As we close the European Year of Skills and look to the European Year of Digital Citizenship, where do the two intersect?
Engage with Meta executives alongside representatives from EU institutions, regulators, policy makers, civil society and industry leaders during the Summit to empower meaningful digital youth participation in Europe and hear from experts on how to support parents and young people to navigate online spaces together. Â
At this in-person event, we will explore the current legislative state of play at the European level; we will hear how industry is navigating the evolving landscape of age verification and how to foster a multi-stakeholder dialogue in forging a harmonised path ahead. There will also be opportunities to connect with Meta executives on our proposed age verification solutions and the new safety features and tools available across the Meta family of apps. More details on the agenda will follow shortly. Â
Sorry, registration is now closed for the event. Please email metaevents@muster.co.uk to be added to the waitlist.
Speakers:Â
 - Vicki Shotbolt, Founder and CEO of The Parent Zone
 - Beatrijs Gelders, Policy and Advocacy Officer, COFACE Families Europe
 - David Miles, Head of Safety Policy EMEA, Meta
 - Chiara Maiorino, Psychologist, young creator and member of Our Feed, Our Future Network
Moderator:Â Hans Martens, Head of Digital Citizenship at European Schoolnet
[PRESENTATION] Informing the creation of a guiding legislative framework: a deep dive into the latest research on social media, and teens’ mental well-being.
Dialling in: Dr. Sameer Hinduja, Professor at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University, Co-Director of the Cyberbullying Research Center, and Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University
Speaker: Charles Howard, Head of Research, ThinkYoung
Moderator: Dr. Jessica Piotrowski, Professor and Chair Communication in the Digital Society at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Co-principal investigator of the Youth Digitality Research Priority Area.
Speakers:Â
 - Ian Verkade (Youth Design Jam participant NL 2023)
 - Brian O'Neill, Emeritus Fellow at Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin)
- Beatriz Martin Padura (Director General of Fundación Fad Juventud)
Moderator: Cecilia Alvarez, EMEA Privacy Policy Director, MetaÂ
[FIRESIDE CHAT] Exploring families experiences in the digital age and innovative features developed to better serve teens and families
Speakers:Â
 - Sayed Otaru, Director, Product Management Youth Protections, Instagram
 - Ivano Zoppi, Secretary General and Founder of Fondazione Carolina
Moderator: Andrea Gerosa, Founder, ThinkYoung
Speakers:
 - LouLou Joǎo, a Young Afro-Belgian creator that makes use 3D software (blender), she visualizes her own reality - a world that consists of candy coated squishy objects as her visual language to create a safe space. A space where she is able to focus on the expression of her authentic self without any constructs weighing her down, giving her the opportunity to reflect and create a platform to harbor new and meaningful connections
 - Dr. Stefan van der Stighel, Professor in Cognitive Psychology at the department of Experimental Psychology at Utrecht University and principal investigator of the research group AttentionLab
-Â Candice Brathwaite, Bestselling Author and Advocate
Moderator: Kirstin Macleod, Policy Communications Manager EMEA, Meta
 Commissioner Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport
