Finanz-und-Wirtschaft-Forum: Inseln der Aufmerksamkeit

Program

Speakers

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  Ivana Bartoletti Chief Privacy and AI Governance Officer Wipro Limited

  Ivana Bartoletti is the Global Data Privacy and AI Governance Officer at Wipro. She is an internationally recognised thought leader in the fields of privacy, data protection and responsible technology. A Council of Europe expert on AI and human rights, she has recently authored a study on the impact of artificial intelligence on gender equality. In February 2023, Ivana was appointed as the inaugural visiting cybersecurity and privacy executive fellow at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business, where she collaborates closely with Pamplin faculty and Ph.D. students on privacy, data protection and new technologies. Ivana is co-editor of \"The AI Book,\" a handbook for investors, entrepreneurs, and fintech visionaries, and is author of \"An Artificial Revolution, on Power, Politics and AI.\" Bartoletti is founder of the influential Women Leading in AI network that brings together female thinkers, scientists, academics, businesswomen, and politicians to influence the future of artificial intelligence on a global scale. From 2020 to 2022, Bartoletti was visiting policy fellow at the University of Oxford, where she focused on furthering global sharing of information through the context of privacy, security, data protection, and human rights. In 2022, Ivana received the Privacy Leader of the Year, Technology award at the PICCASO Awards in London for her work at the intersection between privacy, equality and Artificial Intelligence.

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  Dr. Anna Bauer-Mehren Head Integrated Clinical, Roche Information Solutions Roche

  Anna Bauer-Mehren ist ausgebildete Bioinformatikerin und leitet das Integrated Clinical Analytics Chapter in Roche Information Solutions bei Roche Diagnostics. Ihr Team entwickelt Algorithmen und Datenanalyse Lösungen für klinische Umgebungen. Ziel ist es, klinische Arbeitsabläufe zu transformieren und die Patientenergebnisse durch datengesteuerte Erkenntnisse und fortschrittliche Analysen zu verbessern. Sie treibt mit ihrem Team die Digitalisierung im Gesundheitswesen voran, so dass Patient:innen besser versorgt werden. Sie hat zudem mehr als 10 Jahre in Roche Pharma Forschung und früher Entwicklung gearbeitet und dort mit ihrem Team präklinische und klinische Forschungsteams durch Datenanalyse und Künstliche Intelligenz unterstützt. Hierbei werden hochdimensionale Daten wie Bilddaten, Genominformationen, Textdaten, Daten aus elektronischen Gesundheitsakten, oder auch Sensordaten analysiert, um Krankheiten besser zu verstehen und personalisierte Therapien zu entwickeln.

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  Pelin Anli Bedirhanoglu Director of Product - Size and Fit Zalando

  Pelin is a tech-entrepreneur and an AI-backed data product management professional with 15 years of experience. She founded and scaled 2 start-ups in fintech and health-tech, which were funded multiple times by global and local investors. She is specialised in building and scaling innovation and data products in mostly but not limited to B2B2C and she has a Private Equity background. She’s passionate about solving complex, large and unsolved problems through innovation. Based in Zurich, Pelin currently is Director of Product, Size and Fit at Zalando, where she leads Zalando’s efforts in the development of AI-based solutions to tackle one of the main challenges of the fashion industry: helping customers find the right size. She holds a BSc Engineering Degree from Koç University and an MSc Management Degree from Imperial College Business School London.

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  Andreas Blum Head of Data and AI Consulting Practice Unit8

  Andreas is a senior strategy consultant with more than 10 years of experience in both external and inhouse management consulting. During this time he conceptualised and implemented strategic initiatives across different industries and functions, in recent years with increasing focus on Digital Transformation and Data & Analytics. He started his career with the strategy consultancy A.T. Kearney in Zürich and later worked for the strategy & transformation advisor goetzpartners in Germany. Before joining Unit8, he was a project manager within the Strategy & Business Development unit of UBS in Zürich. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and an MPhil in Innovation & Strategy from Cambridge University. In his spare time, Andreas likes to ski, explore European cities and run (half-)marathons. Andreas is based out of our Zürich office.

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  Richard Caven Lead EMEA Banking Specialist AWS

  Richard Caven is a Worldwide Banking Specialist at AWS. He is responsible for the development and execution of strategic initiatives to help customers migrate to the cloud and drive their digital transformation journey. Richard joined AWS in 2018 from Barclays where he was a Managing Director and COO for the Global Treasury function.

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  Sarah Gadd Chief Data Officer Julius Bär

  Sarah Gadd is the Chief Data Officer, Head of Data Platform and Process Automation at Julius Bär, with more than 20 years of experience in driving digital innovation and implementing change in the financial service industry. Before joining Julius Bär, Sarah was the Global Head of Data and Artificial Intelligence Solutions at Credit Suisse. Sarah has brought to life many successful initiatives, innovating and revolutionizing ways of managing data assets, from process automation through to Artificial Intelligence. Sarah was a part of the Bank of England and FCA AI Public Private Forum, is a member of the IIF AI/ML Experts groups and advises several policy bodies globally on future AI regulation.

