Digital Opening of the Year 2026 | EU Digital Priorities through the CEE Perspective

Join experts from EU institutions and representatives of the digital sector from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to discuss the EU’s digital priorities for 2026. The upcoming Digital Opening of the Year 2026 | EU Digital Priorities through the CEE Perspective session will explore the European Commission’s and EU policymakers’ plans for the coming year, while also reflecting on the expectations, concerns and hopes of the private sector regarding upcoming regulatory and policy initiative.

Co-organised by: CEE Digital Coalition | Digital Poland Association | Business & Science Poland

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AGENDA:

15:30 – Arrivals. Tea & coffee

16:00 – Introductory note

● Witold STRZELECKI, Managing Director, Business & Science Poland

● Michał KANOWNIK, President of Digital Poland Association, leader of CEE Digital Coalition

16:05 – Keynote speech

● Renate NIKOLAY, Deputy Director-General at DG CNECT, European Commission

16:20 – Introductory panel exchange

● Katarzyna PRUSAK-GÓRNIAK, Head of Digital Unit Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU in Brussels

● Ieva ILVES, Advisor on cybersecurity, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

● Tomas ZDECHOVSKY, MEP, Czechia

● Dariusz JOŃSKI, MEP, Poland (tbc)

● Loizos SOLOMOU, Research, Innovation and Space Policy attaché at Permanent Representation of Cyprus to the EU (tbc)

17:00 – Exchange of views with participants

17:30 – Networking cocktail

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