Alexandre de Boccard advises Swiss and international financial institutions such as banks, securities dealers, fund management companies, asset managers of collective investment schemes, independent asset managers as well as FinTech companies on Swiss financial laws and regulations. He is admitted to the Geneva and New York bar. Alexandre de Boccard is the Chairman of the Swiss Crowdfunding Association.

With a background in interactive media design, Camille is currently the head of operations (COO) at FoodHack: a media and event company whose mission is to provide impact-driven food entrepreneurs the space, knowledge and network for their business to thrive.Originally from Switzerland, she previously worked in London and Istanbul, to return back home in 2016 with a vision and approach to grow the swiss food startup ecosystem. Aside, Camille is also a managing partner at OneRoof Agency, working with companies in the food, tech, sustainability and environmental fields through events, branding, startup engagement and market insights.

Christina is a Food Innovation Passionista aiming to be a part of changing the world for the better! With a core focus on Food Science & Technology, Christina is heading up the Food &Retail Vertical at Kickstart Innovation, Switzerland. She is further a Co-Director at the Zurich chapter of the Founder Institute, supporting early stage Food and AgriTech startups to get off to a great start.

 

Christina holds a Master degree in Food Science and Technology from University of Copenhagen and a Master in European Food Studies from Wageningen University. She spent the first 12 years of her career at Mondelez in roles across R&D, Innovation Management, Marketing and Strategy before she moved into working with entrepreneurs and startups. She has studied and worked in 14 different countries and a special devotion to the Ocean.

Degree in mathematics, PhD in computer science from the University of Geneva, he is passionate about communication and computer systems since the seventies. Creator of three start-ups in Geneva, he served as a pioneering work in publishing (creating Zoe editions), communication (one of the first local radio: Tonic), telecommunications (a start-up named “the Modern concept “).

In 1992, he joined the Swiss government as personal assistant Secretary of State for Science, Research and Education.

Then it will be sent in 95 such science diplomacy at the Swiss Embassy in Washington.

In 2000 he was the first scientist Swiss Consul in Boston where he created the concept of Swissnex.

In 2002 he was appointed as the first Director of the Swiss-French think tank Avenir Suisse, mainly on metropolitan issues and innovation.

In 2012, he launched in co-creation, on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of Neuchâtel, the “Swiss Creative Center” dedicated to new industrial revolution (FabLab, Design Thinking and Think Tank).

In 2014 he founded with Elmar Mock (co-creator of the Swatch) a think tank: ManufactureThinking, actually the first “Industrial Think Tank” of this kind

Daniel Dahinden has been working as Head Corporate Development at SIX since 2016. As part of the strategic realignment of SIX, he has been handed the responsibility of setting up and managing the new Innovation & Digital business unit from 1 April 2018. Daniel Dahinden has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from ETH Zurich. After finishing his studies, he worked as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, following which he completed a Master’s degree in Strategy and International Management at the University of St. Gallen and then an MBA at Nanyang Business School in Singapore. He joined Sulzer in 2006, where he held various positions including Head Business Development. Within the framework of a corporate acquisition, he also worked in the Management Committee of Oerlikon Surface Solutions.

François Corminboeuf est au bénéfice d’une longue carrière professionnelle dans les services IT, tant du côté Client que des prestataires de services, principalement dans le secteur bancaire. Il a exercé de nombreuses positions de management, ce qui lui a donné une compréhension et une expérience très large des technologies et de l’organisation. Il a conduit de nombreux projets d’envergure, que ce soit dans le domaine des infrastructures, que des plateformes bancaires.
François Corminboeuf est actuellement membre du comité de Direction d’iXion, responsable des équipes de projet, du Service Level Management et de la Qualité. Tout au long de sa carrière, il a développé des compétences dans les secteurs de la compliance IT, de l’audit et de la gestion des risques, en relation avec les différentes réglementations et normes. Il a mené avec succès la certification ISO / IEC 20’000 :2011 (ITIL) d’iXion et prépare l’ISO / IEC 27’001 (Sécurité de l’Information). Il est « Certified Data Protection Officer » GDPR.
Il a été auparavant CIO d’une banque privée, après avoir travaillé chez IBM, BCV et Unicible. Il est au bénéfice d’un diplôme EPFL d’ingénieur en Informatique, et d’un diplôme d’ingénieur HES en Microtechnique.

