Members
EuroISPA Council
The Council members are ISP associations from EU and EFTA Member States. EuroISPA is managed by its members. Each member appoints a representative to the EuroISPA Council. This body meets on a regular basis each quarter and in special sessions, as required by the members, in order to formally discuss policy, matters of importance to the EU Internet industry and the administration of the organisation. Meanwhile, informal, continuous discussion between the members ensures that EuroISPA is a close-knit organisation, taking advantage of the wealth of expertise and experience contained therein.
Each year, the Council appoints each a group of Officers – a President, one or more Vice President(s) and a Treasurer – who are tasked with fulfilling important duties for the continued functioning of the association.
Council Members
AMS-IX - Amsterdam Internet Exchange
EuroISPA
EuroISPA Industry Forum
The EuroISPA Industry Forum allows individual companies with a legitimate interest in the Internet industry to participate in EuroISPA’s activities and work groups. The Industry Forum meets regularly in order to discuss policy issues and matters of importance to the EU Internet industry. The Industry Forum acts in a purely advisory capacity to the Council.
Industry Forum Members
Observers
EuroISPA accepts observer members established in countries which are members of the Council of Europe. Their perspective is extremely valuable as it broadens EuroISPA’s understanding of ICT policy beyond the EU.
EuroISPA’s Observers
Officers of EuroISPA
Elina Ussa
President
Since 2018, Elina Ussa has been a Managing Director at FiCom.
FiCom is an active lobbying organisation for the ICT sector in Finland and a member of EuroISPA from its very early stages. Elina believes that being part of the world’s largest association of Internet Services Providers is an extremely important part of FiCom’s successful work.
Throughout her career, Elina has gained extensive experience in the lobbying sector, acknowledging the importance of effective communication and good relations with different stakeholders.
In her daily work, she aims at influencing digital initiatives and regulations, recognising that telecommunications and network infrastructure are the fundamental base of our digital society.
Lars Steffen
Vice-President
Lars Steffen is Head of International, Digital Infrastructures & Resilience at eco - Association of the Internet Industry (international.eco.de), the largest Internet industry association in Europe. At eco, he coordinates all international, infrastructure and security-related activities of the association and takes care of the members from the domain name industry.
He has been involved in the domain industry since 2008 and is a member of the ISPCP Executive Committee, the constituency of ISPs and connectivity providers at ICANN. From 2016 to 2019, he was the outreach coordinator for the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (uasg.tech).
Before joining eco in 2014, he was Head of Sales, Marketing and Communications at iWelt AG, a regional ISP based in Würzburg, Germany. He has a Master’s degree in Political Science.
Alex de Joode
Treasurer
EuroISPA
Romain Bonenfant
Board Member
Since 2023, Romain Bonenfant heads the Fédération Française des Télécoms, the organisation representing and promoting the interests of the telecommunications industry in France. Its 19 members are telecom operators active across the whole value chain, with strong interest in EU public policy developments impacting the activities of Internet Service Providers.
With an engineering background, Romain Bonenfant started his career in European institutions. He worked in various positions in the public sector, in competition policy, telecom regulation and industrial policy.
Michael Rotert
Honorary Spokesman
Prof. Michael Rotert studied business science at the University of Karlsruhe, specialising in OR / informatics. In addition to the professional experience he gained inter alia as the founder and Executive Director of Xlink, one of the first internet access providers in Germany, as Executive Director and Senior Vice-President of KPNQWest, as Executive Director of various different Internet service providers, he has an extensive academic background. Before he started at Xlink, Michael Rotert worked at the University of Karlsruhe. In 1985, he implemented the first Internet connection at a German university. In June 1999, Michael Rotert was awarded the title of Honorary Professor in the field of informatics by the University of Karlsruhe, where he has taught regularly since 1981. Through his work for various national and international bodies, Prof. Rotert is committed to providing intensive support for the success of the Internet in Germany. Between 2000 and 2017, he has been Chairman of eco – Verband der Internetwirtschaft e.V., President (2003-2007) and Vice President (2008-2009) of EuroISPA, and an industrial speaker of the German delegation of the G8 Cybercrime group. He also works as an expert for the EU, the UN and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
EuroISPA Secretariat
Andrea D’Incecco
Head of Policy
EuroISPA
Isabelle De Vinck
Head of Secretariat
EuroISPA
Mariano Guillén
Policy Executive
EuroISPA
Melissa Colussi
Policy Executive
EuroISPA
Oona Prieur
Policy Executive
EuroISPA
Elena Liviero
Press & Communications
EuroISPA
Marine Degraux
Accountancy
EuroISPA