Speakers
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© Elke Jung-Wolff
Professor Monika Grütters, Member of the German Bundestag
Minister of State for Culture and the Media

© Valerie Mocker
Valerie Mocker
Tech-for-Good Investor

© Michel Brumat & University of Luxembourg
Prof. Dr Mark D. Cole
Professor for Media and Telecommunication Law at the University of Luxembourg

© Jenny Weiland
Prof. Dr Stephan Ory
Attorney at Law

© Monika Jones
Monika Jones
Journalist

© ACT
Grégoire Polad
Director General, Association of Commercial Television in Europe

© Foto: Axel Springer SE / Fotograf: Andreas Bitesnich
Dr. Mathias Döpfner
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Axel Springer SE

© Alan N. Shapiro
Alan N. Shapiro
Author and media theorist

© Věra Jourová
Věra Jourová
Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency

© EBU
Noel Curran
Director General of the EBU

© Richard Burnley
Richard Burnley
Director of Legal and Policy at EBU

© RTL Group
Guillaume de Posch
President of ACT

© DW
Peter Limbourg
Director General of Deutsche Welle

© Carine Chardon, Fotograf: Markus Schüller
Carine Léa Chardon
Head of Media Policy / Media Law, ZVEI (German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association)
from 1.9.2020 Managing Director of the ZVEI Consumer Electronics Division

© Michael Neuber
Michael Neuber
Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager, Google

© Dr. Daniel Knapp
Dr. Daniel Knapp
Chief Economist at Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe

© Prof. Charlie Beckett
Prof. Charlie Beckett
Professor at London School of Economics and Political Science

© FKPH
Sabine Verheyen
Member of the European Parliament

© Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland / Marina Rosa Weigl
Bernd Reichart
CEO of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland

© Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz
Prof Dr Wolfang Schulz
Director of the Leibniz Institute for Media Research

© Anthony Whelan
Anthony Whelan
Digital policy adviser in the cabinet of the European Commission President

© Grothe Medienberatung
Friederike und Thorsten Grothe
Grothe Medienberatung

© Sarah Broughton Micova
Dr Sarah Broughton Micova
Lecturer in communication policy and politics

© Corinne Schweizer
Dr Corinne Schweizer
Senior research and teaching associate

© PLATT-MC CARTHY Deborah (CNECT)
Dr Roberto Viola
Director General of DG CONNECT (Directorate General of Communication, Networks, Content and Technology) at the European Commission
He was the Deputy Director-General of DG CONNECT, European Commission from 2012 to 2015.
Roberto Viola served as Chairman of the European Radio Spectrum Policy group (RSPG) from 2012 to 2013, as Deputy Chairman in 2011 and Chairman in 2010. He was a member of the BEREC Board (Body of European Telecom Regulators), and Chairman of the European Regulatory Group (ERG).
He held the position of Secretary General in charge of managing Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni (AGCOM), from 2005 to 2012. Prior to this, he served as Director of the Regulation Department and Technical Director in AGCOM from 1999 to 2004.
From 1985-1999 he served in various positions including Head of Telecommunication and Broadcasting Satellite Services at the European Space Agency (ESA).
Roberto Viola holds a Doctorate in Electronic Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA).

© Landesanstalt für Medien Schmid
Dr Tobias Schmid
Director of the Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia (LFM NRW)
As Director of the Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia (LFM NRW), Tobias Schmid is also the European Affairs Commissioner of the Conference of Directors of the Media Authorities (DLM). Moreover, since January 2020 he is the elected Chairman of the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA).
Prior to this, from 2005 until 2016, Mr. Schmid, who holds a doctorate in law, was Head of Media Policy at Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland and from September 2010 until December 2016 he was Executive Vice President of Governmental Affairs at RTL Group. In addition, from November 2012 until September 2016 Mr. Schmid was chairman of the board at the German Association of Private Broadcasters and Telemedia (VAUNET).