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Patryk Pawlak
Executive Officer, EUISS (Brussels Office)

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Dr. Patryk Pawlak heads the Brussels office of the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)—an EU agency dealing with the analysis of foreign, security and defence policies of the European Union. In this capacity, he is responsible for developing and maintaining relations with Brussels-based stakeholders. In addition, Dr Pawlak coordinates the Institute’s cyber-related engagements. Since February 2018, he manages the EU Cyber Direct—a multimillion project implemented in cooperation with the European External Action Service—aimed at supporting the EU’s cyber-related cooperation with six major partners: Brazil, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. He also serves as a Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise—a global platform for countries, international organisations and private companies to exchange best practices and expertise on cyber capacity building. Dr Pawlak holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the European University Institute (Florence) and a Master’s Degree from the College of Europe (Warsaw).

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