How I am involved
As a citizen with a wide range of interests, I have been involved in various associations and politically active for over ten years in addition to my work. Furthermore, the conception and implementation of projects at the interface between technology, business and politics is close to my heart, some of which are listed below.
POSMO - Ethics Council
As President of the Ethics Council of the POSMO data cooperative, I coordinated the work of the Ethics Council's experts and was responsible for the governance of the data projects.
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#StandUp4Democracy
#StandUp4Democracy was an independent, politically broad-based association anchored in civil society for the strengthening of democracy. As a democrat, I was involved in various democracy projects within the framework of this association and took on the function of treasurer on the board.
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Franxini reatch
Inspired by Stefano Franscini, reatch set out to improve the interaction between science and politics with the Franxini project. I was involved in the design and implementation of the project and continue to support the mission as part of the advisory team.
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Operation Libero
As a founding member, long-time board member and former co-president, I was actively involved in building Operation Libero as a new player in the Swiss political landscape and remain committed to the mission of making Switzerland happen.
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FDP City of Zürich (Liberal Party)
As a liberal, I am involved in the executive committee of the district party 3 of the FDP in the city of Zurich, where I was, among other things, campaign manager.
I also chair the cantonal commission on digital transformation and am a member of the national commission on foreign policy.
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foraus
Since the founding of the foreign policy think tank foraus – Forum Aussenpolitik, I have been volunteering to promote an active debate on Swiss foreign policy, whether by organizing events during my studies or by writing blog posts and policy papers after my studies. In particular, as a Policy Fellow for Science & Tech, I focus on digital policy issues.
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Guest Lecturer
As part of continuing education programs at UNIL-EPFL and the University of St. Gallen, I teach on the topic of AI governance, as well as at HWZ on the topic of digital transformation and AI in public administration.
At the ZHAW School of Management and Law, I give guest lectures as part of various education and continuing education programs on the following topics: artificial intelligence and foreign policy, social media in politics, and the EU's Digital Single Market.
In addition, I serve as a guest lecturer on digital society at FHNW, on tech geopolitics at BFH, and on digital governance at the Graduate Institute Geneva.
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Republik Tech-Podcast
For a pilot season with five episodes and a longer article on the topic of 5G, I was able to conduct the tech podcast of the online magazine Republik together with Adrienne Fichter. We took on complex issues of digital policy and presented them in an understandable way and from different perspectives.
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The Market
For several years, I have published analysis and opinion pieces on the economic policy portal The Market, classifying geopolitical and technological developments.
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Swiss Internet & Digital Governance
The Swiss Internet Governance Forum is the Swiss offshoot of the global process on digital governance. Since my first participation as a follow-up to my master's thesis on internet governance, I have volunteered as part of the core team to organize the annual conference, taking on content coordination and active roles for input presentations or moderation. As of now, I lead the management of the newly established association Swiss Internet & Digital Governance that will organize the Swiss IGF.
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