Stefan Schnorr (60) has been State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport since December 2021. As Head of Office, he is responsible for the Central Department as well as the Budget and Investments, Digital and Data Policy, Digital Connectivity and Aviation departments. Mr. Schnorr is a jurist who began his career as an administrative judge in Trier and then served as Head of Public Relations and Press Officer at the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Justice in Mainz from 1994 to 2001. In 2001, he moved to the Representation of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate to the Federal Government and the European Union in Berlin, where he was deputy head of the Federal Affairs Department, coordinating the Bundesrat. From 2009 to March 2010, he was head of the Representation of the State of Lower Saxony to the Federal Government in Berlin. In 2010, he moved to the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, where he headed, among other things, the subdivision for personnel and budget, from 2011 to 2014 the management department, and from 2015 to 2021 the "Digital and Innovation Policy" department.

Magali Biron is an enthusiastic professional with more than 10 years of experience in the field of digital identification and digital signing and thus a true expert in the matter. Magali is VP, Business Development of eSign at Nitro and in her role she is responsible for the international expansion of Nitro’s strategic partner and customer network. She guides a wide range of Nitro partners and customers and assists them in efficiently deploying Nitro’s solutions and achieving their business goals. Over the years, she has thus acquired extensive knowledge of digital transformation processes and optimizing critical business flows.

Manuel is Co-Founder and Chief Business Development Officer of Certifaction, the privacy-first eSigning solution with zero document knowledge, ideal for companies that want to digitize their processes while ensuring the confidentiality and security of their documents. Manuel studied banking and finance in St.Gallen (HSG) and Australia. Since childhood, Manuel has been passionate about IT and how it can be used to make life easier for everyone. As a management consultant, Manuel has led digitization projects across Europe. Manuel loves new challenges, both within Certifaction and during triathlons or mountain marathons.

Mirja Rasmusson, since February 2022 Head of Unit at the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport, Data Protection in the Digital World, Cybersecurity and Trust Services Unit, previously worked from 2008 to 2013 as an officer at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in the SME Policy Department and in the Management Department. After a posting at the Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU in Brussels in the area of trade policy, return to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, where she will be Head of Unit from 2019.

Kurt Rindle holds a degree in computer science and a Master of Business Administration. Since the beginning of his career, he has been involved with technical innovations such as mobile computing, cloud, RFID and digital identities. He has contributed his expertise to his own startups, Apple, IBM, Siemens and the Norwegian company Signicat. Since 2023 he is working for Swisscom Trust Services as Strategic Growth Manager in Germany (and Europe). Advanced and qualified signatures and seals for companies are his current topic.