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2026 Policy election Voting form - Election of the Leadership of the Artificial Intelligence & Data WG

About the election

Elections and formal appointment of chair positions are held in accordance with our Status & By-Laws and Good Governance Rules. The deadline for voting is Monday, 1 June 2026 at 18:00 CET.

Voting process:

- Vote of candidates is done within the relevant group (i.e. Policy group or Working group)

- Each member organisation is allowed one vote per group. Please coordinate internally with your colleagues

Diversity requirements to consider:

- The Policy Leadership of each group should reflect both corporate and NTA membership, as well as gender and geographical diversity (ExB Decision, 6 Mar 2019 and 13 Sep 2024). - Accordingly, positions will be allocated to ensure diversity requirements, provided that there are enough candidates.

Selection process:

- If an elected candidate declines, the runner-up will be offered the position. If there is no alternative candidate, a new call for candidates will be organised

- Elected candidates will be formally appointed by the Executive Board on 30 June

- The new policy leadership will take office at the General Assembly on 1 July

For more information about the election process and the status of DIGITALEUROPE's Chair leadership, please consult this page.

Group status

Ballot form

Only one position available

Please note that there is only one Vice-Chair position open in this group, as the Chair and Vice-Chair positions are held by Aleksandra Appelfeld (Philips) and Ettore Russo (Anitec-Assinform). As such, you may only vote for one Vice-Chair position out of the candidacies received.

About you

Your organisation

Which candidate would you like to vote for the position of Vice-Chair?

Please select one candidate from the list below. You may read their bios here [add pdf].

Selected Chair:

Gabriel Chiche, Dassault Systèmes, EU Affairs Manager

Marie Bourgouin, Doctolib, EU Public Affairs Senior Lead

Ruediger Pape, BMW, Specialist Digital Policy

Abstain

One vote per organisation

Confirmation of one vote per organisation

I confirm that I have coordinated with my colleagues and that I am casting the vote of my organisation for this group.

Additional notification recipients

will receive an email with a summary of your choices. Is there anyone else that should be notified about your vote? Please enter their email address below:

If you have any questions, please contact leonie.boehnke@digitaleurope.org.