The Digital Economy Award in the “Business” category recognizes companies and organizations from Switzerland and Liechtenstein that have enhanced their competitiveness or performance through (digital) initiatives and projects.
In total, more than 40 jurors are examining the ideas, projects and companies at the Digital Economy Award. In each category, specialists are involved in the analysis and evaluation of the entries. For each category, the expert group is chaired by one jury president.
Berner Fachhochschule / Exploit Management Advisory
Kudelski Group
Christophe Nicolas received a BSc and Master's in Computer Science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and a MBA (Hons) from IMD in Lausanne. He has been with the Kudelski Group since 1996 and has held positions with Nagracard, Nagravision and is the Founder of Kudelski Security. Currently he is Senior Vice-President and Group Chief Information Officer of the Kudelski Group and Member of the Management Board and in charge of overall information strategy, enterprise digital transformation and corporate security. Since 2019, he is also Group Head of Corporate Real Estate Management. Since 2020, Nicolas is member of the Executive Committee of DigitalSwitzerland, and is also member of the IEEE Computer Group.
Abraxas Informatik
PwC
ELCA Informatique SA
Blacksocks AG
Over 20 years of digital excellence.
Since 2018, the Digital Economy Award has stood for outstanding achievements in Switzerland's digital economy. It builds on the history of the Swiss ICT Awards (since 2004) and the Swiss Digital Transformation Awards (since 2015). With a clear, consistent goal: to have a lasting impact on digital Switzerland.
The award honours pioneers and thought leaders who break new ground with courage and responsibility and achieve measurable results. The focus is on technological innovations, strong entrepreneurial achievements and stories with a visible impact – both economically and socially.
The award-winning projects and personalities strengthen confidence in the digital economy, solve real challenges and show how digitalisation can be shaped in a responsible, inclusive and future-oriented way.
Our Hall of Fame makes this impact visible – from the beginnings to the present day.
