About the IAPP

Svetlana Stoilova is the lead Adviser of the Digital Economy Working Group of BusinessEurope, handling the organisation’s advocacy efforts on legislative initiatives in the digital sphere impacting businesses of all economy sectors across Europe. Prior to joining BusinessEurope, Svetlana was an accredited parliamentary assistant and a team leader for a Bulgarian Member of the European Parliament. She worked on legislative dossiers regarding data flows, cybersecurity, e-privacy, platforms-to-business trading practices, terrorist content online, and more. Additionally, Svetlana assisted the coordination of the European People’s Party Group in the Special Parliamentary Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AIDA). Svetlana is a tech-optimist and a believer in a more efficient economy, underpinned by technological progress. She takes a keen interest in digital innovation and its impact on political decision-making for regulatory intervention.