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Davos 2023

Surviving the Tech/Crypto
Winter Event

Dear Friends,

We are excited to welcome you to join us at the WISeKey Davos 2023 Event, which will be taking place at the Europa Hotel, on January 18, 2023. Friendly reminder to please review the roundtables you would like to attend and confirm your attendance.

This event marks  our 18th participation at Davos since WISeKey was nominated by the WEF as one of the founding members of the Global Growth Company community.

The 2023 event will focus on “Surviving the Tech/Crypto Winter.” Industry experts, investors, entrepreneurs and politicians presenting at the roundtables, many of whom have experienced previous downturns in the industry, have a message for those facing the current one: decisions we are making now will determine who survives—and lay the groundwork for the next tech boom.


Surviving this Tech/Crypto Winter, and building for the next boom, requires strategies that are often the opposite of those popular only a year ago. It also requires a change in mindset. Tech leaders generally are told to keep their eyes fixed on the horizon. But to navigate the current economic downturn, looking back at what worked and didn’t will be essential.

During the event, discussions will also cover the crypto market and review recommendations offered by industry experts who have been warning of a Tech/Crypto Winter. Since late 2021, a combination of rising interest rates, weakening investor confidence in the profitability of the sector and a series of high-profile scandals have dampened optimism that Web3 might provide a template for the future of the internet – and, perhaps, society itself.  Experts on Trust and Security for the Web 3.0 of everything will discuss recent developments to secure the state of the world through Blockchain, AI, NFT, Satellites, cybersecurity, post-quantum, cryptoroots, IoT technology needed to be implemented with the emergency of smart machines which are able to identify and learn from each other and evolve in their decision-making capabilities and stay ahead of threats.

 

Additionally, there will be discussions on how we can ensure that digital identity and privacy become a basic, fundamental human right as it is an endangered right. The digital economy considers every click, search, or like as an asset to be monetized. Our lives, reflected in cyberspace, are plundered for behavioral data for the sake of a system that converts our freedom into profit. We are quietly being domesticated into accepting that decision rights vanish before we even know that there is a decision to made, as normal.

Furthermore, discussions will also focus on recent NFT trends.  Despite the demise of the Crypto Currency market, collectors are spending more, not less, on NFT art, according to the Art Market Report. ‘It can become addictive,’ some admit to author Brian Boucher of ArtNet News for ArtBasel.

Crypto winter (or ice age, whichever it turns out to be) hasn’t cooled collectors’ appetite for digital artworks, according to “A Survey of Global Collecting” in 2022, co-published by Art Basel and UBS, prepared by Dr. Clare McAndrew, Founder of Arts Economics. On the contrary, just in the first half of 2022, high-net-worth collectors spent an average of $46,000 on art-based NFTs, more than all of 2021 ($44,000) and 2020 ($35,000). A robust 17% of their spending was on digital art, including 10% linked to an NFT.

To register for this event and engage in discussions with our international experts, please visit  http://davos.wisekey.com/.

PIANO BAR, HOTEL EUROPE,
PROMENADE 63, 7270 DAVOS, SWITZERLAND

15:00 PM – 16:30 PM WISeSAT Space Next Frontier
16:30 PM – 17:30 PM NFTs Whats Next and WISe.Art NFT Excellence Awards 2023
18:00 PM – 19:00 PM
Cybersecurity Tech Accord
19.00 PM – 20.00 PM Geneva 3.0 Roundtable

We look forward to hosting you! 

Warmest Wishes

The WISeKey Davos Team

WISeSAT Space Next Frontier

WISeSat is the first cost effective and secure IoT connectivity solution anywhere on Earth using picosatellites and low-power sensors. Its aim is to answer the needs of any large IoT deployment in Smart Farming, Energy, Logistics and more

Date & Time 15.00 to 16.30 CET, 18th Jan 2023
Location Piano Bar Hotel Europe
Format / Description
WISeSAT Space Next Frontier
Attendees
  1. Mrinal Manohar, CEO CasperLabs
  2. Vicente Negro, CTO of FOSSA Systems
  3. David Shrier, Professor of practice, Imperial College Business School
  4. Laurent Vieira de Mello, Space & IoT Expert
  5. Carlos Moreno, Vice President Corporate Alliances and Partnerships at WISeKey
  6. Raphael Roettgen, Founder of E2MC Ventures
Moderated by Carlos Moreira, Founder, Chairman and CEO at WiseKey

NFTs Whats Next and WISe.Art NFT Excellence Awards 2023

The WISe.ART NFT OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2023 will be announced at the WISekey Davos 2023 event to recognize, celebrate, showcase and promote the most outstanding NFT artworks, projects and concepts and to connect their outstanding creativity and artwork with investors, patrons, and collectors from all over the world

