Lokke Moerel is an internationally recognized advisor to boards, governments and regulators on the strategic, legal, and governance implications of emerging technologies, AI, cyber resilience, and digital transformation, and the geo-political implications of increasing global digital dependencies (i.e., digital sovereignty issues). Lokke has over 30 years of innovation experience translating complex technological, legal, operational, and geopolitical developments into practical governance frameworks and strategic oversight models for boards, institutions, and executive leadership teams operating in multijurisdictional, technology-dependent environments.

An early pioneer of Responsible AI, she is lead advisor to the Dutch sovereign AI initiative GPT-NL, developing Europe’s first sovereign large language model aligned with European legal standards, democratic safeguards, and public values. Her work in this sector has received multiple privacy and innovation awards.

Lokke is also a professor of global ICT law at Tilburg University and co-academic director of two Tilburg University professional learning programs, “AI & Law” and “Advanced Cyber Security and Governance.”

Lokke has extensive governance experience serving on boards across technology, cybersecurity, strategic investment, public policy, nonprofit, and cultural institutions. Her current board positions and governance appointments include:

• The Dutch Cyber Security Council (the independent advisory body of the Dutch cabinet on cybersecurity);
• The Strategic Advisory Board of the Netherlands AI Coalition;
• The Dutch Corporate Governance Code Monitoring Committee (tasked with setting the governance best practices and oversight for Dutch-listed companies);
• Chair of the Netherlands Atlantic Association;
• The Supervisory Board of Dutch Security TechFund; and
• Advisory board positions with AI Coalition for NL, Security Delta (HSD), and NOREA (the IT auditor association).

Lokke has practiced law in the Netherlands, London, and Berlin, and is now resident in MoFo’s Amsterdam office. She is a member of MoFo’s global Data, Cyber + Privacy team and serves on its Responsible Tech Committee and the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Steering Committee.