
Speakers at the FSS Security Talks
The FORUM SECURITY SWITZERLAND would like to thank all the speakers and panelists who contributed to a neutral and cross-interest Swiss security discourse as part of an FSS Security Talk.
Gallery
(alphabetical, function partly as of occasion)

Johann Alessandroni
Head of Information Security Governance, Excellium Services by Thales Group

Alexandra Arni
Head of ICT at Swiss Bankers Association and Vice President of the Swiss FS-CSC

Judith Bellaïche
Former National Councillor (GLP, ZH)
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Dr. Marcel Berni
Lecturer Strategic Studies ad interim, Military Academy (MILAK) at the ETH Zürich ​
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Roland Borer
Former National Councillor (SVP, SO)
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Jürg Bühler
Vice Director, Federal Intelligence Service (NDB)
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Dr. Ladina Caduff
Director Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Schweiz
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Prof. Dr. Oliver Diggelmann
Professor of International Law and Constitutional Law, University of Zurich

Dr. Myriam Dunn-Cavelty
Senior Lecturer in Security Studies, Center for Security Studies (CCS), ETH Zurich

Bruno Ehrler
Senior Lecturer in Security Studies, Center for Security Studies (CCS), ETH Zurich

Oberst i Gst Robert Flück
Project Command Cyber, Swiss Army

Prof. Dr. Christopf Frei
Political scientist and professor of international relations, University of St. Gallen

Katharina Fulterer
Partner, Eraneos Switzerland AG
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Franz Grüter
Chairman of the Board of Directors of green.ch Group; National Councillor (SVP, LU)

Dr. Hans Häfliger
Delegate for national economic supply, BWL
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Dr. Wolfgang Herles
Former Head of Political Affairs, ZDF
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Vera Jourova
Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency

Roger Keller
Regional Manager Aarau, New Aargauer Bank
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Margret Kiener Nellen
Former National Councillor (SP, BE)
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Peter Kummer
CIO, SBB
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Dr. Matthias Leese
Senior Researcher, Center for Security Studies (CSS)
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Chief of Armaments Urs Loher
Director of the Federal Armaments Office armasuisse
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Romain Markwalder
Deputy Coordinator OSCE, FDFA
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Nicolas Mayencourt
Founder & Global CEO, Dreamlab Technologies
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Prof. Dr. Holger Mey
Vice President Advanced Concepts, Airbus Defence & Space
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Prof. Dr. Herfried Münkler
emeritus professor of political science at Humboldt University of Berlin

Estelle Pannatier
Policy & Advocacy Manager, AlgorithmWatch CH
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Stefan Preuss
Head of the Institute for Information Security, ETH Zurich
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Maja Riniker
National Councillor (FDP, AG); Member of the Security Policy Committee

Werner Salzmann
Councillor of States (SVP, BE); Mem-ber of the Security Policy Committee

Daniel Schlup
Head of Emergency and Crisis Management, SBB
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Florian Schütz
Director of the Federal Office for Cybersecurity
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Laura Soltermann
Militia officer, Swiss Army
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Mauro Tuena
National Councillor (SVP, ZH); Mem-ber of the Security Policy Committee

Martin von Muralt
Delegate for the Swiss Security Association
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Paul Winiker
District President, Canton lucerne
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Thomas Würgler
Former. Commander at the Zurich Cantonal Police and Partner at Umbruch Lawyers

Viola Amherd
Federal Councilor, Head of the DDPS
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Claude-France Arnould
Former Managing Director European Defense Agency, EDA
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Armin Berchtold
President, Association of Swiss Security services company (VSSU)
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Peter Beschnidt
Former Military Attaché of the German Embassy in Bern
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Stefan Brem
Head of Risk Fundamentals and Research Coordination, BABS
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Dr. Maya Bundt
Head Cyber & Digital Strategy,
Swiss Re
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Micheline Calmy-Rey
Former Federal Councillor; former Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

Josef Dittli
Council of States (FDP, Uri); Member of the Security Policy Committee
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Philipp Eder
Head of Drones & Robots, Swisscom Broadcast Ltd

Prof. Dr. Simon Evenett
Professor of International Trade and Economic Development, University of St. Gallen

Oberst Reto Ulrich Flühmann
Deputy Chief of Operations Group B, Swiss Army
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Dr. Stefanie Frey
Managing Director Deuter Cyber Security Solutions GmbH,
Member of Advisory Group ENISA

Dr. Katja Gentinetta
Political philosopher, University of Lucerne
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Prof. Dr. Allan Guggenbühl
Director, Institute for Conflict Management IKM
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Sandra Hauser
Head Transformation & Technology and Member of the Management Board, Zurich, Switzerland

