Eva Bessems is a Senior Consultant in Data Protection, ICT & Intellectual Property at BDO Belgium, a position held since March 2023, following a role as a Data Privacy Consultant at CTG Belgium from November 2021 to March 2023. With a strong foundation in law, Eva has held various leadership positions, including bestuurslid at UBLA - University of Brussels Law Alumni and ELSA Brussel. Eva's educational background includes multiple Master of Laws degrees with a focus on Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law from both the University of Oslo and Leibniz Universität Hannover, along with advanced studies in Economic Law and Financial Markets from Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Universidade Nova de Lisboa. The academic journey began with a Bachelor in de Rechten from Vrije Universiteit Brussel.