Speakers
Julia Aymonier
Head of Digital Transformation at API
Mária Bicsi
Cybersecurity Project Manager at PSYND
Mária Bicsi possesses a consolidated background in Identity and Access Management and she has nearly a decade of experience in cybersecurity, with extensive expertise in data protection, compliance, cyber awareness, and risk management. She is a certified project manager, holding CC, CDPP and PRINCE2 along with numerous security product certifications. Mária has a proven track record of successfully leading a variety of projects to completion. In addition to her project management responsibilities, Mária serves as the Community Manager and Event Organizer for the Swiss CyberSecurity organization. Furthermore, she is the primary organizer of the Zero-Day Conference, a premier security event in the Swiss Romande region.
Kai Bitterschulte
Principal Technology Advocate at Cloudflare
Kai Bitterschulte, a Principal Technology Advocate at Cloudflare, combines expertise in AI/ML security with a strong background in cyber threat intelligence. He has advised ministries on national cybersecurity strategies and brings a research-driven approach to helping organizations build resilient defenses against evolving attack vectors. Kai is focused on the future of AI security.
Francesca Bosco
Chief Strategy Officer at CyberPeace Institute
Francesca Bosco has 18+ years of experience in international law, cybersecurity, and human rights, working with the United Nations and the World Economic Forum on research, capacity building, and technical assistance in justice, peace, and security. As Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Foresight at the CyberPeace Institute, she leads strategic vision, program development, and multistakeholder engagement to reduce cyber threats and promote sustainable cyberpeace.
Martin Bosshardt
CEO at Anapaya
Martin Bosshardt is a visionary leader focused on driving growth for small and large companies. Prior to Anapaya, he led Open Systems for 22 years to acquisition in 2017 and has led teams in various IT companies, including ABB. In addition, Martin serves as Chairman of Westhive and sits on the boards of several initiatives. Today, he spearheads Anapaya’s mission to revolutionize connectivity for a safer and more resilient digital future.
Joanna Bouckaert
Lead for Center for Cybersecurity at World Economic Forum (WEF)
Joanna is a Lead at the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Cybersecurity. She ran initiatives on future technologies, including AI, drives engagement with private sector partners and leads the CISO community. Prior to joining the Forum, Joanna worked for 7 years in consulting services where she led a range of projects helping organisations solve their most pressing cybersecurity challenges. Joanna has specialised in cyber risk management and cyber risk governance, and has experience across a variety of domains such as cyber incident response, OT security, and network security. She holds an MSc in Risk Analysis from King’s College London.
Jakub Bryl
Global Head of Security and Compliance (CISO) at Tenthpin
Jakub is a business-oriented leader with over 20 years of experience driving IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance transformation in regulated industries. He enjoys navigating challenges at the intersection of information security, AI, quality, and legal obligations and specializes in building agile GRC frameworks that align business needs with compliance. Jakub believes that innovation and simplicity can meet even the most stringent regulatory demands. As a dynamic speaker and published expert, he shares his expertise at conferences worldwide. Currently, he serves as a Global Head of Security and Compliance (CISO) at Tenthpin, a global consulting boutique for the Life Sciences industry.
Sebastien Carriere
Global Head of Technology, Operations and Cybersec at LDC
Sébastien Carriere is Global CTO & Group CISO with over 20 years of experience transforming technology for multinational organizations. Currently working at Louis Dreyfus Company, he drives complex infrastructure and security initiatives in more than 100 countries. Sébastien excels at aligning cybersecurity strategies with business objectives, orchestrating major transformations, and fostering innovation. Holding multiple industry certifications—including CISSP, CCSP, and CISM—Sébastien actively participates in global cybersecurity communities, where he shares best practices and collaborates with peers. He also engages on advisory boards for cybersecurity solution providers, helping shape innovative, AI-driven solutions against emerging threats. Sébastien is passionate about fortifying digital resilience and advancing security through collaboration, innovation, and thought leadership.
Shlomi Feldman
Product Manager at CATO Networks
Shlomi Feldman joined Cato Networks about a year ago, bringing with him over 20 years of experience in the field of industrial automation, primarily within the power sector. Throughout his career, he had the opportunity to work on projects across the globe, gaining a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Eight years ago, he joined to Check Point software technologies, where he served as the global subject matter expert for OT security. Later, he took on the role of Product Manager for IoT and OT security. His journey has been driven by a passion for securing critical infrastructure and advancing technology in the industrial sector.
Christian Folini
Program Chair Swiss Cyber Storm Conference
Dr. Christian Folini is a Swiss security engineer and open source enthusiast. He brings 15 years of experience with ModSecurity configuration in high security environments, DDoS defense and threat modeling. Christian Folini is the author of the 2nd edition of the ModSecurity Handbook and the best known teacher on the subject. He serves as the program chair of the “Swiss Cyber Storm” conference and he is a member of the steering committee for the Swiss National Cyber Strategy.
Patrick Ghion
Chief Cyber Strategy Officer at Geneva State Police
Patrick Ghion joined Geneva State Police in 1997 after five years of experience in Swiss Banks. Since 2015, he has been Executive Head of Forensic Sciences and has developed the Strategy of Cyber Investigations with a triptych of Analysts, Investigators, and Forensics. This long-coming strategy led him to build and run the Regional Cyber Competence Center for Western Switzerland (RC3) in 2019. Since 2023, he has been the Chief Cyber Strategy Officer at Geneva State Police while keeping his duties of the RC3. He is now responsible for building partnerships between Law Enforcement agencies and Public, Private, and Academics at the International Level.
