Thomas Brüderli

Author of Roundcube Webmail Client

I'm a geek who can quickly dig into a bunch of code. Thomas’s specialties include programming, webmail, mapping applications, and iPhone software development.

James Donaldson

CEO, Copperhead (Mobile Security)

James Donaldson is a passionate hacker who hails from Toronto, Canada, with fine-tuned specializations in operational security, community outreach, and personal data privacy. He does double-time as the CEO of mobile security experts Copperhead and as the head organizer of the non-profit privacy advocacy, Toronto Crypto.

Sébastien Fanti

Lawyer, Notary, and Data Protection Commissioner of the Swiss Canton of Valais

Sébastien Fanti is a lawyer, notary, and the Data Protection Commissioner of the Canton of Valais. He is a leading expert on ICT law, procurement, and data protection and was the first to publish on the legality of notaries accepting cryptocurrency as payment for their services. Sébastien has been at the forefront of the modernization of notary practice and adoption of digital technologies for many years.

Pete Herzog

Security Analyst and Co-founder of the Institute for Security and Open Methodologies

Pete Herzog is a security analyst and tactician. He is the co-founder of the Institute for Security and Open Methodologies (ISECOM), a non-profit security research lab developing projects 10–15 years ahead of the security industry. Known as “the man who made a million hackers” for creating the OSSTMM (the most widely used hacking methodology for security testing and analysis) and Hacker Highschool, a program to teach teens cyber safety and cyber security. Pete’s specialty focuses on authentication, identity, and trust, and he applies a deep understanding of fraud and theft to improving this area of security.

Prof. Dr. Daniel Kuhn

Chair of Risk Analytics and Optimization at EPFL

Daniel Kuhn is Professor of Operations Research at the College of Management of Technology at EPFL, where he holds the Chair of Risk Analytics and Optimization (RAO). His current research interests are focused on the modeling of uncertainty; the development of efficient computational methods for the solution of stochastic and robust optimization problems; and the design of approximation schemes that ensure their computational tractability. He holds a PhD degree in Economics from University of St. Gallen and an MSc degree in Theoretical Physics from ETH Zurich.

Michael Meeks

Managing Director at Collabora and Vice-Chair of The Document Foundation (LibreOffice)

Michael is a Christian and enthusiastic believer in Free Software. He is the General Manager of Collabora Productivity, leading the Collabora Office and Online products, supporting customers and consulting on development alongside an extremely talented team. He serves as a Director of the The Document Foundation, and on the LibreOffice Engineering Steering Committee; he has contributed to both ODF and OOXML standardization. Prior to Collabora he was a Novell/SUSE Distinguished Engineer working on various pieces of Free Software infrastructure across the Linux stack to MeeGo, GNOME, CORBA, Nautilus, Evolution and Open Source accessibility, among others.

Hans de Raad

CEO at OpenNovations and Head of ICT committees at DARQA and IsfTeh (Pharma Specialist)

Hans de Raad is an advisory board member with a broad experience in the healthcare, medical and pharmaceutical realm, responsible for embedding requirements to ensure regulatory compliance (FDA21 Part 11, EMA, GxP, GAMP5) are implemented correctly in the product.

Martin Risch

Senior Executive in Corporate Finance and Payment Systems

Martin Risch has a vast background in corporate finance and merchant acquisitions. He also spent an impressive amount of time in the financial industry as Head of Global Planning Investment Banking for UBS, Head of Strategic Planning & Controlling at Swisscard AECS AG, and Head of Finance for Aduno, one of the two largest payment services providers in Switzerland. Martin enjoys innovative stories where new solutions and new teams are growing. He will bring his experience and background into NotaryTRADE.io and will help achieve the organizational goals one by one.

Prof. Dr. Simon Schlauri

Ronzani Schlauri Attorneys

Dr. Simon Schlauri is among the most renowned experts in the Swiss ICT legal realm and regularly publishes on data protection matters. He is experienced in defending user’s rights beginning when he was with Sunrise, one of Switzerland’s three largest mobile phone operators. He is active in most Swiss digital rights initiatives and heads the initiative for network neutrality in Switzerland.