Europe’s Digital Omnibus: A New Digital Regime or Simplification? - March 19, 2026

The European Union has produced over the years a very complex web of legislative acts covering the digital ICT sector. Whilst these regulations multiplied and expanded in scope, a pressing question emerges: is this a coherent legal framework fit for purpose in the digital age, or an ever-expanding tangle of overlapping obligations imposed upon the stakeholders?

Join ACM for a timely panel discussion on Europe's sweeping "Digital Omnibus"—the constellation of landmark updates to existing regulations which will reshape how technology companies operate across the continent. From the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act to the AI Act, Data Act, and beyond, the EU has positioned itself as a global standard-setter. But as policy makers review the complexity of each and want to simplify, who will benefit and who bears the cost.

Our panelists will explore:

• Whether Europe's regulatory layering represents a unified digital vision or fragmented policymaking
• The practical implications for businesses, innovators, and consumers navigating multiple simultaneous regimes
• The global ripple effects of the "Brussels Effect" on digital governance worldwide
• Whether simplification is possible, or even desirable, without sacrificing core policy goals

Join us Thursday, March 19 at 4:00pm CET for “Europe’s Digital Omnibus: A New Digital Regime or Simplification?” Registration is required but free to all.

Panelists

• Michel Beaudouin-Lafon, Université Paris-Saclay, France
• Gaston Besanson, Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Spain
• Stephanie Housden, IBM, UK
• Zach Meyers, Director of Research, The Centre on Regulation in Europe
• Ahmed Nagy, Information Technology Institute
• Maciej Zuziak, Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell’Informazione, Italy