Mike Hart
Head of Cloud Security Alps and CEE at Google Cloud Security
Mike leads the Alps and CEE region for Google Cloud Security which was created with the merger of Google Cloud's Security business and Mandiant. Prior to the acquisition of Mandiant by Google Cloud Mike led Western Europe for Mandiant. Up until the separation of Mandiant and FireEye Mike was responsible for CEE at FireEye. Prior to joining FireEye, Mike spent 17 years at Symantec in various leadership roles including responsibility for Global Accounts in EMEA and APJ and Specialist Sales in Europe.
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Cyrille Larrieu
Senior Solutions Engineer at Trend Micro
Cyrille Larrieu has already accumulated 26 years’ experience in the security industry. Cyrille has worked for international manufacturers or publishers, and more particularly within American companies such as Internet Security Systems and Network ICE, both of which became the properties of the mainframe giant IBM (for a period ~6 years) then worked successively for the North American publisher Cisco Systems (for 7 years) and then Juniper Networks (7 years), before then joining the innovative startup Zscaler to cover Southern Europe ( ~5 years) to evangelize on new Zero Trust principles and finally Cyrille Larrieu joined Trend Micro at the beginning of 2022 as a Senior Pre-Sales Engineer to cover the D.A.CH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). He has been nominated as the Juniper press speaker for the French market for the security topic between 2011 to 2017. Cyrille Larrieu is a senior pre-sales consultant specialized in logical cyber security solutions and the fight against digital cyber threats with a very strong knowledge of network infrastructures of data centers, campuses, remote sites, Cloud and SaaS applications, but also new paradigms such as Zero Trust and SASE, SSE, and XDR. Cyrille Larrieu supports and advises large and multinational companies and telecom operators as well as small and medium-sized companies in the adoption of new simple, rapid, agile security policies aligned with their business needs and adapted to the new digital transformation model. that the use of SaaS applications requires and to gradually move towards the Cloud.
Kim Larsen
CISO at KeepIT
Kim Larsen is an experienced keynote speaker, negotiator, and board advisor on cyber and general security topics, with experience from a wide range of organizations, including NATO, EU, Verizon, Systematic, and a number of industry security boards. Kim Larsen started his career in the Danish National Police and subsequently spent nine years with Security and Intelligence Service (PET) where he served as delegate for the Danish government in both NATO’s and the EU’s security committees. Moving into the private sector to act as strategic advisor on government, public and financial sector matters, and developing security organizations and partnerships in companies such as Verizon, Huawei and Systematic, he has served on the information security board of the Danish Industry confederation (DI) and Danish Council for Digital Security for 10 years.
Martin Lee
EMEA Lead, Talos Strategic Planning & Communications
Martin is technical lead of security research, and EMEA Lead for Talos, Cisco’s threat intelligence and research organization. He seeks to improve the resilience of the Internet and awareness of current threats through researching system vulnerabilities and changes in the threat landscape. He has published widely on cyber security issues, and advises many organisations on the techniques used by criminals to subvert networked systems. Martin started his career researching the genetics of human viruses, but soon switched paths to follow a career in IT. With 20 years of experience within the security industry, he is CISSP certified, a Chartered Engineer, and holds degrees from the universities of Bristol, Cambridge, Paris-Sud and Oxford. He lives in Oxford and when he isn’t in front of a computer is often to be found running through the countryside.
Mathieu Louvet
Head of Cyber Defense at BCV
Mathieu Louvet is a globally experienced cybersecurity and risk management leader, currently heading Cyber Defense at BCV (Banque Cantonale Vaudoise). With over 16 years of success driving security innovation across global enterprises, Mathieu blends deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to build high-performing teams and future-ready cyber programs. Certified GIAC GCTI and ISO 27005, Mathieu’s expertise spans Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, and Enterprise Risk Management — all underpinned by a passion for automation and intelligence-driven decision making. Prior to BCV, Mathieu held leadership roles at Philip Morris International, Samsung Electronics, and Wavestone, delivering security transformation initiatives across Europe and Asia. At PMI, he envisioned and built a global threat intelligence-driven cyber defense capability, aligning proactive risk management with business priorities. At Samsung, he pioneered the security framework for Smart TV cloud services and launched the company’s first Bug Bounty program for IoT products, bridging the gap between product security and external researcher collaboration. Known for his ability to tackle complex strategic challenges, Mathieu excels at designing innovative solutions from the ground up, fostering a culture of collaboration, and empowering diverse teams to deliver measurable business impact. A strong believer in the transformative power of technology, Mathieu actively explores agentic AI and its disruptive potential in cybersecurity, continuously experimenting with AI-driven approaches to enhance threat detection, response automation, and adaptive risk management.
Detlev Narr
Senior Consultant Threat Intelligence at Kaspersky Labs
Detlev Narr is Senior Consultant Threat Intelligence Services at Kaspersky Labs GmbH. This area of responsibility includes security services that can be used highly effectively independently of Kaspersky products. This results in the following benefits for customers: Transfer of expertise from Kaspersky to the customer, enhancement of existing solutions by enriching them with Kaspersky data, provision of research results, feedback on the cybersecurity of their own systems, and much more.
Kevin Noll
Kevin Noll | Global CTO | Bata
Kevin is a highly accomplished IT professional with over 25 years of experience driving IT evolution, operational excellence, and transformative change. His expertise spans Infrastructure, Operations, and Cybersecurity, alongside strategic IT leadership, cost optimization, and the development and execution of comprehensive IT strategies and roadmaps. Kevin has a proven track record in business process analysis, project management, and governance, consistently delivering results that align with organizational objectives.
