Profile
Professional experience
Former Data Protection and Transparency Officer for the Canton of Valais
Member of the RDTI editorial board
Member of the Swiss Section of the International Commission of Jurists
Member of the working group which, in collaboration with the Federal Office of Justice, carried out the evaluation of federal data protection legislation, an evaluation formalized in the Report of the Federal Council on the evaluation of the Federal Data Protection Act of December 9, 2011 (available at http://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/federal-gazette/2012/255.pdf).
Expertises
- Artificial Intelligence
- Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
- Cybercrime/Digital Criminal Law
- Cybersecurity and security breaches
- Data protection and Privacy
- Digital Assets (NFTs, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, ICOs)
- Electronic communications
- ICT and media
- Intellectual and industrial property
- Metaverse
- NewSpace
Diplomas, certificates and other qualifications
- Licence en droit utriusque iuris from the University of Fribourg (with honours) obtained in 1997
- Notary diploma (1999) and bar exam (2000)
- Certifications in intellectual property (2008), e-commerce and intellectual property (2010), arbitration and mediation (2010); certifications obtained from the Academy of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Certificate in corporate data protection HEIG-VD (2014)
- Information Security Lead Auditor ISO 27001 :2013 (2016)
- Security Management Lead Implementer ISO 27001 :2013 (2016)
- Certified Lead Privacy Implementer ISO 29100 (2016)
- CIPP/E, Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (2018)
Activities within the Bar Association
- Member of the "Privacy and Digital Human Rights" Commission; member of the UIA "Robot Law" Working Group