Lecture | April 12 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Zoom
Lukas Repa, Senior Policy Officer, European Commission
Jeroen Dewulf, Director, Institute of European Studies; Anni Hellman, Deputy Head of Unit, EU Commission Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, visiting EU fellow at Institute of European Studies
Institute of European Studies, Berkeley Institute for Data Science
The lecture will provide an overview of the European Union’s policy for blockchain technologies. A blockchain network for cross border cooperation in the public sector is emerging. The proposed Crypto Assets Market Regulation and regulatory sandboxes will enhance legal certainty. Environmental concerns, however, remain an issue and call for a thoughtful policy response.
Dr. Lukas Repa LL.M (Bruges) worked as European research fellow at the IES from 2017 to 2018. Lukas then explored the impact of FinTech on competition in banking, and the relevance of initial coin offerings for crowdfunding start-ups. Lukas is a senior policy officer of the European Commission where he has been working since 2003. Lukas has a legal background and qualified as attorney at law at the bar of Vienna, Austria. In the European Commission, Lukas has led antitrust investigations into card payment networks, in retail banking, in insurance and in capital markets (credit default swaps). Since December 2018, Lukas heads a legal department tasked with industrial policy for start-up innovation and blockchain technologies. Lukas is involved in the EU’s Markets In Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA), in setting up a pan-European regulatory sandbox for blockchain, in exploring the potential of programmable digital money for industry 4.0, and in the European Central Bank’s Digital Euro project.
If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) or information about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Ray Savord at rsavord@berkeley.edu or 510-643-4558 with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.
Ray Savord, rsavord@berkeley.edu, 510-643-4558