Officers
Driving our vision and mission
The DOT Europe officers contribute instrumental insight and resources to the direction of the DOT Europe work programme.
DOT Europe Team
Driving our message
The DOT Europe team is responsible for the overall management of the association and for driving the message of realising a Digital Single Market for Europe.
Constantin Gissler
Director-General
Throughout his career, Constantin has consistently demonstrated excellence in EU affairs and advocacy. His passion for EU policy started during his legal studies at the University of Bremen, and he fully immersed himself in the EU journey after completing his Master’s degree at the College of Europe. Following a stint with global law firm Mayer Brown and his role as a Parliamentary Assistant to a Member of the European Parliament, Constantin assumed the position of head of office at German tech association Bitkom. In his capacity as Senior Manager EU Public Policy at Amazon, Gissler worked on a variety of EU economic policy matters, with a particular focus on online platform regulation and competition policy. Most recently, Gissler led Government Affairs across Europe for mobility tech company, Via Transportation.
Elias Papadopoulos
Director – Policy
Elias is the Policy Director at DOT Europe. Before joining the team, he worked for a decade in public affairs consulting, where he represented large multinational firms, as well as trade and professional associations focussing, but not limited to, the tech sector. He has covered a range of policy areas, such as cybersecurity, data, AI, consumer protection, taxation and tourism, with a focus on technology industry stakeholders. Elias has substantial experience in devising public affairs strategies and executing advocacy campaigns, as well as advising stakeholders on potential risks and opportunities stemming from EU policy.
At DOT Europe, he oversees the association’s various workstreams and provides strategic advice on positioning and outreach activities. He also works on horizontal issues and contributes to the wider strategy of the association.
Elias holds a Master’s degree in Global Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science; and a Bachelor’s in Journalism and Mass Media from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Gwenaëlle Mercier
Policy Officer
Gwenaëlle manages the DOT Europe team work on content-related issues, such as the DSA, CSAM and EMFA. She also works on DOT Europe’s social media outreach.
A College of Europe and Sciences Po Strasbourg alumna, she gained experience in European public affairs at the French Permanent Representation to the EU and at the Fair Trade Advocacy Office.
Francesco Bondi
Policy Associate
Francesco is an Italian national with a legal background, and is working on the User and Data WGs as a policy associate. He deals with issues such as Artificial Intelligence, GDPR, and Product Liability.
Prior to joining DOT Europe, Francesco gained experience in EU public affairs and technology policy having worked at the Consultancy, Dentons Global Advisors (previously Interel Group) as well as working with an MEP.