Programme

December 02, 2025

08:00 - 21:00

International Conference Center - CICG Geneva

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All Tracks Entreprise Innovation Main stage

07:30

Welcome Coffee

08:30

Morning Welcome

Speakers

Delphine Bachmann

Delphine Bachmann

Conseillère d'État, Cheffe du Département de l’Economie et de l’Emploi • République et du Canton de Genève

Isabelle Moret

Conseillère d’État du Canton de Vaud, Cheffe du Département de l’Économie, de l’Innovation, de l’Emploi et du Patrimoine • Canton de Vaud

Panel Main stage

08:45

Welcome: Trust Valley

Speakers

Lennig Pedron

CEO • Trust Valley

08:50

Interview: Decision-making Amidst Hyper Geo-Political and Geo-Economic Uncertainty

Speakers

Ambassador Thomas Greminger

Ambassador Thomas Greminger

Executive Director • Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)

09:00

Impact of polarized geopolitical environment on business and cybersecurity

Speakers

Andy Yen

CEO • Proton

Keynote Main stage

09:15

The impact of a growing polarised geopolitical environment on business and cyber security

Speakers

Simon Evenett

Professor of Geopolitics • IMD Business School

Christophe Gerber

Christophe Gerber

General Manager • ELCASecurity

Raymond Loretan

Raymond Loretan

President • Club Diplomatique de Genève

Jean-Marc Rickli

Jean-Marc Rickli

Responsable des risques mondiaux et émergents • Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)

Martin Schaffer

Martin Schaffer

Global Head of Digital Ventures & Innovation • SGS

Juliane Schröter

Juliane Schröter

Vice-rectrice à l'Université de Genève - Dicastère Numérique et Intelligence Artificielle • UNIGE

Tero Silvola

CEO • Modirum

Panel Main stage

10:00

Opening Talk - Digital Trust: Investment Flows, Risks, Opportunities and Impact

Speakers

Patrick Hertzog

Patrick Hertzog

Co-founder User Experience Officer • Nexthink

10:10

Coffee break

10:40

Digital Trust: Investment Flows, Risks, Opportunities and Impact

Speakers

Maël Azokly

Attorney at Law • Walder Wyss

President & Managing Partner • Orange Ventures

Olivier Eyries

CEO • Saporo

Philippe Ryser

Partnership Director • SICPA

Joanna Świątkowska

Joanna Świątkowska

Secretary-General • European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO)

Joël Wintereg

CEO • Vyntra

Frederic Wohlwend

Frederic Wohlwend

Founding and Managing Partner • Forestay Capital

Panel Main stage

11:35

Tech4Trust Season 7

Speakers

Raphaël Conz

Directeur du Département des Affaires Economiques et de l'Innovation • State of Vaud

Keynote Main stage

11:45

CSEM Digital Journey Award

Speakers

Laurence Julliard

Laurence Julliard

Global Head of Client Solutions • MCI

Alexandre Pauchard

Alexandre Pauchard

CEO • CSEM

Bahaa Roustom

Vice President, Marketing & Business Development • CSEM

Panel Main stage

12:20

Lunch break

Break Innovation

14:00

Opening Remarks (VIDEO)

Video message

Speakers

Guy Parmelin (Video message)

Guy Parmelin (Video message)

Conseiller fédéral • Chef du DEFR

Keynote Main stage Innovation Entreprise

14:05

PME Track - Mot de Bienvenue

Speakers

Alexandre Epalle

Alexandre Epalle

Directeur général, Développement économique, recherche et innovation • Etat de Genève

GovTech Innovation Challenge - Welcome Remarks

Speakers

Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez

Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez

Global Director • World Bank

Keynote Main stage

Innovation Track - Welcome Remarks

Speakers

Flaminia Giuncato

Flaminia Giuncato

Operations and Startup Manager • Trust Valley

14:10

GovTech and Innovation

Speakers

Carlos Orjales

Economic Cooperation and Development • State Secretariat for Economic Affairs - SECO

Daniel Ortega Nieto

Daniel Ortega Nieto

Lead specialist or Program Manager for Govtech • World Bank

Lennig Pedron

CEO • Trust Valley

Panel Main stage

Lighting Talk: Quantum Case Study

Speakers

Nicolas Brunner

Nicolas Brunner

Professeur Ordinaire, Département de Physique Appliquée • UNIGE

Robert Thew

Group Leader: Quantum Technologies Group • UNIGE

Panel Innovation

14:20

Government & Startup Collaboration: The Relevance of Public-Private Partnership

Speakers

Nicolas Cudre-Mauroux

Nicolas Cudre-Mauroux

Chief Research & Innovation Officer • SICPA

Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez

Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez

Global Director • World Bank

Anthony Kwasi Sarpong

Anthony Kwasi Sarpong

Commissioner-General • Ghana Revenue Authority

Ambassador Pietro Lazzeri

Ambassador Pietro Lazzeri

Head of the Economic Cooperation and Development Division at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs • SECO