Kirsty Paine
Field CTO at Splunk
Kirsty provides technical thought leadership for strategic accounts at Splunk. An experienced technologist, strategist and security specialist, Kirsty thrives on understanding difficult problems and finding creative solutions. Kirsty has spent a decade working in cyber security, engaging in international technical fora and with UK and European policymakers on topics spanning security, privacy, cryptography, AI and internet technologies. Kirsty is also a Fellow at the World Economic Forum.
Adrian Pisarczyk
Principal Consultant Mandiant, Google Cloud
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Philip Scheidl
Manager, Sales Engineering at CrowdStrike
Philip is leading the Alpine Sales Engineering team and a noted speaker. Before he built up CrowdStrike’s Pre-Sales Team for the Alpine region he worked closely with customers across all verticals and sizes supporting them in hardening their IT-Security. He looks back on several years at Austrias's largest IT Service Provider Kapsch BusinessCom before starting at CrowdStrike and finishing his Master’s Degree in IT Security.
Thierry Silly
Cybersecurity Architect at Check Point
Thierry has over 25 years of professional experience in Cybersecurity. He has held a variety of roles within enterprises, integrators and leading technology vendors. As Cybersecurity Architect at Check Point, Thierry assists Swiss companies strengthening their defences against contemporary cyber threats by designing effective security architectures. His focus is on the practical application of frameworks, strategies and solutions, tailored to the specific requirements of each organisation.
Mauro Verderosa
IAM and Cybersecurity Architect at PSYND
Mauro is a Cybersecurity and IAM Expert with +20 years of experience in the field. Specialized in Identity and Access Management since 2007, joining some of the most important projects in Europe covering the design and the implementation of complex solutions and architectures. He use to work in strongly regulated environments as financial and health care sectors. Holder of some of the most important cybersecurity certifications including CISSP, CCSP, HCISPP, CSSLP and the only ISC2 Official Trainer in Switzerland. He is also the President of the ISC2 Suisse Romande Chapter and the founder of Swiss-CyberSecurity.ch.
Filip Verloy
Field CTO EMEA & APJ Rx at Rubrik
Filip Verloy serves as Field CTO EMEA & APJ for Rubrik X. In that role, Filip engages and advises customers, partners and the security industry at large, sharing his experience, insights, and strategies on data security. Prior to joining Rubrik, Verloy was the Global Field CTO at API security start-up Noname Security, and has previously served at various IT vendors including Citrix, Dell, Riverbed, and VMware in roles ranging from Staff Architect to Solutions Executive supporting some of the largest and most complex customer environments. He has been in the IT industry for over 20 years, spanning the customer-, consulting-, and vendor-side.
Jérémy Voisin
Managing Director CHEOPS Cyberdefense & CISO CHEOPS Technology Switzerland
Jérémy Voisin is a multifaceted security professional. Serving as Chief Information Security Officer (CHEOPS Technology Switzerland), he is also the director of a Cyber Defense division (CHEOPS CYBERDEFENSE). In charge of 2 Security Operations Centers, 2 CSIRTs and a CERT in 2 different countries, he has had the chance to work and provide services to many clients in several fields of activity (industry, private banking, Swiss canton, NGOs, etc.). The plurality of fields of activity in which Jérémy has been able to work allows him to have a global vision of cyber activities and will ensure that the services delivered are aligned with the best solutions and leading solutions in the sector.
Kunal Anand
Chief Technology Officer & Chief Information Security Officer at Imperva
Kunal joined Imperva when Prevoty, a company he co-founded in 2013 and where he served as CTO, was acquired by Imperva in August 2018. Before joining Prevoty, he was the Director of Technology at BBC Worldwide. Kunal has a deep history of innovation and technical expertise, and has held roles leading security, data, technology, and engineering teams at Gravity, MySpace, and the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab.
Mária Bicsi
Cybersecurity Project Manager at PSYND
Mária Bicsi possesses a consolidated background in Identity and Access Management and she has nearly a decade of experience in cybersecurity, with extensive expertise in data protection, compliance, cyber awareness, and risk management. She is a certified project manager, holding CC, CDPP and PRINCE2 along with numerous security product certifications. Mária has a proven track record of successfully leading a variety of projects to completion. In addition to her project management responsibilities, Mária serves as the Community Manager and Event Organizer for the Swiss CyberSecurity organization. Furthermore, she is the primary organizer of the Zero-Day Conference, a premier security event in the Swiss Romande region.
Florent Bitschy
CISO at CyberPeace Institute
Florent is responsible for establishing and driving the Institutes information security vision. He leads the IT team to monitor and maintain the security of the Institutes applications, databases, digital infrastructure, and website. He has over 25 years’ experience as an infrastructure and information security manager, Cloud Cybersecurity engineer and DevOps . He started his career in multiple startups as a system administrator, then spent 20 years at the Ecoles des Mines (France) as a Professor of System Secure programming and Cybersecurity. He has also held the role of RSSI (Cybersecurity officer) for L’Ecole des mines de Saint Etienne Florent holds an MA in Relational Database, ‘Université d’Aix-Marseille, and an engineer Diploma in Signal Treatment, Télécom Saint‐Etienne.
Jakub Bryl
Global Head of Security and Compliance (CISO) at Tenthpin
Jakub is a business-oriented leader with over 20 years of experience driving IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance transformation in regulated industries. He enjoys navigating challenges at the intersection of information security, AI, quality, and legal obligations and specializes in building agile GRC frameworks that align business needs with compliance. Jakub believes that innovation and simplicity can meet even the most stringent regulatory demands. As a dynamic speaker and published expert, he shares his expertise at conferences worldwide. Currently, he serves as a Global Head of Security and Compliance (CISO) at Tenthpin, a global consulting boutique for the Life Sciences industry.
