EQS Connect Zurich:
Between Regulation and Reality

Lecturer, Project Manager, Swiss Institute for Entrepreneurship (SIFE)

Dr Christian Hauser studied regional sciences at the University of Cologne and subsequently obtained his doctorate with a thesis on ‘Foreign trade promotion for small and medium-sized enterprises in the Federal Republic of Germany’. During his doctoral studies, Dr. Hauser worked for various institutions at the University of Cologne and co-founded a student consulting firm. During this time, he developed various market studies for SMEs as a project manager and organised entrepreneur workshops and international conferences. Most recently, he worked as a research assistant at the Institute for SME Research (IfM) in Bonn.
His research and consulting focus is on the internationalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises. Accordingly, he strengthens the Swiss Institute for Entrepreneurship (SIFE) in the field of ‘International Entrepreneurship’.

Director Product Innovation and Artificial Intelligence | EQS Group

Moritz Homann is responsible for Product Innovation and Artificial Intelligence at EQS Group. With his expertise in product strategy, compliance and AI-supported technologies, Moritz has played a key role in shaping the development of the Compliance Cockpit platform and driving forward innovative AI functions that make compliance processes more efficient and future-proof.

He is a regular speaker at international conferences and webinars, where he discusses the future of AI in the workplace, digital transformation in compliance and the ethical implications of modern technologies.

Business Ethics Expert | Palazzo Ethics Advisory

Dr. Bettina Palazzo has 25+ years in business ethics, supporting ethical leadership and compliance communication. She helped establish KPMG Germany’s ethics consultancy and teaches at the University of Geneva. Honored as Compliance Influencer of the Year 2024 by the International Compliance Association.

Country Manager Alps | EQS Group

Sascha Meier is responsible for the Swiss and Austrian locations of technology provider EQS Group. He has many years of experience in the digitalisation of compliance processes and, in his role, supports companies on a daily basis in the introduction and optimisation of compliance management systems. He also holds a CAS degree in compliance management. In his previous positions, he worked for EQS Group in Munich and Dubai.

Managing Director | EQS Group

Marcus Sultzer is Managing Director and Chief Revenue Officer at EQS Group. He joined the company in 2007 and has played a key role in driving its international expansion. Marcus has held several leadership positions abroad, establishing and expanding EQS Group’s operations in different markets including Russia and across Asia. Following this international chapter, he returned to EQS Group’s Munich headquarters in 2017 to oversee the Group’s global business activities.

Board Member & Co-chair AI Working Group | Ethics & Compliance Switzerland

Cecilia brings 30 years of international leadership in ethics, compliance, and legal. A lawyer by training, she began her career at Argentina’s National Audit Office before stepping into in-house legal roles. Subsequently, she spent 20 years designing and leading global integrity and compliance programs for several companies in different industries (among others, a Fortune 50 corporation, and the largest privately held spirits company in the world). She has also performed and managed internal investigations for 15+ years. In 2025 she founded a boutique advisory firm specialized in ethics and compliance for the digital age. She has a diploma in AI governance and she is an advocate for AI (user) literacy. She is a member of the CAIDP research group and Ethical AI Alliance.

Director Ethics, Compliance & Investigations | Lonza

Karin de Witt is Director of Ethics, Compliance and Investigations at Lonza. A former lawyer in private practice, she has held senior compliance roles since 2016 at multinational companies including Holcim and AkzoNobel. Karin specializes in all aspects of internal investigations, including cross-border matters, forensic analysis, financial and regulatory misconduct, and investigative strategy in complex corporate environments. She is responsible for Lonza’s global compliance training program and leads data analysis and trend reporting.

Head Data Privacy, Digital & AI (DPDAI) Region Europe | Novartis

Kathrin Hahn has been working at Novartis since 2019, previously serving as Head of Data Privacy for Germany and Austria. From 2010 to 2019, she held various legal positions at AXA Konzern AG in Cologne, where she was part of the GDPR rollout project with a focus on AXA’s health insurance business and medical liability law.
Her areas of expertise include the processing of health data.
Kathrin is a fully qualified lawyer, having studied at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn and completed her second state examination at the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf.