Board member of Reatch, a Swiss think tank of academics fostering dialogue between science, politics, and society. He also teaches and conducts research at the Institute of Economics, University of Bern (since 2011), the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) (since 2012), and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (since 2021). His work focuses on monetary policy, economic growth, and the transformation of work. In addition, he is engaged in further think tank initiatives on productivity, macroeconomics, and economic policy.

Research Associate at the Secretariat of the Conference of Directors of Education in Central Switzerland (BKZ) and at the Intercantonal Teaching Materials Centre (ilz). In this role, he supports the member cantons in ensuring access to a high-quality range of teaching materials. He also serves as Managing Director of the SRF School Commission, which advises the editorial team of Swiss Educational Television on educational videos and learning resources for primary and upper secondary schools.

Honorary Professor of Leadership and Digitization at the Technical University of Munich and Senior Research Associate at the Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford. International expert on digital journalism, media trust, AI, climate reporting, and democratic resilience. Former Managing Editor of the Süddeutsche Zeitung and Director of Leadership Programs in Oxford. Coach to over 25 editorial teams in the WAN-IFRA program "Table Stakes Europe," policy advisor and vice chair of the Council of Europe's Expert Group on Quality Journalism. Member of international advisory boards, including Constructive Institute, M100 Sanssouci Colloquium, Wiener Zeitung, Klimafakten, and Economia. Lead author of EBU reports on generative AI, climate journalism, and public broadcasting. Author of "Mehr Wahrheit wagen" („Dare to be more truthful“) and "Mensch 4.0" („Human 4.0“).

Managing Director of the Intercantonal Teaching Materials Centre (ilz), the competence hub for teaching resources of the German-speaking Swiss cantons. In this role, she is responsible for coordination, quality assurance, and the digital transformation of teaching materials. She also serves as Research Associate and Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Conference of Directors of Education in Central Switzerland (BKZ), where her focus areas include Curriculum 21 (the common curriculum for primary and lower secondary schools in German-speaking Switzerland), argev (responsible for external school evaluations and school quality), and overall network coordination.

Chair of the Steering Committee for the Implementation of the National Cyber Strategy (NCS) of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS). She began her career in 2000 as a Strategy Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. From 2003 to 2022, she held various leadership positions at Swiss Re, including Cyber Practice Leader (2021–2022), Head of Cyber and Digital Solutions (2016–2021), Chief of Staff Group Strategy, and Head of IT Functional Management. Since 2022, she has been serving full-time as an executive board member (e.g., Baloise, APG|SGA, Valiant Bank). She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Cyber Peace Institute, leads the Cyber Resilience Chapter of the Swiss Risk Association, and serves on the Cybersecurity Commission of digitalswitzerland.

Vice President of the Swiss Press Council, where she plays a key role in shaping media ethics in Switzerland. Professor of Journalism at the University of Neuchâtel, Director of the Académie du Journalisme et des Médias (AJM) and Head of the MA3CIG Master’s programme. She is also Coordinator for Francophone Switzerland at the European Journalism Observatory (EJO), with a focus on media ethics and investigative journalism. In addition, she serves as a reviewer for several scientific bodies, including the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS, Belgium), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Canada), as well as for international academic journals and publishers.

Director of the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) in Bochum and Professor of Communication Studies at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. International expert on public discourse, digital opinion formation, and online communication. Her research focuses on polarization, deliberative dynamics, and political participation in digital spaces. Member of the German Research Foundation‘s (DFG) Social Sciences Review Board, co-editor of Publizistik, and active in numerous scientific advisory boards, including the Federal Agency for Civic Education, the Democracy Foundation Cologne, and the Weizenbaum Institute Berlin.

Professor of Communication Science at the University of Zurich and former Co-Director of the Institute for Communication Science and Media Research (IKMZ). He also heads the Research Center for the Public Sphere and Society (fög), which has published the Yearbook on Media Quality since 2010. As President of the Kurt Imhof Foundation for Media Quality and a member of numerous national and international expert bodies, he is regarded as a leading authority on media quality, media transformation, and the digital structural shift of the public sphere. His research focuses on disinformation, trust in media, digital news avoidance, and the societal impacts of platformization. He leads several interdisciplinary studies on media usage and AI in journalism and has made key contributions to understanding the media public sphere in the digital age.

