The University of Cyprus kindly invites you to the 3rd Conference of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence DIGI U Digital Platforms: Under the Scope of the New Era in Digital Services, titled:
«Safeguarding fundamental rights and democratic values in the EU digital sphere and beyond»
Date: Friday, 24 April 2026
Time: 13:00 – 18:15
Venue: Amphitheatre Β108 University House “Anastasios G. Leventis” University of Cyprus
The conference is held under the auspices of the Cyprus Bar Association
Conference Programme
13:00-13:30 Registration of participants
13:30-14:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Tasos Anastasiou
Chairman of UCY Council
Tatiana-Eleni Synodinou
Academic Coordinator of DIGI U Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, Professor of Private and Commercial Law, University of Cyprus
Ιrini Mylona-Chrysostomou
Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
TBA
14:00 – 15:20 Session 1: Media Freedom, Pluralism and Democratic Safeguards
Focus: Media freedom, pluralism, political advertising, and democratic resilience under the new EU framework
Chair / Moderator: (TBC)
- Prof. Elda Brogi
Deputy Director, Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom, European University Institute
Topic: Media freedom and media pluralism: at risk or finally protected by the EU digital acquis
- Francesco Sciacchitano
Senior Legal Officer, AGCOM
Topic: Safeguarding Media Freedom: EMFA and TTPA in Action
- Prof. Jan Oster
Professor of Civil, Commercial, Media and Digitalisation Law, Universität Osnabrück
Topic: Journalistic freedoms under Article 10 of the ECHR in the platform era
- Marisa Jiménez Martín
Director and Deputy Head of EU Affairs, Meta
Topic: A global tech company’s perspective on the EU digital rulebook
15:00 – 15:20 | Q&A and Discussion
15:20 – 16:00 | Light Lunch
16:00 – 17:00 Session 2: Copyright, AI and Creative Industries
Focus: Generative AI, copyright protection, and the future of creativity under EU digital law.
Chair / Moderator: (TBC)
- Mr. Stefano Gentile
Legal and Policy Officer, European Commission (DG CNECT)
Topic: Copyright in the online and AI environment: challenges and recent developments
- Prof. Thomas Margoni
Centre for IT and IP Law (CiTiP), KU Leuven
Topic: Artificial Independent Creations
- Prof. Justin Jütte
Associate Professor, UCD Sutherland School of Law
Topic: Necessary Licensing: Beyond AI Training
16:45 – 17:00 | Q&A and Discussion
17:00 – 17:15 | Coffee Break
17:15 – 18:15 Session 3: Session 3: Disinformation, Platforms and Journalistic Freedom in the Digital Age
Focus: Disinformation risks, platform governance, and the protection of journalistic freedom under EU and ECHR framework
Chair / Moderator: Christos Karas, President of Famagusta Βar Association
- Prof. Alain Strowel
Professor, UCLouvain / Attorney, Brussels Bar Association
Topic: Addressing some disinformation risks on social networks: can the DSA and AI Act really help?
- Michel Winkels
Head of European Affairs, State Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia
Topic: Coordination for the protection of democratic values: collaboration mechanisms under AVMSD, EMFA and DSA and their effectiveness
- Diego De la Vega
Senior Legal Analyst, European Audiovisual Observatory
Topic: (TBC – suggested: Trends in audiovisual regulation and platform governance in Europe)
- Mrs. Antigoni Themistokleous
Representative of the Cypriot Regulators
Topic: (TBC – national regulatory perspective)
- Philippe Jougleux
Professor, School of Law, European University Cyprus
Topic: AI and search engines: regulation at the crossroads of the DSA and AI Act
17:55 – 18:15 | Q&A and Discussion
Σημαντικές Πληροφορίες:
- Κόστος συμμετοχής: ΔΩΡΕΑΝ
- Το σεμινάριο είναι μέρος της συνεχιζόμενης επαγγελματικής εκπαίδευσης των δικηγόρων και μοριοδοτείται με 4 μονάδες ΣΕΕ.
- Οι μονάδες θα καταχωρηθούν αυτόματα από τον Π.Δ.Σ. σε όσους παρακολουθήσουν το σεμινάριο στο σύνολό του.
- Γλώσσα διεξαγωγής: Αγγλική
Εγγραφή:
- Η εγγραφή στο σεμινάριο πραγματοποιείται αποκλειστικά μέσω της πλατφόρμας εκπαίδευσης (portal) του Παγκύπριου Δικηγορικού Συλλόγου.
- Θα πρέπει να γίνει σύνδεση πριν την εγγραφή σας ως ΔΙΚΗΓΟΡΟΣ και όχι ΕΠΙΣΚΕΠΤΗΣ.
- Η τελευταία ημερομηνία εγγραφής είναι η Παρασκευή, 24 Απριλίου 2026, και ώρα 10:30 π.μ.
Για την εγγραφή σας, πατήστε στον ακόλουθο σύνδεσμο:
https://www.cyprusbar.org/CourseEventDetails?Id=sK5%2bWeztRT676ZmZKNA7lg%3d%3d
