SVV: „Cyber Insurance Summit Switzerland“

The first ‘Cyber Insurance Summit Switzerland’ organised by the Swiss Insurance Association SVV promises an exciting programme. The high-calibre speakers come from the fields of cyber insurance and cyber security in Switzerland, with a look beyond the country’s borders to the UK.

Dr Martin Jara, CEO of Helvetia Insurance Switzerland, reported on the progress made in cyber resilience over the past year at the 2nd Helvetia Cyber Symposium on 21 August 2024. This includes the upgrading of the National Centre for Cyber Security to the Federal Office for Cyber Security (BACS) and the expanded data situation in Switzerland, which was created by the Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), among others.

During the Cyber Insurance Summit, questions will be asked such as ‘What contributions do insurers make to resilience in Switzerland?’ ‘How is the cooperation between different players in the value chain organised?’ ‘What role does the Federal Office for Cybersecurity (BACS) play?’ ‘How is the financial sector preparing for a cyber crisis?’ The opportunities and challenges for the Swiss cyber insurance market will also be discussed and preventive approaches to increasing insurability will be explored.

The ‘Cyber Insurance Summit Switzerland’ will take place on:

Wednesday, 11 December 2024 from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

at the Kunsthaus Zurich (Heimplatz 1/5, 8001 Zurich).

Among the speakers are:

• Florian Schütz, Director of the Federal Office for Cyber Security (BACS)
• Alexandra Arni, CEO Swiss Financial Sector Cyber Security Centre (FS-CSC)
• Dr Maya Bundt, President of the NCS Steering Committee
• Daniel Tobler, Global Head Cyber Reinsurance Swiss Re
• Ursula Barnett, Director Sales Manager Moody’s (RMS)
• René Buff, Chairman of the Cyber Working Group (SIA), Group Underwriting Helvetia
• Ernesto Hartmann, Chief Cyber Defence Officer InfoGuard AG
• Urs Fischer, Head of Business Development & Innovation Health Info Net (HIN)
• Andreas Schmitt, Global Cyber Underwriting Manager Zurich Insurance Group
• Tom Clementi, CEO Pool Re (United Kingdom)

As always at such events, there will be an opportunity for networking in between.

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