forum for immunity to disinformation

An economist by training, with 20+ years of corporate finance and investment strategy experience globally, Ioana graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in scientific research, having conducted her pre-doctoral academic work on the core aspects of energy policy (security, affordability, environment protection and climate justice) at Cambridge Judge Business School. In 2022, she founded the Cambridge Sustainability Policy Lab, where she collaborates with scientists around the world to foster policies leading to a sustainable human development, as well as design educational programs on specific areas in the fields of combating malign influences of all forms and analysing investment through country platforms, especially for climate adaptation and mitigation strategies.

Located at the European Commission’s Representation in Romania, Alexandra Stănciulescu is a Legal and Policy Officer working together with the team of DG CNECT, Directorate F, in Brussels, in enforcing the Digital Services Act. Her role implies, among others, engaging with relevant stakeholders, such as local experts, academia and civil society to gather knowledge and evidence to support the application of the DSA vis-a-vis Very Large Online Platforms and Very Large Search Engines, as well as in relation to systemic risks in the Union, while liaising with the relevant national authorities to ensure consistency and coordination between Romania and the European Commission in the supervision of Very Large Online Platforms and Very Large Search Engines and the enforcement of the DSA. Previously, Alexandra worked as a competition inspector for the Romanian Competition Authority, focusing on investigations and merger assessments in financial and digital markets.

Kata Balint works in the Digital Services Act Enforcement Team at the European Commission, focusing on information integrity, information manipulation, disinformation, and elections. Before joining the Commission, she worked as a digital researcher investigating online harms at Reset Tech, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and Political Capital Policy Research & Consulting Institute. Kata conducted research on mis - and disinformation, information operations and manipulation, conspiracy theories, hate speech, online radicalization, political attitudes and behaviour.

Beth Lambert is Account Director at Logically, a tech company that works with democratic governments, enterprises and civil society organisations to tackle online information threats and foreign interference at scale using AI and expert OSINT investigators.

She is the former Head of Counter Disinformation for the UK Government's Department for Digital, Science, Innovation and Technology where she oversaw the department’s policy response to disinformation issues covering public health, public safety and national security. In 2021 Beth was elected Chair of the Council of Europe’s expert advisory committee on the integrity of the information environment.
In 2020 she was awarded a Churchill Fellowship for her research on international best practice in combating state-backed disinformation campaigns, including foreign interference during elections. 

Gabriel Dinu is the deputy of the director of the National Cyber Security Directorate of Romania, in charge of regulation, control and certification, since 2023. He has over 10 years of experience in the cybersecurity field, with a focus on managing complex cyber threats and the protection of critical IT&C infrastructures.

Agne is Managing Director of Advisory and Policy in Tremau, a Trust & Safety firm helping companies make the online space safer. In this role, Agne helps online platforms revamp their Trust and Safety processes and meet novel regulatory requirements under laws such as the Digital Services Act and the UK Online Safety Act. Prior to Tremau, Agne worked in the European Commission where she wrote and negotiated the Terrorist Content Online Regulation and the Digital Services Act. Agne led the Commission’s work on the EU Internet Forum, bringing together tech companies and member states to tackle illegal content. Before joining the Commission, Agne worked as an advisor for the Estonian government on a range of security issues.

Mrs. Andrea Liebman is a senior analyst and spokesperson at the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency (MPF).

She specializes in security, defense, and the intersection of digitalization, social media, strategic communications, and foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI). Her work also covers AI and emerging technologies. She has a background in public diplomacy and strategic communications, working with international organizations such as the United Nations and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. She also led the communications department at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI). Mrs. Liebman holds master’s degrees in journalism and international relations.

Having an experience of over 20 years in the field of communication, which crosses different disciplines - journalism, public relations and advertising - as well as a portfolio of projects that marked the evolution of the field in Romania, being awarded at national or international competitions such as Romanian PR Award, Effie, Cannes, Eurobest, SABRE, IPRA, European Excellence Awards, Eliza Rogalski has contributed to the professional development of several generations of communicators who today ensure this strategic role in important companies or communication agencies. Her professional activity is complemented by that of supporter of the non-governmental sector in Romania, either as a member of the board of some organizations, volunteer actively involved in communicating social causes or leader of an organization that advocates for patients' rights in Romania. Eliza coordinates the communication strategies of clients at Rogalski Damaschin.

She has over 16 years of experience in television, graduated from the Faculty of Journalism in Timișoara, and has been part of the Digi24 team for 13 years. Throughout her career, she has served as a field reporter, executive producer, news moderator and program creator.

Łukasz Janulewicz is a Senior Analyst at ISD, based in London, where he researches influence operations and systemic risks to electoral processes. Lukasz previously worked on geopolitical risk and influence in Central and Eastern Europe at the Polish Institute for International Affairs (PISM) in Warsaw and Central European University in Budapest as well as European affairs at the Bavarian Landtag (State Parliament) in Munich. Łukasz graduated in Political Science from the Ludwig Maximilian University Munich and holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Kent.

With over 22 years of experience, Ana is specialised in competition and intellectual property law and, has also been an intellectual property counsellor and as well as a European trademark and design attorney with EUIPO, since 2004.

Ana gained her extensive experience and in-depth knowledge in competition law by assisting international and prominent local clients on issues such as complex clearances in M&A cases, antitrust issues across various industries, including transport, automotive, pharma and FMGC and State aid specific matters. She has also developed antitrust compliance programs and training programs tailored to clients’ specific needs.

Her extensive intellectual property experience includes assisting both local and international clients on complex copyright and other related issues in various industries including advertising, media, music, theatre and cinema, literature, public relations and corporate communications as well as in matters relating to trademarks, designs, counterfeiting and data protection and privacy.

Elena is a Counsel specialized in all TMT sectors, with a particular focus on Intellectual Property, Data Protection, Gaming, Gambling and Advertising.

Elena has tackled data privacy related matters since 2015 and throughout the years has deepened her knowledge and experience, becoming a specialist in this legal area. She has assisted clients with GDPR data mapping audits, offering support in implementation of compliance measures, advice and representation services in data breach cases, as well holding specialised data privacy trainings for clients operating in various sectors. Elena has been highly involved in various legal tech endeavours and has even won the Special Focus award at the first Legal Global Hackathon where she and her team created a GDPR compliance platform.

Given her life-long passion for Technology inspired by her inventor father, her vast experience with IT service agreements, software development and licensing agreements, as well as her involvement in high profile tech and IP asset transactions, Elena has become one of Romania’s go-to tech lawyers.

Elena is highly involved in the development processes of several Legal Tech solutions aiming at ensuring clients’ compliance with specific regulatory concerns, as well as platforms dedicated to legal professionals targeting the improvement of lawyers’ productivity by eliminating unnecessary grunt work.