Artificial intelligence is evolving from a passive tool into autonomous agents capable of executing multiple tasks. To map out strategic solutions to bridge the gap between fast-moving innovation and consumer protection, the Lisbon Council convened the High-Level Lunch on ‘The Agentic Consumer: Building Trust in the Age of AI Agents.’

In cybersecurity, no one wins alone. Real resilience depends on cooperation. To explore how this collaboration works in practice, the Lisbon Council convened a High-Level Lunch on ‘Resilience by Design: Why Cooperation is Europe’s Cybersecurity Imperative and How to Strengthen Operational and Human Networks.’

The Lisbon Council convened the High-Level Working Lunch on ‘To Ban or Not To Ban: What Scientific Evidence and Practice Teach Us on Kids and Social Media,’ a gathering exploring the best approach to online safety for young people in Europe.

The Lisbon Council convened the High-Level Working Lunch on ‘Privacy-Enhancing Technologies in Digital Advertising,’ an invitation-only gathering on how privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) can help reduce the tradeoffs between competitiveness and privacy.

As the European Commission published the action plan against cyberbullying, the Lisbon Council convened the High-Level Roundtable ‘With Great Tech Comes Great Responsibility: Young People and the European Action Plan Against Cyberbullying,’ to discuss the next steps for an online space safe for all.

The Lisbon Council convened the High-Level Working Breakfast on ‘Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Discovery: Delivering the Collaborative AI Powerhouse that Europe Needs,’ to explore how public-private partnerships, data interoperability and talent networks can power responsible AI for scientific discovery.

The Lisbon Council convened the High-Level Working Lunch on ‘Delivering the Draghi Report: How to Switch Gear,’ an invitation-only forum to explore the progress of the Draghi agenda and how to accelerate it.