Dr. Jean-Marc Rickli
Head of Global and Emerging Risks, Geneva Center for Security Policy GCSP
Dr. Jean-Marc Rickli heads the Global and Emerging Risks Department at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in Geneva. He is also co-chair of the NATO Partnership for Peace Consortium's (PFPC) Emerging Security Challenges Working Group and lead advisor for the Future Society's AI initiative. Rickli also represents the GCSP at the United Nations, advises Gulf State Analytics in Washington and is a non-resident fellow at TRENDS Research and Advisory in Abu Dhabi.
Prof. Touradj Ebrahimi
Director Multimedia Signal Processing Group EPFL
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL
Prof. Dr. Ebrahimi teaches and researches in the field of multimedia signal processing and has chaired the JPEG nomination committee since 2014, which has developed a series of standards that have revolutionized the world of image processing. He represents Switzerland as head of delegation at JTC1, which is responsible for the information technology ISO and IEC. He also advises the European Commission and other government funding bodies in Europe as an expert. Ebrahimi is the founder of several start-ups and spin-off companies, including the most recent RayShaper SA, a research start-up dealing with AI-powered multimedia.
Admiral Dr. Thomas Daum
German Chief of Cyber and Information Domain Service
After training as a naval officer and studying computer science at the University of the Bundeswehr in Munich, Thomas Daum served as a naval gunnery officer in the speedboat flotilla and as deputy commander of the 3rd speedboat squadron in Flensburg. He was also Head of the Information Technology Department at the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support in Koblenz. Daum was also Deputy General Manager, Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer of the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) in Brussels. Since 2020, he has been responsible for the management of the Cyber and Information Space organizational area.
Elisa Torres
Founder & CEO at Girls in Quantum
17-year-old Elisa Torres from Chile is the co-founder and managing director of Girls in Quantum, an international initiative that aims to inspire women and girls from all over the world to enter the field of quantum computing. Elisa Torres was also selected as a finalist for the Global Student Prize 2023.
Christian-Marc Lifländer
Head of NATO Cyber Defense Section
As Senior Cyber Policy Officer on NATO's International Staff, Christian-Marc Lifländer is responsible for the development and implementation of cyber defense policy across NATO. Previously, he worked as an advisor in the Estonian Ministry of Defense, as Director of Policy Planning and Advisor to the Minister of Defense. Lifländer has received several awards from the Estonian Ministry of Defense for his work.