Kalina Bontcheva
Professor of Text Analytics
Sheffield
Biography
Organisation
University of Sheffield
Speaker session
Session 3 : Political Ads: opportunities and challenges in the digital age
- Closed session
- Closed session
TOPIC: Political advertising is a critical tool for political parties and candidates to reach voters and communicate their campaign messages during electoral campaigns. This session will discuss policy tools in this area.
SPEAKERS:
- Sandro Gozi, Member of the European Parliament
- Giacomo Lasorella, President of the Italian regulator AGCOM and ERGA Chair
- Eliska Pirkova, Senior Policy Analyst and Global Freedom of Expression Lead at Access Now
- Karen Massin, Head Government Affairs & Public Policy – EU Institutions at Google
MODERATOR: Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit for Democracy, Union Citizenship and Free Movement, DG Justice and Consumers
Interventions by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections
Marie-Helene Boulanger
Head of Unit for Democracy, Union Citizenship and Free Movement, DG Justice and Consumers
Brussels
Biography
After working at university and at the Belgian Data Protection Authority as its secretary, Marie-Hélène Boulanger joined the European Commission. Between 2009 and 2014, she headed the unit in charge of the reform of the European data protection rules. Since 2014, she has headed the unit responsible for European citizenship and free movement of persons. She is responsible among others for policy and legislative proposals on EU citizenship and to strengthen our democracies, such as greater transparency in political advertising and the Recommendation on SLAPPs. She has been acting and deputy Director on citizenship and equality and acting Director on Rule of Law, Democracy and Fundamental Rights
Organisation
European Commission
Speaker session
Session 3 : Political Ads: opportunities and challenges in the digital age
- Closed session
- Closed session
TOPIC: Political advertising is a critical tool for political parties and candidates to reach voters and communicate their campaign messages during electoral campaigns. This session will discuss policy tools in this area.
SPEAKERS:
- Sandro Gozi, Member of the European Parliament
- Giacomo Lasorella, President of the Italian regulator AGCOM and ERGA Chair
- Eliska Pirkova, Senior Policy Analyst and Global Freedom of Expression Lead at Access Now
- Karen Massin, Head Government Affairs & Public Policy – EU Institutions at Google
MODERATOR: Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit for Democracy, Union Citizenship and Free Movement, DG Justice and Consumers
Interventions by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections
Helena Dalli
Commissioner for Equality
Brussels
Biography
Dr. Helena Dalli is the first EU Commissioner for Equality since December 2019. Her role is to deliver on the Union of Equality chapter within the Political Guidelines of President von der Leyen, by strengthening Europe’s commitment to equality and inclusion in all of its senses.
Prior to taking her role as Commissioner, Dalli held various political roles in Malta including Member of Parliament (1996 to 2019), Minister for European Affairs and Equality (2017 to 2019), and Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties (2013-2017). She was also opposition Shadow Minister for public administration, equality, public broadcasting and national investments (1998-2013) and Junior Minister for Women's Rights in the Office of Prime Minister (1996-1998). Dalli holds a PhD in Political Sociology from the University of Nottingham, and lectured in Economic and Political Sociology, Public Policy, and Sociology of Law at the University of Malta.
Organisation
European Commission
EU Institutions
Speaker session
Session 3 : Political Ads: opportunities and challenges in the digital age
- Closed session
- Closed session
TOPIC: Political advertising is a critical tool for political parties and candidates to reach voters and communicate their campaign messages during electoral campaigns. This session will discuss policy tools in this area.
SPEAKERS:
- Sandro Gozi, Member of the European Parliament
- Giacomo Lasorella, President of the Italian regulator AGCOM and ERGA Chair
- Eliska Pirkova, Senior Policy Analyst and Global Freedom of Expression Lead at Access Now
- Karen Massin, Head Government Affairs & Public Policy – EU Institutions at Google
MODERATOR: Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit for Democracy, Union Citizenship and Free Movement, DG Justice and Consumers
Interventions by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections