Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Dec 2017 - Nov 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
17
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Adobe Systems Benelux bv (Adobe)
EU Transparency Register
575371411483-96 First registered on 01 Jul 2013
Goals / Remit
Adobe is the global leader in digital marketing and digital media solutions. Our tools and services allow our customers to create groundbreaking digital content, deploy it across media and devices, measure and optimize it over time, and achieve greater business success. We help our customers make, manage, measure, and monetize their content across every channel and screen.
Main EU files targeted
Digital Single Market
Data Protection (GDPR, e-Privacy)
Big Data
Copyright reform
Web accessibility
Digital Skills
Electronic Signature
Digital content
Digital signature
Cloud computing
Hate Speech
e-EvidenceAddress
Head Office
Park Avenue, 345
San Jose 95110
UNITED STATESEU Office
Culliganlaan 2F
Diegem 1831
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 11 Feb 2019
Name Start date End Date Ms Kate BRIGHTWELL 07 Nov 2019 31 Oct 2020 Mr John Jolliffe 05 Apr 2016 19 Mar 2017 Mr John Jolliffe 11 Oct 2014 09 Oct 2015 Mr John Jolliffe 25 Jul 2013 24 Jul 2014 Complementary Information
As at 27/02/17 Adobe has one full-time employee dedicated to government relations in EMEA, based in London, UK, meaning that only a small percentage of an FTE is dedicated to EU affairs in Brussels. Additional Adobe resources may support this activity on an ad-hoc basis.
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Kate Brightwell (Senior Manager, Government Relations, EMEA)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Christian Keim (Senior Director, Legal Affairs, EMEA)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
BSA | The Software Alliance
DigitalEurope
IAB Europe
ITI EuropeMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Dec 2017 - Nov 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
Other financial info
This reflects about 1/4 to 1/3 of an FTE allocated to activities covered by this register, as well as membership of 3 trade associations.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
artificial intelligence policy round table with Eva Kaili MEP 20 February 2019
Other activities
None declared
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Meetings
17 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 25 Oct 2023 Location Brussels Subject AI Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Oct 2023 Location Brussels Subject Artificial intelligence Act Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject Artificial Intelligence Act. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Nov 2020 Location Brussels Subject Artificial Intelligence Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Nov 2020 Location videoconference Subject Disinformation, AI Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 25 Jun 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Technical discussion on disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Artificial intelligence: how Europe can maximise this potential and ensure widespread deployment Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Apr 2019 Location Brussels Subject AI / Digital priorities next mandate DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 03 Apr 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject GDPR, AI Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Apr 2019 Location Brussels Subject AI / Digital priorities next mandate DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 11 Oct 2018 Location Brussels Subject Artificial Intelligence Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Dec 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Introductory meeting DG Informatics Attending - Gertrud Ingestad (Director-General)
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Date 29 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Safe Harbour Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet member)
- Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Open standards and open development DG Informatics Attending - Stephen Quest (Director-General)
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Date 16 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject standards, interoperability Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject GDPR DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Bodo Lehmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject GDPR discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
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