Head of «Public Value» at the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR). She began her career in 2006 as a video journalist at Tele Ostschweiz, later joined Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) as a correspondent and Tagesschau journalist, and from 2017 to 2022 served as its foreign correspondent in London. Engbersen holds a degree in Journalism and Communication from Zurich University ofApplied Sciences and a Master’s in Visual Communication fromZurich University of the Arts. Since 2023, she has led the Public Value division, showcasing SRG SSR’s contribution to democracy, diversity, cohesion, and value creation in Switzerland.

President of the International Science Council (since 2021), ISC Fellow and member of the Fellowship Council, as well as of the Global Commission on Science Missions for Sustainability. He also directs Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures at the University of Auckland, where he is Distinguished Professor Emeritus. An internationally recognized biomedical scientist, he has published more than 700 papers and several books in developmental physiology, endocrinology, neurodevelopment, and evolutionary medicine. From 2009 to 2018, he served as New Zealand’s first Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Ministers and from 2012 to 2018 as Science Envoy for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He was the founding chair of the International Network of Government Science Advice (2014–2021). He has written and spoken extensively on science–policy, risk assessment, science diplomacy, and science–society interactions. In 2016, he received the AAAS Award for Science Diplomacy. Sir Peter has received New Zealand’s highest civilian and scientific honours and is a Fellow of the Royal Society (London), the Royal Society of New Zealand, and the UK Academy of Medical Sciences, as well as a member of the US National Academy of Medicine. He also holds honorary chairs at University College London, the University of Southampton, and the National University of Singapore.

Founder and CEO of the Constructive Institute. Previously head of news at Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) for over ten years, and before that editor-in-chief of the newspapers Jyllands-Posten and NORDJYSKE Media. Internationally acclaimed investigative journalist and winner of the Cavling Prize for his research into Danish mortgage scandals. Graduate of the Danish School of Journalism and Knight Fellow at Stanford University. Knight of the Order of Dannebrog. Advocates globally for constructive journalism as a response to polarization and the crisis of trust in the media. Author of the book Constructive News, which has been published in several languages.

International pioneer in „safe communication“ across high-risk industries and crisis situations. She is Professor of Health Communication at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in Lugano and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety (CAHQS). As the founding president of the European Institute for Safe Communication (EISC), she spearheads the development and implementation of scientifically grounded communication standards in safety-critical fields such as medicine, aviation, emergency services, energy, and global crisis response. Her evidence-based models – including SACCIA – are recognized as benchmarks in error prevention, risk management, and communication resilience. Hannawa advises the WHO, ministries, and judicial bodies worldwide and has been invited as an expert to high-level international summits, including those with Bill Clinton, Angela Merkel, and Bill Gates. She has received numerous accolades for her research, most recently the Applied Research Award from the International Communication Association (ICA) – the highest global honor in the field of applied communication science – and the Jozien Bensing Research Award. Hannawa is the author of five books and numerous publications in leading international journals.

Experienced journalist and media educator with a special focus on youth participation and constructive public communication. He worked for ten years as a news reporter for Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) in Copenhagen and Aarhus and as an editor at the Danish Ministry of the Environment. From 2013 to 2022, he taught journalism, radio, and podcasting at Krogerup Folk High School and also at the Danish School of Journalism. From 2022 to 2023, he was a fellow at the Constructive Institute in Aarhus, where he explored how young people can become more actively involved in public debates. Today, he leads the Constructive Institute's Youth & Democracy Project, which encourages young people to engage in democratic processes through constructive dialogue and new ways of listening.

Executive Director of the Chamber of Universities of Teacher Education at swissuniversities, the Rectors’ Conference of Swiss Higher Education Institutions. In this role, she coordinates national collaboration among Switzerland’s universities of teacher education and is closely involved in strategic education policy. Previously, she headed the Master’s program in Vocational Education at the Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training (SFUVET), worked as a research associate at the University of Bern and at PHBern, and was a parliamentary science fellow at the Federal Parliamentary Services. In April 2026, she will assume the position of Secretary-General of the University of Bern.

