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‘The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley’ by Marietje Schaake
On 4 December 2024, from 10.00 to 11.00 (CET) will organise its next Librorum event. FMA Member Marietje Schaake will present her latest publication The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley at a hybrid Librorum event in co-operation with the European Parliament Liasion Office in The Netherlands.
Ms Schaake’s book addresses the urgent challenges posed by the tech industry’s influence on democracy and explores strategies to ensure democratic resilience against the power of Silicon Valley.
Following the Librorum event, the FMA Annual Seminar will take place from 11.00 to 13.00.
These events are part of the FMA End of Year Greetings from 3-4 December 2024. The Annual Cocktail and Dinner on 3 December will open this greetings and is reserved to the Association’s Members who have received a communication from the FMA Secretariat by email.
Both the Librorum and Annual Seminar will be broadcast live via this webpage. Interpretation will be available in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.
PROGRAMME LIBRORUM
“The Tech Coup: How to save Democracy from Silicon Valley” by former MEP Marietje Schaake
10.00 – 10.05 | Welcome by Klaus HÄNSCH, President of the European Parliament Former Members Association and Former President of the European Parliament |
10.05 – 10.10 | Introduction by Danny DE PAEPE, Head of the European Parliament Liaison Office (EPLO) in The Netherlands |
10.10 – 10.20 | Presentation of the author Marietje Schaake and the book by Manuel PORTO, FMA Board Member |
10.20 – 10.50 | Q&A session with author Marietje Schaake and the audience by Michael HINDLEY, FMA Board Member |
10.50 – 11.00 | Conclusions by Michael HINDLEY, FMA Board Member |