Members
EuroISPA Council
The Council members are ISP associations from EU and EFTA Member States. EuroISPA is managed by its members. Each member appoints a representative to the EuroISPA Council. This body meets on a regular basis each quarter and in special sessions, as required by the members, in order to formally discuss policy, matters of importance to the EU Internet industry and the administration of the organisation. Meanwhile, informal, continuous discussion between the members ensures that EuroISPA is a close-knit organisation, taking advantage of the wealth of expertise and experience contained therein.
Each year, the Council appoints each a group of Officers – a President, one or more Vice President(s) and a Treasurer – who are tasked with fulfilling important duties for the continued functioning of the association.
Council Members
AMS-IX - Amsterdam Internet Exchange
EuroISPA
EuroISPA Industry Forum
The EuroISPA Industry Forum allows individual companies with a legitimate interest in the Internet industry to participate in EuroISPA’s activities and work groups. The Industry Forum meets regularly in order to discuss policy issues and matters of importance to the EU Internet industry. The Industry Forum acts in a purely advisory capacity to the Council.
Industry Forum Members
Officers of EuroISPA
Romain Bonenfant
President
Since 2023, Romain Bonenfant heads the Fédération Française des Télécoms, the organisation representing and promoting the interests of the telecommunications industry in France. Its 19 members are telecom operators active across the whole value chain, with strong interest in EU public policy developments impacting the activities of Internet Service Providers.
With an engineering background, Romain Bonenfant started his career in European institutions. He worked in various positions in the public sector, in competition policy, telecom regulation and industrial policy.
Lars Steffen
Vice-President
Lars Steffen is Head of International, Digital Infrastructures & Resilience at eco - Association of the Internet Industry (international.eco.de), the largest Internet industry association in Europe. At eco, he coordinates all international, infrastructure and security-related activities of the association and takes care of the members from the domain name industry.
He has been involved in the domain industry since 2008 and is a member of the ISPCP Executive Committee, the constituency of ISPs and connectivity providers at ICANN. From 2016 to 2019, he was the outreach coordinator for the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (uasg.tech).
Before joining eco in 2014, he was Head of Sales, Marketing and Communications at iWelt AG, a regional ISP based in Würzburg, Germany. He has a Master’s degree in Political Science.
Dalia Coffetti
Treasurer
Dalia is the representative of the Italian Internet Providers Association (AIIP) in Brussels, where she focuses on European affairs, particularly institutional and regulatory activities. Her experience in EU affairs includes previously working as an Accredited Parliamentary Assistant at the European Parliament before joining AIIP. She has experience in the telecoms sector, as well as previous experience in the banking and energy sectors.
Dalia holds degrees in International Sciences and International Relations, and she further specialised in Competition and Innovation Law.
Stefan Ebenberger
Board Member
Stefan Ebenberger has been Secretary General of ISPA since June 2022. Previously, he worked as an authorized signatory and member of the extended management board of the Austrian electricity exchange EXAA.
Alex de Joode
Board Member
Alex de Joode is responsible for Legal, Regulatory and Compliance at AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange) and Board member of EuroISPA (European Association of Internet Services Providers). With over 20 years of experience in internet governance, telecoms, and digital regulation, he contributes to EU policymaking on cybersecurity, intermediary liability, and online content. Alex also serves as EuroISPA’s expert in the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on the e-Evidence Decentralised IT System.
Michael Rotert
Honorary Spokesman
Prof. Michael Rotert studied business science at the University of Karlsruhe, specialising in OR / informatics. In addition to the professional experience he gained inter alia as the founder and Executive Director of Xlink, one of the first internet access providers in Germany, as Executive Director and Senior Vice-President of KPNQWest, as Executive Director of various different Internet service providers, he has an extensive academic background. Before he started at Xlink, Michael Rotert worked at the University of Karlsruhe. In 1985, he implemented the first Internet connection at a German university. In June 1999, Michael Rotert was awarded the title of Honorary Professor in the field of informatics by the University of Karlsruhe, where he has taught regularly since 1981. Through his work for various national and international bodies, Prof. Rotert is committed to providing intensive support for the success of the Internet in Germany. Between 2000 and 2017, he has been Chairman of eco – Verband der Internetwirtschaft e.V., President (2003-2007) and Vice President (2008-2009) of EuroISPA, and an industrial speaker of the German delegation of the G8 Cybercrime group. He also works as an expert for the EU, the UN and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
EuroISPA Secretariat
Andrea D’Incecco
Head of Policy
EuroISPA
Marine Degraux
Accountancy
EuroISPA
Errato Fesatidou
Policy Executive
EuroISPA
Quentin Philippart de Foy
Policy Executive
EuroISPA
Guillermo Ferrer Hernaez
Policy Executive
EuroISPA
Thomas Faustin
Communications
EuroISPA