Following the high-level reports by Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi recognising the European telecommunications industry as a strategic competitiveness enabler, policymakers across the EU are now focusing on creating the right conditions for a truly unified European telecoms market.

With Denmark set to take the helm of the EU Presidency, the GSMA and Teleindustrien are bringing together Danish and European industry leaders and government representatives for a vital and open discussion on the future of Europe’s connectivity landscape and security and resilience of Europe’s digital infrastructure.

Programme:

15:30-16:00 | Doors open, registration, welcome coffee

16:00-16:15 | Opening address by Jakob Willer, Director, Teleindustrien
Introductory speech by Vivek Badrinath, Director General, GSMA

16:15-16:25 | Ministerial Keynote by Caroline Stage Olsen, Minister for Digital Affairs, Denmark

16:25-17:10 | Panel debate “Towards a true Telecoms Single Market: European Perspectives and Danish Realities”

• Renate Nikolay, Deputy Director-General, DG Connect, European Commission​
• Morten Christiansen, Regional CEO, 3 Scandinavia and Austria
• Gert Vinther Jørgensen, Group CEO, NORLYS ​
• Christian Thrane, CEO of Nuuday ​
• Michel Jumeau, CEO, TDC NET ​​
• Lars Thomsen, CEO, Telenor Denmark​

Moderated by Elsa Sependa, Head of Public Policy – Europe, GSMA

17:10-17:20 | Ministerial Keynote by Torsten Schack Pedersen, Minister for Resilience and Preparedness, Denmark

17:20-18:05 | Panel debate “Security and resilience of Europe’s digital infrastructure”

• Dr. Marnix Dekker, Deputy Head of Resilience of Critical Sectors Unit, ENISA
• Karsten Brinkmann, Chief Information Security Officer, TDC NET and Chairman of Teleindustrien Cybersecurity Group
• Jean-Marie Mele, Group Chief Information Security Officer, Orange
• Ben Wreschner, Group Regulatory Policy Director, Vodafone Group and Chairman of the GSMA Policy Group Europe
• Eirik Øwre Thorshaug, Vice President – Public Affairs, Telenor Group

Moderated by Samantha Kight, Head of Industry Security, GSMA

18:05-18:10 | Closing remarks

18:10-19:30 | Post-event networking session

This is an invitation-only event, please contact [email protected] for more information.