Speakers 2023

  Dr. Reza Parchizadeh (@DrParchizadeh) is a political theorist, security analyst, and cultural expert. He holds a BA and an MA in English from University of Tehran and a PhD in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), all with honors. He wrote his master’s thesis on Middle Eastern history and Orientalist philosophy; and his doctoral dissertation on political thought and cultural studies in the English-speaking world, and defended both with distinction.   His major areas of research interest are medieval and early modern political thought, Protestant Reformation, Renaissance Literature, British Empire, Film Studies, Middle East Studies, Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Russian Studies, Security Studies, Foreign Policy and International Relations. …

  Manuel ‘HonkHase’ Atug has been working in information security for well over 23 years and has many years of experience in technical IT security and auditing, especially in critical infrastructures. He is founder and speaker of the independent AG KRITIS.   His other honorary topics are KRITIS, digital disaster prevention, hackback and ethics. Manuel studied computer science and applied IT security. He is an engineer and also an instructor for the BSI additional qualification “Additional test procedure competence for § 8a BSIG”. He is active on the web as @HonkHase.

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 – …