Paul Lambert
About the speaker
Paul Lambert combines over 25 years of diplomatic experience.
Most recently, from summer 2020 till summer 2024, as Deputy DG ICT, Mr. Lambert was heading the cybersecurity department at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He pushed for high user acceptance of broad cybersecurity to achieve long-lasting changes (mass roll-out of modern endpoints, introduction of an anti-phishing platform, a DLP scheme, phasing out of Bring Your Own Devices) and pushed for a pilot project on the use of AI to render official data more readily available.
During his previous tenure, from 2016 till 2020, Mr. Lambert was the Belgian Consul General in Shanghai, where he contributed to the success of a large Trade Mission which led to new commercial ventures in the sports area, notably regarding football.
Earlier, from 2012-2016, as Minister Counsellor at the Belgian Embassy in Washington DC, he was a privileged observer of President Obama's pivot to Asia.
As deputy head of the ASEM8 taskforce (2009-2011), Mr. Lambert contributed to the success of the Brussels-based ASEM summit.
From 2006-2009, Mr. Lambert worked in Jakarta as Deputy Chief of Mission. His first posting, from 2002-2006, was in Beijing.
His personal interests cover IT, sports and traveling.
Born in 1972, Mr. Lambert is married and father of 2 teenagers.
He speaks Dutch, French, English and Spanish.