Raquel Vázquez Llorente is a Senior Legal Advisor at eyeWitness, an organisation that works at the intersection of technology and international justice. eyeWitness has developed award-winning technology that verifies, authenticates and safely stores photo and video in a way that complies with the general admissibility requirements of audiovisual evidence in court. These digital dossiers are then used in investigations or trials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide.
A qualified lawyer, Raquel has been acknowledged by Forbes as one of the 30 European leaders under 30 years old in Law and Policy (years 2016 and 2017).
Raquel holds a degree in Law and Business Administration from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, and a MSc in International Strategy and Diplomacy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)—where she studied the role of tech giants in global governance issues, and how the private sector is engaging in cybersecurity policy (particularly on malware and cyber weapons).