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Mikuláš Peksa

Czech politician and member of the European Parliament for the Greens-European Free Alliance
Speaker's Introduction
CODE 2021 Interview Questions
What implications do technologies hold on our civil liberties? What potential solutions could mitigate the negative impact of technologies on our civil liberties?
How well-equipped are politicians to handle questions around digital agency and civil rights?
Are there examples of civil, creative or other initiatives having a positive impact on public policy making with regards to digital rights?
Biography

Mikuláš Peksa is a Czech activist and politician. He studied Biophysics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. In April 2017, Peksa was elected the vice-chair of the Czech Pirate Party and has been the Chairperson of the European Pirate Party since 2019. In 2019, he was elected to the European Parliament and the Pirate Party joined the EP’s Greens / EFA group.

Peksa is part of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT), and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON). As a Member of the European Parliament, he supports innovation and technological growth, Al development in Europe, and stricter budgetary control.