Michael McGrath’s task is to uphold and strengthen our core values and principles that underpin our Union, our societies and our economies. He works to ensure that citizens can have confidence in state power being exercised fairly and objectively.

He is responsible for:

• putting in place a new European Democracy Shield, including the fight against disinformation, foreign information manipulation and interference 
• working to preserve the fairness and integrity of elections, and protect the safety of political candidates
• implementing and putting forward proposals to further support and protect independent media and journalists
• building a Civil Society Platform to strengthen regular civil dialogue and protect civil society, activists and human rights defenders
• leading the work on the Rule of Law Report, adding a single market dimension and including further enlargement countries
• ensuring effective enforcement where appropriate and support a reinforced application of the Article 7 Mechanism
• ensuring that EU budget instruments are always implemented in a way that is fully consistent with the respect of the rule of law and fundamental rights
• developing a clear EU approach to anti-corruption, ensuring that EU funding can support national measures to fight corruption
• reporting annually on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights 

Justice and consumer protection

Michael McGrath is also in charge of justice and consumer protection. His task is to ensure that rights are defended, corruption is punished, and contracts are enforced.

He is responsible for: 

• leading the work to build an EU-wide legal status, taking the form of a 28th regime, to allow companies to benefit from a simpler and harmonised set of rules
• preparing the next Consumer Agenda 2025-2030, proposing actions to protect consumers in the single market when buying goods or services and implementing product safety policies
• developing a Digital Fairness Act to tackle unethical techniques and commercial practices, especially when consumer vulnerabilities are exploited for commercial purposes
• ensuring full enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation while checking it stays up to date, and promoting trusted data flows with international partners
• working on strengthening the European Arrest Warrant to allow judicial authorities to work more closely and to step cooperation between Europol and Eurojust

Bio to follow.

Zdravko Vukić graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Osijek and holds a master’s degree in public administration. He further pursued studies in business economy and globalization in Zagreb, earning a master’s degree in economics from Libertas International University. Zdravko also possesses an internationally accredited ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor certificate in information security management systems, specializing in information security, cyber security, and privacy protection. Currently, he is finalizing his postgraduate studies with a thesis on Technical and Organizational Measures and Data Security.

From 2005 to 2016, he served as the Chief Human Resources Officer overseeing the organization’s employees and legal affairs. Additionally, between 2008 and 2016, he held the position of Data Protection Officer. Between 2016 and 2020, Zdravko held the role of Assistant Minister at the Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning, where he supervised the operations of the Directorates for Inspection Affairs, Supervision, and Information System Development.

In 2020, he was appointed as the Director of the Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency, and in February 2024 he was re-elected for another four-year term as director. Zdravko is a guest lecturer on personal data protection at various faculties in Croatia and is a member of the National Cybersecurity Council. He has been actively involved in the European Union initiative for institutional cooperation between Public Administrations of EU Member States and non-EU countries, focusing on aligning national legislation with EU regulations in personal data protection.

Under his guidance, the Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency organized the Spring Conference of the European Supervisory Authorities in 2022, a significant platform for cooperation among European data protection regulatory bodies. He played a key role in the implementation of the EU-funded projects ARC I and ARCII aimed to support SMEs in aligning with the GDPR.

Karolina Mojzesowicz is the Deputy Head of Unit of the unit responsible for data protection at the European Commission (DG Justice and Consumers). She was one of the Commission’s representatives in the interinstitutional negotiations with Parliament and Council on the General data Protection Regulation (GDPR). She is now responsible for its implementation in the EU. 

Mrs Mojzesowicz previously served as a member of the European Commission’s Legal Service, focusing on EU Competition law and International Trade law. In that capacity, she represented the Commission in numerous cases before the European Courts and before the WTO panels and Appellate Body. Mrs Mojzesowicz studied law in Poland, the Netherlands and Germany where she obtained her PhD in 2001.

Kaljurand serves as the 1st Vice-Chair of the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee in the European Parliament. In LIBE committee she has focused on digital policy, and there she has been appointed Rapporteur of the Digital Omnibus Regulation. This is Kaljurand’s second mandate in the Parliament. She is the Chair of the Steering Committee of the European Internet Forum (EIF), from October 2024.

Kaljurand was a member of the UN Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters (2020 – 2023).

Kaljurand was a member of the UN Secretary General’s High Level Panel on Digital Cooperation (2018-2019). She chaired the Global Commission of the Stability of Cyberspace (2017-2019). 

Kaljurand started in the Estonian Foreign Service in 1991 and held several prominent positions, including Estonian Ambassador to the State of Israel, the Russian Federation, United States of America, Canada, Mexico and Kazakhstan. 

Kaljurand has served twice as the Estonian National Expert at the United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security (GGE), in 2014-2015 and in 2016-2017.

Marina Kaljurand graduated cum laude from the Tartu University (1986, LLM). She has a professional diploma from the Estonian School of Diplomacy (1992) and MA from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (F95).

Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal, PhD, is a Policy Advisor at European Digital Rights (EDRi), specialising in data protection, commercial surveillance, and online tracking, with a focus on the protection of fundamental rights under the GDPR and ePrivacy frameworks.

