Jury Members



Riyad Abou Jaoudeh
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)

Riyad Abou Jaoudeh

Director
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) (Lebanon)
ICT
Riccardo Aimerito
ERA Kapital

Riccardo Aimerito

Co-founder & Partner
ERA Kapital (Italy)
ICT
Michele Appendino
AME Ventures

Michele Appendino

CEO
AME Ventures (Italy)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Alain Arnaud
Avet Ventures

Alain Arnaud

Partner
Avet Ventures (Spain)
ICT
Klaus Berding
Breslin AG

Klaus Berding

Director / Partner
Breslin AG (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Luca Binda
Techwald Holding S.p.A.

Luca Binda

Partner
Techwald Holding S.p.A. (Italy)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Jens Brunke
CM-Equity

Jens Brunke

Managing Director
CM-Equity (Germany)
Life Sciences
Drago Cerchiari
XanaStim Sàrl

Drago Cerchiari

Partner, private Investor
XanaStim Sàrl (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Laurent Choppe
Cukierman & Co Life Sciences

Laurent Choppe

Managing Partner
Cukierman & Co Life Sciences (Israel)
Life Sciences
Kristof De Buysere
Eucaps

Kristof De Buysere

Co-founder
Eucaps (Malta)
ICT
Peter Dedeken
UCB

Peter Dedeken

Head EU Medical Managers Seizure Freedom
UCB (Belgium)
Life Sciences
Tanja Dowe
Debiopharm Innovation Fund

Tanja Dowe

CEO of Debiopharm Innovation Fund
Debiopharm Innovation Fund (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Konstantinos Efthymiopoulos
Konstantinos Efthymiopoulos

Konstantinos Efthymiopoulos

Managing Director
PLUS Life Sciences Consulting Sàrl (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Alberto Emprin
3LB Seed Capital

Alberto Emprin

General Partner
3LB Seed Capital (Italy)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Mark Felix
Dow Venture Capital

Mark Felix

Investment Manager
Dow Venture Capital (Switzerland)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Claudio Giuliano
Innogest Capital

Claudio Giuliano

Managing Partner
Innogest Capital (Italy)
ICT
Philipp Hasler
Emerald Technology Ventures

Philipp Hasler

Investment Director
Emerald Technology Ventures (Switzerland)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Natasha Jaeger
Samsung Electronics

Natasha Jaeger

Technology Scout, Samsung Electronics Open Innovation
Samsung Electronics (Germany)
ICT
Robert Koning
VC Ventures GmbH

Robert Koning

CEO
VC Ventures GmbH (Germany)
ICT
Guillaume Laffineur
Emertec Gestion SA

Guillaume Laffineur

Emertec Gestion SA (France)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Domenico Laudonia
Italian Brand Factory

Domenico Laudonia

President, Board Member and Shareholder
Italian Brand Factory (Italy)
ICT
Beat Lechmann
Johnson & Johnson Innovation

Beat Lechmann

Johnson & Johnson Innovation (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Francesco Leone
Start up Business Copilot

Francesco Leone

Coach, Copilot and Fundraiser
Start up Business Copilot (Italy)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Hans Bernhard Meyer
Cofimore Holdings

Hans Bernhard Meyer

CEO
Cofimore Holdings (Belgium)
ICT
Steven Neftel
Waypoint Capital

Steven Neftel

Member of the Investment Review Group
Waypoint Capital (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Antoine Papiernik
Sofinnova Partners

Antoine Papiernik

Chairman & Managing Partner
Sofinnova Partners (France)
Life Sciences
Andrea Pavero
Medeor Associates Srl

Andrea Pavero

PARTNER
Medeor Associates Srl (Italy)
Life Sciences
Mark Redshaw
Evonik Venture Capital

Mark Redshaw

Investment Director
Evonik Venture Capital (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Jean-Pierre Rosat
Jean-Pierre Rosat

Jean-Pierre Rosat

Managing Partner
4FO Ventures (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Claudio Rumazza
Innogest Capital

Claudio Rumazza

Partner
Innogest Capital (Italy)
Life Sciences
Laurent Samama
Jolt Capital

Laurent Samama

Partner
Jolt Capital (France)
ICT
Diana Saraceni
Panakès Partners

Diana Saraceni

General Partner
Panakès Partners (Italy)
Life Sciences
Pierre Sauvagnat
Banque Cantonale de Geneve

Pierre Sauvagnat

Director
Banque Cantonale de Geneve (Switzerland)
ICT
Patrick Scherrer
Swissinno+

Patrick Scherrer

CEO
Swissinno+ (Switzerland)
ICT
Isabelle Schirmer
Rosablanche Ventures SA

Isabelle Schirmer

President and Partner
Rosablanche Ventures SA (Switzerland)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Sebastian Schoefer
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)

Sebastian Schoefer

Investment Manager
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) (Germany)
Life Sciences
Frank Siebke
4e capital GmbH

Frank Siebke

Executive Advisor
4e capital GmbH (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Aruna Subramanian
SABIC Ventures

Aruna Subramanian

Senior Portfolio Manager
SABIC Ventures (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Sven Thate
BASF Venture Capital GmbH

Sven Thate

Investment Manager
BASF Venture Capital GmbH (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Kostis Tselenis
Quadia

Kostis Tselenis

Head of Investments
Quadia (Switzerland)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Richard Uchrin
Independent Consultant

Richard Uchrin

BD and Innovation Advisor
Independent Consultant (Hungary)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Cyril Vancura
Bosch Ventures

Cyril Vancura

Senior Investment Director
Bosch Ventures (Germany)
ICT
Peter Vanlaeke
SOLVAY S.A.

Peter Vanlaeke

Investment Manager
SOLVAY S.A. (Belgium)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Romain Vidal
CapHorn Invest

Romain Vidal

Partner
CapHorn Invest (France)
ICT
Alban Wyniecki
Partech Ventures

Alban Wyniecki

Principal
Partech Ventures (France)
ICT
Pascale Xelot
IBM

Pascale Xelot

IBM (France)
ICT
Alessio Zolesi
KPMG (Switzerland)

Alessio Zolesi

Manager - Deal Advisory
KPMG (Switzerland) (Switzerland)
ICT