Can the EU Achieve Technological Sovereignty? (05/04/26)
Join us for a conference exploring how economic and geopolitical developments have led the European Union to identify technological sovereignty as one of its core ambitions. What are the principal challenges the EU faces, and how have these changed as cloud computing and artificial intelligence become integrated features of modern economies? Will the EU be able to achieve autonomy in these fields? How do these goals relate to the EU’s ongoing efforts to regulate the uses of Artificial Intelligence and user data?
Speakers:
Giacomo Gattinara, Assistant Professor of International Trade Law and EU Fellow, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
Joseph Jerome, Senior Public Policy Manager, DuckDuckGo
Erik Peinert, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston University
Sofia Perez, Associate Professor of Political Science and Jean Monnet Chair, Boston University (moderator)
Schedule:
Lunch: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session I: 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Technological Sovereignty and EU Digital Regulations
Can it be remain a global standard setter in the age of AI?
Coffee break: 2:00-2:30 pm
Session II: 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Building Technological Capacities in the Bipolar World of AI
Can the EU build the technological Infrastructure to compete in the age of AI?