Rohan Chitradurga
VP, Product Management at Vectra AI
Rohan Chitradurga is the VP of Product Management at Vectra AI where he is responsible for developing the strategy, roadmap and capabilities of the Vectra AI platform and all products. He has 20+ years of experience in the network & security industry. Over the last 7 years at Vectra AI, he has been responsible for developing and launching various products in the Vectra AI platform including Recall, Stream and Detect for M365 and Azure AD. He received his MBA from Wharton School of Business where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar. Prior to that, he did his undergraduate in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi and graduate in electrical engineering from USC.
Marc Etienne Cortesi
CISO at Baloise Group
Marc Etienne Cortesi studied computer science at ETH Zurich. After holding various roles in IT consulting, he joined Baloise in 2011. Until 2016, he led the group-wide IT audit and for the past 7 years he has been responsible for information security as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Marc Etienne Cortesi is board member of the Swiss Financial Sector – Cyber Security Centre, which aims to strengthen the cyber resilience of the financial sector and promotes institutional cooperation between financial institutions and authorities. In addition, he passes on his knowledge to master's students in the Information & Cyber Security program as a guest lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
Guillaume Couchard
Threat Analyst at SEKOIA
Guillaume Couchard is a threat analyst & detection engineer and has been working for Sekoia.io since March 2020. Previously he worked for F-Secure Countercept as a threat hunter and at the National Cybersecurity Agency of France (ANSSI) as a threat intelligence analyst. Now he is more focused on detection engineering driven by threat intelligence and loves all the great challenges to improve in trying to catch attackers.
Simon Dunand
Director, Cyber Advisory at Ontinue
Marco Eggerling
CISO EMEA at Check Point
Passionate information security professional and transformational leader with more than 20 years of experience focused on holistic information governance and security as well as risk management and compliance across industries and geographies. Strong experience in building and leading large-scale security programs enabling organizations to deliver high value product and services and enhance digital trust. Marco’s mission as CISO EMEA is help both increase resilience and deliver against the global information security strategy. He holds a LL.M. in IT Law from the University of Edinburgh as well as several certifications
Nathalie Gratzer
Project Leader NCS at Swiss confederation : FONES
Nathalie is a cyber security enthusiast. Obtaining her Master of Science in Business Information Systems ignited her enthusiasm for cyber security and crisis management. Since 2020, she is project manager in the National strategy for the protection of Switzerland against cyber risks (NCS) at the Federal Office for National Economic Supply (FONES). There, she develops cyber security recommendations for critical infrastructures (Minimalstandards) and leads projects like the vulnerability analysis of FONES 2021. She focuses on strengthening resilience for critical infrastructure suppliers against cyber risks through a holistic approach. To actively and passionately shape the cyber and crisis management worlds, Nathalie is engaged as Chair of the Swiss Cyber Institute’s Critical Infrastructure Working Group and as an officer at the Swiss Armed Forces.
Loïc Guézo
Sr. Director, Cybersecurity Strategy, EMEA at Proofpoint
As Director of Cybersecurity Strategy, Loïc Guézo is responsible for overseeing Proofpoint's strategic development with clients and partners in Southern Europe, as well as acting as an expert representative within the ecosystem. With 30 years of experience, Loïc Guézo advises large companies on their cybersecurity defence strategies, and ensures that Proofpoint's clients have a consistent view of today's advanced threats and how to protect their people, data and brands to be better protected. Previously, Loïc Guézo has held various positions in the IT industry since 1988, including at Trend Micro, EDF (nuclear control system) Sagem (NATO design engineer), Agence Française de Développement (Overseas IT Manager) and IBM France (CTO Security Services). Recognised as an expert in the field of information security and risk management, Loïc Guézo is regularly interviewed by the international media and press agencies and has been identified as one of the "Top 100 French Cyber Influencers" in 2019. Since 2023, Loïc has been Vice President of CLUSIF (the leading association for digital security in France, with 1,200 members) and also Lieutenant-Colonel (RCDS) of the Gendarmerie Nationale, attached to the Gendarmerie Command in Cyberspace (COMCYBERGEND).
Dana Guran
Head IAM Transformation Program
Results-driven professional specializing in Identity and Access Management with over 15 years of experience, Dana has a proven track of critical IAM initiatives delivery coordinating multi-cultural, cross-departmental teams. Currently she is leading a strategic program with impact across business functions and IT and is responsible for defining and implementing the vision and strategy for IAM with the end objective to improve the company’s security posture as well as increase operational efficiency and compliance.
Diego de Haller
Cybersecurity Lead at Frontiers
Diego de Haller is a results-driven professional specializing in cybersecurity. With a wealth of experience in the field, he is passionate about safeguarding businesses from potential threats. Diego possesses a deep understanding of network security, data protection, and risk assessment. His expertise extends to vulnerability testing, incident response, and security audits.
Aris Koios
Technology Strategist at CrowdStrike
Aris is a trusted leader with over 16 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry working in various management positions and technical consulting roles across 3 continents. As Technology Strategist for CrowdStrike he is part of the CTO office and responsible for creating and communicating the company’s technical vision and strategy for Central Europe, facilitating the entry of new security technology concepts to market to help customers and partners to prevent breaches and manage risks.
Dimitri Konstantas
Professor, Director of MAS in Information Security at UNIGE
Dimitri Konstantas is a Professor at the Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM) of the University of Geneva (CH), director of the Information Science Institute (ISI), and member of the Information Service Science Institute of the University Center of Computer Science (CUI), having served at different positions (vice-dean, faculty president, elected dean). Prof Konstantas started his carrier in electronic engineering and computer science, and since 1987 is active in research in various areas (Object Oriented systems, e-commerce services, networks, IoT, Information Security, mobile services, e- and m-health services of elderly, business development), with more than 150 publications in international conferences, journals, books, and book chapters and with participation and leadership in numerous European projects, as well as nominations as a consultant and scientific expert for several international companies and government. Since 2011 he directs the Master of Advanced studies in Information Security of the University of Geneva, and directs research in different aspects of cybersecurity, from IoT to e-services and mobile applications. In the last 5 years he is directing large research projects in Autonomous Mobility for public transportation (European projects AVENUE, ULTIMO), where the questions of cyber security are a crucial element for the success of the mobility services.
