Thibaut Kleiner is Director at the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG Connect) of the European Commission, in charge of future network technologies -including 5G and 6G, cloud computing, software, open source, blockchain, Internet governance, Web 4.0, and digitalisation of mobility, energy and agriculture.

Thibaut Kleiner started his European Commission career in 2001 in the area of competition policy, where he worked until 2011. Since then, he has been mostly active in the digital field, covering a wide range of areas – from cybersecurity, data, and research strategy to international affairs – as Head of Unit and subsequently Director in DG Connect. He served as adviser in Vice-President Kroes’ Cabinet, and as Deputy Head of Cabinet under Commissioner Oettinger. An economist by training with a Master’s degree from HEC Paris and a PhD from the London School of Economics, he is also a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe.