Felix Kartte is a tech policy and disinformation expert, and currently working with the EU Commission as Mercator Senior Fellow. He has extensive experience in developing strategies to regulate tech companies and counter digital threats. He started his career as a researcher and journalist, and has covered digital democracy for outlets such as Süddeutsche Zeitung and Politico. During his time at the European Commission and European External Action Service in Brussels, he was responsible for advancing the EU’s strategy for countering digital threats in collaboration with international partners such as NATO and the G7, and worked on policy files such as the European Democracy Action Plan and the Digital Services Act. He has since built and led the European operations of global nonprofit group Reset.Tech, advised philanthropic organizations and helped NGOs develop research and advocacy strategies to protect democracy in the digital age.