Our Trusted Advisory Board

Our Advisory Board brings together visionaries and leaders from cybersecurity, academia, government, and venture capital—guiding Tech4Trust startups to global success.

Why an Advisory Board Is Essential

1 - Strategic Guidance

Go-to-market advice from experienced leadership

2 - Quality Signal

Third-party recognition by global experts

3 - Network Accelerant

Access to investors, institutions, and pilot opportunities

Leading Experts & Thought Leaders

Lajla Aganovic

Lajla Aganovic

Head of Venture Engagement - Logitech

Safia Agueni

Safia Agueni

Tech Program Lead Personalised Medicine - Roche

Nagib Aouini

Nagib Aouini

CEO - DuoKey

Maël Azokly

Maël Azokly

Attorney at Law - WalderWyss

Marc Barbezat

Marc Barbezat

Director of Digital Security #RSSI - Canton de Vaud

Vincent Bieri

Vincent Bieri

Investor, advisor and board member - Vibes

Leo Bolchanine

Leo Bolchanine

Senior Information Security Risk Manager - Sygnum

Yan Borboën

Yan Borboën

Partner / Leader Digital Assurance & Trust - PwC Switzerland

Francesca Bosco

Francesca Bosco

Chief of Strategy - Cyber Peace Institute

Patrick Botteron

Patrick Botteron

Head Sales and Markets Private Banking - BCV

Christophe Bouillard

Christophe Bouillard

Chief Information Security Officer - Mirabaud & Cie

Iohannès Bry

Iohannès Bry

Head of innovation and business intelligence - Canton de Vaud (SPEI)

Gilles Burnier

Gilles Burnier

Senior Innovation Expert - Groupe Mutuel

Alain Couttolenc

Alain Couttolenc

Corporate Development Officer - MINT

Olivier Crochat

Olivier Crochat

Executive Director - C4DT EPFL

Maxime Descombes

Maxime Descombes

Global CISO - L'Occitane International

Stéphane Duguin

Stéphane Duguin

Chief Executive Officer - Cyber Peace Institute

Philippe Emery

Philippe Emery

Consultant Cyber Security

Catherine Fankhauser

Catherine Fankhauser

Senior Information Security Risk Manager - Sygnum

Franck Franchin

Franck Franchin

CEO - DFI Service SA

Antoine Geissbuhler

Antoine Geissbuhler

Vice-recteur - UNIGE

Patrick Ghion

Patrick Ghion

Head of the Regional Cyber Competence Centres for Western Switzerland - Republic and State of Geneva

Fabrice Guye

Fabrice Guye

Vice President, Head of Strategy and Business Development - ELCA Security

Anne Headon

Anne Headon

Director HUB Entrepreneurship and Innovation - UNIL

Bolko Hohaus

Bolko Hohaus

Vice President Director Investors Romandie - SICTIC

Sylvain Jaccard

Sylvain Jaccard

Swiss Advisor

Ekaterina Khrustaleva

Ekaterina Khrustaleva

Chief Operating Officer - ImmuniWeb

Bernard Kirsch

Bernard Kirsch

Global Head of Data Privacy - L'Oréal BeautyTech

Martin Leuthold

Martin Leuthold

Head of Data, Security & Network, Deputy MD - Switch

Jean-Christophe Makuch

Jean-Christophe Makuch

Head of Digital Technologies - SICPA

Sébastien Marcel

Sébastien Marcel

Senior Member of the Research Staff - Idiap Research Institute

Pascal Marmier

Pascal Marmier

Unlimitrust Campus Director - SICPA

Roberto Martelloni

Roberto Martelloni

Cyber Security and Data Protection CTO - UBS Next

Frédéric Mauger

Frédéric Mauger

Chief Product Officer - SwissSign

Christophe Nicolas

Christophe Nicolas

Group Chief Information Officer - Kudelski

Philippe Niederhauser

Philippe Niederhauser

Chief Sales Officer - Touchless Biometric Systems

Guillaume Pahud

Guillaume Pahud

Head of Digital Strategy - SGS

Sylvain Pasini

Sylvain Pasini

Professor in Information Security - HEIG-VD

Lennig Pedron

Lennig Pedron

CEO - Trust Valley

Patrice Perche

Patrice Perche

International Advisor

Yohann Perron

Yohann Perron

Innovation Advisor - Innovaud

Line Pillet

Line Pillet

Head Institute Entrepreneurship & Management - HES-SO Valais-Wallis

Jean-Marc Rickli

Jean-Marc Rickli

Head of Global and Emerging Risks - Geneva Centre for Security Policy

Joe Sarno

Joe Sarno

Executive Vice-President - Fortinet

Vera Steullet

Vera Steullet

International Advisor

Paul Such

Paul Such

CEO - Swiss Post Cybersecurity

Andreas Tölke

Andreas Tölke

Head FinTech & Digital Trust - Swisscom

Mathieu Verbaere

Mathieu Verbaere

Head of Architecture - ELCA

Aditya Yellepeddi

Aditya Yellepeddi

Swiss Biotech Association

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