Matthew Braovac

Director, Digital Markets Unit at Competition & Markets Authority

Speaker

Matthew is a Director in the Digital Markets Unit within the Competition and Markets Authority with particular responsibilities for the recruitment, ramp-up and operational readiness of the DMU for the UK’s planned pro-competition regime for digital markets. Matthew is also responsible for the CMA’s involvement with the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum which brings together the CMA with the ICO, FCA and Ofcom to work collaboratively to improve the coherence of the different regulatory regimes that impact digital markets and build capabilities across its member regulators. This includes joint work on AI, supervisory technology, digital identity and a new multi-regulator advisory service for AI and digital innovators. Before joining the CMA, Matthew had a long career in the private sector leading legal, regulatory and public policy teams at Sky and Vodafone. Previously, Matthew trained and practiced as a competition lawyer at a leading City firm.