Fabrice Leclerc is an innovator & entrepreneur who believes that making life better is the reason why of any modern business. Over the last twenty years, Leclerc has pioneered innovation as a driving force of positive social & environmental evolution.
Fabrice is an angel of the Swiss Federal Institute of technology and a mentor in the digital & sharing economy.
” modern innovations don’t only aim for higher material rewards, but to make life better, for us, for all living creatures. Our challenge is now to re connect with Life, in harmony with our World, our home, to thrive & evolve.”

Fabrice Leclerc is an innovator & entrepreneur who believes that making life better is the reason why of any modern business. Over the last twenty years, Leclerc has pioneered innovation as a driving force of positive social & environmental evolution.
Fabrice is an angel of the Swiss Federal Institute of technology and a mentor in the digital & sharing economy.
” modern innovations don’t only aim for higher material rewards, but to make life better, for us, for all living creatures. Our challenge is now to re connect with Life, in harmony with our World, our home, to thrive & evolve.”

After receiving his diploma in telecommunications from the Yverdon Engineering School, and a diploma in business management from the Swiss Technical Union, Marco Simeoni founded his first company, LANexpert, in 1995. An entrepreneur at heart, he built and developed several companies, and in 2008, he brought them all together under the Veltigroup umbrella, one of Switzerlands’ leading mid-sized technology companies. In 2008, he meets Stève Ravussin and Franck David with whom he decides to helm a project of monotype multihull racing sailboats. Following the sale of Veltigroup in 2014, he decided to dedicate himself entirely to the foundation Race of Water, in order to put his entrepreneurial spirit at the service of the environment.

Alessandro Seralvo, Director Cornèrcard at Cornèr Bank Ltd., is responsible for the strategic re-alignment of the company as a pure issuer in a market characterized by increased supervisory activities of the antitrust authorities and stronger competition due to the issuance of free credit cards by the two biggest retailers in Switzerland. In addition to the direct responsibility for Cornèrcard, in 2008 he has been nominated as Executive Vice President of the bank which allows him a direct involvement in the setting of the strategic direction of Cornèr Bank and the overall operational management. From 2009 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2015, he was also member of the Board of Directors of Visa Europe Limited and is now member of the Global Advisory Board of Diners Club International. Mr Seralvo holds a degree in economics of the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Jean-Philippe Bersier is a long term career professional within the software and IT services business having held senior management positions for large prestigious international & Swiss companies. He has more than 15 years of experience in sales and consulting for large IT projects in the banking sector. He has acquired extensive experience in Digital Transformation and is a regular speaker for international conferences.
Jean-Philippe Bersier has joined ERI Bancaire in 2002 as Business Development Director. He is in charge of the development of new markets and the management of the sales team. Before joining ERI Bancaire, Mr Bersier was Sales Director for the Financial Markets Division at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Switzerland. He successively worked at Siemens Switzerland before accepting the position of Sales & Marketing Manager at Unicible (acquired by IBM). Mr Bersier holds a MBA in Economics from University of Lausanne (HEC), Switzerland.

Sabrina a fondé la Fondation Nomads avec comme objectif de catalyser les acteurs clés, suisses et internationaux, de l’écosystème de l’innovation. Elle cumule plus de 20 ans d’expérience dans le domaine de l’entreprenariat et dans les organisations sans but lucratifs. A la suite de son master en droit à l’Université de Lausanne et son master en relations publiques et communication à l’Université de New-York, elle a élaboré la loi sur la formation professionnelle dans le canton de Vaud et a joué le rôle de de conseillère personnelle auprès du Conseiller d’Etat en charge de la sécurité et de l’environnement. Elle est la directrice de la Fondation pour la Formation Professionnelle et Continue ainsi que la fondatrice et présidente de la Fondation Nomads.

