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The Hidden Layer: Bringing Protocol Governance into Digital Policy

UB5.230 | Day 1 | 11:30 - 12:00 | Speakers: Kelly Roegies

The Hidden Layer: Bringing Protocol Governance into Digital Policy
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Abstract

Open protocols underpin much of Europe’s digital infrastructure, yet they remain a blind spot in European digital policy. This talk highlights why supporting open protocol governance is crucial for Europe’s digital sovereignty, interoperability, and innovation. It explores how policymakers and developers can together address this gap by recognising protocols as foundational infrastructure and shaping policies that enable resilient, interoperable, and decentralised systems.

Speakers

Kelly Roegies

Kelly Roegies works in strategic communications in Brussels and is a Fellow at the European Decentralisation Institute, where she contributes to policy work and outreach on open protocols and decentralised governance. Alongside this, she is a Board Advisor to Furt’her, a women-led community focused on Web3 and AI.

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