George Michaelides has over 25 years of experience in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector. He holds a B.Eng. in Computer Engineering and an MSc in Communication Systems. For more than 14 years, he served in senior regional ICT roles within multinational organizations, where he led major reorganizations, outsourcing initiatives, and the implementation of IT best practices, consistently ensuring the delivering of high-quality ICT services.

Since 2014, he has been heading the Cyprus National Regulatory Authority (OCECPR) for Electronic Communications and Postal Services. In 2018, he additionally assumed leadership of the national regulatory authority for Network and Information Security (NIS), responsible for Critical Information Infrastructures (CIIs), including the establishment and operation of the national Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT).

Under his leadership, the authority also oversees the National Coordination Center, enhancing cybersecurity research excellence and competitiveness, and the National Cybersecurity Certification Authority, responsible for supervising and certifying EU cybersecurity schemes for ICT products, services, and processes. He has also established a national ICT Academy focused on skilling, upskilling, and reskilling initiatives at both national and regional levels, offered through both in-person and virtual formats.

His office also serves as the coordinating body for implementing Cyprus’ Cybersecurity Strategy.

As part of his regulatory duties, Mr. Michaelides represents Cyprus as a board member of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC).

Kassaaluk Kristensen is a journalist and digital editor with a strong background in editorial leadership, digital transformation, and public service journalism in Greenland. She leads national news coverage across platforms, coordinating editorial teams through digital transitions and developing storytelling formats such as video, podcasts, and live blogs. Her work focuses on strategic communication, cross-departmental collaboration, and producing journalism that contributes to meaningful political and societal change.

In recent months, she has led Mediehuset Sermitsiaq’s coverage of national and international news related to the growing U.S. interest in Greenland, while also planning coverage of two national elections. This responsibility required close cross-departmental collaboration and the coordinated use of diverse storytelling methods across platforms. Alongside her editorial role at Sermitsiaq, she is currently a one-year fellow at the Constructive Institute in Aarhus, Denmark.

A microbiologist by training, he worked for Swiss television's science magazine programme MTW for many years. His agency Scitec-Media produced the science pages for "20 Minuten" and many regional newspapers in German-speaking Switzerland for a long time - and since 2021 also for several titles in French-speaking Switzerland. In 2018, he founded the higgs.ch portal, which he also managed until 2022. He has hosted more than 200 Panels and published several non-fiction books and three science thrillers. The University of Zurich awarded him an honorary doctorate in recognition of his services to science communication.

Gerd Gigerenzer is Director of the Harding Centre for Risk Literacy at the University of Potsdam, Vice-President of the European Research Council (ERC), and founder of the Simply Rational Institute. Previously, he served as Director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and at the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research. He was also a Professor at the University of Chicago and John M. Olin Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Virginia School of Law. He is a member of numerous renowned academies, holds several honorary doctorates, and is the award-winning author of international bestsellers such as Gut: The Inside Story of Our Bodies’ Most Underrated Sense and Risk. His research focuses on decision-making, risk literacy, and simple heuristics.

Sir Liam Donaldson is WHO Envoy for Patient Safety and Professor of Public Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). As Chief Medical Officer for England from 1998 to 2010, he founded the World Alliance for Patient Safety and led national reforms in health quality and clinical governance. He has received 17 honorary doctorates, numerous fellowships from British medical associations, and the Gold Medal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. In 2002, he was knighted for his services as Honorary Physician to the Queen.

Annegret Hannawa is the founding president of the European Institute for Safe Communication (EISC) and a full-time Professor of Communication Science at the Università della Svizzera italiana. She also holds an Associate Faculty appointment at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. As a leading expert on communication-related risks in complex environments, she has received numerous international awards for her research on safety culture, error management, and safe communication. She advises governments and organisations worldwide on communication safety and system resilience.

As Head of the Radiological Risks Section at the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Daniel Storch is responsible for preparedness for and response to nuclear and radiological emergencies. This includes, among other responsibilities, the distribution of iodine tablets, protection against radon, and the management of radium-contaminated sites. He also serves as Scientific Secretary of the Swiss Federal Commission for Radiological Protection and Monitoring of Radioactivity (KSR). In this role, he acts as a key interface between science, public authorities, and policymaking.

Before becoming Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces, Thomas Süssli worked as an entrepreneur and CEO in the financial sector. For the past six years, he was responsible for the overall leadership of the Swiss Armed Forces and headed the defence domain on behalf of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport. He has extensive expertise in geopolitics, defence and safety policy, cybersecurity, and digitalisation, as well as in the leadership of large organisations. His professional career combines senior military leadership with many years of experience in banking, IT, and international management.