Tatjana de Kerros-Budkov is an entrepreneurship expert, investor and Venture Builder at Ricolab, leading the corporate venturing and innovation activities at the Ricolab Innovation Lab. In addition, she is an investor with SICTIC, Investiere, and Saudi Business Angels (SIBR) and on the Advisory Board of Lish and Startups House. She is specifically passionate about startups in blockchain, health tech, SaaS, EaaS, machine learning, fintech and B2C consumer tech.

Nicolas is a Tech Entrepreneur & with 20 year’s experience in IT, Telecom & software development working with startups and corporation such a Global Cloud Exchange, Swisscom, Orange and currently Director Strategy & Innovation for the EMEA & APAC area at Invesco.

He has deep expertise in emerging technology & digital distribution with a track record of adapting business models to the changes brought by digital technology. He is a board member, advisor & investor of companies in the Blockchain, Crypto, FinTech, WealthTech, Smart Cities, Digital Business & Real Estate.

Nicolas is a founding member of Level39 in London, the world’s most connected community for finance, cybersecurity, retails and smart city technology businesses. He is the founder of TWIXIS Ventures and partner at the leading Institute 4 Entrepreneurship.

Andreas Iten is a highly experienced innovation & entrepreneurship strategist, with proven leadership skills in high-level innovation, open-innovation, information technology management, and entrepreneurship. Andreas has been working for over 15 years within leading institutions in the IT service, airline & transportation, and the financial industry. In 2015 Andreas was appointed technology innovation lead and occupied the position of Chief Information Officer for the division Financial Information at SIX Group. Today he is responsible for the FinTech Venture Fund of SIX. He is an expert on end-to-end innovation frameworks, innovation ecosystems, entrepreneurial spillovers, emerging technologies, digital innovation, and business transformation. Andreas is a co-founder of the SIXHackathon (Europe’s largest Fintech coding contest), as well as co-founder and board member of the Zurich based F10 Fin Tech Incubator & Accelerator.

Peter is a member of AdNovum’s executive board and responsible for the company’s IT consulting, sales, marketing and communication. He holds a degree in computer science and is interested in topics such as the use of digital identities, cognitive solutions, security, modern software development and interaction design, FinTech, InsurTech and content marketing. AdNovum offers its customers a full set of tailored IT services ranging from IT architecture and security consulting to the design, implementation and maintenance of customized business and security solutions. The offering also includes tailored support services and the products of the NEVIS Security Suite.

Sebastien Brionne is a long term career professional within the software and IT Financial Industry having held senior management positions for a large prestigious international & Swiss Bank.
He has more than 15 years of experience in IT for large Swiss Private Bank. Sebastien Brionne has joined ERI Bancaire in 2018 as Chief Technology Officer of the Geneva Office.

He is in charge of the development of the products, the innovation and the alignment of the product to the market’s needs.

Philippe Nardin est le CTO d’iXion Services SA depuis maintenant 10 ans. Spécialiste dans les domaines des infrastructures informatiques, de la virtualisation et de la sécurité, avec son équipe il a la responsabilité des technologies mise en place chez les clients , que ce soit dans les clouds privés/publics ou en interne. La multiplication des outils de sécurité devient nécessaire à tous les niveaux, afin de se prémunir au maximum des attaques de plus en plus fréquentes. Philippe Nardin prendra un cas d’école, d’une attaque effectuée il y a quelques mois dans une entreprise Genevoise qui a subi un vol important, tout en expliquant quels outils aurait permis à cette entreprise de se protéger.

