Katharina Frey

Katharina Frey

Katharina Frey, an experienced Swiss diplomat, is currently Deputy Head of the Digital Foreign Policy Division at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. At the forefront of digital diplomacy, Katharina leads major projects on Switzerland as a digital host state on cybersecurity for the International Geneva. Together with ETH Zurich, she also initiated the Swiss Call for Trust&Transparency in AI, an initiative that brings together academia, industry and diplomacy to find concrete solutions to current AI challenges. This led to the creation of the International Computation and AI Network, ICAIN, and a GenAI Redteaming Network. Katharina has an academic backbone that includes law degrees from the Universities of Zurich and Geneva, a Masters in Public Administration from the London School of Economics,
and additional courses in emerging technologies, including AI. Her storied career includes stints in Paris and at the UN Mission in Vienna.

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  • Organization
    Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
  • Profession
    Deputy Head, Digital Foreign Policy Division
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30 May 2024
16:45 - 16:55
Christian Wolfrum (ETH Zurich), Katharina Frey (Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs), Philippe Stoll (ICRC)

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