Florin Hasler

Director
“Fostering open technologies by and for the people”
Florin supports the public sector on its journey to become more open. Prior to taking over as Director, Florin managed our Prototype Fund. In his spare time, he co-organizes Kino im Kocher, a free open air cinema in Bern. Say hi!  

Anna Sigrist

Program Lead
Anna combines professional experience in digital transformation and innovation management with an academic background in political science. She now uses this experience to work towards making the GLAM sector and event data more open. Anna is especially interested in (open) innovation and loves to bring different people and organizations together around a shared vision.

Verena Kontschieder

Program Lead
Verena is the 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.  

Cesare Sciarra

Project Contributor
Cesare supports the team with projects and operational tasks. The best possible use of public data for the benefit of society as a whole is just as important to him as protecting the digital integrity of each individual.