Speakers 2020 – Pirate Security Conference 2026

Schoresch Davoodi

Update: Schoresch Davoodi is a political analyst specializing in foreign policy, European affairs, geopolitical developments in the Middle East, authoritarian regimes, information warfare, digital rights, and democratic resilience. He studied Political Science and History at the Ruhr University Bochum and has contributed publications on international security and regional dynamics, including early work for the European Peace University (EPU) in Stadtschlaining, Austria. Currently, he serves as an alternate board member of Pirate Parties International (PPI), European Policy Officer (Themenbeauftragter Europapolitik) for the German Pirate Party, and an active member of its Foreign Policy Working Group (AG Außenpolitik). His analyses frequently examine the intersections of geopolitics, disinformation, hybrid threats, and societal maturity …

Alexis Roussel

Alexis Roussel is a member of the Swiss Pirate Party and has also been active as its president. The lawyer is an entrepreneur and executive in several companies for privacy tech to Bitcoins trading in Neuchâtel. He wants to anchor “digital integrity” in the Swiss constitution with a new initiative, and already succeeded in the Geneva Canton constitution. Alexis Roussel grew up in Holland and has lived in France and Belgium. “When I came back to Switzerland, I noticed how many opportunities are available here,” he says. When Roussel started talking about cryptocurrency, Bitcoins and digital transfers ten years ago – it was the time of Wikileaks – he often …

10 Years of Pirate Secon

More than 10 years Pirate Security Conference

A milestone at the intersection of technology, geopolitics and resilience. For a decade, the Pirate Security Conference has served as a groundbreaking platform exploring the interplay of technology, geopolitical challenges and essential resilience in our world.

This conference has not only set trends, but also pioneered them by always being ahead of its time. The increasing fusion of technology and security has created new dimensions of challenges and opportunities.

Over these ten years, we have seen how the digital and geopolitical landscape has fundamentally changed and how these changes influence each other.

The Pirate Security Conference has recognized this interplay and explored how technology is redefining not only security, but also power structures in the world.