Matthew McDermott

Matthew advises across a range of sectors to help companies and trade associations address regulatory barriers and execute government affairs strategies.

The Future of EU Digital Policy: How to engage with new MEPs

The Future of EU Digital Policy: How to engage with new MEPs

On 9 July 2024, Access Partnership’s briefing in Brussels addressed strategies for engaging with the new political dynamics in the...

2 Aug 2024 General
The Future of EU Digital Policy: The next steps on sustainability

The Future of EU Digital Policy: The next steps on sustainability

On 9 July 2024, Access Partnership hosted a briefing in Brussels where industry executives discussed the future of EU sustainability...

31 Jul 2024 Opinion
The Future of EU Digital Policy: Balancing the implications of effective enforcement

The Future of EU Digital Policy: Balancing the implications of effective enforcement

Access Partnership’s EU briefing sessions in Brussels bring together a network of industry executives and political leaders to discuss the...

29 Jul 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: WTPF-26 to address broad range of technology issues

Access Alert: WTPF-26 to address broad range of technology issues

Among all the ITU abbreviations for conferences and events with binding or advisory powers, WTPF (World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum) is...

28 Jun 2024 Opinion
Harmonising EU digital regulations for the future

Harmonising EU digital regulations for the future

At our recent EU briefing session in Brussels, industry executives and EU policymakers discussed the importance of harmonising and effectively...

12 Jun 2024 Opinion
SES & Intelsat Are The Headline – SpaceX Is The Punchline

SES & Intelsat Are The Headline – SpaceX Is The Punchline

The answer is SpaceX. If anything strikes you as out of the ordinary or more extreme than you expect in...

16 May 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Orbiting innovation – key satellite industry trends unveiled at SATELLITE 2024

Access Alert: Orbiting innovation – key satellite industry trends unveiled at SATELLITE 2024

The SATELLITE 2024 conference in Washington, DC, took place between 18-21 March 2024. The event brought together close to 15,000...

28 Mar 2024 Opinion
AI Risk Regulation: Cost of excluding the SME engine

AI Risk Regulation: Cost of excluding the SME engine

Artificial Intelligence is poised to surpass all previous technological achievements in terms of its potential impact. With this, however, comes...

12 Aug 2023 AI Policy Lab reports
Tech Policy Trends 2022 | Ransomware Threats Continues to Evolve in 2022

Tech Policy Trends 2022 | Ransomware Threats Continues to Evolve in 2022

Last year we saw the continuation of ransomware attacks gain traction in media headlines. Over the course of the first...

31 Jan 2022 Opinion
Tech Policy Podcast | Flash Update: Will Europe Set the Standards in AI Regulation?

Tech Policy Podcast | Flash Update: Will Europe Set the Standards in AI Regulation?

On 21 April, the European Commission presented its proposal for a European regulatory approach to artificial intelligence (AI), adopting a...

28 Apr 2021 Podcasts
Medtech and Life Sciences

Medtech and Life Sciences

Digital and AI-based solutions in the healthcare and life science sectors have the potential to improve diagnostics and treatment and...

20 Apr 2021 Service Offerings
Digital Regulatory & Policy Due Diligence

Digital Regulatory & Policy Due Diligence

An unstable regulatory environment for technology demands due diligence that considers the risks of digital and infrastructure policies. Our process...

20 Apr 2021 Service Offerings
Tech Policy Podcast | Flash Update: Thoughts on Bill Gates’ New Book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster”

Tech Policy Podcast | Flash Update: Thoughts on Bill Gates’ New Book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster”

In this episode, we are discussing Bill Gates’ new book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster” and consider what more...

1 Mar 2021 Podcasts
Tech Policy Podcast | Episode 11: Tech Policy Trends in 2021

Tech Policy Podcast | Episode 11: Tech Policy Trends in 2021

In this episode, we discuss our top 10 tech policy trends for 2021 and how they will impact governments, businesses...

19 Jan 2021 Podcasts