Speakers 2019

Xavier Bettel

Xavier Bettel

Luxembourg Prime Minister, Minister of State; Minister for Communications and Media; Minister for Religious Affairs; Minister for Digitalisation ; Minister for Administrative Reform

Pierre Gramegna

Pierre Gramegna

Luxembourg Minister of Finance

Brett King

Brett King

Bestselling Author, Speaker, Founder, Radio Host, TV Commentator

Luc Julia

Luc Julia

Vice President of Innovation & CTO, Samsung Electronics

Chris Skinner

Chris Skinner

Author, Speaker and Troublemaker

Duena Blomstrom

Duena Blomstrom

Author, Keynote Speaker, Creator of Emotional BankingTM, @Forbes Writer, Co-Founder & CEO PeopleNotTech

James Chou

James Chou

Managing Director & CEO, Microsoft for Startups for Greater China, Japan & Korea, Chair of Technology and Innovation Committee of American Chamber of Commerce

Nasir Zubairi

Nasir Zubairi

CEO, Luxembourg House of Financial Technology Foundation

Benoit Legrand

Benoit Legrand

CEO, ING Ventures & Chief Innovation Officer, ING

Simone Tertoolen

Simone Tertoolen

Designer and founder, MINOIS

Zee Zheng

Zee Zheng

CEO & Co-founder, SpaceChain

José Achache

José Achache

Founder and CEO of ALTYN, Chairman, Director and Advisor of several Space companies in IoT, Cybersecurity, advanced optical systems and Earth observation.

Patrizia Luchetta

Patrizia Luchetta

Strategic Advisor and Independent Director

Pascal Bouvier

Pascal Bouvier

Fintech Venture Capital Investor

Prof. Diana Derval

Prof. Diana Derval

Chair and Research Director of DervalResearch, contributor for Harvard Business Review, author of the books “Designing Luxury Brands”

Coen Janssen

Coen Janssen

Co-Founder, Hiber

Jean Yves Le Gall

Jean Yves Le Gall

President ,Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

Simonetta Di Pippo

Simonetta Di Pippo

Director, UNOOSA

Larissa Best

Larissa Best

Co-Founder & Director, Equilibre Luxembourg

Douwe Miedema

Douwe Miedema

Editor-in-Chief, Luxembourg Times

Paul Wells

Paul Wells

Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, GovSat

Jean Jacques Dordain

Jean Jacques Dordain

Former Director-General of ESA (2003-2015), Member of the French Académie des Technologies, Chancellor of the International Space University, Advisory board member, SpaceResources.lu, member of other key space organisations

Nicolas Gaume

Nicolas Gaume

Co-founder, Space Cargo Unlimited & Experiences & Devices Group - strategic partner relationships, Microsoft

Rob Coneybeer

Rob Coneybeer

Managing Director & Co-Founder, Shasta Ventures

Ulf Nehrbass

Ulf Nehrbass

CEO, Luxembourg Institute of Health

Gregory Pradels

Gregory Pradels

Founder, Newspace Factory

Marc Serres

Marc Serres

CEO, Luxembourg Space Agency & Head of Space Affairs, Ministry of the Economy

Lord David Willetts

Lord David Willetts

Executive Chair, Resolution Foundation & former UK Minister for Universities & Science

Marc P. Bernegger

Marc P. Bernegger

Member of the Board, Crypto Finance

Bertrand Baratte

Bertrand Baratte

Director of Space Activity, Air Liquide

Rafael Jorda Siquier

Rafael Jorda Siquier

Founder and CEO, Open Cosmos

Claude Marx

Claude Marx

General Director, CSSF

Hazumu Yamazaki

Hazumu Yamazaki

Co-founder and CSO, Empath

Carlo Thelen

Carlo Thelen

Director General, Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce

Douglas Feagin

Douglas Feagin

President of International Business, Ant Financial Services Group

Assaf Topaz

Assaf Topaz

Horizon 2020 Expert and Jury Member for the European Innovation Council (EIC)-SME, European Commission

Michal Michaeli

Michal Michaeli

Entrepreneur & Founder, Eva Ventures

Jean-Louis Schiltz

Jean-Louis Schiltz

Attorney, partner at Schiltz & Schiltz S.A.

