Karmela Holtgreve

Karmela Holtgreve

Director General Strategy and Innovation, Deutsche Bundesbank

Born in 1984 in Split, Croatia

2004-2009
Degree in political science at Goethe University Frankfurt and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid with a focus on international relations and European politics

2009 – 2010
Trainee at Dow Jones News

2010 – 2011
Analyst at Hering Schuppener Consulting (now: Finsbury Glover Hering)

2012 – 2015
Deputy Head of Section, Internal Communication at Deutsche Bundesbank, Directorate General Communications

2016
Principal Communications Officer at European Central Bank, Directorate General Communications

2017- 2018
Management team, German G20 Presidency at Deutsche Bundesbank

2019-2023
Head of Strategic Office for Digitalisation and Head of Division Digital Transformation and Innovation

seit April 2023
Director General Strategy and Innovation

RAID Brussels 2024 Innovate, Regulate and Implement with Courage and Caution

13.00 - 13.45

Panel: Intersection of Tech and Existing Vertical Regulations

Cian O'Brien

Dr Laura Caroli

13.45 - 14.30

Panel: How Governments can Support the Tech Sector

Kilian Gross

Dr. Anna Christmann

Yordanka Ivanova

14:30 - 15:15

Panel: Emerging Technologies and Innovation

Isidro Laso Ballesteros

15.15 - 15.45

Coffee Break and Networking

15.45 - 16.30

Panel: Harnessing AI to Transform Work and Research

Charlotte Deane

Dr. Wassim Jouini

Giorgio Metta

16.30 - 17.15

Panel: Challenges of Misinformation in the Digital Age

Andy Phippen

Jess Merryfield

17.15 - 18.00

Panel: How Governments and Industry Can Build Data Economies

Andreas Hartl

Kuldar Aas

Ulrich Ahle

Isabel Simpson

13:00 - 13:45

Panel: Technology, Financial Stability and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)

Emmanuelle Assouan

Priscilla Koo Wilkens

13:45 - 14:30

Panel: Regulating AI in Healthcare

Noémi Bontridder

14:30 - 15:15

Panel: Opportunities and Risks of AI in Financial Services

15:15 - 15:45

Coffee Break and Networking

`15:45 - 16.30

Panel: Regulating the Digitalisation of Medical Devices

Stephen Gilbert

16.30 - 17.15

Workshop (Invitation Only)

08.30

Keynote Addresses

Didier Reynders

08.50

Panel 1: Grasping the Opportunities and Threats of AI and Digital Transformation

What should governments be focusing on now, from the next Working Programme of the European Commission to other jurisdictions?
How should tech regulation and implementation balance the risks and opportunities of AI adoption and digital transformation
Fostering innovation and adoption: which industry sectors face the greatest opportunities and challenges?
Ensuring a human-centred and equitable approach to AI adoption
Addressing the intellectual property rights issues around generative AI

Werner Stengg

Julie Brill

Karine Caunes

09.40

Keynote Addresses

Gabriela Ramos

09.50

Panel 2: Internet Governance: Protecting Societies and Consumer Rights:

Safeguarding net neutrality, user well-being and internet freedom
Fairness: regulating dark patterns and personalised pricing
Tackling the societal threat of disinformation and establishing ethical boundaries in the era of deepfakes
Virtual worlds: avoiding past mistakes while envisioning an integrated and immersive future

Sergey Lagodinsky

10:40 - 11:10

Coffee Break and Networking

11:10 - 12:00

Panel 3: Driving Digital Transformation and Innovation

Harnessing critical and emerging technologies responsibly
Industry perspectives on regulatory needs for innovation
Comparing macroeconomic approaches to promoting competitiveness, investment and innovation across jurisdictions

Dragos Tudorache

Magali Durieux

11.55

Panel 4: Making Tech Legislation Work in Practice

What are the challenges in implementing the new wave of tech legislation: the AI Act, DSA and DMA?
Regional harmonisation: how is implementation and enforcement going to happen in the same way across Europe?
Lessons from the experience of GDPR: how can we avoid overstretching DPAs

Tine A. Larsen

Karolina Mojzesowicz

Brando Benifei

Peter Craddock

12:40 - 13:55