Peter Kosel
Founder & Talent Community Manager at cyberunity AG
Peter has been working internationally as a "MATCHMAKER" for over 20 years - a passion that has become the common thread in his personal and professional life. Wherever connecting the right specialists with exciting companies is the order of the day, that's where you will find Peter - be it in HR consulting, in management and IT consulting or in the corporate environment of high-tech companies. Since September 2020 he has taken this passion to new heights with his startup, cyberunity - A cyber-security-career-community which, in addition to forward-looking talent acquisition, is primarily concerned with the topics of cyber-security awareness and emotional intelligence. Peter is all about establishing and developing vibrant relationships with future employees. In today's competitive professional environment, it is a fatal error to wait until a vacancy opens up before putting out feelers for the right candidates. That would be like the sales team only starting to approach customers when sales are urgently needed. Top candidates (especially in the cybersecurity field) are spoiled for choice and must be approached, enticed and ultimately won over proactively and as early as possible. Instead of "war for talents", KNOW YOUR TALENTS is the order of the day. (cyberunity - KNOW YOUR TALENTS is my slogan)
David Mantock
Group Director of Digital Trust and CISO at DocMorris
David is a dedicated IT professional with over 20 years of experience. And as such is passionate about keeping our digital world safe. Currently David is the Group Chief Information Security Officer at DocMorris. In this exciting role David leads an international team of specialists. This team focuses on: Application Security DevSecOps Cloud Security Physical and Infrastructure Security DocMorris is a founding member of the European Association of E-Pharmacies. In this context David has helped to set-up a Cybersecurity and Data Protection Committee. Thus, enabling all members to gain valuable insight and share knowledge. Before his current role David was the very first CISO of SPIE Switzerland. In his tenure David helped the company achieve ISO 27001 certification. He also introducing several innovative technical measures. His human centric approach helped to establish a thriving security ambassadors’ program. He likes to embrace the power of the collective and as such has collaboration style based on clarity, empathy, focus, and creativity. When not at work, David enjoys time with his family and immersing himself in nature by venturing into the forest.
Olivier Martinet
Group CISO at TX Group
Olivier Martinet, after studying Latin & Computer Science, spent a long time at HP Europe being a specialist in Unix performance, kernel & clusters. He then branched out being a Chief Visionary at the HP Innovation Centers Worldwide, created in 1999, advocating the use of technology to C-Level customers. He joined TX Group in 2014, to be an Enterprise Architect in the Infrastructure team with a little 20 percent security.. After a major attack and with the support of the top management and a very creative CISO, he was able to help completely flip security at TX Group and turn it into a world-class security with some very unconventional approaches. He currently acts since April 2022 as the Group CISO at TX Group (formerly known as Tamedia AG) Switzerland’s largest private media company.
Kirsty Paine
Field CTO at Splunk
Kirsty provides technical thought leadership for strategic accounts at Splunk. An experienced technologist, strategist and security specialist, Kirsty thrives on understanding difficult problems and finding creative solutions. Kirsty has spent a decade working in cyber security, engaging in international technical fora and with UK and European policymakers on topics spanning security, privacy, cryptography, AI and internet technologies. Kirsty is also a Fellow at the World Economic Forum.
Roland Sako
Security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab
Roland Sako is a security researcher with the Kaspersky Switzerland. Based in Geneva, he works for the Kaspersky ICS CERT, where his responsibilities include vulnerability research as well as the development and delivery of technical trainings. With a background in security consulting and training development, Roland has a strong interest for embedded devices security. He also employs gamification to engage learners in security- related subjects. Roland holds a Masters degree in Legal Issues, Crimes, and IT Security from the University of Lausanne.
Vanja Svajcer
Technical Leader at Cisco Talos
Vanja Svajcer works as a Technical Leader at Cisco Talos. He is a security researcher with more than 20 years of experience in malware research, cyber threat intelligence and detection development. Prior to joining Talos, Vanja worked as a Principal Researcher for SophosLabs and led a Security Research Team at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Vanja enjoys tinkering with automated analysis systems, reversing binaries and analysing mobile malware. He thinks time spent scraping telemetry data to find indicators of new attacks is well worth the effort. He presented his work at conferences such as Virus Bulletin, RSA, CARO, AVAR, BalCCon and others.
Marc Uldry
CISO at IMD
Marc Uldry is the Head of Information Security (CISO) at the IMD Business School in Lausanne, and member of the IMD Data Protection committee. Since he joined Marc led IMD to the ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications, as well as the establishment of a co-managed security operation center. Marc is involved in multiple cloud security projects to support IMD’s cloud first strategy. Prior to this position, he worked as pre-sales engineer, security architect and consultant for various cybersecurity companies such as Kudelski Security and Dell Secureworks. Marc obtained his Master’s degree in Microengineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL). He holds several certifications including CISM, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and Data Protection Officer (GDPR).