Gary Bolles

Gary Bolles

Chair for the Future of Work, Singularity University

Dr Anand Rao

Dr Anand Rao

Global AI Lead, PwC

Jean Rognetta

Jean Rognetta

Editorial director, Forbes France

Djamila Aouada

Djamila Aouada

Computer Vision Team Leader, Research Scientist, University of Luxembourg

Paul Flament

Paul Flament

Head of the Unit, European Commission

David Fauchier

David Fauchier

CEO/CIO, Cambrial Capital

Joram Voelklein

Joram Voelklein

Co-Founder, Cryptology Asset Group

Bernadette Leuzinger

Bernadette Leuzinger

COO, Crypto Fund AG

Charles Black

Charles Black

Founder & CEO, Sen

Shufan Wu

Shufan Wu

Chair Professor, Executive Dean of School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Emilia Tantar

Emilia Tantar

Head of AI & Big Data, BIL

Michele Franci

Michele Franci

Independent Consultant for space telecommunications

Shinichiro Isago

Shinichiro Isago

Platform Evangelist, Manager, Developer Relations, Leader of LINE BRAIN, LINE Corporation

Bob Moritz

Bob Moritz

Global Chairman, PwC

Toshihiko Otsuka

Toshihiko Otsuka

CEO, Rakuten Europe Bank & Rakuten Europe

David Henri

David Henri

President & CEO, Exotrail

Jekaterina Govina

Jekaterina Govina

Advisor to the Board Member of the Lietuvos bankas (Bank of Lithuania)

Vincent Marchand

Vincent Marchand

Head, Fintech Lab Cash Management , BNP Paribas

Simon Greenman

Simon Greenman

Co-founder and partner, Best Practice AI

Paul Brody

Paul Brody

Principal & Global Innovation Leader, BlockChain Technology, EY

Arthur Sauzay

Arthur Sauzay

Space policy expert, Institut Montaigne

Tony Lee

Tony Lee

CEO & President, Saltlux

Calum Chace

Calum Chace

Author & speaker about artificial intelligence

Omar Valdes

Omar Valdes

Market Development Officer, European GNSS Agency (GSA)

Alexander Tkachenko

Alexander Tkachenko

Founder & CEO, VNX Exchange

Alexandre Tisserant

Alexandre Tisserant

CEO, Kinéis

Benoit Deper

Benoit Deper

Founder & CEO, AerospaceLab

Carlos Lopez-Martinez

Carlos Lopez-Martinez

Head of Remote Sensing and Natural Resources Modelling team ,Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology

Laurent Nizri

Laurent Nizri

Founder & CEO, Paris Fintech Forum

Jan-Willem Roest

Jan-Willem Roest

General Manager Benelux & Ireland, Paypal

Silver Lodi

Silver Lodi

CEO & Co-founder, Spaceit

Manfred Krischke

Manfred Krischke

CEO & Co-founder, CloudEO

Dr. Robin Kiera

Dr. Robin Kiera

Speaker, Thought Leader, Influencer - Digitalscouting.de

Jerome Bouthors

Jerome Bouthors

Chief Information Officer and Head of Innovation for EMEA, J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg

Tom Ghelen

Tom Ghelen

Associate Director, Accenture Technology

Ishwari Thopte

Ishwari Thopte

FashTech and Investment Program Manager

Katrina Fok

Katrina Fok

Marketing Manager, Spectee Inc.

Ghela Boskovich

Ghela Boskovich

Head of Fintech & Regtech Partnerships, Rainmaking Innovation & Advisory Board Member, Merchant Payments Ecosystem

Jacques Pütz

Jacques Pütz

CEO, LUXHUB

Frank Roessig

Frank Roessig

FinTech Lead, Proximus

Alex Panican

Alex Panican

the Head of Partnerships and Ecosystem, Luxembourg House of Financial Technology Foundation – The LHoFT

Nicolas Payen

Nicolas Payen

CEO Positive Energy Limited

Séréna Boukelmoun

Séréna Boukelmoun

Youth Leader

Matthias Kroner

Matthias Kroner

Thought leader, a multi-award winning inspirational keynote speaker and blogger

Dr. Jakob Mainert

Dr. Jakob Mainert

Cognitive Scientist, author about human intelligence

Luciana Ledesma

Luciana Ledesma

Global tech entrepreneur, founder of AI Dragons & certified ExO Coach

Thomas Kallstenius

Thomas Kallstenius

CEO, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)

Mustafa Baltaci

Mustafa Baltaci

Co-Founder, KOOPHub

Mads Tingsgràd

Mads Tingsgràd

Head of Fintech Intelligence, Copenhagen Fintech

Ian Choo

Ian Choo

Founder & Managing Partner, Ekofolio

Emilie Allaert

Emilie Allaert

Head of Projects and Operations, LHoFT

Manon Loison

Manon Loison

Head of Marketing, LHoFT

Artem Kirillov

Artem Kirillov

COO & co-founder, MTX Connect.

