Head of Sector at DG CONNECT of the European Commission, in charge of design and implementation of the framework funding programmes Horizon Europe and Digital Europe in the area of data. The work is in the context of a new European Partnership in AI, data and robotics (ADRA) and in close contact and collaboration with data-related policies and legislative work (Open Data directive, Data Governance Act, Data Act). Our project portfolio comprises of some 50 research, innovation and deployment projects ranging from privacy-preserving/compliance technologies, analytics and data management tools to data sharing platforms and Common European Data Spaces.