Health’s Digital Future

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  Shalini Trefzer

  Contributing editor Diplomatic Courier

  Shalini Trefzer expands the business and reach of young and emerging companies of the future, from start-up to scale-up; most of whom are applying artificial intelligence to solve problems in various market segments. Originally from the US, she spent more than a decade working in San Francisco for companies such as Cisco Systems, before moving to Switzerland in 2008. There, she worked for six years as a corporate finance and operations professional in drug development, before branching off on her own into the field of AI-driven business applications.

  Shalini Trefzer expands the business and reach of young and emerging companies of the future, from start-up to scale-up; most of whom are applying artificial intelligence to solve problems in various market segments. Originally from the US, she spent more than a decade working in San Francisco for companies such as Cisco Systems, before moving to Switzerland in 2008. There, she worked for six years as a corporate finance and operations professional in drug development, before branching off on her own into the field of AI-driven business applications.

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  Bertrand Bodson

  Chief Digital Officer Novartis

  Bertrand Bodson has been Chief Digital Officer and member of the Executive Committee of Novartis since January 1, 2018. From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Bodson served as chief digital and marketing officer of Sainsbury's Argos, where he led Argos’ successful transformation from a traditional catalogue business to the third-largest online retailer in the United Kingdom. Prior to that, he was executive vice president of the global digital business at EMI Music from 2010 to 2013. He co-founded Bragster.com, a social networking and content sharing website, and has also held senior roles at Amazon. Mr. Bodson earned a Master of Business…

  Bertrand Bodson has been Chief Digital Officer and member of the Executive Committee of Novartis since January 1, 2018. From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Bodson served as chief digital and marketing officer of Sainsbury's Argos, where he led Argos’ successful transformation from a traditional catalogue business to the third-largest online retailer in the United Kingdom. Prior to that, he was executive vice president of the global digital business at EMI Music from 2010 to 2013. He co-founded Bragster.com, a social networking and content sharing website, and has also held senior roles at Amazon. Mr. Bodson earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in the United States.


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  Rasmus Rothe

  Founder Merantix

  Rasmus Rothe is co-founder and CTO of Merantix, a Berlin based AI venture studio. In close collaboration with leading European industry players, Merantix is currently incubating companies in industries such as medical imaging and autonomous driving. Rasmus went to Oxford and Princeton, and received his Ph.D. in Deep Learning and Computer Vision from ETH Zurich. Furthermore, he co-founded HackZurich and Digital Festival and therefore still maintains close ties with Switzerland’s tech eco system.

  Rasmus Rothe is co-founder and CTO of Merantix, a Berlin based AI venture studio. In close collaboration with leading European industry players, Merantix is currently incubating companies in industries such as medical imaging and autonomous driving. Rasmus went to Oxford and Princeton, and received his Ph.D. in Deep Learning and Computer Vision from ETH Zurich. Furthermore, he co-founded HackZurich and Digital Festival and therefore still maintains close ties with Switzerland’s tech eco system.

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  Gisbert Schneider

  Computer Assisted Drug Design ETH Zurich

  Gisbert Schneider is a full professor at ETH Zurich, holding the Chair for Computer- Assisted Drug Design, and the Associate Vice President for ETH Global. His research focuses on the integration of artificial intelligence into practical medicinal chemistry. His career has led him from the Pharmaceuticals Division at Roche, Basel, to academia, initially to the Goethe-University in Frankfurt where he held the Beilstein Endowed Chair for Chem- and Bioinformatics, and then to his current position at ETH in Zurich. He is an elected Fellow of the University of Tokyo, and the recipient of the 2018 Herman Skolnik Award for his…

  Gisbert Schneider is a full professor at ETH Zurich, holding the Chair for Computer- Assisted Drug Design, and the Associate Vice President for ETH Global. His research focuses on the integration of artificial intelligence into practical medicinal chemistry. His career has led him from the Pharmaceuticals Division at Roche, Basel, to academia, initially to the Goethe-University in Frankfurt where he held the Beilstein Endowed Chair for Chem- and Bioinformatics, and then to his current position at ETH in Zurich. He is an elected Fellow of the University of Tokyo, and the recipient of the 2018 Herman Skolnik Award for his contributions to de novo design of bioactive compounds. He has co-founded several start-up companies including inSili.com LLC, AlloCyte Pharmaceuticals AG, and Endogena Therapeutics Inc.