Mauro Verderosa
IAM and Cybersecurity Architect at PSYND
Mauro is a Cybersecurity and IAM Expert with +20 years of experience in the field. Specialized in Identity and Access Management since 2007, joining some of the most important projects in Europe covering the design and the implementation of complex solutions and architectures. He use to work in strongly regulated environments as financial and health care sectors. Holder of some of the most important cybersecurity certifications including CISSP, CCSP, HCISPP, CSSLP and the only ISC2 Official Trainer in Switzerland. He is also the President of the ISC2 Suisse Romande Chapter and the founder of Swiss-CyberSecurity.ch.
Filip Verloy
Field CTO EMEA & APJ Rx at Rubrik
Filip Verloy serves as Field CTO EMEA & APJ for Rubrik X. In that role, Filip engages and advises customers, partners and the security industry at large, sharing his experience, insights, and strategies on data security. Prior to joining Rubrik, Verloy was the Global Field CTO at API security start-up Noname Security, and has previously served at various IT vendors including Citrix, Dell, Riverbed, and VMware in roles ranging from Staff Architect to Solutions Executive supporting some of the largest and most complex customer environments. He has been in the IT industry for over 20 years, spanning the customer-, consulting-, and vendor-side.
Jérémy Voisin
Managing Director CHEOPS Cyberdefense & CISO CHEOPS Technology Switzerland
Jérémy Voisin is a multifaceted security professional. Serving as Chief Information Security Officer (CHEOPS Technology Switzerland), he is also the director of a Cyber Defense division (CHEOPS CYBERDEFENSE). In charge of 2 Security Operations Centers, 2 CSIRTs and a CERT in 2 different countries, he has had the chance to work and provide services to many clients in several fields of activity (industry, private banking, Swiss canton, NGOs, etc.). The plurality of fields of activity in which Jérémy has been able to work allows him to have a global vision of cyber activities and will ensure that the services delivered are aligned with the best solutions and leading solutions in the sector.
Mehmet Yaliman
Sr. Solutions Architect EMEA at Ping Identity
Mehmet has been working in the Identity space for over a decade, spending time in various roles at the customer, integrator and vendor sides. In his current role at Ping Identity as a Sr. Solutions Architect he supports customers and prospects across EMEA to find the right solution for their next identity-related project. After starting his IT career in 2007 with web and application development, Mehmet moved to the Identity and Access Management space in 2009, continuing to navigate in the same since then. Mehmet has worked in various roles, from consultant to support engineer and architect, on all fronts, system integrator, customer and vendor. In 2018 he (re-)joined Ping Identity in his current role as a Senior Solutions Architect for EMEA.
Doron Zimmermann PhD
Lead Security Strategy, Risk and Compliance at Pragmatica AG
Accomplished and results driven senior security manager with national security background at cabinet level in government and board level in private sector leading full spectrum of cyber, information, and corporate security domains for finance, energy, logistics, and telecommunication industries. Proven ability in information security conception/architecture, threat intelligence analysis, editing/streamlining of products, and balancing various contact and interest groups; cross-departmental security stakeholder management in private sector, federal administration, and in research/teaching. Adept at establishing security standards for numerous regulated industries and in critical (information) infrastructure protection (e.g. ISO 27001/2; ISACA Implementation Guide for 27001; NIST; BSI Standard 100-1; ASIS Enterprise Security Risk Management). Demonstrated history of success in corporate security risk management and cooperation with authorities at federal, EU (ENISA), and professional/specialist associations (ASIS, ECSA, ISACA).
Mark Barwinski
Global Head of Cyber Operations at UBS AG
As the Global Head of Cyber Operations at UBS AG in Zurich, Switzerland, Mark is responsible for strategy and transformation of the Security Operations Center, and driving development of cyber capabilities through organically developed supervised machine learning and artificial intelligence enabled tools. Mark’s previous roles in Europe include Global Head of Cybersecurity Protection and Detection at Siemens (Germany), and a variety of advising roles as a CISO and Cyber Security Director at PwC Switzerland. Before emigrating to Europe, Mark spent nearly 12 years in a variety of technical and senior leadership roles at the National Security Agency (NSA), where he began his cyber career developing offensive software capabilities at Tailored Access Operations (TAO) – the elite NSA hacking team. He was recognized by General Alexander, Director NSA, for outstanding contributions in Computer Network Operations (CNO) two years running (2007-2008). As a cyber “civilian”, he volunteered for two tours in Afghanistan supporting cyber intelligence operations and spent two years representing the NSA Threat Operations Center (NTOC) to Canada’s Intelligence Agency – Communications Security Establishment (CSE), closely supporting joint operations and FVEY collaboration.
Johan Bjerke
Principal Security Strategist at Splunk
Johan Bjerke is a Principal Security Strategist working for SURGe, Splunk’s strategic security research team in Stockholm, Sweden. He is a researcher and contributor to Splunk’s security Rapid Response events, is the lead developer for Splunk Security Essentials, the most popular app on Splunkbase and is an active contributor to the global Splunk and Security communities. Johan is also chairing the Splunk Security SME community group in EMEA.
Daniel Caduff
Deputy Head of Secretariat at FONES
Daniel Caduff is a political scientist and a digital native. He earned his master’s degree at Zurich University, focusing on security-policy. After some years in consulting, he joined the Swiss Federal Office for National Economic Supply in 2014 as a project manager for the Swiss National Cyber Strategy. Today, Daniel works as the Deputy Head of Secretariat at FONES, leading the cybersecurity team. He focus on strengthening resilience for critical infrastructure suppliers against cyber risks in a holistic approach. Daniel is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). He is a member of the Steering Committee for the Swiss National Cyber Strategy and a member of the Industrial Resources and Communications GROUP (IRCSG) at NATO. He contributes regularly to national and international cyber- and security-policy conferences.
