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Adam Waters

Senior Consultant
Adam advises clients on EU public affairs, specializing in technology.

With experience in both the European Parliament and Brussels- and London-based consultancies, Adam has advised policymakers and tech companies on privacy, data and cloud.

With experience in both the European Parliament and Brussels- and London-based consultancies, Adam has advised policymakers and tech companies on privacy, data and cloud.

Adam is a Senior Consultant at Kekst CNC in Brussels, having joined in 2022.

Prior to this, he was an Associate Director at a communications and public affairs agency in Brussels. He advised EU and U.S. technology clients on their public affairs strategies covering a range of digital policy issues, including privacy, data, cloud, AI, cybersecurity and intermediary liability.

Adam was also a Policy Adviser in the European Parliament for the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group, which included the UK Conservative Party. He advised on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), focusing on data protection. Adam was also previously a Parliamentary Assistant to a Conservative Member of the European Parliament (MEP).

A British and Irish dual national, Adam has experience in UK public affairs both in a London-based consultancy and a trade association, where he advised on the gig economy. He holds a BA in Politics from the University of Nottingham.


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Looking ahead to the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU

Recent crises and geopolitical trends – inflation, energy costs, supply chain pressures and changing relations with third countries - have shifted the EU’s priorities.

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Making the Right Call – Tech and Telecoms Regulation in the Digital Decade

On 21 March, Kekst CNC Brussels welcomed Carlota Reyners Fontana (Head of Unit, Electronic Communications Policy, DG CNECT, European Commission), Dr. Jakob Greiner (Vice-President, European Affairs, Deutsche Telekom), Lorelien Hoet (Director, EU Government Affairs, Microsoft), and Jakob Bluestone (Head of European Telecoms Equity Research, Credit Suisse), to discuss Tech and Telecoms Regulation in the Digital Decade, including the 2030 connectivity target of ‘gigabit’ for everyone.

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Looking Ahead to the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU

Leveraging Kekst CNC’s expertise in both Brussels and Stockholm, this report provides an overview of the Swedish Presidency from a national perspective, and analyzes its priorities across key sectors.

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