Tech4Trust by Trust Valley
Co-organized with the Idiap Research Institute
Following the launch of the 2nd season of the program in Lausanne, the Tech4Trust by Trust Valley virtual tour of Switzerland made stops in Zug, Zurich and Geneva. On February 11, they will join forces with the Valais network and government for the 4th leg, to discover cutting-edge startups and discuss emerging topics with key experts.
Based in Martigny, in the Swiss Alps, Idiap is involved in local, national and international research projects. Established as a non-profit foundation, Idiap was founded by the City of Martigny, the Canton of Valais, EPFL, the University of Geneva and Swisscom. The Institute has been a leader in artificial and cognitive intelligence since 1991.
With the participation of :
- Mr Christophe Darbellay, President of the Valais Government
- Vincent Riesen, CEO of the Valais Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- François Foglia, Deputy Director of Idiap and President of IdeArk
- Sébastien Marcel, Idiap Research Institute, Head of the Biometric Security and Privacy Group
- Yann Rodriguez, former CTO of KeyLemon, Senior Director of SW and Machine Learning at ams AG
- David Lavorel, CEO of airport and borders at SITA
- Christophe Nicolas, CIO at Kudelski,
- Emmanuel Zurowski, Cybersecurity Program Manager for Groupe Mutuel
- Patrick Siggen, Head of Information Security for the State of Valais
- Line Pillet, Head of the Entrepreneurship & Management Institute at HES-SO Valais-Wallis
- Laurent Sciboz, Director of the HES-SO Institute for Applied Research
And many high-level experts from local companies.
Course
09:15 Welcome by Trust Valley, State of Valais and Idiap Research Institute
09:35 Virtual tour of the Idiap Research Institute laboratory
09:40 1st round of start-up pitches
10:00 Panel 1: Biometrics
10:20 2nd round of start-up pitches
10:40 Panel 2: Cybersecurity and trust
11:00 Virtual tour of the Kudelski IOT laboratory center
11:05 Closing and networking session - Q&A