Julien Chesaux
ICT Security Expert at UEFA
Julien Chesaux worked for a Swiss-American cybersecurity company, NGOs, and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. He publishes in a variety of magazines and think tanks, speaks in international conferences, judges cybersecurity competitions and exams, and teaches cybersecurity, cyberdiplomacy, and cyber geopolitics for the UN notably. Julien obtained his Master’s degree in Strategic Studies from the University of Aberdeen after completing a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a specialization in International Relations from the University of Lausanne. He is CISSP, CISM and Security+ certified. Currently, he studies an EMBA.
Michael Doujak
Product Manager at Airlock (Ergon)
After his studies at the ETH Zurich, Michael Doujak went through various positions. For 20 years he has planned and implemented different projects and solutions in the field of Identity Management. Particularly noteworthy are 10 years in the banking industry in the area of IT infrastructure and security. He was responsible for the development of SwissSign as issuer of qualified certificates in Switzerland, the development of the EPD infrastructure and the referral platform solution of the Swiss Post. He is a profound expert in the field, from the underlying technology up to the business use cases. Michael Doujak is currently working as Product Manager for Airlock at Ergon Informatik.
Fabian Gasser
Head of Cyber Advisory at Ontinue
Fabian is the Head of Cyber Advisory at Ontinue. His teams protect customers globally by localizing detection & response measures, by providing expert support in incident response scenarios, and by helping customers proactively improve their security posture to stop attacks. Having previously built and operated the Ontinue Cyber Defense Center over several years as Head of SOC, Fabian commands extensive experience in the technical and operational intersections of threat detection and response. Fabian has a background in security software engineering and architecture, and has authored several security products. His research in applying machine learning for digital forensics was published in academic literature and has resulted in a startup.
Craig Gibson
Principal Threat Defense Architect at Trend Micro Research
Craig Gibson is the Principal Threat Defense Architect of Trend Micro Research. He has been a United Nations Delegate to China. He has co-published research with Europol cybercrime and United Nations counterterrorism, telecom, artificial intelligence, and robotics entities. Craig’s research is in 5G/6G, telecom, identity, autonomous vehicles and drones, national identity, public sector, and cascade failure. As a serial entrepreneur he has been on multiple private and public sector boards.
Nicolas Groh
Field CTO EMEA at Rubrik
At Rubrik for 5 years, Nicolas has been the Field CTO for Europe since 2019. Twenty years of experience in backup with a predilection for databases and data governance across the IS. Seasoned Pre-Sales, Technology evangelist with proven track records and experience across various geos. Interactions with various verticals and all size of customers, consulting with CIOs/CTOs to admins and DBAs.
Fabrice Guye
Head of Strategy and Business Development at ELCA
Experienced Senior Manager and Business Director within Cyber Security field with extended management responsibilities. Currently holding two positions within the ELCA Group. General Manager of Senthorus, a new company delivery 247/ SOC Services for our customer. And also leading the strategy, business development and sales activities for all cybersecurity topics at ELCA. Fabrice is also personally acting as a trusted advisor for CISOs of large companies (billion dollars companies with more than 10’000 employees).
Andy Harris
CTO at Osirium
Andy Harris, Inventor of the MIMESweeper series of products (MAILSweeper, WEBSweeper etc) has been intrigued by cybersecurity from a war dialing attack to modern day ransomware. As CTO of Osirium he understands how privilege on victim systems is the key goal of attackers, how they obtain privilege and how they use it for lateral movement, and in some cases to disable protection from anti-malware. Andy still codes, has an active github account and manages a home network of over 150 devices.
Florian Hartmann
Cloud Subject Matter Expert at CrowdStrike
Is a Cloud Subject Matter Expert and experienced Sales Engineer for Cyber Security with the focus on Cloud and endpoint Security. He is working 2 ½ years at CrowdStrike covering Switzerland. For more than 20 years he worked closely with international companies and their global IT-Security and Network teams building considerable expertise in network, network security and cloud security. Prior to CrowdStrike, he worked for A10 Networks, Zscaler and Forescout.
Jean-Marc Hilaire
Technology Solution Professional at Microsoft
Jean-Marc is currently a Technology Solution Professional at Microsoft covering solutions around Identity Access Management, Identity protection, devices management and protection, Information protection, cloud application and access security. He spend most of his career in the services industry as a Principal Consultant at Microsoft working on application architecture with a string focus on Identity and security he also used to be a Software Design Engineer and a Program Manager at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond.
Angelo La Penna
CISO EMEA at Swiss Re
Passionate cybersecurity professional and transformation leader with more than 17 years of experience focused on security, governance, risk and compliance across different highly regulated industries. Strong experience in leading large transformation security programs enabling organizations delivering high value product and services and enhancing digital trust and reputation. Angelo currently suppors Swiss Re to build their global cybersecurity strategy, as CISO EMEA. He holds several certifications, like the CISSP. Angelo currently leads the global cybersecurity team as CISO at Swiss Re.
Fabien Leimgruber
Senior Program Manager at CyberPeace Institute
Senior Program Manager Fabien joined the CyberPeace Institute in 2020. His role is to build up the CyberPeace Builders’ network. Fabien has several years experience in cybersecurity in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. He managed the Cyber Threat Intelligence Unit at Kudelski Security and then he joined the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as the Information Security Awareness Adviser. He has a Masters of Law in Criminality and Information Security from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.
Olivier Martinet
Group CISO at TX Group
Olivier Martinet, after studying Latin & Computer Science, spent a long time at HP Europe being a specialist in Unix performance, kernel & clusters. He then branched out being a Chief Visionary at the HP Innovation Centers Worldwide, created in 1999, advocating the use of technology to C-Level customers. He joined TX Group in 2014, to be an Enterprise Architect in the Infrastructure team with a little 20 percent security.. After a major attack and with the support of the top management and a very creative CISO, he was able to help completely flip security at TX Group and turn it into a world-class security with some very unconventional approaches. He currently acts since April 2022 as the Group CISO at TX Group (formerly known as Tamedia AG) Switzerland’s largest private media company.