Lorelien Hoet is Director of EU Government Affairs at Microsoft. In this role, she deals notably with European data protection, law enforcement and content moderation policies and regulations. Before joining Microsoft in 2018, she worked as a legal executive at Proximus, holding different positions including Head of Legal Consumer business, and at Orange where she was active as Director of Regulatory Affairs. She holds an LL.M from KU Leuven and was also active as attorney at the bars of Brussels and Stockholm.

Christel Schaldemose has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2006. She currently serves as one of the Parliament’s Vice-Presidents in its 10th legislative term. Her parliamentary work has consistently focused on consumer protection, particularly in the context of digital transformation and the internal market.

As the EP’s lead rapporteur for the Digital Services Act (DSA), she played a pivotal role in shaping the EU’s first-ever regulation targeting online platforms. Her efforts have focused on ensuring greater transparency and accountability, tackling disinformation, and protecting consumers from unsafe products—especially those sold by third-country sellers.

In the 2024-2029 term, her priorities include ensuring the effective implementation of the DSA and other digital regulatory frameworks. She will also continue to advocate for stronger protections for minors and young users online.

Karolina Mojzesowicz is the Deputy Head of Unit of the unit responsible for data protection at the European Commission (DG Justice and Consumers). She was one of the Commission’s representatives in the interinstitutional negotiations with Parliament and Council on the General data Protection Regulation (GDPR). She is now responsible for its implementation in the EU. 

Mrs Mojzesowicz previously served as a member of the European Commission’s Legal Service, focusing on EU Competition law and International Trade law. In that capacity, she represented the Commission in numerous cases before the European Courts and before the WTO panels and Appellate Body. Mrs Mojzesowicz studied law in Poland, the Netherlands and Germany where she obtained her PhD in 2001.

Vice-President of the CNIL, Anne Debet is responsible for European affairs (since 2024) and new compliance tools (since 2019). She represents the CNIL on the European Data Protection Board. A professor of law at Paris Cité University and a specialist in digital law, she has contributed to discussions on the integration of the GDPR into French law.  In connection with her mandate at the Commission for Access to Documents (2019-2023), Anne Debet took part to the drafting of a guide on the reuse of publicly accessible data at the CNIL. She has also participated in several collective works (symposiums, seminars, and publications) on the regulation of artificial intelligence.

Cláudio Teixeira is the Head of Digital Policy at BEUC, the European Consumer Organisation. Since 2021, Cláudio has led BEUC’s work on Telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity. Prior to joining BEUC, he served as Junior Legal Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Portugal to the EU during the 2021 Portuguese Council Presidency, contributing to legislative negotiations such as the Digital Markets Act and the Public Country-by-Country Reporting Directive. He began his career in competition law at the Portuguese law firm VdA, following a traineeship at the European Parliament and extensive involvement in European youth NGOs. Cláudio holds a Bachelor and Master of Laws in EU Law from the University of Coimbra, and an LL.M. in European Law from the College of Europe in Bruges.

Lara leads public affairs across CFG. She capacity-builds and strategises to connect the dots within CFG’s considerable knowledge base, and have CFG’s future-spotting outputs matter in decision making here and now.

Lara brings a broad range of professional perspectives to CFG. Over the course of twenty years she has held roles in public affairs, policy and diplomacy in decision-making hubs Brussels and London, following some early-career years teaching in far-flung locations including Japan and India.

CFG’s purpose, to ensure emerging technology is used in the best interests of humanity, brings together assignments Lara has previously embraced. These include: negotiating EU digital and culture legislation and post-Brexit alignment as attachée for the UK government; coordinating the Brussels secretariat of grassroots networks in civil society; leading talented teams providing strategic EU public policy and regulatory counsel to global businesses with large budgets for a leading global advisory firm; in-house industry senior advisory in telecommunications and directing a regulatory think tank practice. Her policy focus has evolved from migrant integration and human rights, to education and culture, and a decade in tech, media and telecoms.

Lara holds a Masters’ Degree from the University of Oxford and a Postgraduate Certificate from the Brussels School of International Studies.

Mr. Michael KÖNIG is Head of Unit in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition leading one of the units responsible for the implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Before taking up this position in DG COMP, Mr König was advisor for platform regulation in DG CNECT and front line negotiator for the Digital Markets Act in the legislative process. He also served several years as Deputy Head of Unit in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW) where he was primarily responsible for B2B relations regarding online platforms and negotiated the Regulation on fairness in platform-to-business relations (P2B Regulation).

Mr König joined the European Commission in 2001 in the Directorate-General for Competition. His assignments included a position as advisor to Directorate-General’s top management and a secondment to the OECD, before he joined the Internal Market Directorate-General in 2008. There he held positions in various policy areas including intellectual property and financial services. 

Before joining the Commission, Mr. König worked for several years in the German Competition Authority and an international law firm.

Mr. König graduated in Law and Economics, and holds a PhD degree in Competition Law.

Bio to follow.

