš Kukliš, Board member of ERGA and Executive Director of the Slovak Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission (CBR)
- Ania Helseth, Public Policy Manager – EU Affairs, Facebook
- Marco Pancini, Government Affairs and Public Policy Director for Europe, YouTube
- Alexandra Evans, Head of Child Safety Public Policy, Europe, Tik Tok
- Sally Broughton Micova, Lecturer in Communications Policy and Politics, University of East Anglia
12:20 pm
Closing of the focus session
Wrap-up by Maja Cappello
Closing remarks by Susanne Nikoltchev