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Digital
Investigations
Conference

Zürich, February 25 - 26, 2026

Presented by Lineal

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About the event

The first Digital Investigations Conference Zurich was held in 2013 as a summer edition. Since 2016, the Conference is held annually at the beautiful Hotel Belvoir in Rüschlikon with its unique view over the lake of Zurich. Following topic tracks are covered: Digital Forensics, Mobile Forensics, eDiscovery, and OSINT. A total of 4 keynotes and 35 workshop sessions are planned around those topics. An estimated 150 international participants from key industries are expected to attend the 2026 edition, the biggest networking platform for digital investigations in Switzerland.

Pre-Conference Trainings

February 24, 2026

The Pre-Conference Trainings are expert-led industry trainings held at the DIC location the day prior to the conference. This year, participants get the chance to choose from two different sessions (all technical equipment is provided by the organizer):

  • From 0 to OS1NT (OSINT Switzerland)
  • Video and Deepfake Forensics (Amped Software)

Each training participant will get a free entry to the DIC26! See all details here

February 25, 2026

07:45
Door opening and registration
08:00 – 09:00
Networking Breakfast (included)
Bankett Saal
09:00 – 09:15
Welcome
Belvoir Saal
09:15 – 10:15
Keynote #1
OSINT in the Age of Digital Threats – Intelligence, Operational Decision-Making and Resilience in the Open Information Space
Speaker: Nicolas Glesel, Security Agency, Berlin
Learn more
10:15 – 10:45
Coffee Break
Foyer
10:45 – 11:30
Keynote #2
Whistleblowing at the Crossroads: Ethics, Exposure, and Enterprise
Speakers: Marina von Eicke and Caroline Saalwächter-Hirsch, Gleiss Lutz
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Location
Belvoir Saal
Charles Darwin (Lab Track)
Marie Curie
Boardroom
11:40 – 12:25
To AI, or Not to AI: That Is the Question - Practical Applications of Nuix AI: Cognitive, Semantic, and Generative in Action
Nuix
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Seeing the Whole Picture: Authentication, Enhancement and Deepfake Forensic of Visual Evidence in Digital Investigations
Amped Software
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Insider Threats: Using OSINT to Discover Hidden Clues After Data Theft
ShadowDragon
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The Evolving eDiscovery Landscape: Mastering Modern Data Types, Object-Oriented Storage, and Cloud-Native Infrastructure
Lineal
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Belvoir Saal
11:40 – 12:25
To AI, or Not to AI: That Is the Question - Practical Applications of Nuix AI: Cognitive, Semantic, and Generative in Action
Nuix
Learn more
Charles Darwin (Lab Track)
11:40 – 12:25
Seeing the Whole Picture: Authentication, Enhancement and Deepfake Forensic of Visual Evidence in Digital Investigations
Amped Software
Learn more
Marie Curie
11:40 – 12:25
Insider Threats: Using OSINT to Discover Hidden Clues After Data Theft
ShadowDragon
Learn more
Boardroom
11:40 – 12:25
The Evolving eDiscovery Landscape: Mastering Modern Data Types, Object-Oriented Storage, and Cloud-Native Infrastructure
Lineal
Learn more
12:25 – 13:45
Lunch (included)
Foyer / Bankett Saal
Location
Belvoir Saal
Charles Darwin (Lab Track)
Marie Curie
Boardroom
13:45 – 14:30
Title tba
Adrian Ott
Title tba
Exterro
Title tba
Maltego
Title tba
tba
14:45 – 15:30
Title tba
Magnet Forensics
Title tba
Oxygen Forensics
Chit-Chat to Threat-Chat: When Messages Become Intelligence - Digital Forensics Intelligence (DFINT) in Practice: Identify, Collect, Analyze — and Turn OSINT + DF into Actionable Outcomes
Dario Beniamini
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Revolutionizing eDiscovery with Farsight: A Fully Sovereign Platform Built for the Kubernetes Era
Farsight
Learn more
Belvoir Saal
13:45 – 14:30
Title tba
Adrian Ott
14:45 – 15:30
Title tba
Magnet Forensics
Charles Darwin (Lab Track)
13:45 – 14:30
Title tba
Exterro
14:45 – 15:30
Title tba
Oxygen Forensics
Marie Curie
13:45 – 14:30
Title tba
Maltego
14:45 – 15:30
Chit-Chat to Threat-Chat: When Messages Become Intelligence - Digital Forensics Intelligence (DFINT) in Practice: Identify, Collect, Analyze — and Turn OSINT + DF into Actionable Outcomes
Dario Beniamini
Learn more
Boardroom
13:45 – 14:30
Title tba
tba
14:45 – 15:30
Revolutionizing eDiscovery with Farsight: A Fully Sovereign Platform Built for the Kubernetes Era
Farsight
Learn more
15:30 – 16:15
Coffee Break
Foyer
Location
Belvoir Saal
Charles Darwin (Lab Track)
Marie Curie
Boardroom
16:15 – 17:00
AI in forensic tools - Use Case examples
Daniel Blum
Title tba
Oxygen Forensics
The Impact of AI with OSINT
OSINT Combine
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Autopilot for Clients – AI in eDiscovery & Forensics from a Legal Perspective
Armin Hendrich
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Belvoir Saal
16:15 – 17:00
AI in forensic tools - Use Case examples
Daniel Blum
Charles Darwin (Lab Track)
16:15 – 17:00
Title tba
Oxygen Forensics
Marie Curie
16:15 – 17:00
The Impact of AI with OSINT
OSINT Combine
Learn more
Boardroom
16:15 – 17:00
Autopilot for Clients – AI in eDiscovery & Forensics from a Legal Perspective
Armin Hendrich
Learn more
17:00 – 18:15


