1st Geneva Security Forum
(20 – 21 June 2007 at Palexpo, Geneva)

with

Daniel Stauffacher, Former Ambassador, Chief Executive Officer, Geneva Security Forum

Barbara Weekes, Director of Strategy and Content, Geneva Security Forum

Grégoire Ribordy, co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, id Quantique, Switzerland

Thursday 14th June 2007 at 11.15 a.m.

« La Pastorale » Route de Ferney 106, Genève

The Geneva Security Forum will take place for the first time from 20 – 21 June 2007 at Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland. It will be the first conference to gather all stakeholders including business, political leaders, leading security experts and NGO’s to discuss the security challenges facing the world and has as its goal to assess and respond to the interconnectedness of international security threats and to advance flexible, fast-moving responses. The two main thematic pillars of the Geneva Security Forum program 2007 will be new threats and cyber-security.

Among the participants of this year’s gathering are: Timothy D. Bloechl, Executive Director, Worldwide Public Safety and National Security, Microsoft; former Director, International Information Assurance, US DoD; Maria Livanos Cattaui, Member of the Board of Directors, Petroplus, Switzerland; Vice-Chairman, International Crisis Group and Chairman of the Strategic Advisory Board, Geneva Security Forum; Mikko H. Hyppönen, Chief Research Officer, F-Secure, Helsinki; Brian Michael Jenkins, Senior Advisor, Rand Corporation, USA; Carlos Moreira, Co-Founder, Chairman/President, WISeKey SA; Grégoire Ribordy, co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, id Quantique, Switzerland; Kelly Richdale, Vice President International Sales , & Managing Director International Operations, BIOSCRYPT; Mike Ryan, Director, Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR), WHO, Geneva; Simon Singh, Author, Journalist, TV Producer, UK; Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré, Secretary-General, ITU, Geneva; Scott Weber, Director General, Interpeace - International Peacebuilding Alliance, Geneva.

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