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WISeKey to Lead Groundbreaking Davos Cybersecurity Roundtable for the 4th Industrial Revolution during the World Economic Forum


 
With the Special Participation of WISeKey’s Ambassador Kevin Spacey 

GENEVA & DAVOS, Switzerland & NEW YORKWISeKey, the leading cybersecurity company and World Economic Forum Global Growth Company Partner, announced today the final composition of its annual Davos Roundtable. This is the 4th consecutive year WISeKey organizes the Cybersecurity Roundtable during the World Economic Forum at Davos. This year Davos delegates will discuss the current threats in cyberspace, how these threats are affecting the 4th Industrial Revolution and what more should be done to build safer and more resilient IoT infrastructure.
This year, we have the privilege of having Kevin Spacey attending the event, who together with personalities such as Jimmy Wales, Jean-Christophe Babin, Eugene Kaspersky, Robert C. McFarlane, Gary Gauba, Guido Terrani, David Fergusson and Frederic Esposito, will join the Roundtable discussion moderated by WISeKey’s CEO, Carlos Moreira. The roundtable will promote discussions and share the opinion of a group of international experts in areas related to the 4th Industrial Revolution such as secured Internet of Things, NFC Trusted, Blockchain, cybersecurity and fintech. In addition, a concrete case study of the Bulgari Diagono eMagnesium intelligent watch secured by WISeKey will be demonstrated as a world premiere during the event.
Additionally, experts will discuss recent developments to secure the state of the world through 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.
To engage in discussions with our international experts, you can access our webpage at Davos http://davos.wisekey.com/2016.
About WISeKey
WISeKey is one of the fastest growing CyberSecurity companies in the world, being a leading Swiss information security and identity management software and services company. WISeKey’s mission is to facilitate the global growth of secure electronic transactions by providing businesses, governments and individuals with advanced technology and services that authenticate the identity of communicators, signatures, and objects during Internet transactions. WISeKey is currently deploying large scale IoT digital identities ecosystems and has become a pioneer of the 4th Industrial Revolution movement launched this year at the World Economic Forum at Davos. WISeKey Swiss based Cryptographic Root of Trust integrates wearable technology with secure authentication and identification, in both physical and virtual environments, and empowers IoT and wearable devices to become secure transactional devices. www.wisekey.com
The OISTE FOUNDATION
Founded in Switzerland in 1998, OISTE was created with the objectives of promoting the use and adoption of international standards to secure electronic transactions, expand the use of digital certification and ensure the interoperability of certification authorities’ e-transaction systems. The OISTE Foundation is a not for profit organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, regulated by article 80 et seq. of the Swiss Civil Code. OISTE is an organization in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and belongs to the Not-for-Profit constituency (NPOC) of the ICANN.http://www.oiste.org/
WISeKey is a Global Growth Company Partner of the World Economic Forum: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/AM14/WEF_AM14_GGC_Profiles.pdf
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WISeKey:
Youmna Abisaleh,
Tel: +41 22 594 30 40
Head of Marketing and Sales
yabisaleh@wisekey.com
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