Marianna Vassallo is Head of Cornèrtrader, the spin-off division of Cornèr Bank engaged in online investments. After having worked as Head of Sales for Saxo Bank in the Italian and the DACH regions, she is now responsible for the strategic market development of Cornèrtrader in both the B2B and B2C segments. With the team of highly motivated professionals, Cornèrtrader has been able to join the Private Banking experience and the values of Cornèr Bank to the dynamisms of digital trading, allowing them to become in a short period of time one the major player in the Swiss market. For over 10 years Marianna has been building up a strong expertise in digital banking, specifically in the areas of sales, operational and marketing. Despite her business background, she is naturally passionate in new technologies and has a deep understanding of programming languages. She believes that start ups will give to banks and big corporations in general the opportunity to achieve the transition towards digitalization they are all looking for. She holds a Master Degree in International Political Science and a Business Master.

Titulaire d’une licence en droit délivrée par l’Université de Fribourg en 1997, Me Sébastien Fanti a obtenu le brevet de notaire en 1999 et celui d’avocat en 2000. Depuis lors, il a orienté ses activités vers le droit des nouvelles technologies de l’information et de la communication, en s’illustrant brillamment dans différentes affaires relevant de ce domaine. Il a récemment complété son cursus, outre diverses certifications en matière de propriété intellectuelle et d’audit des systèmes d’information, en décrochant le diplôme de Professionnel certifié de la confidentialité de l’information/Europe (CIPP/E) délivré par l’IAPP (association internationale des professionnels de la confidentialité). Me Fanti est le fondateur de l’étude Lexing Switzerland, étude qui fait partie du premier réseau d’avocats mondial spécialisés dans le droit du numérique. Il est également à l’origine du site www.lexcar.ch, qui permet aux conducteurs de consulter et de mandater, par le biais d’Internet, un avocat spécialisé en droit de la circulation routière.

Après une licence en droit obtenue en 2006, Me Alexandre Staeger s’est spécialisé en droit, criminalité et sécurité des nouvelles technologies en obtenant le master éponyme, en 2008. Il s’est ensuite perfectionné en assistant le Prof. Philippe Meier, auprès de la Chaire de droit civil et de droit de la protection des données de la Faculté de droit de l’Université de Lausanne, pendant cinq ans. Durant cette période, il a notamment collaboré à la rédaction de l’ouvrage de référence en Suisse romande en matière de droit de la protection des données. Il est lui-même l’auteur, respectivement le co-auteur, de plusieurs contributions scientifiques, toujours dans le domaine on ne peut plus actuel de la protection des données. Après une brève période d’activité dans l’enseignement du droit, Me Staeger a rejoint, en 2016, l’étude Lexing Switzerland et est devenu l’un des proches collaborateurs de Me Sébastien Fanti. Depuis, il est actif dans le domaine du conseil juridique, en particulier pour les affaires concernant le Règlement européen sur la protection des données (RGPD).

Paul is a strategic advisor, Cybersecurity Advocate for Mt-Pelerin (Swiss blockchain project working on the creation of the bank of tomorrow, bridging crypto economy and traditional finance) and a university lecturer. Paul specializes in Blockchain, Cyber Investigation, Infosec and Risk Compliance.  With over 20 years of experience in Big 4 companies, Paul advises corporations in Strategy, Investigation, Cyber Security, Privacy, Governance, Risk and Compliance. Previously, Paul was Partner, regional Head of Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services at Big4 firm and Head of Forensic Technology & Discovery Services Switzerland. Possessing a Master of Computer Science from EPFL, certified CISA, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, (ISC)2 and ISACA active member, he’s also teaching the Master of Advanced Studies in Economic Crime Investigation at various universities. He’s also often solicited as a lecturer at international conferences and seminars.

Stéphanie Hodara El Bez est avocate aux barreaux de Genève et de New York, titulaire d’une licence en droit de l’Université de Genève et d’un LL.M. de Boston University (USA). Elle est associée de l’Etude ALTENBURGER Ltd legal + tax et est responsable du Team Banking & Finance du bureau genevois de cette Etude. Me Hodara pratique dans les domaines du droit bancaire et financier et du droit des sociétés. Me Hodara conseille également des clients actifs dans le domaine des FinTech et plus particulièrement sur le marché des crypto-monnaies. Elle siège au Comité de l’ARIF (Association Romande des Intermédiaires Financiers). Me Hodara donne régulièrement des conférences dans le domaine du droit bancaire et financier.