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  Charlotte Lindsey-Curtet

  Director of Digital Transformation and Data ICRC

  ICRC's Director of Digital Transformation and Data since July 2018, Charlotte's leads the transversal efforts related to the ICRC’s digital transformation, focusing on accessibility and data agility, and oversees the implementation of the ICRC's Information Environment Strategy.
  Charlotte joined the ICRC in 1993 and has previously held the following positions: Director of Communication and Information Management, Deputy Director of Communication, Deputy Head of Division for Policy and Movement relations, Head of the Women and War Project, as well as serving for five years in various ICRC field delegations.
  Charlotte Lindsey-Curtet has a degree in Business Studies and a Master's degree…

  ICRC's Director of Digital Transformation and Data since July 2018, Charlotte's leads the transversal efforts related to the ICRC’s digital transformation, focusing on accessibility and data agility, and oversees the implementation of the ICRC's Information Environment Strategy.
  Charlotte joined the ICRC in 1993 and has previously held the following positions: Director of Communication and Information Management, Deputy Director of Communication, Deputy Head of Division for Policy and Movement relations, Head of the Women and War Project, as well as serving for five years in various ICRC field delegations.
  Charlotte Lindsey-Curtet has a degree in Business Studies and a Master's degree in Communication Management. She is the author of Women facing War.

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  Erika Meins

  Director Mobiliar Lab for Analytics ETHZ

  Erika Meins is the Director of the Mobiliar Lab for Analytics at ETH Zurich. Her passion is solving emerging societal challenges using research and new technologies. Currently she focuses on investigating and improving digital
  interactions by using digital interventions and advanced analytics. She’s been working at the interface of business, public sector and academia for over twenty years. Previous positions include Head of the Labor Market Observatory for Zurich and nine other Swiss Cantons, Head of the Sustainable Real Estate Research Group at the University of Zurich, and Head of Analytics and Methods at Zurich’s Office for Statistics. Erika Meins…

  Erika Meins is the Director of the Mobiliar Lab for Analytics at ETH Zurich. Her passion is solving emerging societal challenges using research and new technologies. Currently she focuses on investigating and improving digital
  interactions by using digital interventions and advanced analytics. She’s been working at the interface of business, public sector and academia for over twenty years. Previous positions include Head of the Labor Market Observatory for Zurich and nine other Swiss Cantons, Head of the Sustainable Real Estate Research Group at the University of Zurich, and Head of Analytics and Methods at Zurich’s Office for Statistics. Erika Meins holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Zurich. She studied Political Science and Economics at the University of Bern.

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  Eveline Hardmeier

  Business Consultant ELCA Informatik AG

  Eveline Hardmeier has been a Business Consultant at ELCA in Zurich since 1 March 2015. She has several years of experience in requirements engineering, business analysis, project management and testing. When analysing requirements and technical framework conditions or optimizing business processes, including consulting, she distinguished herself with her analytical way of thinking and goal-oriented work. During her studies at ETH Zurich for a Master's degree in Physics, she learned how to analyze and simplify complex systems with the help of mathematical software. She was able to apply and expand this knowledge in past roles. At ELCA she focuses on project…

  Eveline Hardmeier has been a Business Consultant at ELCA in Zurich since 1 March 2015. She has several years of experience in requirements engineering, business analysis, project management and testing. When analysing requirements and technical framework conditions or optimizing business processes, including consulting, she distinguished herself with her analytical way of thinking and goal-oriented work. During her studies at ETH Zurich for a Master's degree in Physics, she learned how to analyze and simplify complex systems with the help of mathematical software. She was able to apply and expand this knowledge in past roles. At ELCA she focuses on project management, business analysis and business process management (BPM).

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