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  Viviana Gropengiesser CEO Talent Kick and Strategic Advisor Entrepreneurship ETH AI Center

  Viviana Gropengiesser hat über 10 Jahre operative Erfahrung in Startups und NGOs als CEO, Vorstandsmitglied oder Mitgründerin, als Investorin für ein Family Office und im Aufbau von Bildungs- und Unternehmertum-Programmen. Sie hat einen B.Sc. in Wirtschaftspsychologie und ist derzeit aktiv als Dozentin an der ETH und leitet das Schweiz-weite Entrepreneurship Excellence Program Talent Kick der Kick Foundation, das die besten  unternehmerischen Talente der Schweiz zusammenbringt, um interdisziplinäre, vielfältige Teams zu bilden und praxisnahe unternehmerische Erfahrungen mit dem Studium zu verbinden. Sie ist weiterhin tätig als Strategic Advisor Entrepreneurship für das ETH AI Center und setzt sich mit Leidenschaft für die Entwicklung junger Talente ein, um ihnen die Möglichkeit zu öffnen skalierbare Technologie Unternehmern zu bauen, die einen positiven Einfluss auf die Gesellschaft haben.

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  Prof. Dr. Markus Gross Full Professor of Computer Science, Head of the Institute of Visual Computing ETH Zurich and Director Disney Research|Studios

  Markus Gross is a Professor of Computer Science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) and the Chief Scientist of the Walt Disney Studios. In this role he directs DisneyResearch|Studios in Zürich. Gross is a world leading authority in Visual Computing. His research covers contributions cover physically based modeling, computer animation,special effects technology, augmented reality, video technology, and digital humans. Over the past decade, his work has focused onto transforming the film production process using advanced graphics technology and artificial intelligence. Gross’ achievements were honored with numerous awards, most notably two Technical Achievement Awards from the Academy, the ACM SIGGRAPH Coons Award, and Career Awards from Eurographics and IEEE Visualization. He is a member of a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the German Academy of Technical Sciences, the Swiss Academy of Technical Sciences, the Korean Academy of Engineering, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Gross has published more than 400 papers, graduated 70 PhD students, and holds over 100 patents.

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  Nadia Kohler Head AI Lab Tamedia

  Sie ist seit über 13 Jahren in der Medienbranche in verschiedenen Funktionen tätig. Nach 8 Jahren als Journalistin kombiniert sie seit über 5 Jahren im Product Management bei Tamedia nun ihr Produkt-Know-how mit ihren journalistischen Fähigkeiten. Seit Herbst 2023 leitet sie zudem das AI Lab von Tamedia, das für die Evaluation, Entwicklung und Implementierung von KI-Tools sowie für die Aus- und Weiterbildung der Mitarbeitenden in diesem Bereich verantwortlich ist.

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  Grégory Leproux Senior Director, Solution Engineering Salesforce Switzerland

  Grégory Leproux is a prominent business leader specializing in innovation and pre-sales. He currently holds the role of Senior Director, Solution Engineering at Salesforce, where he drives growth and customer success through the presentation of digital solutions for customer engagement. Before this, he was the Vice President of Business Development at Swisscom Outpost in Silicon Valley, where he led scouting and innovation initiatives. Leproux has a strong technical and business background, with a Master of Engineering in Network & Telecommunications and an MBA.

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  Sascha Liebe Senior Director AI Sonova AG

  Sascha Liebe ist Senior Director AI bei Sonova AG und verantwortet die Definition der AI-Feature-Roadmap sowie die Integration von AI-Tools in den täglichen R&D-Abläufen. Er begann seine Karriere 2005 bei der Sonova AG als Elektroakustikingenieur und hatte verschiedene Schlüsselpositionen, darunter Teamleiter und Hearing Device Scape Expert für Entwicklung von Hardware und Software. Er ist Dipl.-Ing. FH in Medizintechnik (Hörgeräteakustik) und hat einen MAS in Management, Technology and Economics.

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  Niklas Sundberg Chief Digital Officer and Senior Vice President Kuehne+Nagel

  Niklas Sundberg is a seasoned IT professional with more than 20 years of experience driving digital transformation. He has a proven track record of successfully managing large-scale IT, customer experience, finance, and operations transformations impacting front-line sales, back-office profits, and cash flow. Leading digital transformation and AI-adoption at Kuehne+Nagel, his goal is to help the company to become the most trusted supply chain partner supporting a sustainable future. He is a passionate advocate of sustainability of IT and technology. This passion drove him to write a comprehensive playbook to educate, engage, and encourage technology leaders to get on a fast-track to sustainable IT. His book “Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders” is one of the best publications on the topic currently. He is also part of the board of directors for SustainableIT.org, a nonprofit organization (NPO) led by technology executives who seek to advance sustainability around the world through technology leadership.

