Torgeir Waterhouse is an accomplished speaker on topics related to digitization, artificial intelligence, the internet, security, and much more. In 2007, Waterhouse was named one of the world's 50 leading figures in intellectual property law when he played a key role in forcing Apple to allow for iTunes to be downloaded on non-apple devices.

In addition to his role as a representative of the IT industry, he is also politically involved and has been asked to take positions on government committees on topics such as digital value creation, copyright, legal eavesdropping, and online gambling. He also holds several board and advisory positions for organizations and companies in the internet sphere.