2025-10-01 –, Auditorium
In times of geopolitical turmoil and technology-fuelled disruption, States - not least in the European Union - are considering their options for safeguarding their national sovereignty and security. Luxembourg's Ambassador for Cybersecurity and Digitalisation will explore the contribution that open-source software can make to strengthening national and European resilience in the digital field.
This talk will look at the bigger international and European picture in terms of international relations in a time of great power rivalry, democratic backsliding, and protracted conflicts, as well as the impact that digital technologies have on polities, economies, and societies.
With over 20 years of experience in international relations and +10 on cyber policy issues, Luc Dockendorf is Luxembourg's Ambassador for Cybersecurity and Digitalisation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In this talk, he will explore how open-source software, digital public infrastructure, and digital public goods all contribute to digital sovereignty and strategic autonomy at the national and EU level. There will hopefully be time for questions and answers.
Luc has worked in international relations since 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). Chair at expert level of the EU's Group of friends of the Presidency on Cyber Issues in 2015 (back when that was a thing). Cyber/Digital Ambassador since March 2025.