* * *  1 Introduction Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Maleki, Mr Bott, Thank you for your warm welcome, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to deliver a keynote speech at today’s conference. The EURO football tournament kicked off recently, but things are rather different this year.
There will be fewer gatherings in person and no “public viewings”, as we say in Germany, with thousands of fans. Instead, I have already heard about public viewings taking place in the digital sphere, with fans using virtual conference software to get together and cheer on their favourite team.