Dr. Stefan Holenstein
President, Association of Swiss Military Societies (VMG)
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Prof. Dr. Lutz Jäncke
Professor of Neuropsychology at the University of Zurich
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Hans-Peter Kellerhans
Former division officer and deputy Editor-in-Chief, ASMZ
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Generalmajor Georg Klein
Head of Operations Department, Armed Forces Base Command, German Bundeswehr

Dr. Wolfram Kuoni
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ferrexpo AG
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Martin Leuthold
Head of Division „Security & Network“, SWITCH
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Dr. Jörg Mäder
Freelance programmer and former National Councillor (GLP, ZH)
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Hernani Marques
Board member, Chaos Computer Club Switzerland
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Divisonär Claude Meier
Former Delegate for national economic supply, BWL
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Dr. Alexander Muhm
Head of Freight Transport and Member of Group Management, SBB

Marcus Naef
CEO, Swiss Sign Group
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Dr. Michael Paul
Co-author of the study “Security in a Connected World” (2019) and Managing Partner, EY

Simon Plüss
Minister, Deputy Head of Bilateral Economic Relations, SECO
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Dr. Thomas Rothacher
National Councillor (FDP, AG); Member of the Security Policy Committee

Dr. Benjamin Scharte
Head of the Risk and Resilience Research Team, Center for Security Studies (CCS), ETH Zurich

Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter
National Councilor (Die Mitte, BL); Member of the Foreign Policy Committee

Jennifer Scurrell
Director of the Federal Office for Cybersecurity
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Major General Thomas Starlinger
Militarty Representative of Austria to the European Union an NATO​​​

Dr. Julie Villinger
Head of Meteorology,
Meteomatics AG
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Dr. Armgard von Reden
Chairman Women in International Security Germany
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Dominik Winter
Head of Physical Security & Safety, Swisscom
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Mariana Wyss Ross
Swiss Mission to the OSCE in Vienna, FDFA
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Gerhard Andrey
National Councillor (Greens, FR); Member of the Security Policy Committee

Sibel Arslan
National Councilor (Grüne, BS); Vice-President of the Foreign Affairs Committee

Regula Bernhard-Hug
Director, Kinderschutz Schweiz
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Marianne Binder-Keller
Councillor of States (Die Mitte, AG); Member of the Security Policy Committee

Dr. Stefan Brupbacher
Director, Swissmem
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Anne-Marie Buzatu
Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace Foundation
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Rainer Deutschmann
Head of Security & traffic, Migros Cooperative Association

Brigadier Raynald Droz
Commander of the Military Police and former Chief of Staff Operations Command, Swiss Army

Markus Eggenberger
Head of Security Police, Cantonal Police of Graubünden
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Beat Flach
National Council (GLP, AG), Member of the Political Affairs Committee
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Patrick Fontana
Deputy Chief of Operations Group B, Swiss Army
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Dr. Peter Friedli
Partner, Eraneos Switzerland AG
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Dr. Thomas Gremiger
Director, Geneva Center for Security Policy
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Prof. Dr. Michel Guillaume
Head of the Centre for Aviation, ZHAW

Beat Hensler
Conference Secretary, Central Switzerland Intergovernmental Conference ZRK

Eva Hürlimann
Founder Vivacitas
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Hans-Jürg Käser
Head of joint security exercise 19 and former president of the KKJPD
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Lisa Kondratieva
Former division officer and deputy Editor-in-Chief, ASMZ
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Dr. Martin Krummenacher
KPM doctrine research and development, Swiss Army
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David Lanz
Head of Conflict Mediation Department, swisspeace
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Adrian Lobsiger
Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner
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State Secretary Markus Mäder
State Secretary for Security Policy
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Dr. Adrian Marti
Partner, Eraneos Switzerland AG
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Werner Meier
Former Delegate for national economic supply, BWL
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Andreas Münch
Member of the General Directorate, Migros Cooperative Association

Moritz Oberli
Co-author of the study “Security in a Connected World” (2019) and Managing Partner, EY

Prof. Dr. Adrian Perrig
Head of the Institute for Information Security, ETH Zurich
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Pälvi Pulli
Head of Security Policy, DDPS
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Martine Ruggli
President, Swiss Pharmacists Association pharmaSuisse
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KKdt Aldo C. Schellenberg
Founder of Schellenberg Consulting; former Deputy Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces

Tobias Schoch
Chief Security Officer, AXA Switzerland
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Major General Jürgen Setzer
Deputy Inspector CIR and CISO, Bundeswehr
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Thomas Süssli
Chief of the Army, Swiss Army
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General Jörg Vollmer
General (ret.), Bundeswehr; former Commander of NATO's Allied Joint Forces Command

Dr. Jürg Wildi
BoD Member, Meteomatics AG |
Partner, v2sky

Stefan Wittwer
Director, Bildung Bern
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