Author, researcher, and founder of the News Literacy Network and the News Literacy Lab. An international expert on media literacy, mental resilience, and solutions-focused journalism. Best known for her book You Are What You Read: Why Changing Your Media Diet Can Change the World, which explores the psychological effects of the negativity bias in news and the positive impact of constructive media consumption. In her early twenties, she experienced a media-induced breakdown – the catalyst for more than a decade of research at the intersection of media, psychology, and neuroscience. She went on to develop programmes such as “Navigating News, Nurturing Hope,” integrating media literacy with mental health. A sought-after keynote speaker worldwide, she has delivered talks including her TEDx presentation Beyond Fake News: How to Heal a Broken Worldview, and is a columnist for CEOWORLD Magazine.

An international expert on digital transformation in the media. As a strategic advisor, board member, speaker, and author, she has spent more than twenty years helping leading media and technology companies worldwide to master strategy, innovation, and leadership. Her clients include the BBC, CNN, NPR, Google, Meta, Schibsted, Vodafone, SVT, and the Financial Times. She is a Non-Executive Board Member of the NZZ Media Group, Senior Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute, University of Oxford, and has previously served on the boards of SRG SSR, Vizrt, and as a Trustee of the Bonn Institute. Academically, she has held professorships at the Universities of Oslo and Jönköping and at the IESE Institute of Media and Entertainment in New York. Küng is the author of numerous influential books, including Strategic Management in the Media (2023), Hearts and Minds (2019), and Going Digital (2017). She holds a PhD from the University of St. Gallen, an MBA from City Business School/Ashridge, and received an Honorary Doctorate in Economics from the University of Neuchâtel in 2020. In 2017, she was awarded the European Media Management Award for outstanding scholarship.

Head of the Parliamentary Administrative Control (PVK) at the Parliamentary Services in Bern, the evaluation unit of the Swiss Federal Assembly. On behalf of the Audit Committees (GPK), the PVK conducts studies assessing the legality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of federal authorities’ activities. Additionally, it evaluates the effectiveness of federal measures upon request from other parliamentary committees. Ledermann has extensive expertise in evaluation management, conceptual and process evaluations, policy and implementation analyses, as well as impact assessments. Her focus lies on evidence-based policy steering and the methodologically rigorous measurement of the effectiveness of political measures.

President of the European Journalism Training Association (EJTA), Executive Board Member of the International Press Institute (IPI), and Advisory Board Member of the Media Diversity Research Center (MDRC). Journalist, media literacy educator, and journalism degree director with extensive experience in developing training programs and educational materials. Leppäjärvi has received the Finnish Grand Prize for Journalism for her achievements in developing journalism education. Her academic research focuses on resilience in journalistic work.

Head of Teaching and Training at the National Institute forScience Communication (NaWik), Germany’s competence centrefor science communication at the interface of science, society and policy. Holding a PhD in biochemistry, he has more than ten yearsof international research experience and has been part of NaWiksince 2015, where he develops and leads research-based trainingprogrammes. His expertise lies in evidence-based sciencecommunication and in conveying complex scientific content todiverse audiences.

Head of Nadiyno, after 15 years of leading large-scale projects in media, technology, and NGOs that reached a multimillion international audience. Nadiyno.org is Ukraine's first free cybersecurity consultation service. Since 2022, the team responds to cases and conducts trainings on digital literacy and digital security. So far, the service has addressed over 325,000 individual requests and reached more than 1.55M unique users. The focus of Marchenko‘s work is to make cybersecurity knowledge accessible and strengthen the digital resilience of Ukrainians on an individual level. She advocates for making cybersecurity a right and not a privilege for every individual who remains the most vulnerable in the digital world. Her career began in journalism with BBC and Deutsche Welle before moving into strategic communications for NGOs such as Brand Ukraine and Save the Children International, and later at the tech company Depositphotos. For the past three years, she has been actively promoting Ukrainian talent and culture globally, amplifying the nation’s voice through international events and media contributions. To promote women’s leadership and strengthen the women’s community, she shares her experience of rebuilding life from scratch and changing the industry at mentorship programs with the talk "Resilience in Time of War”.

