Draft Programme Swiss IGF 2026
Based on the Call for Issues, the following sessions will take place at the Swiss IGF 2026 (Programme to be updated continously) Jump to Registration
| Time | Main Room | 2nd room |
| 08:15 – 08:45 | Registration | |
| 08:45 – 09:15 | Intro & Opening | |
| 09:15 – 10:30 | Session 1: Digital Sovereignty Moderation: Nikki Böhler (intersections) Coordination: Max Stern (Digital Detach) Inputs: Alexander Barclay (Bundeskanzlei) Sophie Michaud Gigon (Féderation romande des consommateurs) Anne Cécile Vonlanthen (Scienceindustries) Michael Mandl (Swisscleantech) Tobias Keller (GFS bern) Daniela Ramp (Risiko-Dialog) |
Session 2: Cybersecurity & Resilience Moderation: Tobias Schlegel (SATW) Coordination: Tobias Schlegel (SATW) Inputs: Lukas Hess (Dezentrum) Dimitri Percia David (HEVS) Melhem Daoud (Digitalswitzerland) Olga Baranova (CH++) Linus Gasser (EPFL) |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Session 3: AI Governance & Regulation Moderation: Aurlia Tamò (UNIL) Coordination: Daniel Hardegger (ZHAW) Inputs: Marcel Salathé (EPFL) Livia Walpen (BAKOM) Sandro Aeschbacher (SNV) Roman Zagrosek (Compliance Solutions) Simon Ruesch (swico) |
Session 4: Digital Work & Education Moderation: TBD Coordination: Alex Pitsch (ISOC) Inputs: Beat Richert (Tech Angels) Firas Shamsan |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Lightning Talk 1: AI Summit (Céliane Pochon, BAKOM) | |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Lightning Talk 2: Gaming (Clémence Danesi, HES-SO) | |
| 13:30 – 14:45 | Session 5: E-Government & Democracy Moderation: Katherine Loh (EPFL C4DT) Coordination: Imad Aad (EPFL C4DT) Inputs: Catherine Pugin (Canton de Vaud) Iuliia Spycher (UniBe) Laetitia Ramelet (TA-Swiss) |
Session 6: AI & Sustainability Moderation: Anna Aseeva (Digital4Planet) Coordination: Florin Hasler (BFH) & Fabio Monnet (Swiss Youth IGF) Inputs: Lukas Federer (economiesuisse) Mario Angst (DSI UZH) Angela Müller (AlgorithmWatch Schweiz) |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:00 – 16:15 | Session 7: Digital Public Infrastructure Moderation: Verena Kontschieder (OpenData) Coordination: Nobutake Kamiya (BiblioSuisse) & Amélie Valloton Preisig (BilbioSuisse) Inputs: Daniel Saeuberli (DIDAS) Florin Hasler (BFH) |
Session 8: Platform Regulation & Child Protection Moderation: Pascal Fouquet (Piratenpartei Schweiz) Coordination: Tomasso Giardini (Digital Policy Alert) Inputs: Nadine Aebischer (Kinderschutz) Estelle Pannatier (AlgorithmWatch Schweiz) Malik El Bay (Dezentrum) Aurelia Tamò (UNIL) |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Messages from Berne & Swiss Youth IGF | |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Reception |
Registration
The registration is possible until June 9 throught the following form: