Renforcer la confiance numérique: projets actuels et futurs
Speakers
Digital delegate • Republic and State of Geneva
Alexander Barclay is the Digital Delegate for the Republic and Canton of Geneva. In this role, he provides crucial support to the State Council in the ongoing development of the region's digital policy and represents Geneva on matters related to digital transition. Holding a phd from the University of St. Gallen, he also teaches at Sciences Po Paris.
CEO • Trust Valley
Lennig Pedron has expertise in cybersecurity and emerging technologies applied to the digital trust economy. She works in particular for the EPFL Innovation Park Foundation and is CEO of the Swiss initiative Trust Valley, the center of excellence in digital trust and cybersecurity. She is co-founder and president of the NGO iCON, representing an international community of over 100 digital trust experts. Lennig Pedron represents iCON at the Council of Europe. She has been Data Protection expert for the Swiss Confederation. She provides advice and training to different audiences such as the police, prosecutors or banks. She has been a judge for the 9/12 geopolitical challenge of the GCSP for 4 years and she has spoken at the Forum of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Lennig Pedron is the co-author of the book "The Fundamentals of Cyber Crisis Management" published by Ellipses in June 2022.
Digital delegate • State of Vaud
Catherine Pugin is the digital delegate of the Canton of Vaud, responsible for coordinating the implementation of the digital strategy of the State Council. Holding a Ph.D. in computer science, specialized in the field of document engineering, she worked for several years with the Federal Data Protection and Transparency Commissioner and later as a project manager at the Center for the Evaluation of Technological Choices (TA-SWISS).