Adjunct Professor at the European University of Cyprus, Visiting Professor at the University of Southampton, President of the Digital Enlightenment Forum, and Advisor to several international organizations. His work focuses on the economic, political, and social impact of digitization, with particular attention to cybersecurity, data protection, and regulation, as well as the promotion of international cooperation towards a digital ecosystem that respects shared human values. He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematical Logic from Cornell University in 1971 and pursued an academic career at MIT, Cornell, and the University of Rochester before returning to Greece as Chair of Logic at the University of Patras. Since 1984, he has held senior positions within European institutions, overseeing research and development policy, funding, and international cooperation, including serving as Director of the ESPRIT program. He has played a key role in the establishment of international institutions – most notably the launch of the World Wide Web Consortium in 1993 – has received numerous awards and honorary degrees, and is a corresponding member of several national academies.

Long-standing school principal and President of the Swiss Association of School Leaders (VSLCH), which represents the interests of around 2,200 school heads in the political arena and public discourse. Since 2007, he has led the schools of the Swiss municipal education district Eschlikon and is actively engaged in the strategic advancement of the Swiss education system. He was a core team member in the implementation of Curriculum 21 in the Canton of Thurgau and brings extensive expertise in school leadership, quality development, and education policy –complemented by advanced training in school management, media relations, and communication. Minder is regarded as one of the leading voices in Swiss educational leadership, particularly in national debates on teacher shortages, digital transformation, integration, and school climate – especially in times of crisis.

Member of the Swiss Federal Media Commission (EMEK), an independent expert body appointed by the Federal Council to advise the authorities on media policy and societal communication. She is also Executive Director of AlgorithmWatch CH in Zurich and a member of the international Executive Board of AlgorithmWatch in Berlin, a civil society organization advocating for the fair and democratic use of algorithms and Artificial Intelligence. In this role, she is responsible for strategy, management, policy and advocacy, as well as research and investigative projects. She has testified as an expert before the Council of Europe, the German Bundestag, the Swiss Parliament, and EU parliamentary groups. In 2024, she was named one of the “100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics.”

Professor of History and Social Studies Education at Uppsala University. Internationally recognized expert on digital education, disinformation resilience, critical thinking, and human rights education. Research on AI in schools, political education, and digital source criticism. Project manager of News Evaluator and Digital Literacy Across Disciplines, expert for the EU Commission on education against disinformation. Awarded the University of Uppsala's Education Prize and the Swedish media prize "Golden Magnifying Glass" for his commitment to promoting digital thinking.

Research associate at the University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute, professor at European University Cyprus, visiting professor at KU Leuven and the University of Rijeka, senior advisor EPC Brussels, President of the Supervisory Board Estonian eGovernance Academy and CEO of iivii. Previously, he was Director at the European Commission/DG CONNECT where has held responsibility for legislation and funding programmes for cybersecurity, eID, digital privacy, digital health, smart cities, and e-government. At the European Commission, he was also a cabinet member of European Commissioner Liikanen. He worked as manager of a software department in a large ICT company and co-founded an ICT start-up. He holds a physics PhD from Radboud University (Nijmegen, NL), MBA from Warwick University (UK), EU fellowship at UNC Chapel Hill (US), and a cybersecurity qualification from Harvard. His main interests are digital policy, geopolitics, and Europe. He frequently publishes and speaks on the interplay of digital developments with sovereignty, cybersecurity, industrial policy, and sectoral policies such as digital health and is regularly advising governments and think tanks.

Deputy Director of the Foundation Science et Cité, the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences' centre of excellence for dialogue. Science et Cité specialises in low-threshold and innovative forms ofcommunication, often involving direct contact between researchersand the general public. There she heads the Citizen Science divisionwith the network Schweiz forscht, which gives citizen science projectsmore visibility, connects stakeholders and fosters mutual learning. Sheis active in national and international expert committees, including aschair of the Swiss Expert Group for Citizen Science and Swiss delegate to the OECD working group Embedding Citizen Science into Research Policy. Her professional career has included positions at theUniversity of Bern, the Department of Education of the Canton ofAargau and the Education Area of Northwestern Switzerland.

Portfolio Manager for the domain Democracy at Stiftung Mercator Switzerland. In this role, he focuses on the digital transformation of the public sphere and its impact on society and democracy. Particularly, he oversees the foundation’s portfolio ofmedia support projects, including the trinational Media Forward Fund, Publix – the house for nonprofit journalism in Berlin – and the Swiss association Öffentlichkeitsgesetz.ch. He also serves as Co-Chair of the European foundation network Journalism Funders Forum.

