Magda Cocco | Partner Head of ICT and Digital Frontiers
VdA - Vieira de Almeida

She has in-depth knowledge and experience leading teams in innovative technological projects in the electronic communications industry and across several jurisdictions and regions, notably Europe and Africa. She has assisted various international organizations such as the International Telecommunications Union, the World Bank and the European Investment Bank. Magda has also provided expert advice to companies and public entities across different industries on several digital economy legal issues, from electronic and postal communications to submarine cables operation projects, information and emerging technologies, such as robotics, blockchain, nanotechnology, Big Data and IoT. She is a member of the Observatory of Digital Ecosystems and Infrastructures (OEID) advisory board, board member of the Portuguese Quantum Institute (PQI), and member of the European Union’s Digital for Development (D4D) Hub Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG). She participated as an Independent Expert in the drawing-up of the first General-Purpose AI Code of Practice by European Commission’s EU AI Office.