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2026 Policy election Voting form - Election of the Leadership of the Intellectual Property 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

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Two positions available

Please note that we have received 4 candidacies for this group, including 1 for the Chair position and 3 for the Vice-Chair position.
You may choose up to two candidates for the Vice-Chair position, bearing in mind the diversity rules outlined above.
No vote is organised for the position of Chair as only one candidacy by Dell was received (see endorsement notice below).

Ballot form

About you
Which two candidates would you like to vote for the position of Vice-Chair?
Please select up to two candidates from the list below. You may read their bios here [add pdf].
Selected Vice-Chairs
Candidate for endorsement
Note that no vote is taking place for the Chair position as we only received one candidate from Kathrin Bremer, Dell. You can read the bio here [add link].
If you do not wish to endorse her, please send an email to Leonie Böhnke (leonie.boehnke@digitaleurope.org)
One vote per organisation
Confirmation of one vote per organisation
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.