Henna Virkkunen is Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy. She leads Europe’s work on digital and frontier technologies, with the aim of strengthening the EU’s competitiveness and leadership in strategic tech. Before joining the Commission, she served for over a decade as a Member of the European Parliament, where her work on the Industry, Research and Energy Committee focused on digitalisation and new technologies. In Finland, she has held several ministerial posts, including Minister of Education and Minister of Transport and Local Government.