Luc Dockendorf
Luc Dockendorf is Luxembourg's Cyber/Digital Ambassador since March 2025. He started working in international relations in autumn 2003, after graduating with a Master in English and International Relations. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2006 and has notably been in Luxembourg's team for the UN Security Council (2013-2014) and the Human Rights Council (2022-2024). Chaired the EU's Group of Friends of the Presidency on Cyber Issues in 2015.
Session
There are over 100 concurrent armed conflicts in the world (+130 according to the ICRC) and all of them have a technological dimension. The planet is rapidly heating. Poverty and economic inequality are rampant. While the international legal order and multilateral institutions are under unprecedented strain, "emerging and disruptive technologies" like generative AI are hyped as miracle cures. How can diplomacy and cybersecurity professionals work together to push back against rising authoritarianism?