Trust Valley Day 2022 - Online

Date

6 October 2022
8.30am – 6pm
(followed by a cocktail)

Location

Forum
Rolex Learning Center
Broadcasted event

Registration

About the event

Join us for the online broadcast of the Trust Valley Day, the annual event in cybersecurity and digital trust in Switzerland.

This event brings together the actors of digital trust and cybersecurity in the Lake Geneva region.

Organized in partnership with the cantons of Vaud and Geneva, EPFL, IHEID, HEIG-VD, HES-SO Geneva, UNIGE, UNIL, ELCA, GCSP, Kudelski, SGS, SICPA and Wisekey, this day aims to strengthen cooperation between public, private and academic players, support innovation and foster the emergence of new talent in the field of cybersecurity.

Numerous local and international speakers will participate in a broad reflection on the challenges of cybersecurity and the means to protect critical infrastructures and local societies. It will also be an opportunity to present the Tech4Trust accelerator program and the companies selected for this 4th edition.

Registration for the online broadcast, accessible to the public, is available below.

Speakers

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Agenda

08:30

Discours de bienvenue

Mrs. Fabienne Fischer – State Councillor, Head of the Department of Economy and Employment of the Republic and State of Geneva
Mrs. Isabelle Moret – State Councillor, Head of the Department of Economy, Innovation, Employment and Patrimony of the State of Vaud

08:50

La cybersécurité, un avantage compétitif pour les PME (in French)

Jacques Boschung, SVP & General Manager EMEA, Kudelski Security
Antoine Coetsier, COO and co-founder, Exoscale
Valéry Naula, Digital Business Manager, Plumettaz
Frédéric Pilloud, Directeur, Association Sécurité Riviera
Florian Schütz, Federal Cybersecurity Delegate, National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC)
Discussion lead: Patrick Ghion, Head of the Regional Cyber Competence Centres for Western Switzerland (RC3)

09:30

Trust Valley

Lennig Pedron, Executive Director, Trust Valley

09:40

La confiance dans la digitalisation de la société suisse (in French)

Alexander Barclay, délégué au numérique, République et Canton de Genève
Catherine Pugin, déléguée au numérique, État de Vaud

09:55

La cybersécurité en tant que nouvel enjeu stratégique

Philippe Amon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SICPA

10:05

Recruiting talent: how to improve employability in cybersecurity?

Olivier Crochat, C4DT, EPFL
Öykü Isik, Professor of Digital Strategy and Cybersecurity, IMD
Pierre Maudet, Chief Digital Transformation Officer, WiseKey
Sarah Moussouni, VP Engineering, CYSEC
Yves Pitton, Chief Business Solutions Officer, ELCA
Discussion lead: Frode Hvaring, HR Guide, Culture with Talent

10:35

Coffee Break

11:00

Talents : solutions et engagements de la part d’entreprises suisses pour former et diversifier les métiers techniques

Sergio Alves Domingues, CTO, SCRT
Yves Chardonnens Cook, Director, Fondation pour la Formation Professionnelle et Continue (FFPC)
Véronique Leresche-Roy, VP RH, CSEM
Sylvain Pasini , Professor, HEIG-VD
Discussion lead: Delphine Seitiée, Secrétaire Générale, AlpICT

11:35

A sustainable digital world: governance and the role of Switzerland

Delphine Donné, General Manager Business Group Creativity & Productivity, Logitech
Jacques de Werra, Director of the Digital Law Center at the School of Law of the University of Geneva, UniGE
Patrice Perche, Chief Revenue Officer, Fortinet
Mauro Vignati, Adviser Digital Technologies of Warfare, ICRC
Ambassador Benedikt Wechsler, Head of Division for Digitalisation at Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA
Discussion lead: Jean-Marc Rickli, Head of global and emerging risks, GCSP

12:20

Lunch break

14:00

Tech4Trust Season 4 Kickoff

Raphaël Conz – Deputy Director, Office for Economic Affairs and Innovation, State of Vaud
Nicholas Niggli – Deputy Secretary General, Office of Economic Development, Research and Innovation, Republic and State of Geneva

14:20

1st Round: Startup Pitch

Line Pillet, Head of the Institute Entrepreneurship & Management, HES-SO
Simone Fortin, CISO, MSC Cruises

14:40

The role of VC corporates and startups in innovation

Edouard Bugnion, Professor Data Center Systems & academic director Swiss Data Science Center, EPFL
Daniel Gerber, Head of Corporate Development, Swiss Post Communication Services
Rodolphe Harand, Managing Director, YesWeHack
Paul Such, CEO, Hacknowledge (acquired by Swiss Post)
Discussion lead: Lalja Aganovic, Head of Ventures Engagement, Logitech

15:20

2nd Round: Startup Pitch

Olivier Crochat, Executive Director, C4DT, EPFL
Vera Steullet, Head of Digital Food Safety Department, Nestlé

15:40

Coffee break

16:00

Key success factors for start-ups facing challenging times

Shira Kaplan, Founder, Cyverse & Cyverse Capital
Jean-Damien Marie, Global Co-Head of Investments, Barclays Private Banks
Stephen Parkins, Global Head of Corporate Incubation, SGS
Alexis Roussel, COO, Nym Technologies
Discussion lead: Vincent Bieri, Co-founder, Nexthink

16:40

3rd Round: Startup Pitch

Mathieu Verbaere, Head of Architecture, ELCA
Stephen Parkins, Global Head of Corporate Incubation, SGS

17:05

Tech4Trust Alumni

Laurent Combe, Community Account Management, SWITCH
Olivier Eyries, Co-founder, Saporo
Juan Ramon Troncoso-Pastoriza, CEO, Tune Insight
Discussion co-lead: Evelina Georgieva, Co-founder, Pryv & Ass. Partner “Data Privacy” at Open Web Technology
Discussion co-lead: Yan Borboën, National Leader Digital Assurance and Cybersecurity & Privacy, PwC Switzerland

17:35

4th Round: Startup Pitch

Leo Bolchanine, Head of Cybersecurity, AdNovum
Gérard Le Roy, Group IS Director, SICPA

17:55

Closing

Jean-Philippe Lallement, Managing Director, EPFL Innovation Park

18:00

Cocktail & Networking