Public & private sectors: new collaboration models, including GovTech

Executive Director, C4DT • EPFL

Olivier Crochat is the Executive Director of the Center for Digital Trust (C4DT) at EPFL. Olivier has a strong scientific background (M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Communication Systems) and 25+ years of executive roles in startups, SMEs and large companies. Olivier has an excellent understanding of the ICT domain, where he successfully led several projects from idea to exit.

President • Club Diplomatique de Genève

Raymond Loretan is the Executive Chairman of Swiss Medical Network and the Diplomatic Club of Geneva. A former Swiss diplomat and ambassador, he served in Singapore, Brunei and New York before moving into the private sector. He later co-founded the Geneva-based consultancy FBL Associés and joined Swiss Medical Network in 2007, where he has since played a key role in shaping the group’s strategic development in Swiss private healthcare. With a background in law and extensive international experience, he brings a unique combination of diplomatic, legal and leadership expertise.

Head of Digital Research and Innovation • SICPA

Jean-Christophe Makuch is Head of Digital Research & Innovation at SICPA, where he leads strategic work on digital trust, advanced security technologies and innovation. With a background in software engineering, DevOps and digital transformation, he has held senior technical and managerial roles across the finance, engineering and digital-security sectors. He is particularly active on topics such as AI, post-quantum security and digital identity, helping bridge cutting-edge research with real-world applications.

Deputy Secretary General • Department of Economy and Employment, Republic and State of Geneva

CEO • Trust Valley

Lennig Pedron a une expertise en cybersécurité et technologies émergentes appliquée à l’économie de confiance numérique. Elle travaille notamment pour la Fondation EPFL Innovation Park et est CEO de l’initiative suisse Trust Valley, le pôle d’excellence lémanique dans la confiance numérique et la cybersécurité. Elle est cofondatrice et présidente de l’ONG iCON, représentant une communauté internationale de plus de 100 experts en confiance numérique. Lennig Pedron représente iCON au Conseil de l’Europe. Elle a été experte en matière de protection des données pour la Confédération suisse. Elle fournit conseils et formations à différents publics comme la police, des procureurs ou des banques. Elle est juge depuis 4 ans du challenge de géopolitique 9/12 du GCSP et est intervenue au forum du Sommet mondial sur la société de l’in- formation (SMSI). Lennig Pedron est la co-auteure du livre «Les Fondamentaux de la gestion de crise cyber» sorti aux éditions Ellipses en juin 2022.

Co-Head Macroeconomic Support Division, Economic Cooperation and Development • SECO

Co-Head Macroeconomic Support Division, Economic Cooperation and Development, SECO Franziska is the Co-Head of the Macroeconomic Support Division within the Swiss State Secretariat’s Economic Cooperation and Development department (SECO). The division promotes sound economic framework condition by assisting SECO partner countries in sound public financial management and a stable financial sector. From 2019 to 2022, she headed SECOs Economic Cooperation and Development office in South Africa, responsible for developing and implementing the corresponding projects. SECO supports businesses and the government especially in their efforts to reduce disparities and unlock the economic potential. Previously, she served as an Economist and Project Manager at SECO Bern, where she was responsible for the Macroeconomic Support Division’s portfolio in Colombia and South Africa. Prior to this, she worked with KfW in the field of microfinance in Uganda, has held teaching and research roles at the University of Zurich, and worked as an Economist in the private sector (real estate analysis and financial sector). Franziska holds a Master’s degree in Political Science, Economics and Social and Economic History from the University of Zurich as well as an Advanced Studies in Applied Statistics from the ETH Zurich.