Máté Mester

Organization:	Private Sector
Affiliation:	Fellowship Program
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Region:	Europe
Country:	Hungary
LinkedIn:	Máté Mester
Twitter:	@MateMester12

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

Managing Partner at 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.

Senior Consultant at 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 at 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

Strategic project leader at 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.

Legal associate at 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.

Intern at SOLV Advocaten (Amsterdam Area, Netherlands) (Sep 2008 – Nov 2008)

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 at 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.

Software Testing Engineer (Tampere Area, Finland) at 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.

Education

Tilburg University Master of Laws (LL.M.) Law and Technology 2007 – 2009 Activities and Societies: ICONN Student Union, International Sounding Board

University of Pécs Doctor of Law (JD) Law 2001 – 2007 Activities and Societies: Student Union, Faculty Council

University of Pécs Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) ICT 2007-

University of Tampere Exchange International Social Sciences, Law 2003 – 2005