» Speaker · Davos Catalyst 2027
Thomas Süssli
Former Chief of the Armed Forces, Switzerland
Session
AI, Defence and the New Geopolitical Order
Curriculum vitae
Thomas Süssli led the Swiss Armed Forces as Chief of the Armed Forces from 2020 to 2025. Unusually for an army chief, he came from the private sector: trained as an IT specialist and financial analyst, he held senior positions at UBS, Bank Vontobel and Credit Suisse and co-owned a company in Zurich.
After serving as a militia officer, he joined the professional officer corps in 2015 and from 2018 headed the Armed Forces Command Support Organisation, responsible for the command and control capabilities of the Swiss Armed Forces and a driving force in cyber defence.
Today he serves on the boards of Kaiser Partner Privatbank and the Mobiliar cooperative. At Davos Catalyst, he speaks to how artificial intelligence is reshaping security, defence and the balance of power.
- Defence and Security
- Cyber Defence
- Geopolitics
- Sovereign AI
On the programme
At Davos Catalyst
At Davos Catalyst, Thomas Süssli brings the perspective of a former army chief with a background in banking and IT: what AI means for national security, cyber defence and Europe's strategic independence. Read more on Sovereign and defence AI. Davos Catalyst takes place 22 January 2027 at the Rätia Center, Davos Platz.
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