Sebastien Michel
Principal Solution Architect at Elastic
Sebastien Michel started his security journey at HSBC as internal security auditor and CISO of HSBC Private Bank in France. He spent 8 years at Qualys as a technical account manager in France and Switzerland. In 2019, he joined Elastic as Principal Solutions Architect.
Benoit Ramillon
Cybersecurity Architect at Stablehouse
Benoit Ramillon is the Cybersecurity Architect at Stablehouse. Benoit is a seasoned cybersecurity expert with 13 years of experience in international environments providing security advisory in various domains and for companies of all sizes. During his career, Benoit had the opportunity to carry out a full range of different roles including team leader, technical presales, partnership and portfolio manager, trainer, professional services consultant, and CISO-as-a-Service. Benoit obtained his Engineering degree in Computer Science and a Master of Business Administration through a dual degree program. He holds several certifications including the CISSP, Security+, CySA+, SANS GDAT, GCLD, and GSOM.
Sylvian Ravot
Cyber and IT Risk Exec. Director at Sygnum Bank
Sylvain Ravot is an Information security professional with over 20 years of experience in the management of large scale security programs in Swiss banking industry with a proven track record in supervising global transformation initiatives within complex, international and cross-functional organizations. He holds a master degree in Communication Systems from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL). He focuses on managing technology risks and cybersecurity from a business risk perspective, to deliver cost efficient risk assurance. His goal is to create and promote advanced security capabilities that enable organizations to explore opportunities they would previously have been too cautious to exploit, while operationally managing ever-increasing cyber threats.
Terry Ray
SVP Data Security GTM, Field CTO and Fellow at Imperva
Terry Ray is the SVP and Imperva Fellow for Imperva Inc. As a technology fellow, Terry supports all of Imperva’s business functions with his years of industry experience and expertise. Previously he served as Chief Technology Officer where he was responsible for developing and articulating the company’s technical vision and strategy, as well as, maintaining a deep knowledge of the Application and Data Security Solution and Threats Landscape. Earlier in his tenure at Imperva, he held the role of Chief Product Strategist where he consulted directly with Imperva’s strategic global customers on industry best practices, threat landscape, application and data security implementation and industry regulations.
Holger Schindler
Senior IAM Engineer at Cloud Security Alliance
Self-motivated Cybersecurity professional experienced in supporting network infrastructure for multi-user and remote environments. Adept at communicating with key stakeholders in assessing project needs. Innovative and solutions-focused IT Risk & Security Manager.
Daniela Streng
VP of EMEA at Invicti
An accomplished leader in the Enterprise Technology space, Daniela has proven experience building foundations for high-performance sales teams. In her role as VP of EMEA at Invicti, Daniela is focused on helping the organization drive rapid growth and scale operations to improve go-to-market strategies. Prior to joining Invicti, Daniela was the VP & GM for EMEA at LogicMonitor where she increased business exponentially and helped land one of the largest customers in the organization’s history. Daniela was also the Sales Director in EMEA for Autotask (acquired by Datto), where she helped scale operations in Germany, the UK, and the Netherlands while building a robust community of managed service providers in EMEA.
Neil Thacker
EMEA & LATAM CISO at Netskope
Neil Thacker is EMEA and LATAM CISO for Netskope and holds over 20 years’ experience in the information security industry with previous roles at Swiss Re, Deutsche Bank and Camelot Group. Neil is advisory board member to the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), advisory board member to NeuroCyber, and co-founder and board member to the Security Advisor Alliance (SAA). Neil is CISSP, CIPP/E and CEH certified and is a frequent speaker and author of cybersecurity, data protection and privacy-related content. In late 2021, Neil was listed as one of CSO Online’s CSO30 which recognises 30 outstanding senior security professionals in the UK for demonstrating outstanding business value and thought leadership within their organisation.
Marc Uldry
CISO at IMD
Marc Uldry is the Head of Information Security (CISO) at the IMD Business School in Lausanne, and member of the IMD Data Protection committee. Since he joined Marc led IMD to the ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications, as well as the establishment of a co-managed security operation center. Marc is involved in multiple cloud security projects to support IMD’s cloud first strategy. Prior to this position, he worked as pre-sales engineer, security architect and consultant for various cybersecurity companies such as Kudelski Security and Dell Secureworks. Marc obtained his Master’s degree in Microengineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL). He holds several certifications including CISM, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and Data Protection Officer (GDPR).
Mauro Verderosa
IAM and Cybersecurity Architect at PSYND
Mauro is a Cybersecurity and IAM Expert with +20 years of experience in the field. Specialized in Identity and Access Management since 2007, joining some of the most important projects in Europe covering the design and the implementation of complex solutions and architectures. He use to work in strongly regulated environments as financial and health care sectors. Holder of some of the most important cybersecurity certifications including CISSP, CCSP, HCISPP, CSSLP and the only ISC2 Official Trainer in Switzerland. He is also the President of the ISC2 Suisse Romande Chapter and the founder of Swiss-CyberSecurity.ch.
Laura Voicu
Head of Security Assurance and Risk Management at Elastic
Laura Voicu has a PhD in data management and has more than 15 years of experiences in roles revolving around data, security and the intersection of the two: data architecture and governance, data operations, AI and robotics process automation, security architecture and cyber risk quantification. She is passionate about (big) data and machine learning and currently focuses her work on exploring the use of data science and machine learning to drive innovation in information security assurance.