Globally sought-after policy advisor and leading international expert in risk and sustainability research. Former Scientific Director of the Potsdam Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) and Head of the non-profit research institute DIALOGIK, specializing in participation and communication research. Previously Professor of Technology and Environmental Sociology at the University of Stuttgart and Visiting Professor in China, Norway, and other countries. His research and advisory work focuses on systemic risks, the energy transition, public participation, technology assessment, and digitalization. He has served as President of the International Society for Risk Analysis, as advisor to the President of the European Commission, and as chair of numerous scientific advisory boards at both federal and state levels. Renn is a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, acatech (National Academy of Science and Engineering), and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. He has received numerous honors, including the Federal Cross of Merit (First Class) and honorary doctorates from ETH Zurich and Mid Sweden University. His most renowned publications include Risk Governance, The Risk Paradox, and Perceived Truths.

Digital strategist with over 20 years of experience in senior IT and transformation roles across the energy, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Since 2019, he has led the Digitalization and IT divisions at the Association of Swiss Electricity Companies (VSE), where he is responsible for strategic initiatives driving the industry’s digital transformation – such as integrating renewable energy, applying AI and data analytics, and developing sector-wide platform solutions.

Previously, he served as CIO and CDO at companies including EKZ, Alpiq, Swisscom, vonRoll infratec, and CRH. His expertise spans IT strategy, innovation and platform management, Industry 4.0, smart services, and cloud transformation. He brings extensive experience in building agile structures, executing IT roadmaps, and collaborating with technology and industry partners. As a consultant and interim manager, he has also contributed to cross-organizational innovation and transformation projects.

Professor of Political Science and Vice-Rector for Teaching at the University of Bern. He is a member of the executive board of the university’s Center of Competence for Public Management (KPM) and is considered one of Switzerland’s leading experts in administrative science, policy research, and governance.

His research combines fundamental academic inquiry with practice-oriented policy consulting, particularly in areas such as health, transport, and environmental policy. He has received numerous academic honors, including the Marshall E. Dimock Award and the Prix SEVAL (twice). He is the author of several standard reference works on public administration and policy research and publishes regularly in leading international journals such as Governance and Public Administration Review.

Head of the Section for Radiological Risks in the Radiation Protection Division at the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) in Bern, and Scientific Secretary of the Federal Commission for Radiation Protection and Monitoring of Radioactivity (KSR). His section is responsible for preparedness and response to nuclear and radiological emergencies. This includes, among other tasks, the distribution of iodine tablets, protection against radon, and the management of radium-contaminated sites. In his role as Secretary, he provides both organizational and scientific support to the KSR and serves as a bridge between science, authorities, and policy.

Senior Researcher at the Research Center for the Public Sphere and Society (fög) and the Institute of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ) at the University of Zurich. His research focuses on political communication, the sociology of the public sphere, social change, and media quality. He is co-editor of the annual Yearbook on Media Quality and conducts extensive research on media diversity, news resonance, digital media usage, and disinformation in Switzerland. Udris lectures at several universities and universities of applied sciences. He received an award from the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research for his work on his doctoral dissertation. His current projects explore trends in media usage, the role of tech information intermediaries, and the democratic quality of media coverage.

Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab. A leading global expert on disinformation, polarization, and psychological resilience against manipulation, he investigates the mechanisms of (mis)information and develops innovative educational and preventive strategies such as “prebunking.”

His work on the psychology of conspiracy theories, artificial intelligence, and digital media is considered groundbreaking worldwide. He is the author of the multi-award-winning bestseller FOOLPROOF, serves as an advisor to the WHO, the European Commission, and the UK government, and is a member of the International Panel on the Information Environment. According to Clarivate, van der Linden ranks among the world’s most cited social scientists.

Research associate and lecturer at the Competence Center for Public Management (KPM) and, since 2022, head of the policy division at the Ethics and Policy Lab (EPL) within the Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID) at the University of Bern. Her research focuses on science-policy collaboration, systems of policy advice, the political use of scientific evidence, and the role of narratives in policymaking. Her work at the EPL also includes providing services to public administration and policy-makers – for example, conducting applied research projects to develop policy measures that are both socially acceptable and practically implementable.

