Thomas Boué

Thomas Boué leads Business Software Alliance’s public policy work across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He advises BSA members on legal and regulatory developments and represents the ICT sector before European and national policymakers. His work focuses on security, privacy, intellectual property protection, open markets, fair competition, and emerging technologies such as cloud computing. Before joining BSA, Boué was a consultant at Weber Shandwick, advising technology and telecom clients on EU policy and regulatory issues. Earlier, he led EU advocacy efforts for the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, focusing on trade, education, and labor policy. Boué holds an MBA from the Europa-Institut (Saarbrücken), a Certificate of Integrated Legal Studies from the Universities of Warwick, Saarland, and Lille II, and a Bachelor of Arts in Law from the University of Lille II. He is based in Brussels.

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Business Software Alliance (BSA)

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The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the global trade association of the enterprise software industry, representing companies that are leaders in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, quantum, and other breakthrough technologies. We work in over 20 markets in the US, Europe, and Asia, advocating for policies that build trust in technology so that every industry sector and the public can benefit from innovation. BSA also supports its members and their customers by raising awareness of the risks of unlicensed software use and the benefits of software asset management, driving license compliance and software adoption around the world through sound IT procurement.