Murat Aksu

Murat Aksu

Sales Engineer, Varonis

Eric Metz

Eric Metz

Head of Security and Compliance, Tech-IT

Stéphane l'Hermitte

Stéphane l'Hermitte

Technical director, Digital Security BeLux

François Thill

François Thill

Cyber Security Director, Ministry of the Economy

Guy Isler

Guy Isler

CISO, Centre Commun de la Sécurité Sociale

Philippe Vercruysse de Solart

Philippe Vercruysse de Solart

Technology Strategist Public Sector, Microsoft BeLux

Victor-Emmanuel DE SA

Victor-Emmanuel DE SA

Ethical Hacker, Vice-World Champion of the international hacking contest, Conversion Manager

Emanuel Da Costa

Emanuel Da Costa

Security Engineer, Check Point

Ryan Dodd

Ryan Dodd

Founder and CEO, Cyberhedge

Christophe Buschmann

Christophe Buschmann

Data Protection Commissioner, CNPD (Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données)

Hervé Schauer

Hervé Schauer

Founder & President, HS2

Cédric Mauny

Cédric Mauny

Head of Cybersecurity, Telindus Luxembourg

Paulo Esteves-Veríssimo

Paulo Esteves-Veríssimo

Professor and FNR PEARL Chair, University of Luxembourg, UniLu’s SnT Centre

Roman Sabel

Roman Sabel

Technical commission director, APDL (Association pour la Protection des Données au Luxembourg)

Myriam Djerouni

Myriam Djerouni

CISSP, RSSI, Luxith, G.I.E.

Paul Such

Paul Such

CEO, Hacknowledge

Thomas Scherer

Thomas Scherer

Chief Architect, Telindus

Bart Roels

Bart Roels

Partner Technology Strategist MSP, Microsoft

Xavier Lefevre

Xavier Lefevre

CEO and Founder, fair&smart

Philippe Crabit

Philippe Crabit

Head of Data Management & Business Intelligence, Aperam

Ian Evans

Ian Evans

Managing Director, EMEA, OneTrust

Aaron Turner

Aaron Turner

CEO & Founder, HotShot

Christopher Dembik

Christopher Dembik

Global Head of Macroeconomic Research, Saxo Bank

Didier Darcet

Didier Darcet

Co-founder , Gavekal Intelligence Software

Jean-Pierre Gomez

Jean-Pierre Gomez

Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs, Société Générale Securities Services

Sang H. Lee

Sang H. Lee

President and CEO DarcMatter

Yang Feng

Yang Feng

CEO & co-founder, Spacety

Carine Claeys

Carine Claeys

Head of the EEAS Space Task Force, EEAS

Roxane Haas

Roxane Haas

Partner, Banking Leader , PwC

Tanja Zegers

Tanja Zegers

Responsiblle for the GOVSATCOM initiative, European Commission

Saurabh Sharma

Saurabh Sharma

Investment Director, FIL

Daniele Pagani

Daniele Pagani

Head of Digitalitazion & IT , ArcelorMittal Flat Europe

Patrice Witz

Patrice Witz

Technology & Digital Partner, PwC Luxembourg

Olivier Lemaire

Olivier Lemaire

Partner - Luxembourg Assurance Leader, EY

Hermann Ludwig Moeller

Hermann Ludwig Moeller

Head of the Institutional and European Programmes Office, ESA

Christine Leurquin

Christine Leurquin

VP, Institutional Relations and Communications, SES S.A.

Bulent Altan

Bulent Altan

Managing director, Mynaric

Ji Wu

Ji Wu

Former Director-General and Professor, National Space Science Center (NSSC)

