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Max Neufeind Weimar Fellowship Fellow Maral Koohestanian Weimar Fellowship Fellow Clotilde Bomont Daniela Werbeniec Maciej Gajek, Photo credits: Forbes Polska

Digital Sovereignty & AI Governance

About

This working group examines how Europe can shape technological change in line with democratic values and strategic interests. Fellows explore questions of artificial intelligence, digital governance, innovation, trusted technologies and public-sector transformation, while reflecting on opportunities for cooperation across the Weimar Triangle.


Fellows of the Group

Max Neufeind

Max Neufeind

Public Administration & Digital Transformation - Germany

Max Neufeind is Head of Societal Dialogue at the German Federal Chancellery, advancing new forms of engagement and strengthening government's strategic capacity.
Weimar Fellowship Fellow Maral Koohestanian

Maral Koohestanian

Politics & Local Government - Germany

Maral Koohestanian is Deputy Mayor for Smart City, Europe and Public Order in Wiesbaden. She is committed to digital innovation, democratic resilience and a stronger, more just Europe.
Weimar Fellowship Fellow Clotilde Bomont

Clotilde Bômont

Security, Technology & Public Policy - France

Clotilde Bômont is the Senior Policy Analyst in charge of the cyber and digital technologies portfolio at the EU Institute for Security Studies. She works on EU policies, EDTs and digital sovereignty.
Daniela Werbeniec

Daniela Werbeniec

Technology & Public Policy - Poland

Daniela Werbeniec is Director of the Digital Forum at the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers, working on EU digital policy, business capacity and trusted innovation.
Maciej Gajek, Photo credits: Forbes Polska

Maciej Gajek

Media & Journalism - Poland

Maciej Gajek is a business journalist, Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Forbes Polska. He covers the digital economy and the geopolitical aspects of business and technology.
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