"Can Europe be a global leader in the digital sector?"

The coronavirus crisis showed us that the digital field is more significant than ever in our society. The pandemic has further accelerated the quest to lead digitalization.
This digital quest also takes place on the European level. The European leaders themselves expressed their desire to develop European abilities in the digital area, for instance, stating Europe must achieve “technological sovereignty” in critical areas or claiming Europe must preserve “digital sovereignty” to reduce its dependence on U.S. tech giants.
But what is digital sovereignty? Can we talk about it on a European level? In other words, can we describe the EU as a leader in the digital sector?
Our guest speakers, Diego Naranjo head of policy at European Digital Rights (EDRi), and Andrew Puddephatt, international expert on data protection, founder of Adapt, among others, and CEO of Cedar Partners, will respond to these key questions.