Sebastiano Toffaletti leads the European DIGITAL SME Alliance, a Brussels-based association he co-founded in 2008. Under his leadership, it became Europe’s largest network for digital SMEs, representing over 45,000 companies across EU and neighboring countries. Sebastiano has authored several articles and position papers on topics such as Intellectual Property Rights, Standards, data economy and digital skills, and serves as an expert in EU working groups and task forces. He is currently Vice Chair (SME) at the European Cybersecurity Organisation and has led the creation of the label “Cybersecurity made in the EU” in support of SME cybersecurity providers.