Marco Villa

Marco Villa

CEO, Tyvak International

David Goldsmith

David Goldsmith

President and Co-founder, the Goldsmith Organization

Marcus Willand

Marcus Willand

Associated Partner, MHP

Öztürk Taspinar

Öztürk Taspinar

Senior Manager – Digital Lead BeLux ,Accenture Digital

Francisco Estevan

Francisco Estevan

CEO and Co-founder of Innsomnia

Stéphane Chéchin

Stéphane Chéchin

Global Account Executive Space, Atos

Pascal Denis

Pascal Denis

Partner & Head of Advisory, KPMG Luxembourg

Michael Pechner

Michael Pechner

COO, Payconiq International/ CEO, Digicash

Tobias Seidl

Tobias Seidl

Co-founder, STOCKR

Laurent Rapin

Laurent Rapin

IoT Advisor, POST Luxembourg

Maurice op het Veld

Maurice op het Veld

Partner, KPMG Netherlands

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl

Director General, DIGITALEUROPE

Anne Hoffmann

Anne Hoffmann

Head of Digital & Deputy Curator , Les 2 Musées de la Ville de Luxembourg

Sabinije von Gaffke

Sabinije von Gaffke

Moderator, communications expert, content creator and TV Host

Omar Qaise

Omar Qaise

CEO & Founder, OQ TECHNOLOGY

Jérôme Grilleres

Jérôme Grilleres

General Manager Europe, VeChain

David Duan

David Duan

CEO, DeepBlue (Europe）

Karl A. Johannesson

Karl A. Johannesson

Strategic Advisor EU Markets, DeepBlue Technology

Sanders Daniel

Sanders Daniel

Senior Director & Financial Services EMEA, Salesforce

Michael Yeung

Michael Yeung

Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Scientist, BlockContinent

Emma Zhiyu Liao

Emma Zhiyu Liao

Co-founder, Ultrain

Robert Scharfe

Robert Scharfe

CEO, Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Nira Sivakumar

Nira Sivakumar

Partner, AI Strategy Leader, Deloitte

Apricot Wilson

Apricot Wilson

Deputy CEO, IforD (Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund)

Adina Grigoriu

Adina Grigoriu

CEO & Co-founder, Active Asset Allocation, Lady of FinTech 2017

Bert Boerman

Bert Boerman

CEO & Co-founder, Governance.com

Kelly Jorritsma

Kelly Jorritsma

Sales Director, Morningstar Luxembourg

Léon Kirch

Léon Kirch

Partner & CIO, European Capital Partners

Sanela Kevric

Sanela Kevric

Sales Director, Fidelity Luxembourg

Riccardo Zorzetto

Riccardo Zorzetto

Client Director, IQ-EQ Luxembourg.

Nick Homes

Nick Homes

Director & Portfolio Manager, Tortoise

David Hogan

David Hogan

Enterprise Senior Director for EMEA, NVIDIA

Anshul Gupta

Anshul Gupta

Founder & CEO, RazrCorp

Gail Kent

Gail Kent

Director Data, European Commission- DG CONNECT Luxembourg

Jonathan Prince

Jonathan Prince

Co-founder, Finologee

Bruno Zamborlin

Bruno Zamborlin

AI researcher and entrepreneur, founder of HyperSurfaces

Corentin Dubucq

Corentin Dubucq

Marketing & Strategy Director, BGL BNP Paribas

Steven Dewaele

Steven Dewaele

Director EU Policy and Strategy, Huawei Technologies

Luc Decker

Luc Decker

Directeur exécutif du LTIO et Consul général, Luxembourg Ministry of Economy

Marc Sniukas

Marc Sniukas

Director – Strategy Regulatory & Corporate Finance, Deloitte

Philippe Ledent

Philippe Ledent

Senior Economist, ING Belgium

Roger Kraemer

Roger Kraemer

Coordinator Digital Banking, BCEE

Gilles Delattre

Gilles Delattre

VP Digital Transformation Office , Luxair

Remy Els

Remy Els

CIO, Foyer Assurances

Jean Diederich

Jean Diederich

Partner, Wavestone

Rani Hellerman

Rani Hellerman

VP of International Business, RBC Signals

Nuria Gonzalez-Candia

Nuria Gonzalez-Candia

UX Growth Lead at Google

Dr Jason Maroothynaden

Dr Jason Maroothynaden

Specialist in investor and finance relations, European Space Agency.

Ian Freeman

Ian Freeman

External relations officer, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

David Marongiu

David Marongiu

Chief Operating Officer, CA Indosuez Wealth (Europe),

Cliff Konsbruck

Cliff Konsbruck

Director, POST Luxembourg

Benjamin Hourte

Benjamin Hourte

Technology Director, EarthLab Luxembourg

Vincent Lapadu Hargues

Vincent Lapadu Hargues

Responsible for asset management and R&D follow up, FINANCE INNOVATION

Thomas Friederich

Thomas Friederich

General Manager, Earthlab Luxembourg

Ahmed Shabana

Ahmed Shabana

Managing Partner, Parkpine Capital

Nadia Manzari

Nadia Manzari

Partner, SCHILTZ & SCHILTZ

Abdellatif Benjelloun Touimi

Abdellatif Benjelloun Touimi

Senior Standards Manager at Huawei Technologies (UK) Co.