Hadrien Valembois is Director, Policy – EMEA at BSA | The Software Alliance in Brussels, Belgium. In this role, he works with BSA members to develop and advance policy positions on a range of key issues, with a focus on data and cloud policies.

Before joining BSA, Valembois was a Policy Officer at the Europe Office of the International Trademark Association (INTA), where he advocated issues pertaining to intellectual property, the fight against counterfeiting, the digital single market, cybersecurity, Brexit, AI, and blockchain in front of EU institutions and Member States. Previously, Valembois was a Senior Manager at the Brussels-based lobbying firm Europtimum.

Valembois holds an LL.M. in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC He also holds a master’s degree in law, a master’s degree in international relations, and a certificate in philosophy from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium.