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, 6 March 2026
Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Venue: Amphitheater Filippos Tsimpoglou” (LRC 012) Learning Resource Centre UCY Library “Stelios Ioannou”
The conference is held under the auspices of the Cyprus Bar Association
Conference Programme
9:45-10:00 Registration of Participants
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks
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
10:15-11:45: Session 1: Copyright, AI and Creative Industries
Chair: Tatiana-Eleni Synodinou Academic Coordinator of DIGI U, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, Professor of Private and Commercial Law, University of Cyprus
Speakers:
- Leila Magnini, Legal and Policy Officer, European Commission (DG CNECT)
Copyright in the online and AI environment: challenges and recent developments
- Alexander Peukert, Professor of Civil, Commercial and Information Law, Goethe University Frankfurt
Protecting Copyright Through AI Law: The Copyright-Related Rules in the EU’s General-Purpose AI Code of Practice
- Thomas Margoni, Professor, Centre for IT and IP Law (CiTiP), KU Leuven
Artificial Independent Creations
11:30 – 11:45 Q&A and Discussion
11:45-12:00 Coffee Break
12:00-13:15 Session 2: Disinformation, Platforms and Journalistic Freedom in the Digital Age
Chair: Christos Karas, President of Famagusta Βar Association
Speakers:
- Alain Strowel, Professor, UCLouvain / Attorney, Brussels Bar Association
Addressing some disinformation risks on social networks: can the DSA and AI Act really help?
- Jan Oster, Professor of Civil Law, Commercial Law, Media Law, Data and Digitalisation Law, Universität Osnabrück
Journalistic freedoms under Article 10 of the ECHR in the platform era
- Michel Winkels, Ηead of European Affairs, State Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordination for the protection of democratic values: collaboration mechanisms under AVMSD, EMFA and DSA and their effectiveness
13:00 – 13:15 Q&A and Discussion
13:15-14:15 Light Lunch Break
14:15-15:45 Session 3: Media Freedom, Pluralism and Democratic Safeguards
Chair: Antigoni Themistokleous, Officer at the Cyprus Radiotelevision & Digital Services Authority.
Speakers:
- Elda Brogi, Professor, Deputy Director, Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom, European University Institute
Media freedom and media pluralism: at risk or finally protected by the EU digital acquis
- Francesco Sciacchitano, Senior Legal Officer, AGCOM
Safeguarding Media Freedom: EMFA and TTPA in Action
- Marisa Jiménez Martín, Director and Deputy Head of EU Affairs, Meta
A global tech company’s perspective on the EU digital rulebook
15:30 – 15:45 Q&A and Discussion
15:45-16:00 Closing Roundtable & Key Takeaways
Σημαντικές Πληροφορίες:
- Κόστος συμμετοχής: ΔΩΡΕΑΝ
- Το σεμινάριο είναι μέρος της συνεχιζόμενης επαγγελματικής εκπαίδευσης των δικηγόρων και μοριοδοτείται με 5,5 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 Πέμπτη, 5 Μαρτίου 2026, και ώρα 11:30 π.μ.
Για την εγγραφή σας, πατήστε στον ακόλουθο σύνδεσμο:
https://www.cyprusbar.org/CourseEventDetails?Id=sK5%2bWeztRT676ZmZKNA7lg%3d%3d