Date & Time 16.30 to 17.30 CET, 18th Jan 2023
Location Piano Bar Hotel Europe
Format / Description
NFTs Whats Next and WISe.Art NFT Excellence Awards 2023
Attendees
  1. Isabelle Wachsmuth, Art Impact for Health and SDGs at WHO
  2. Solene Michelon, Associate Founder of Demeritte Gallery
  3. Jonathan O’Hear, AI Artist and Co-director of the AIIA Festival
  4. Matthias Ruethmueller, CEO of the Basel Art Center
  5. Jithin VG, CEO & Co-founder of Accubits Technologies (Global) Founding Partner at Accubits Ventures
  6. Ashok Ranadive, Director of Partnerships & Professional Services at CasperLabs
  7. Maria Pia Aqueveque Jabbaz, Founder of Maqueveq & Co. Token Economist, Investor & Digital Assets Expert
  8. Francesco De Leo Ph.D. Executive Chairman of Kaufmann & Partners (K&P)
  9. Iolanda Rubio, CMO | Chief Marketing Officer at ClimateCoin
Moderated by

Sixtine Crutchfield,  Art Director of WISe.ART entrusted NFT Platform

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
Attendees
  1. Alissa Starzak, VP and Global Head of Policy, Cloudflare
  2. Nishant Batra, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer (CSTO), Nokia
  3. Mark Hughes, President of Security, DXC Technology
Moderated by Carlos Moreira, Founder, Chairman and CEO at WiseKey

Geneva 3.0 Roundtable

Geneva 3.0 “The Web 3.0 Davos Roundtable”: Putting the control of the web in the hands of its users and the community.

Geneva 3.0 . The WEB Third Generation from the City that Invented the Web.

The world is changing with more innovative approaches and techniques for all processes in the future, and Web 3.0 is the new movement in which the future of the internet will be based on the data of the users. New infrastructures and platforms are emerging in Web 3.0 with the future in mind. They intend to drastically alter users’ internet experiences. They provide smarter, more private applications with enhanced decentralization. Geneva 3.0 Vision is to position the Canton as one of the largest Web 3.0 hubs in the world.

During this roundtable the #TransHumanCode Season 2: Code to the Metaverse will be launched #Davos23 register at davos.wisekey.com via @LinkedIn

Date & Time 19.00 to 20.00 CET, 18th Jan 2023
Location Piano Bar Hotel Europe
Format / Description
Geneva 3.0 Roundtable
Attendees
  1. David Fergusson, Executive Managing Director – M&A & Technology Practice Leader at Generational Equity, LLC; Co-Host
  2. Pierre Maudet, Chief Digital Transformation Officer of WISeKey
  3. Danil Kerimi, Cofounder, Edgelands Institute
  4. Ruma Bose, Chief Growth Officer, Clearco
  5. Elena Kvochko, Chief Trust Officer at SAP
  6. Hossein Rahnama, Founder and CEO, Flybits Inc. Associate Professor, Ryerson University. Visiting Professor, MIT Media Lab
  7. Murat Seitnepesov,  Chairman of the Board, Integral Group
Moderated by Carlos Moreira, Founder, Chairman and CEO at WiseKey

Our speakers

Carlos Creus MoreiraFounder, Chairman and CEO at WiseKey
David FergussonExecutive Managing Director - M&A & Technology Practice Leader at Generational Equity, LLC; Co-Host
Pierre MaudetChief Digital Transformation Officer of WISeKey
Ashok RanadiveDirector of Professional Services at CasperLabs
Mrinal ManoharCEO CasperLabs
Vicente NegroCTO of FOSSA Systems
Laurent Vieira de MelloSpace & IoT Expert
Carlos MorenoVice President Corporate Alliances and Partnerships at WISeKey
Daniel Martin MAdvisor and Digital Director for the Secretary of State for Sport
David ShrierProfessor of practice, Imperial College Business School
Jithin VGCEO & Co-founder of Accubits Technologies (Global) Founding Partner at Accubits Ventures
Elena KvochkoChief Trust Officer at SAP
Alissa StarzakVP and Global Head of Policy, Cloudflare
Raphael RoettgenFounder of E2MC Ventures
Hossein RahnamaFounder and CEO, Flybits Inc. Associate Professor, Ryerson University. Visiting Professor, MIT Media Lab
Murat SeitnepesovChairman of the Board, Integral Group
Nishant BatraChief Strategy and Technology Officer (CSTO), Nokia
Mark HughesPresident of Security, DXC Technology
Ruma BoseChief Growth Officer, Clearco
Isabelle WachsmuthArt Impact for Health and SDGs at WHO
Solene MichelonAssociate Founder of Emeritte Gallery
Jonathan O’HearAI Artist and Co-director of the AIIA Festival
Matthias RüthmüllerCEO of the Basel Art Center
Francesco De Leo Ph.D.Executive Chairman of Kaufmann & Partners (K&P)
Iolanda RubioCMO | Chief Marketing Officer at ClimateCoin
Danil KerimiCofounder, Edgelands Institute
Sixtine CrutchfieldArt Director of WISe.ART entrusted NFT Platform
Maria Pia Aqueveque JabbazFounder of Maqueveq & Co. Token Economist, Investor & Digital Assets Expert

WISeSAT Space Next Frontier

NFTs Whats Next and WISe.Art NFT Excellence Awards 2023

Cybersecurity Tech Accord

Geneva 3.0 Roundtable