European Identity Round Table

19th March 2025, State Representation Baden-Württemberg

14:00 Registration & Welcoming Coffee
14:45 Welcoming Remarks by

• Michael Butz, Chairman of the European Signature Dialog
• Antonia Maas, Chairwomen Verband Sichere Digitale Identitäten
• Christian Helfrich, CEO Bundesdruckerei Gruppe GmbH

15:05 PART 1: MAKING EUROPE SIMPLER: THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS WALLET

Impulse by Christiane Kirketerp de Viron, acting director for Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity at DG Connect (confirmed) // 15 min

Remarks by:

• Dr Kim Nguyen, Senior Vice President Innovations, Bundesdruckerei GmbH
• … (MEPs)

Open Table Discussion

16:00 Coffee Break
16:30 PART 2: HOW CAN WE USE EUROPE'S ASSETS TO STRENGTHEN EUROPE'S SOVEREIGNTY?

Impulse by Sergey Lagodinsky, MEP and Vice-Charis of the Greens/EFA Group

Impulse by Marco-Alexander Breit, Director General Digital Policy and Economic Affairs at the German Federal Ministry of Digital Transformation and Government Modernization

Remarks by:
• Christiane Kirketerp de Viron, acting director for Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity at DG Connect
• Frederik Blachetta, CTO Bundesdruckerei Gruppe GmbH

Open Table Discussion

17:45 Closing Remarks

18:00 Reception with Flying Buffet