Fabien Gillioz est avocat et associé en l’Etude Ochsner & Associés à Genève en Suisse. Il est titulaire d’une licence en droit de l’Université de Genève et d’un LL.M. auprès de la Boston University Law School. Fabien Gillioz est spécialisé en droit commercial, droit contractuel et droit des sociétés. Il conseille également des sociétés actives dans le domaine de la Fintech.  Il est membre de la Commission Innovations et Modernisation du Barreau de Genève, membre de l’Advisory Group de la Swiss Legal Tech Association et membre de la Blockchain Taskforce soutenue par la FINMA. 

For Pascal Gallo, diamonds have always been near to his heart. Thanks to his grandfather – a mine prospector in Africa – very early on Pascal developed a deep passion for crystals and precious stones. After his PhD in quantum physics and crystal growth, he joined Prof. Eli Kapon’s group at EPFL to continue his research on fundamental interactions between light and matter in semiconductor nanostructures. He then served as operation planner and Chief Business Development Officer in startups that were active in photonics, before co-founding LakeDiamond.

Alexandre de Boccard est avocat inscrit aux barreaux de Genève et New York. Il conseille des institutions financières telles que des banques, négociants en valeurs mobilières, asset manager ainsi que des sociétés FinTech (crowdfunding, système de paiement et/ou token generating events) dans le domaine de la réglementation des marchés financiers, du droit des contrats ainsi que du droit des sociétés. Alexandre de Boccard assiste des clients afin d’obtenir des autorisations ainsi que des confirmations de non-assujettissement aux lois financières suisses (en lien avec des activités de crowdfunding et/ou token generating events) auprès de l’Autorité fédérale de surveillance des marchés financiers (FINMA). Il est partenaire juridique de la Swiss Crowdfunding Association depuis sa création et intervient en tant que mentor dans le programme PropTech de FinTech Fusion.

Dans les années 70/80, Xavier Comtesse est le co-créateur de trois start-ups à Genève: les éditions Zoé, la radio locale Tonic et «Le Concept Moderne». Il est ensuite haut fonctionnaire à Berne auprès du Secrétaire d’État à la Science avant de rejoindre l’Ambassade Suisse à Washington comme diplomate. En 2000, il crée la première Swissnex à Boston puis rejoint le Think Tank «Avenir Suisse». En 2015 il lance avec quelques experts «HEALTH@LARGE», un nouveau Think Tank sur la santé numérique. Il est mathématicien et docteur en informatique.

Le docteur Gygi a reçu son diplôme de médecin de l’Université de Genève en 1987. Après 5 ans de chirurgie générale et pédiatrique dans divers hôpitaux de Suisse Romande et à l’Insel Spital, il a débuté sa formation en urologie. Après 18 mois, il quitte le service du Professeur Leisinger pour 2 ans de Research Fellowship à Indianapolis University, dans le domaine du cancer de la prostate. A son retour, tout en poursuivant sa formation d’urologue, il fonde avec le Dr David Deperthes PhD l’unité de recherche en urologie dont naquit la Spinn off Med Discovery (développement de médicaments dédiés au carcinome prostatique). Il continue ensuite sa formation pour finalement s’installer en 2001 comme urologue indépendant à Lausanne avec comme pôle d’intérêt majeur, l’urologie oncologique. Dès 2013 il se forme à la Clinique de La Source et devient opérateur sur console Da Vinci.

Expert in AI and cognitive business, Jerome de Nomazy is driving IBM Watson in Geneva and is advising executives on unleashing the power of Cognitive and Big Data to drive digital transformation. From keynote speaker to initiating innovation projects, he supports the adoption of AI technologies to target business outcomes. With more than 20 years of experience in business and IT consulting, he leverages his experience of driving transformation projects to keep technology focused on a value-driven approach.

