Speaker
Ben Brake
Head of the "Digital and Data Policy" department
Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport
Ben Brake has been head of the newly created "Digital and Data Policy" department at the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) since March 1, 2022. In this role, the sociologist reports to Digital State Secretary Stefan Schnorr. Brake moves from IT service provider IBM, where he represented the company's political interests for around 10 years as head of the Berlin office. He began his career with stints in the German Bundestag and as personal assistant to the Federal Minister of Justice, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger (FDP).
