Katja is a lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in electronic communications from the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) perspective. Prior to her current role as Advisor to the Director for International Affairs, she worked as an Inspector for Electronic Communications and later as Head of Inspections for 9 years. She has extensive experience in electronic communications, mainly in Open Internet, Quality of Services, ex ante market regulation and network/cyber security.

She has been an active member in national interministerial expert working groups for electronic communications, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity and Network and Information Systems (NIS). Katja has been a member of the European Competent Authorities for Secure Electronic Communications (ECASEC -former Article 13a) expert group of NRAs supported by ENISA since 2011.

As a Co-Chair of the BEREC’s Cybersecurity Working Group, she also participates in NIS 5G Cooperation Group meetings.

Furthermore, she has been appointed as a BEREC representative in the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity Advisory Group.