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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 & Founder • E-XPERT SOLUTIONS

Partner • Walder Wyss

As an accredited labour law expert, Rayan Houdrouge advises and represents Swiss and multinational companies as well as international organizations on all employment law matters. In addition, he has an extensive experience in executive transfers, compensation packages, work regulations, internal audits and collective procedures such as business transfers and collective dismissals. Houdrouge has a huge expertise on social security law and he counts with the Swiss federal certificate. As an accredited expert on the matter, he regularly assists clients in issues related to social security and pension funds, including contentious aspects. His other main area of practice is competition law, and in particular in the context of internal audits, merger control filings and cartel-related investigations.

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

Dr. Melanie Kolbe-Guyot is Head of Data Governance and Compliance at Data Competence Center (DCC) at the Statistical Office of the Canton of Basel-City. Originally from Berlin, Germany, she studied Political Science and International Affairs in both Germany and the United States, earning her PhD from the University of Georgia, Athens (USA), in 2015. She previously served as an Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, focusing on public policy and political economy. She was also Head of Policy at the Center for Digital Trust (C4DT) at EPFL in Switzerland. Melanie has led projects on digital trust and technology policy and has authored policy papers on data governance, privacy-preserving data-sharing technologies, and the use of AI in the public sector.

CEO • Exoscale

CEO • CSEM

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).

Secretary-General • European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO)

With over 16 years of experience in cybersecurity, Dr Świątkowska brings a unique cross-sector perspective to her new role at ECSO. Her career spans leadership positions across the private sector, academia and civil society, and close collaboration with public administration nationally and internationally. She was listed among Eastern Europe’s 100 Emerging Technology Stars by the Financial Times & New Europe 100 for 2017, as well as included among the Top 20 Women in Cybersecurity by the Women in Tech Summit for 2019. She is a proud godmother of the regimental colours of the Regional Computing Center Kraków. Previously serving as Deputy Secretary General of ECSO, Dr Świątkowska has been instrumental in shaping European cybersecurity policy, fostering international collaboration, and driving strategic coordination efforts. Her appointment ensures a new chapter in ECSO’s mission to strengthen Europe’s cybersecurity ecosystem and promote strategic digital autonomy through public-private cooperation.

Founder & CEO • Metaco

Adrien Treccani is an entrepreneur, author and, at core, a software engineer specialized in financial mathematics, confidential computing, cryptography and digital assets. A former hedge fund quant, he has been advising banks and financial institutions on distributed ledger technology for more than a decade, and in 2015 he founded Metaco, a market-leading technology company providing software infrastructure to financial and non-financial institutions looking to integrate digital assets into their business model. In May 2023, Metaco was acquired by Ripple, the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions. Metaco continues to operate as an independent brand and business unit, with Adrien serving as the company’s CEO, being responsible for setting the strategy and overseeing the growth execution of the firm. Adrien lectured at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and University of Lausanne (UNIL) in cryptography and the financial applications of blockchain and is a published scholar in leading international peer-reviewed finance journals. Most recently, Adrien co-authored the best-seller book ‘Blockchain and Distributed Ledgers: Mathematics, Technology, and Economics’, a detailed and self-contained introduction to the founding principles behind blockchain, DLTs and cryptocurrencies, for professionals operating in quantitatively oriented fields such as mathematics, computer science and banking. As an established thought leader and regular keynote speaker at large scale events, Adrien covers a broad range of themes spanning blockchain, cybersecurity, digital assets and custody, tokenized securities, DeFi and Web3, with a particular focus on the learnings extracted from engaging on digital asset technology projects with some of the world’s largest banks and corporates.

CEO • Vyntra

Joël Winteregg is the CEO of Vyntra, a global leader in transaction intelligence formed from the union of NetGuardians and Intix. With a career spanning more than 20 years, Joël has been at the forefront of technology innovation and business development in the financial sector. Under his leadership, Vyntra equips over 130 financial institutions in 60+ countries with intelligent solutions to detect fraud, ensure AML compliance and gain real-time visibility into every transaction. Previously the driving force behind NetGuardians’ pioneering AI-driven fraud prevention technology, Joël played a key role in developing the industry’s first augmented intelligence solution for banks, enabling proactive fraud prevention and significantly enhancing security operations. Today at Vyntra, he continues to shape the future of financial crime prevention and transaction observability by combining next generation behavioural analytics with deep industry expertise. Joël is passionate about sharing his insights on cybersecurity, financial crime prevention and tech driven innovation. His unique perspective at the intersection of machine learning, fintech and fraud prevention makes him a sought after voice in global conversations shaping the resilience and transparency of the financial industry.

CEO • Proton

Andy is the founder and CEO of Proton. He is a long-time advocate for privacy rights and has spoken at TED, Web Summit, and the United Nations about online privacy issues. Previously, Andy was a research scientist at CERN and has a PhD in particle physics from Harvard University.