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| Máté Mester is an expert in tech regulation and public policy, with a special focus on disrupting technologies, telecommunications, and Internet. Mester is also a creative strategist and persistent manager of any project aiming to advance technological development. | | Máté Mester is an expert in tech regulation and public policy, with a special focus on disrupting technologies, telecommunications, and Internet. Mester is also a creative strategist and persistent manager of any project aiming to advance technological development. |
| ==Career History== | | ==Career History== |
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| + | '''Managing Partner''' |
| + | ExplicoTech (Budapest) |
| + | Feb 2017 – Present |
| + | Managing ExplicoTech, the project where technology meets regulation. Advising companies in the CEE region on regulatory, compliance and public policy matters on the tech industry. |
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| + | '''Senior Consultant''' |
| + | Explico CEE and OPL Attorneys (Budapest) |
| + | Sep 2011 – Present |
| + | Providing governmental and regulatory affairs consultancy at EU level and in CEE. Advising listed companies present in CEE, focus on telecommunications and eCommerce. |
| + | ''' |
| + | Head of Unit''' |
| + | Ministry of National Development (Budapest) |
| + | Aug 2010 – Sep 2011 |
| + | Mate was responsible for industry-specific EU legislation, handled dossiers under Hungary's presidency of the Council and was an adviser on implementation matters and national digital strategy. |
| + | Edit position Strategic project leader |
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| + | '''Strategic project leader''' |
| + | National Communications Authority of Hungary (Budapest) |
| + | Oct 2009 – Aug 2010 |
| + | Mate was responsible for strategic planning of regulation in the electronic communications sector, providing support and informed insights to high-level decision makers. |
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| + | '''Legal associate''' |
| + | National Communications Authority of Hungary (Budapest) |
| + | Jan 2009 – Oct 2009 |
| + | Responsible for the inter-institutional consultations for proposed legislation in the electronic communications sector, including keeping contacts with relevant parliamentary committees. |
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| + | '''Intern''' |
| + | SOLV Advocaten |
| + | Sep 2008 – Nov 2008 (Amsterdam Area, Netherlands) |
| + | Doing research on the implementation of the AVMSD, delivering a paper on various legal issues to the law firm. |
| + | Edit position Coordinator of Foreign Affairs |
| + | |
| + | '''Coordinator of Foreign Affairs''' |
| + | University of Pecs (Pécs, Hungary) |
| + | Oct 2006 – Jun 2007 |
| + | Coordinated external relations of the faculty, being responsible for increased international visibility and higher number of law student exchanges from/to Pécs. |
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| + | '''Software Testing Engineer (Tampere Area, Finland)''' |
| + | Bowne Global Solutions |
| + | Jan 2004 – Jul 2005 |
| + | Máté was part of a mobile SW Localisation team, being responsible for localised versions of the latest developments. |
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| ==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation== | | ==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation== |