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Délégué au Numérique • Republic and State of Geneva

Alexander Barclay est délégué au numérique de la République et canton de Genève. A ce titre, il appuie le Conseil d'Etat dans l'élaboration continue de la politique numérique du canton et représente Genève sur les questions liées à la transition numérique. Titulaire d'un doctorat de l'université de Saint-Gall, il enseigne par ailleurs à 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

Déléguée au Numérique • State of Vaud

Catherine Pugin est la déléguée au numérique du Canton de Vaud, chargée de coordonner la mise en œuvre de la stratégie numérique du Conseil d'État. Titulaire d'un doctorat en informatique, spécialisée dans le domaine de l'ingénierie documentaire, elle a travaillé pendant plusieurs années avec le Commissaire fédéral à la protection des données et à la transparence, puis en tant que chef de projet au Centre pour l'évaluation des choix technologiques (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.

Fondateur et CEO • Metaco

Adrien Treccani est un entrepreneur, auteur et, fondamentalement, un ingénieur logiciel spécialisé en mathématiques financières, en informatique confidentielle, en cryptographie et en actifs numériques. Ancien quant de hedge fund, il conseille depuis plus d'une décennie des banques et des institutions financières sur la Distributed Ledger Technology. En 2015, il a fondé Metaco, une entreprise technologique leader sur le marché fournissant une infrastructure logicielle aux institutions financières et non financières souhaitant intégrer des actifs numériques dans leur modèle commercial. En mai 2023, Metaco a été acquis par Ripple, le leader des solutions Enterprise Blockchain et crypto. Metaco continue de fonctionner en tant que marque et unité commerciale indépendante, avec Adrien à la tête de l'entreprise en tant que CEO, chargé de définir la stratégie et de superviser la croissance de la société. Adrien a enseigné à l'École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) et à l'Université de Lausanne (UNIL) dans le domaine de la cryptographie et des applications financières de la blockchain. Il est un chercheur publié dans les principales revues internationales de finance évaluées par des pairs. Plus récemment, Adrien a coécrit le best-seller intitulé « Blockchain and Distributed Ledgers: Mathematics, Technology, and Economics », une introduction détaillée et autonome aux principes fondateurs de la blockchain, des distributed ledger et des cryptomonnaies, destinée aux professionnels évoluant dans des domaines quantitatifs tels que les mathématiques, l'informatique et la banque. En tant que leader d'opinion reconnu et orateur régulier lors d'événements à grande échelle, Adrien aborde un large éventail de thèmes liés à la blockchain, à la cybersécurité, à la conservation des actifs numériques, aux tokenized securities, à la finance décentralisée (DeFi) et à Web3, avec un accent particulier sur les enseignements tirés de sa participation à des projets technologiques liés aux actifs numériques avec certaines des plus grandes banques et entreprises du monde.

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.