Margaretha Mazura has more than 25 years of working experience in industry. After more than 15 years as Deputy Secretary General then Secretary General of the Forum of e-Excellence, she focusses now on advising companies on EU policies and funding programmes in the digital economy (as Director of EMFS - www.emfs.eu). Margaretha is an external expert for the EC’s research and innovation programmes and regularly called upon as rapporteur. She holds a doctorate in law of the University of Vienna and a diploma of the College of Europe, Bruges. She is a free-lance writer (in three languages) for European, US and Latin American journals.