Young Professionals in Digital Policy
Budget
€0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
6
0.6 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Young Professionals in Digital Policy (YPDP) network is a purely independent initiative, run on a volunteer basis. We are the group of young professionals working in digital policy in Brussels. YPDP’s mantra is socialising and informal networking rather than lengthy speeches.
EU Legislative Interests
Digital and tech policies - no focus on any EU legislative proposals, as we are a informal network of young professionals working in digital policy from a broad range of sectors. We host events with institutional stakeholders where a variety of topics may be discussed. Our members could work on the AI Act, digital finance, DSA/DMA, telecoms (DNA), metaverse, cybersecurity (NIS II), digital antitrust, Digital Fairness Act, AI Act Guidelines, minor safety (eg Article 28 DSA guidelines), etc.
Communication Activities
February 2026: Rentrée event with Antoine Guery, communication adviser to EVP Stéphane Séjourné (sponsored by Milltown Partners) September 2025: Rentrée drinks (sponsored by AK Public Affairs) September 2025: Annual Mentorship Programme (no sponsor, free initiative) July 2025: Summer drinks (sponsored by Brunswick Group) May 2025: YPDP Lunch on Youth and Digital Realities, with Commissioner Micallef (sponsored by Flint) March 2025: YPDP drinks with Dragos Tudorache, expert in Commissioner Sejourné's cabinet (sponsored by Fourtold) February 2025: YPDP and The Financial Services Network drinks (sponsored by Revolut) November 2024: YPDP Networking Drinks in Strasbourg (sponsored by Paramount) October 2024: YPDP Young Tech Leaders Drinks (sponsored by the Centre for Future Generations) Mai 2024 : Spring drinks (sponsorisé par Trilligent) Avril 2024 : Rencontre avec Lucia Klestincova (co-president and lead candidate of the slovak chapter of Volt) Décembre 2023 : Christmas drinks (sponsorisé par Acumen) Septembre 2023 : Événement de clôture du programme de mentorat (sponsorisé par AK Public Affairs) Juillet 2023 : Summer drinks (sponsorisé par Freshfields) Avril 2023: "Where is EU tech policy going?" discussion avec MEPs Laurence Farreng, Arba Kokalari and Damian Boeselager (sponsorisé par Kekst CNC) Décembre 2022 : Christmas drinks (sponsorisé par TikTok) Juillet 2022 : Summer drinks avec Sir Julian King (sponsorisé par Flint Global) Mars 2022 : Conversation avec le député européen Sandro Gozi Mars 2022 : Back together drinks (sponsorisé par Numeum) Décembre 2019 : YPDP Christmas Party (sponsorisé par BSA) Septembre 2019 : YPDP Back to School Party (sponsorisé par Hanover Communications) Juin 2019 : Open Internet Bar (organisé avec CCIA et Bitkom) Avril 2019 : Discussion avec le ministre belge Philippe de Backe
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
We sponsor our events by external organizations (list above + on our LinkedIn: https://be.linkedin.com/company/ypdpbxl) The orgnaisers of YPDP are all volunteers, so we are each employed by other organisations/entities. These are listed below as "associated entities", as they are entities that the YPDP organisers are individually associated with, but these are not organisations that YPDP itself is affiliated with in any way.
Organisation Members
Acumen PA TikTok eBay Renault Airbnb https://ypdp.org/about/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.