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 – 18:30
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
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: Ioanna Hadjiyianni, Assistant Professor in European and Environmental Law, Department of Law, University of Cyprus
- 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
- Prof. Alain Strowel
UCLouvain / Attorney, Brussels Bar Association
Topic: Addressing some disinformation risks on social networks: can the DSA and AI Act really help?
- 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: AI, copyright, platform regulation, and the EU enforcement
toolkit (DSA & AI Act).
Chair / Moderator: Theodora A. Maniou, Assistant Professor in Journalism, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus
- 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
- Prof. Jan Oster
Prof. of Civil Law, Commercial Law, Media Law, Data and Digitalisation Law, Universität Osnabrück
Topic: Journalistic freedoms under Article 10 of the ECHR in the platform era
- Prof. Philippe Jougleux
School of Law, European University Cyprus
Topic: AI and search engines: regulation at the crossroads of the DSA and AI Act
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
- 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
- Zach Meyers
Director of Research, Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE)
Topic: Is the DMA delivering more open ecosystems? Evaluating DMA compliance, effectiveness, and governance
- Diego De la Vega
Senior Legal Analyst, European Audiovisual Observatory
Topic: Platform regulation, disinformation and FIMI in Europe: general framework and selected national examples
- Mrs. Antigoni Themistokleous
Representative of the Cypriot Regulators
Topic: Regulating speech without silencing voices: content moderation and fundamental rights in the DSA era
17:55 – 18:15 | Q&A and Discussion
18:15 – 18:30 | Closing Roundtable & Key Takeaways
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