Regents Distinguished Professor at San Diego State University and a leading international scholar of the “Dark Side of Communication,” particularly disinformation, meme diffusion, and digital threats. His recent book Theorizing Mediated Information Distortion: The COVID19 Infodemic and Beyond develops a multidimensional theoretical framework for how media distort information – from disinformation and fake news to conspiracy theories. Spitzberg has authored over 175 publications, and his earlier work on communication, threat, and conflict is considered foundational in the field.

Founder and president of Meaningful Measurement, Inc. She is a recognized expert in psychometric evaluation and certification. After earning her PhD in Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistical Analysis (MESA) from the University of Chicago, she served as Professor and Director of the Speech Communication Division at Roosevelt University and taught for nearly two decades at the University of Chicago’s Graham School and Booth School of Business. Over the past 25 years, she has developed and overseen national licensure programs for organizations such as the American Osteopathic Association and the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards. She founded the National Certification Board for Alzheimer’s and Aging Care, which created the first dementia care credentials recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor. Her work has led to the NCCA accreditation of eight independent certification programs.

President of the Swiss Science Council and Professor of Image and Visual Processing as well as Dean of the School of Computer and Communication Sciences at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). In her role as Council President, she advises the Swiss Federal Council on strategic issues of research and innovation policy. At EPFL, she heads the Image and Visual Representation Lab and was the founding director of the Digital Humanities Institute. Internationally, she is recognized as a leading expert in computational imaging, machine learning, and computer vision. Her research focuses on the analysis and optimization of visual data – ranging from image quality and aesthetics to AI-based image processing. She is the author of more than 200 scientific publications and holds over ten patents. Sabine Süsstrunk also serves on numerous scientific boards, including the Board of Directors of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) and the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW). For her research and teaching, she has received numerous awards, including the Scientist of the Year Award from the Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T).

Professor of Bioethics at ETH Zurich and a leading international expert on digital health, data ethics, and technology policy. She directs the Health Ethics & Policy Lab at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology and advises international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) on the ethical use of AI, big data, and digital health technologies. Her research combines bioethical analysis with actionable policy recommendations on topics including genomic medicine, personalized healthcare, and data-driven pandemic response. Vayena was a Faculty Associate at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center, an elected member of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences, and played a key role in developing global guidelines on the ethics of digital contact tracing. She has published over 100 scientific articles in leading international journals.

Widely regarded as a pioneer of digital journalism in Switzerland. After early roles at the Basler Zeitung, the business weekly CASH, and Beobachter—where he won the Zurich Journalism Award for a feature on poverty—he became editor-in-chief of 20 Minuten Online in 2008 and helped turn it into the country’s leading news portal. In 2013, he founded Fixxpunkt AG and launched watson.ch, which quickly grew into Switzerland’s third-largest online news platform. The magazine Schweizer Journalist named him “Editor-in-Chief of the Year” three times. Today, he serves on the executive team of the Basel-based media project Bajour and as co-CEO of Wepublish, a decentralized infrastructure for independent media outlets. He also co-founded the association Medien mit Zukunft, which advocates for media diversity beyond the major publishing houses. In addition, Voigt sits on various boards and juries and is a frequent speaker on media innovation and digital communication, including appearances at Re:publica Berlin and as a TEDx speaker.

Swiss media and communication scientist, Professor of Journalism at the Institute of Applied Media Studies (IAM) at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). He is one of the leading experts in the German-speaking world on journalistic quality, media ethics, and journalism theory. Together with his team, he has developed practical concepts for quality assurance in journalism and heads Media Quality Assessment (MQA), the evaluation body recognized by the Swiss Federal Office of Communications. Founding member of the Association for Quality in Journalism, long-time president of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research, and active advocate for media education. He has published numerous studies and articles on newsroom research, media criticism, and the societal function of journalistic communication.

Head of Public Affairs and member of the Executive Board at the Swiss Media Publishers Association. He advocates for strong, independent media as a cornerstone of democracy and contributes wide-ranging experience in politics, association work, and communications to the dialogue between society, business, and politics. Holding a degree in Political Science from the University of Zurich and a Master of Advanced Studies in Public Management (HSLU), he combines strategic expertise with hands-on experience.