Davos 2023
TechAccord Davos Event
Raising the Bar – Industry leadership for IoT security
Wednesday January 18th 2023
18.00 to 19.00 CET
This event and reception, hosted by WISeKey alongside the 2023 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, will feature leaders from across the tech industry discussing what the private sector can do on its own, and with governments, to improve security in the rapidly growing “internet of things” (IoT) space. Participating speakers represent company signatories of the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, a coalition of more than 150 global tech companies committed to improving trust and security online. Advancing protections for consumer IoT devices has been a longstanding part of this mission, including in collaboration with the WEF and other partners.
Date & Time | 18.00 to 19.00 CET, 18th Jan 2023 |
Location | Piano Bar Hotel Europe |
Format / Description | Cybersecurity Tech Accord |
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Moderated by | Carlos Moreira, Founder, Chairman and CEO at WiseKey |
Our speakers
Carlos Creus Moreira
Founder, Chairman and CEO at WiseKey
Carlos Moreira began his career as a UN expert on IT, eSecurity and Trust Models, working for ILO, UN, UNCTAD, ITC/WTO, World Bank, UNDP, ESCAP from 1983 to 1998. A recognized early stage pioneer in the field of digital identity, he was also Adjunct Professor of the Graduate School of Engineering Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology from 1995 to 1999 as well as Head of the Trade Efficiency Lab at the Graduate School of Engineering at RMIT.
In 1999, he founded the Geneva-based online data security firm WISeKey, where he currently serves as Chairman and CEO. Mr Moreira’s unique profile, which combines extensive high level international diplomacy experience and emerging technologies expertise, has positioned him as a distinctive authority, thought leader, and entrepreneurial force in today’s digital world where the acquisition and trusted protection of a digital identity has become an essential step for citizens and entities across the globe. He is a Member of the UN Global Compact, Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council, Founding Member World Economic Forum Global Growth Companies.
Alissa Starzak
VP and Global Head of Policy, Cloudflare
Alissa Starzak is the Head of Public Policy at Cloudflare, a web performance and security company that is on a mission to help build a better Internet. Cloudflare protects and accelerates more than 20 million web properties worldwide, with customers ranging from individual blogs to small businesses to Fortune 500 companies.
Prior to joining Cloudflare, Alissa worked for the U.S government in a variety of national security positions. Most recently, she served as the 21st General Counsel of the Department of the Army, after confirmation by the Senate. Before her appointment as Army General Counsel, Alissa served as the Deputy General Counsel (Legislation) of the U.S. Department of Defense, advising on legal issues with a legislative or congressional component and managing an office of attorneys responsible for developing the Department of Defense legislative program. Prior to moving to the Department of Defense, she served as Counsel to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and as an Assistant General Counsel at the Central Intelligence Agency’s Office of General Counsel. She also worked in private practice in Washington, D.C., and clerked for The Honorable E. Grady Jolly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She graduated from Amherst College and the University of Chicago Law School.
Nishant Batra
Chief Strategy and Technology Officer (CSTO), Nokia
Nishant is a global leader with broad experience in strategy and technology development and portfolio management, as well as in having significant profit and loss responsibilities across the telecom and enterprise sectors. He has been intimately involved in bringing cutting-edge products to market across industry domains and has a deep understanding of the silicon, software and system requirements necessary for innovation.
At Nokia, Nishant is the Chief Strategy and Technology Officer (CSTO) with responsibility for corporate strategy, technology architecture, and pioneering research at Nokia Bell Labs; Nokia’s information technology (IT) infrastructure and digitalization initiatives; centralized security domains; and Nokia’s venture capital activities. His function lays the path for Nokia’s future technology innovation and identifies the most promising areas in which Nokia can create new value.
Mark Hughes
President of Security, DXC Technology
As SVP of Security at DXC Technology, I’m accountable for all go to market security activity globally.
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