Cracked Cybercrime Investigations: How to Leverage Telegram and Data Leaks
Social Links
Title tba
SL Cyber
AI-powered Email Content Analysis
Student Track 2: Remo Schmid
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Belvoir Saal
17:00 – 18:15


Charles Darwin (Lab Track)
17:00 – 18:15
Cracked Cybercrime Investigations: How to Leverage Telegram and Data Leaks
Social Links
Marie Curie
17:00 – 18:15
Title tba
SL Cyber
Board Room
17:00 – 18:15
AI-powered Email Content Analysis
Student Track 2: Remo Schmid
Learn more
18:15
Happy Hour and Flying Dinner (included)
Foyer / Bankett Saal

February 26, 2025

08:15 – 09:00
Networking Breakfast (included)
Bankett Saal
09:00 – 09:30
Keynote #3
The Future of Digital Investigations: The End of the Document-Centric Era
Speaker: Major Baisden, CEO, Lineal
Learn more
09:35 – 10:05
Keynote #4
Title tba
Speaker: Yevhenii Panchenko, National Police of Ukraine
10:05 – 10:30
Coffee Break
Foyer
Location
Belvoir Saal
Charles Darwin (Lab Track)
Marie Curie
Boardroom
10:30 – 11:15
Title tba
Cellebrite
Title tba
OSINT Switzerland
Title tba
tba
Title tba
Reveal
Belvoir Saal
10:30 – 11:15
Title tba
Cellebrite
Charles Darwin (Lab Track)
10:30 – 11:15
Title tba
OSINT Switzerland
Marie Curie
10:30 – 11:15
Title tba
tba
Boardroom
10:30 – 11:15
Title tba
Reveal
11:15 – 12:00
From Evidence to Conviction – Best Practice in XAMN Pro
MSAB
Learn more
Title tba
OSINT Switzerland
Title tba
Atola
Title tba
tba
Belvoir Saal
11:15 – 12:00
From Evidence to Conviction – Best Practice in XAMN Pro
MSAB
Learn more
Charles Darwin (Lab Track)
11:15 – 12:00
Title tba
OSINT Switzerland
Marie Curie
11:15 – 12:00
Title tba
Atola
Boardroom
11:15 – 12:00
Title tba
tba
12:00 – 13:15
Lunch (included)
Foyer / Bankett Saal
Location
Belvoir Saal
Charles Darwin (Lab Track)
Marie Curie
Boardroom
13:15 – 14:00
Title tba
tba
Cross-Chain Crypto Trails: Reconstructing a Suspect’s Journey Through Bridges
Rick Harmsen
Learn more
Title tba
tba
Title tba
Adrianus Hulsbos
14:15 – 15:00
Passware - Latest News
Passware
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Cross-Chain Crypto Trails: Reconstructing a Suspect’s Journey Through Bridges
Rick Harmsen
From Viral Content to Counterfeits: OSINT in Complex Network Investigations
Fabian Kohler
Learn more


