Anna Sigrist

Co-CEO, Program Lead
Anna is Co-CEO of Opendata.ch and Program Lead for the GLAM sector. She combines professional experience in digital transformation and innovation management with an academic background in political science. She now uses this expertise to promote openness, accessibility and fairness in the Swiss digital landscape. Anna is particularly interested in innovation, especially open innovation, and enjoys bringing different people and organisations together around a shared vision.

Verena Kontschieder

Co-CEO, Program Lead
Verena is Co-CEO of Opendata.ch and program manager of the Prototype Fund. She is particularly interested in the areas of social innovation, governance and new technologies as well as their interface, such as human-centric design or responsible AI. She previously worked in policy innovation at various international organizations and in AI policy in the tech sector.  

Cathlene Bell

Communications and Community Lead
Cathlene Bell is a dedicated proponent of ethical and participatory social impact storytelling. Having previously worked with the International Labour Organisation, as well as with local integration measures such as Capacity, Refugee Voices and women++, she is delighted to channel her diverse experiences towards fostering a dignified digital existence through the power of open data.