Shiho Nagaki

Senior Public Sector Specialist • The World Bank

Pierre Pâris

Executive Vice Chairman • Rothschild & Co Bank AG

Roby Senderowitsch

Roby Senderowitsch

Manager Governance Global Unit • The World Bank

Panel Main stage

14:25

Accompagner les PME dans la confiance numérique et la cybersécurité

Speakers

Emmanuelle Simon

Emmanuelle Simon

Program & Education Lead • Trust Valley

Keynote Entreprise

Beyond AI, how to prepare for quantum computing?

Speakers

Philippe Caroff

Philippe Caroff

Executive Director • EPFL Center for Quantum Science and Engineering

Marieke Hood

Executive Director Impact Translator • GESDA

Philipp Kammerlander

Philipp Kammerlander

Advisor • Open Quantum Institute (OQI)

Grégoire Ribordy

Grégoire Ribordy

CEO • ID Quantique

Silvan Schellenberg

Silvan Schellenberg

Chief Information Security Officer Switzerland • UBS

Panel Innovation

14:35

Protéger les supply chain face aux menaces et dépendances critiques

Speakers

Patrick Blanc

CISO • Nexthink

Edouard Duverger

Edouard Duverger

CIO • MCI Group

Fabrice Guye

Vice President • ELCA Security

Emilio Lado

Secrétaire général • GIM

Serge Miéville

Serge Miéville

Responsable Sécurité SI • tl - Transports publics lausannois

Patrice Perche

CEO & Board member • Turini & Mimecast

Delphine Seitiée

Delphine Seitiée

Secretary general • Alp ICT

Emmanuelle Simon

Emmanuelle Simon

Program & Education Lead • Trust Valley

Samuel Vuadens

SwissMicroMachining Leader, President & Member of the board • GIM.swiss & Swissmechanic

Bertrand Wendling

Bertrand Wendling

Project Director • TPG

Panel Entreprise

14:55

Start Up Pitch

Speakers

Flaminia Giuncato

Flaminia Giuncato

Operations and Startup Manager • Trust Valley

15:05

GovTech Innovation Challenge

Speakers

Anthony Kwasi Sarpong

Anthony Kwasi Sarpong

Commissioner-General • Ghana Revenue Authority

Shiho Nagaki

Senior Public Sector Specialist • The World Bank

Panel Main stage

15:10

Connecting Digital Trust & Cybersecurity Startups with Strategic Capital

Speakers

Steffen Ehrhardt

Steffen Ehrhardt

Vice President Investor Community, Partnerships & Sustainability • SICTIC

Marc Greuter

General Partner • Planven

Brendan Marry

CAIO (Chief AI Officer) • Stealth AI Startup

Axel Nitsch

Principal • High-Tech Gründerfonds

Panel Innovation

15:15

Presentation of Proof of Concepts by Finalists - Informal Sector Income Tax Identification and Registration

Chat Nation Tech, The Digicoast, Mezzanine

Speakers

Elizabeth Andiko

Elizabeth Andiko

COO • Chat Nation Tech

Carlos Ankora

Chief Technology Officer • The Digicoast

Gordon Fiifi Donkoh

Gordon Fiifi Donkoh

Founder & CEO • The Digicoast

Malcolm Moodley

Malcolm Moodley

Lead Software Engineer • Mezzanine

Louisa Venter

Product Manager • Mezzanine

Stan Wepundi

CEO • Chat Nation Tech

Panel Main stage

15:30

AI & Talents

Speakers

Yan Borboën

Partenaire en Assurance Numérique et Cybersécurité • PwC Switzerland

Prof. Christophe Champod

Prof. Christophe Champod

Professor of forensic science • UNIL

Stephane Dufour

Stephane Dufour

Managing Director • Fondation EPFL Innovation Park

Fabien Jacquier

Fabien Jacquier

Managing Director • Kyos

Pascal Marmier

Unlimitrust Campus Director • SICPA

Ana Maria Nogareda

Ana Maria Nogareda

Managing director • HEIG-VD

Silvan Schellenberg

Silvan Schellenberg

Chief Information Security Officer Switzerland • UBS

Panel Entreprise

Presentation of Proof of Concepts by Finalists - E-Commerce Taxpayer Identification and VAT Compliance

