President

George Metakides

Visiting professor at the University of Southampton, Adjunct Professor at the European University of Cyprus, President of the Digital Enlightenment Forum, and Advisor to several international organisations.

George is involved in the analysis of the economic, political and social impact of digitization , related cybersecurity, data protection and regulatory issues and the promotion of international cooperation towards a digital ecosystem respecting shared human values.

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Outreach

Paul Timmers

Research associate at the University of Oxford (Oxford Internet Institute), professor at European University Cyprus and co-founder of the cybersecurity expertise centre Cyber.Cerides.

Paul is also a visiting professor at Catholic University Leuven, Technical University Vienna and Rijeka University, senior advisor to EPC Brussels, board member of Digital Enlightenment Forum and supervisory board member of the Estonian eGovernance Academy.

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Secretary General;

Studies

Jacques Bus

Former European Commission staff member in the ICT programmes and co-founder Digital Enlightenment Forum. Since 2010 he works as independent advisor on Trust, Security, Privacy and Identity in the digital environment.

Communications

Alex Cozzutto

Trainer and coach of digital marketing at the Google Digital Atelier in Brussels. 

After a PhD in International Relations, Alex has acquired an extensive experience in digital project management and content production for Brussels-based international organisations, institutions, and company.

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