Benjamin Revcolevschi, an engineer by training, did not imagine one of his future jobs would involve meeting digital ministers from EU member states almost every week.
But the chief executive of OVHcloud, a provider of cloud computing services, is riding a new wave of political interest as EU leaders increasingly wake up to the bloc’s dependence on US tech companies for the infrastructure that powers everything from healthcare systems to national defence.
“We have been on the sovereignty topic for the past 20 years,” Revcolevschi says. But since the election of US President Donald Trump, the tone of the political conversations has changed, he adds. “This is truly a different world.”