Lorelien Hoet is Director of EU Government Affairs at Microsoft. In this role, she works on EU policy files notably the area of data protection, law enforcement and standardization. Before joining Microsoft in 2018, she worked as a legal executive at Proximus (where she held different positions including Head of Legal Consumer business) and as Director of Regulatory Affairs at Orange in charge of the follow-up and application of telecommunications regulation and competition law files. She started her career as an attorney in various law firms in Brussels and Stockholm and she holds LL.Ms from KU Leuven and Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Sessions in which Lorelien Hoet participates
Wednesday 14 May, 2025
Are privacy and defense opposing forces, where one focuses on protecting individual freedoms while the other focuses on protecting national security? In this session, the panel will explore the delicate balance between data protection and defense interests, navigating the common ground where security concerns meet privacy rights, in addition to presenting real-world cases. Key quest...