Ms. Yoon Jeong CHOI is the Director of International Cooperation Division at PIPC Korea. Her division is responsible for formulating policy and driving operations for cross-border transfer of personal information as well as digital trade, and fostering communication & cooperation with international organizations. Her roles prior to joining PIPC includes the Director of Privacy Protection & Ethics Division and Director of Internet User Policy Division, and Director of Broadcasting Advertisement Policy Division at Korea Communications Commission.

Before her career in the public sector, Ms. Choi was an attorney at Aram International Law Offices working in the fields of international trade, IT, and IP.

Ms. Choi earned an LL.M degree at the University of Southern California (Gould School of Law). She has a BA in Law as well as a BA in the Korean Language and Literature from Ewha Woman’s University.

Maiko Meguro is a Senior Policy Analyst at the OECD, where she leads cross-border data flows and Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT) initiatives, including the operationalization of the institutional arrangement for expert-policy cooperation. An international lawyer by training, she brings extensive experience spanning international organizations, government, and academia. Prior to joining the OECD, she served at Japan’s Digital Agency as Head of Division for International Data Strategy, acting as lead negotiator in G7/G20, OECD, and other regional/bilateral negotiations on the digital economy and co-chairing the G7 Digital Technology Working Group during Japan’s 2023 G7 Presidency. She has also held positions at Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), where she served as Head of Division for International Digital Policy and worked on climate change, energy policy, and trade negotiations, as well as at the European Commission’s DG CONNECT.

Natascha Gerlach holds the position of Director of Privacy and Data Policy at the Center for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL). Her work is focused on a range of privacy and data related topics including AI, Privacy Enhancing Technologies, children’s privacy and safety, data governance, and cross-border data flows. Before joining CIPL, Natascha was a Senior Attorney with Cleary Gottlieb in their Brussels office, where she headed Cleary’s European eDiscovery group, an early adopter of AI technology. As member of Cleary’s Data Privacy group she advised clients on a wide array of data privacy issues, with a special focus on the cross section of international discovery and data protection. Natascha is Chair Emerita of The Sedona Conference Working Group 6 on International Electronic Information Management, Discovery and Disclosure (WG6) Steering Committee. She is a member of  the advisory board for the Georgetown Law AEDI, and a founding member of the IDLF. Natascha is a member of the OpenAge Advisory Board.

Bio to follow.

Telecommunication Engineer with an extensive professional background in both the public and private sectors. He has over a decade of experience in the private sector, specializing in telecommunications and urban and environmental control systems. Since 1993, he has been employed at the Spanish Tax Agency, where he has held a range of positions and led key initiatives, including the implementation of the Law on electronic access to public services. In addition, he has occupied senior roles within public administration, serving as Director General for the Promotion of Electronic Administration and Secretary General of Digital Administration. From 2017 to 2018, he served as the President of the Public Society for the Management of Innovation and Tourism Technologies (SEGITTUR). He currently holds the position of Director General of the Digital Office of Madrid, where he leads the city’s digital transformation and data & AI strategy.

Ilias Chantzos is Broadcom’s Global Privacy Officer and the Head of Government Affairs programmes for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA). Chantzos leads the global privacy programme of Broadcom across the company’s multiple business units and regions. He also represents Broadcom before government bodies, national authorities and international organisations in EMEA advising on public policy issues.

Before joining Broadcom, Chantzos spent almost 16 years in various government affairs and legal roles in Symantec. During his last post with Symantec, he was in charge of the Government Affairs for the EMEA and the Asia Pacific Japan regions and the Global Advisor for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Privacy.

Before joining Symantec in 2004, Chantzos worked as legal and policy officer in the Directorate General Information Society of the European Commission focusing on information security policy. He covered the Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention and the Framework Decision on Attacks against Information Systems. In addition, he worked on a number of EU legislative initiatives relevant to information society and security, including directives on Privacy of Electronic Communications, the Data Retention Directive and the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). He also represented the European Commission in various international debates and conferences.

Chantzos holds a law degree from Aristotle University, a Master degree in Computers and Communication Law from Queen Mary College, University of London and a Master in Business Administration from Solvay Business School. He has also completed executive education at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore and at the JFK School of Government in Harvard. Chantzos is a member of the Athens Bar Association. He served as Chairman of the Executive Board of TechAmerica Europe. He also served for four terms as Chairman of the European Policy Council of the Business Software Alliance (BSA). He has represented Symantec at the NATO Industry Cooperation Platform and he has been a member of the Advisory Board of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) from 2006 until 2020. He is also a member of Europol’s European Cybercrime Center (EC3) Advisory Board. Chantzos is a member of the Young Global Leaders 2014 class of the World Economic Forum. He speaks English, Greek, Dutch and German.

Bio to follow.

Kari Laumann is Head of Section for Research, Analysis, and Policy at the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet). She has been a leading figure in developing the Regulatory Sandbox for Privacy, Innovation and Digitalisation, a key initiative under Norway’s National Strategy for AI aimed at fostering innovative and responsible AI development. With a background in sociology, Kari has extensive experience in privacy and technology policy, including her tenure as VP for privacy in Telenor’s Asian operations and as an advisor to the Norwegian Parliament through the Board of Technology. Her work bridges the intersection of data protection, AI, and public policy, making her a leading voice in ethical tech governance.