Speaker
Dr Bianca Lins
legal officer & lead, space department, Office for Communications, Liechtenstein
Dr Bianca Lins, LL.M. is a Legal & Compliance Officer at the Liechtenstein Office for Communications (OfCom), the regulatory authority, inter alia, for the electronic communication and space sector. Bianca is leading the newly found Space Department and is responsible for establishing and developing the field of space both nationally and internationally. Bianca is responsible for the implementation of legal requirements and co-drafted the Liechtenstein Space Act and the Liechtenstein Cybersecurity Act. She served as first female Chair of the ITSO Advisory Committee (2023/2024), is the ITSO Regional Vice Chair for Europe and member of the EUTELSAT IGO Advisory Committee. Additionally, she is a Legal Expert for satellite coordination issues for the Liechtenstein Administration. Before working for OfCom, she served in a research capacity at the University of Liechtenstein, where she continues to teach, notably cyber security and law. In addition to that, she is an author, speaker and mentor. In 2023, Bianca was honoured with the Cybersecurity Woman of the Year Award in the Law Professional category. She has also been named the winner of the 2024 Cybersecurity Woman of the World Award, which was presented at the end of September in Slovenia. In her early career, Bianca worked in IT and financial markets.