Mika Lauhde works as Vice-President, Cyber Security & Privacy, Global PACD in Huawei Technologies Co., LTD. His role is to lead public relations team to understand and provide insight of governments Cyber security and Privacy policy, public opinions, technologies, situation and trends. Understanding the “big picture” what comes to Cyber Security and its requirements globally is essential to able to support Huawei’s customers shaping their own strategies development, network security management, stakeholder relationships, government solutions and network security risks management.
Prior joining Huawei he worked in SSH Communications Security as VP, Government Relations and Business Development. Engaging governments, industry partners, and product- and service users on important security and privacy issues such as critical infrastructure protection, compliancy, software assurance, risk and identity management. In Nokia Corporation, Mika Lauhde headed Business Security and Continuity, where he was accountable of Government Relations in Cybersecurity and Privacy area, Criminal compliancy and forensic, Nokia wide crisis management as well terminal and manufacturing related security tool manufacturing.
Mika has an extensive experience with cyber security related topics and governmental institutions both in Europe and USA. Currently he is a Member of ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency) Permanent Stakeholder Group and Europol Cyber security and privacy adviser as well Senior Fellow, Maastricht University, Centre of Data protection and Cyber Security (2017-)
Member of ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency) PSG (2009 – )
EUROPOL Cyber Security Advisor (2016 - )
EUROPOL Privacy Expert (2015 -)
Senior Fellow, Maastricht University, Centre of Data protection and Cyber Security (2017-)
Member of Leuven University European Crypto Task Force (2014 – 2017)
Founding Member and Board Member of TDL (Trust in Digital Life) (2010 – 2013 ) (Part of the European
Cybersecurity Strategy plan 2013)