PRESS RELEASE: EuroISPA elects new leadership at General Meeting
Elina Ussa (FiCom) reconfirmed as President, Dalia Coffetti (AIIP) joins Lars Steffen (eco), Alex de Joode (AMS-IX) and Romain Bonenfant (FFTélécoms) as Officer of the EuroISPA Board
Brussels, 21 November 2024 – EuroISPA, the pan-European association of Internet Services Providers (ISPs) associations, elects new Board configuration during the General Meeting held on November 21, 2024, in Brussels.
EuroISPA is the representative body of over 3,300 Internet Services Providers across the European continent. Since 1997, EuroISPA functions as an ‘umbrella’ association representing ISP associations on policy and legislative issues and facilitates the exchange of best practices between members.
EuroISPA Council members gathered in Brussels for their last General Meeting of 2024, which saw the election of new members of the Board. Dalia Coffetti, of EuroISPA’s Italian member AIIP, was unanimously elected Board Member. She joins Elina Ussa (FiCom, President), Lars Steffen (eco, Vice-President), Alex de Joode (AMS-IX, Treasurer), and Romain Bonenfant (FFTélécoms, Board Member), who have been reconfirmed in their respective roles for another mandate of 2 years. The new Board will be leading the Association’s work until the end of 2026.
Dalia Coffetti, newly elected EuroISPA Board Member on behalf of AIIP, stated: “I am honoured to be chosen to serve in the Board of EuroISPA, to actively contribute to the day-to-day activities of the Association and promote the interests of its members. I am looking forward to sharing the experience, vision and needs of all ISPs daily engaged in the digitalisation of the European Union and who, over the last decades, have contributed to building a competitive and innovative ecosystem that is close to the needs of European consumers”.
EuroISPA is committed to fostering the growth of an innovative and fair European Internet ecosystem, encouraging the continued development of a free and open telecommunications market, as highlighted in the EuroISPA Manifesto for the EU 2024-2029 Mandate. The work of the Association in 2025 will focus on engaging with newly-elected EU policymakers to work together towards achieving a fully functioning internal market, a long-term vision on privacy online, a harmonised European strategy for cybersecurity, and legislative coherence for digital infrastructure.
Elina Ussa, re-appointed President of the Association, said: “I am honoured by the trust that EuroISPA members have decided to put in me once again. I am looking forward to continuing working with this dedicated group of Officers to contribute to the ambitious goals that we have put forward in our Manifesto. Continuity in leadership will be beneficial to the work of the Association in times of changing EU landscape our members are navigating in. I am also delighted to welcome Dalia to the Board of EuroISPA, our members can count on one more expert to lead the Association into 2025 and beyond”.
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