FRANK ACKERMANN
Holds the position of Senior Legal Counsel at eco – Verband der deutschen
Internetwirtschaft e. V., supporting the German Internet Service Provider Association to
tackle illegal and harmful content online since 2003. He is a member of the board of the
International Network of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE) since 2007. In 2008 he was elected Vice
President of INHOPE. Since 2003, Frank is practicing law in Bonn after he graduated as a civil
servant in Cologne. He has previously worked with the International Organisation for
Migration (IOM) for repatriation programmes in Bosnia and Kosovo. In 1998 and 2002, Frank
has spent several months in Sofia/Bulgaria, working for the Lega Interconsult law firm as
well as for the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation.
Frank studied law in Gießen and Bonn, as well as Slavic studies in Bonn.