Ancien instituteur primaire, Pierre Dillenbourg obtient un master en Sciences de l’Education (université de Mons, Belgique). Il commence à Mons ses recherches sur les technologies de formation en 1984 et obtient ensuite une thèse en informatique de l’Université de Lancaster (UK) dans le domaine des applications éducatives de l’intelligence artificielle. Il a été Maître d’Enseignement et de Recherche à l’Université de Genève. Il rejoint l’EPFL en 2012, Il fut le directeur académique du Centre pour l’’Education à l’Ere Digitale (CEDE) qui met en oeuvre la stratégie MOOC de l’EPFL (plus de 2 millions d’inscriptions). Il est actuellement professeur ordinaire en technologies de formation au sein de la faculté Informatique et Communications et dirige laboratoire d’ergonomie éducative (CHILI). Son livre “Orchestration Graphs ” propose un langage semi-formel pour le design didactique. Il est le directeur de DUAL-T, la ‘leading house’ dédiée aux technologies pour les systèmes de formation professionnelle duale. En 2017, Il a créé avec des collègues le ‘Swiss EdTech Collider’, un incubateur qui rassemble 70 start-ups dans le domaine des technologies éducatives. En 2018, ils ont lancé LEARN, le centre EPFL pour les sciences de l’apprentissage, lequel regroupe les initiatives locales en innovation éducative.

Jean-Marc Tassetto, co-fondateur de Coorpacademy, a fondé Coorpacademy en 2013 afin de satisfaire son ambition entrepreneuriale dans un domaine qui le passionne, la formation au service de l’employabilité et de la transformation digitale des entreprises. Précédemment, il a dirigé Google France et la division grand public et marketing de SFR qu’il avait rejoint en 1997. Il a débuté sa carrière au sein du groupe Danone où il a occupé des fonctions de direction marketing. Diplômé de l’ESCP et titulaire d’un DEA de Sciences de Gestion, il est également professeur affilié à HEC et administrateur de sociétés. locales en innoivation éducative.

For more than 20 years, Laetitia Kulak has held positions in the Human Resources sector.
In 2009, she founded Global HR Talents to promote technology in the HR world in Switzerland.
Laetitia Kulak is a digital HR ecosystem specialist, she trains and connects HR to all HR Tech solutions and tools to inject innovation and agility into their processes. Founder of the disruptive event “HR Tech Drink”, she also brings her expertise as a columnist for the HR press in Switzerland, as a specialist in digital transformation.

Nicknamed “little genius” by the New York Times, Frédéric Dreyer is a Doctor of Science from EPFL and holds Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Environment, as well as an Executive MBA from HEC Geneva.

With a solid experience of more than 10 years in the industry, the former director of the research and development department of Panerai (Richemont Group) has contributed to major innovations in microtechnology. At the age of 37, he has filed more than twenty patents on technological applications, physico-chemical effects and mechanical watchmaking.

Director of the Office for Promotion of Industries and Technologies (OPI) since April, he is in charge of innovative projects such as the European study of feasibility of drone-taxis in Geneva and Echosmile, the autonomous on-demand shuttles for industrial areas. His technical sensitivity and understanding of the industry allow the OPI to support companies on their 4.0 transformation in an ever-changing ecosystem.

Yohann is an accomplished Marketing & Communication professional with an extensive experience in Digital. At age of 21, he started his first business in what would become 10 years later commonly referred to as SaaS. He then worked 10+ years as an HR Consultant in IT. Passionate about digital and innovation, he has been actively supporting the Swiss community over the last 5 years through his role as Strategic Marketing Officer at Alp ICT, the Cluster for Digital in Western Switzerland. He holds a Master in Marketing & Communication from ESCEM Business School of Tours in France.

Christian Natale, Responsible for the Steinway Spirio at Musik Hug, the leading swiss music retailer and holds a Master in Law from Pisa University in Italy.
Christian is an accomplished retail and sales professional having held management positions for renowned international and swiss companies, with a solid experience in the piano industry.
As a former Apple Software Trainer, certified in the music program Logic Pro, he is passionate about digital and innovation and has been actively pushing the adoption of new technologies in the swiss piano market.