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  Prof. Dr. Jens Südekum Professor of International Economics Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf and Member of the Scientific Advisory Board Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany

  Jens Suedekum is Professor of International Economics at the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics at Heinrich-Heine-University. He is a specialist on global trade, digitalization and labour markets, and published widely in leading academic journals. According to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Jens is among the five most influential economists in the German-speaking world. He is a member of the scientific board at the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs, and has been an advisor to numerous (inter-)national organizations including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Commission, Bundesbank, and various political parties and public interest groups.

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  David Weik Senior Software Development Engineer SAS Institute

  David kam 2020 als Solution Architect zu SAS. Er unterstützt Kunden bei der Definition und Implementierung datengesteuerter Lösungen. Davids Fokus liegt auf der Implementierung nahtloser Integrationen für Lösungen in die bestehende Landschaft. Zuvor war David als SAS-Administrator/Entwickler bei einem Versicherungsunternehmen tätig und arbeitete mit den Integrationsmöglichkeiten von SAS und Python.

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  Jochen Werling Group CDO and CIO Holcim
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  Dr. Elías Zamora-Sillero Chief Data Officer Sevilla FC

  Elías holds a master’s degree in physics and a PhD in mathematics from the University of Seville. After his PhD in 2008, he worked at ETH Zurich until 2012 as a research scientist developing machine learning for cell biology modeling. From 2012 to 2021, he was with GET Capital AG, becoming head of Quantitative Research & Product Development and later a partner, responsible for advanced financial products and new business lines based on AI. Since 2021, Elías is the Chief Data Officer at Sevilla FC, leading the club’s data strategy to enhance football and business processes through AI-driven applications.

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Partner Speakers

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  Debmalya Biswas Director Data Analytics & AI Wipro

  Debmalya Biswas has over 20 years of experience working on AI/ML, Big Data Analytics, Privacy & Security related topics; most recently as Director, Data Analytics & AI at Wipro, Switzerland. He has previously worked for leading technology companies, e.g., Nokia Research, SAP Research, Oracle, Swisscom, and Swiss startups Iprova and Darwin Digital. He has authored 50+ patents, 30+ scientific articles, is a regular speaker at leading AI/ML conferences and is a member of the AI4EU Evaluation Committee. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from INRIA, France.

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  Dimitri Blättler Strategic Solution Engineer Salesforce

  Dimitri Blättler is a strategic solution engineer focusing on business innovation and value creation with Data, AI and the Salesforce platform. He played a key role in Salesforce’s growth in Switzerland and held various roles in consultancy, engineering and entrepreneurship, having led large-scale projects, managed complex mergers and IT transformations as well as founded and supported different Start-ups. He has a background with masters in Electrical Engineering & Information Technology ETHZ, an MBA and is a certified systemic coach.

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  Emmanuel Bout Director of Innovation & Strategy Thales

  Emmanuel is a seasoned innovation and strategy leader at Thales, driving the development of cutting-edge solutions in data security, application security, and Identity and Access Management (IAM). With a keen eye for emerging trends and a deep understanding of the evolving cybersecurity landscape, Emmanuel spearheads strategic partnerships to foster collaboration and accelerate the delivery of innovative solutions that help organisations to accelerate and secure their digital transformation. His current focus is on developing strategies around mega trends including AI Security, Application Security, Data security, and, Digital sovereignty.

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  Phani Solomou Senior Partner Digital Consulting Wipro

  Phani Solomou is a Business Transformation leader with over 25 years of experience advising CXOs on strategy, reimagining operations and building decision support capabilities. She is currently a Senior Partner at Wipro Consulting supporting clients on AI strategy, governance, and business process reimagination. Internally within Wipro she is a member of Responsible AI Taskforce representing Wipro Consulting in cross business unit initiatives. One of her key priority areas is innovating consulting delivery approaches, embracing Generative AI and upskilling 8,000 colleagues through training, networks and targeted initiatives. Prior to Wipro she had leadership roles at EY and Genpact.

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Moderation

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  Alexander Trentin Market Correspondent Finanz und Wirtschaft

  Alexander Trentin ist Redaktor im Ressort Märkte der «Finanz und Wirtschaft». Er schreibt dort über
  Themen im Bereich Anlagestrategie, Finanzmärkte und Volkswirtschaft. Vor seiner Zeit bei der FuW
  arbeitete er als Risikoanalyst bei der Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich in Basel. Er hat
  Volkswirtschaftslehre an der Universität Mannheim in Deutschland und an der Chulalongkorn
  University in Bangkok (Thailand) studiert. Alexander Trentin absolvierte Weiterbildungen zum
  Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) und zum Financial Risk Manager (FRM).

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