Belvoir Saal
13:15 – 14:00
Title tba
tba
14:15 – 15:00
Passware - Latest News
Passware
Learn more
Charles Darwin (Lab Track)
13:15 – 14:00
Cross-Chain Crypto Trails: Reconstructing a Suspect’s Journey Through Bridges
Rick Harmsen
Learn more
14:15 – 15:00
Cross-Chain Crypto Trails: Reconstructing a Suspect’s Journey Through Bridges
Rick Harmsen
Marie Curie
13:15 – 14:00
Title tba
tba
14:15 – 15:00
From Viral Content to Counterfeits: OSINT in Complex Network Investigations
Fabian Kohler
Learn more
Boardroom
13:15 – 14:00
Title tba
Adrianus Hulsbos
14:15 – 15:00


15:00 – 15:30
Networking break & Last call to enter the tombola!
Foyer
Location
Belvoir Saal
Charles Darwin (Lab Track)
Marie Curie
Boardroom
15:30 – 16:15
Prototyp einer allgemeinen Methodik zur Sicherung von Daten auf IoT-Geräten
Student Track 1: Elias Gmünder
Satisfying the Landeck Ruling with Advanced Search Profiles, Artefact and File Captures in ADF Pro
ADF Solutions
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Cell Selection Behaviour in Buildings with Indoor Cells: An Exploratory Study
Student Track 3: Lukas Baumeler
Learn more
Title tba
tba
Belvoir Saal
15:30 – 16:15
Prototyp einer allgemeinen Methodik zur Sicherung von Daten auf IoT-Geräten
Student Track 1: Elias Gmünder
Charles Darwin (Lab Track)
15:30 – 16:15
Satisfying the Landeck Ruling with Advanced Search Profiles, Artefact and File Captures in ADF Pro
ADF Solutions
Learn more
Marie Curie
15:30 – 16:15
Cell Selection Behaviour in Buildings with Indoor Cells: An Exploratory Study
Student Track 3: Lukas Baumeler
Learn more
Boardroom
15:30 – 16:15
Title tba
tba
16:15 – 17:30
Happy Hour and Tombola
Foyer

Location

The Digital Investigations Conference will be held at Hotel Belvoir, Säumerstrasse 37, CH-8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland.

  • by train
    Zürich main station -> Rüschlikon, use S8-train (approx. 13 minutes) Rüschlikon station -> Hotel Belvoir, use bus 165 to the bus stop «Belvoir» Alternatively: Bürkliplatz -> Hotel Belvoir, use bus 165 (approx. 20 minutes)

    Alternative
    Zürich main station -> Zürich Wollishofen, use S8-train (approx. 7 minutes) Zürich Wollishofen station -> Hotel Belvoir, use bus 165 to the bus stop «Belvoir»(approx. 13 minutes)

  • by car
    Exit Thalwil / Rüschlikon. Take 2nd exit at the traffic circle and first exit at the following roundabout. Follow Feldmoos street, after 500 m turn right into the Säumer street.
    Parking slots are limited.

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