Kulana, Staple AI, Snapnet

Speakers

Jonathan Ane

Founder & CEO • Kulana

Dr. Josh Kettlewell

Dr. Josh Kettlewell

Chief Technology Officer • Staple AI

Chuma Ukeagu

CEO • Solutions

Keynote Main stage

15:35

From Research to Reality: Face Authentication in the Age of Deepfakes

Speakers

Scott Francis

Chief Technology Officer • Trust Stamp

Prof Sébastien Marcel

Prof Sébastien Marcel

Professor and senior researcher in biometrics security and privacy • Idiap Research Institute & UNIL

Panel Innovation

15:45

Award Giving

Speakers

Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez

Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez

Global Director • World Bank

Ambassador Pietro Lazzeri

Ambassador Pietro Lazzeri

Head of the Economic Cooperation and Development Division at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs • SECO

Panel Main stage

15:50

Interview: 2 questions about the Swiss economy

Speakers

Laurence Julliard

Laurence Julliard

Global Head of Client Solutions • MCI

Vincent Subilia

Vincent Subilia

General Director • Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIG)

16:00

Coffee break

16:30

Master of ceremony

Building Inclusive GovTech: Key Success Factors for Digital Government Transformation

Speakers

Alexander Barclay

Alexander Barclay

Délégué au Numérique • Republic and State of Geneva

Olivier Crochat

Olivier Crochat

Executive Director, C4DT • EPFL

Pascal Metral

Vice President of Legal Affairs & Head of Anti-Piracy Intelligence, Investigations and Litigation • NAGRA - Kudelski Group

Kelly Ommundsen

Kelly Ommundsen

Head of Digital Inclusion • World Economic Forum

Daniel Ortega Nieto

Daniel Ortega Nieto

Lead specialist or Program Manager for Govtech • World Bank

Franziska Spörri

Franziska Spörri

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

Panel Main stage

Buyer's Table: What Innovation Managers need today

Chatman House Session

Speakers

Gilles Burnier

Senior Innovation Expert • Groupe Mutuel

Flaminia Giuncato

Flaminia Giuncato

Operations and Startup Manager • Trust Valley

Michel Lapiccirella

Michel Lapiccirella

Stream Lead - Signing, Group Strategy & Business Development • Swisscom

Jerome Michaud

Innovation Manager • Genève Aéroport

Clément Minault

Clément Minault

Digital technologies Manager Research & Innovation • Richemont

Dani Syed

CEO • Kidan

Panel Innovation

SwissCyber Initiative : Mapping the Swiss Cybersecurity Landscape

Speakers

Dr. Loïc Maréchal

Dr. Loïc Maréchal

Scientific Collaborator • HES-SO Valais

Keynote Entreprise

16:35

The future of autonomous mobility: What is at stake?

Speakers

Nagib Aouini

CEO • DuoKey

Joseph Biondino

Joseph Biondino

Chief Business Officer • Blue Edge Networks

Anastasija Collen

Anastasija Collen

Associate Professor in Cybersecurity • HES-SO Genève

Mélanie Kolbe-Guyot

Mélanie Kolbe-Guyot

Head of Data Governance and Compliance • Statistical Office of the Canton of Basel City

Jerome Michaud

Innovation Manager • Genève Aéroport

Panel Entreprise

17:00

Digital Trust in infrastructure: Balancing Compliance, Security, and Competitiveness

Speakers

Achim Freyer

Country Manager • Fortinet

Evelina Georgieva

Evelina Georgieva

Chief Growth Officer • Modirum Platforms

Mathias Nöbauer

Mathias Nöbauer

CEO • Exoscale

Kumar Palaniappan

Kumar Palaniappan

Chief Security Officer • Cloud Software Group

Anees Qureshi

Board Member • Swiss Expert Group

Panel Innovation

AI Promises

Speakers

Francesca Bosco

Francesca Bosco

Chief of Strategy • Cyber Peace Institute

Beat Fluri

CTO • Adnovum

Patrick Ghion

Chef du Centre régional de compétences cybernétiques de Suisse occidentale • Republic and State of Geneva

Ryan Houdrouge

Partner • Walder Wyss

Ilia Kolochenko

Ilia Kolochenko

Chief Architect & CEO, Attorney-at-Law • ImmuniWeb

Jean-Christophe Makuch

Jean-Christophe Makuch

Head of Digital Research and Innovation • SICPA

Panel Main stage

17:30

Closing Remarks

Speakers

Lennig Pedron

CEO • Trust Valley

Keynote Main stage Innovation Entreprise

17:35

Cocktail & LIVE SET by BrightSide Team

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