Selection Panel Members
 
Daniel Auriel
EIT Digital

Daniel Auriel

Head of Access to Finance
EIT Digital (Germany)
Digital
Patrick Barbey
Innovaud

Patrick Barbey

Director
Innovaud (Switzerland)
Sustainability
Digital
Andrea Basso
Progress Tech Transfer Fund

Andrea Basso

Advisor
Progress Tech Transfer Fund (Italy)
Sustainability
Udit Bhatnagar
McRock Capital

Udit Bhatnagar

Investment Manager
McRock Capital (Canada)
Digital
Luca Binda
Techwald Holding S.p.A.

Luca Binda

Partner
Techwald Holding S.p.A. (Italy)
Life Sciences
Patrick Biro
Venture Kick

Patrick Biro

Program Manager
Venture Kick (Switzerland)
Digital
Christophe Bodin
CBO Consulting

Christophe Bodin

Director
CBO Consulting (Belgium)
Digital
Markus Boerner
seed + speed Ventures GmbH

Markus Boerner

Investment Associate
seed + speed Ventures GmbH (Germany)
Digital
Alvise Bonivento
Indaco Venture Partners

Alvise Bonivento

Partner
Indaco Venture Partners (Italy)
Digital
Richard Briffod
Expedia Group

Richard Briffod

Senior Director
Expedia Group (United States)
Digital
Roel Callebaut
Finindus NV

Roel Callebaut

Investment Manager
Finindus NV (Belgium)
Sustainability
Roop Chandwani
Mazards

Roop Chandwani

CEO
Mazards (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Laurent Choppe
Cukierman & Co Life Sciences

Laurent Choppe

Managing Partner
Cukierman & Co Life Sciences (Israel)
Life Sciences
Michael Claes
SABIC Ventures B.V.

Michael Claes

Director Technology
SABIC Ventures B.V. (Netherlands)
Sustainability
Remy de Tonnac
ETF Partners

Remy de Tonnac

Partner
ETF Partners (United Kingdom)
Sustainability
Alberto Emprin
3LB Seed Capital

Alberto Emprin

General Partner
3LB Seed Capital (Italy)
Sustainability
Digital
Raphael Faessler
Swiss Post

Raphael Faessler

Swiss Post (Switzerland)
Digital
Noha Fathi
The-Marketer

Noha Fathi

Founder
The-Marketer (Egypt)
Digital
Anton Freda
Indaco Venture Partners

Anton Freda

Investment Committee Member
Indaco Venture Partners (Italy)
Life Sciences
Caroline Gueissaz
Business Angels Switzerland

Caroline Gueissaz

Expert
Business Angels Switzerland (Switzerland)
Sustainability
Digital
Claus Hackmann
BASF Venture Capital GmbH

Claus Hackmann

Investment Manager
BASF Venture Capital GmbH (Germany)
Sustainability
Gregor Haidl
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)

Gregor Haidl

Investment Manager
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) (Germany)
Sustainability
Digital
Kajsa Hammar
ETF Partners

Kajsa Hammar

Investment Manager
ETF Partners (United Kingdom)
Sustainability
Reto Hertler
Wille Finance AG

Reto Hertler

Head of Private Equity
Wille Finance AG (Switzerland)
Digital
Shuntaro Hiroya
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland

Shuntaro Hiroya

General Manager
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland (Germany)
Digital
Raffy Kazandjian
IdVectoR

Raffy Kazandjian

Venture Partner
IdVectoR (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Sustainability
Digital
Ekaterina Kremleva
SABIC Ventures B.V.

Ekaterina Kremleva

Technology manager
SABIC Ventures B.V. (Netherlands)
Sustainability
Hannes Kunz
Institute for Integrated Economic Research (IIER)

Hannes Kunz

President
Institute for Integrated Economic Research (IIER) (Switzerland)
Sustainability
Alexander Kölpin
seed + speed Ventures GmbH

Alexander Kölpin

Managing Director
seed + speed Ventures GmbH (Germany)
Digital
Beat Lechmann
Johnson & Johnson Innovation

Beat Lechmann

Johnson & Johnson Innovation (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Christine Müller
kineo finance AG

Christine Müller

Principal
kineo finance AG (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Deyana Nedeva
Blockchain Valley Ventures

Deyana Nedeva

Head of Investor Relations
Blockchain Valley Ventures (Switzerland)
Digital
Cedric Odje
Debiopharm Innovation Fund

Cedric Odje

Investment Associate
Debiopharm Innovation Fund (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Karim Piguet
CPV Partners

Karim Piguet

Founding partner of CPV Partners
CPV Partners (Switzerland)
Digital
Eric Plan
CleantechAlps

Eric Plan

Secretary General
CleantechAlps (Switzerland)
Sustainability
Nadia Plata
Climate Show

Nadia Plata

Director
Climate Show (Switzerland)
Sustainability
Mark Redshaw
Evonik Venture Capital

Mark Redshaw

Investment Director
Evonik Venture Capital (Germany)
Life Sciences
Daniel Rufle
Cimark

Daniel Rufle

Business Designer and Innovation Strategist
Cimark (Switzerland)
Digital
Pierre Sauvagnat
Banque Cantonale de Geneve

Pierre Sauvagnat

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

Patrick Scherrer

CEO
Swissinno+ (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Isabelle Schirmer
Rosablanche Ventures SA

Isabelle Schirmer

President and Partner
Rosablanche Ventures SA (Switzerland)
Sustainability
Philippe Schlegel
Union Bank of Switzerland

Philippe Schlegel

Management Consultant and Contractor
Union Bank of Switzerland (Switzerland)
Digital
FinTech
Laura Schwery
CleantechAlps

Laura Schwery

Business Development Manager
CleantechAlps (Switzerland)
Sustainability
Delphine Seitiee
Alp ICT

Delphine Seitiee

Secretary General
Alp ICT (Switzerland)
Digital
Sebastian Stamm
Fluxunit - ams OSRAM Ventures

Sebastian Stamm

Investment Manager
Fluxunit - ams OSRAM Ventures (Germany)
Digital
Philipp Thurn und Taxis
CNB Capital

Philipp Thurn und Taxis

Managing Director
CNB Capital (Austria)
Digital
Richard Uchrin
Freelance

Richard Uchrin

Business Strategy Advisor – Energy & Sustainability
Freelance (Hungary)
Sustainability
Cyril Vancura
imec.xpand

Cyril Vancura

Partner
imec.xpand (Belgium)
Digital
Joost Waeterloos
Dow

Joost Waeterloos

European Technology Scouting Leader
Dow (Belgium)
Sustainability
Lucian Wagner
EuroUS Ventures

Lucian Wagner

Chairman, Launch in US Alliance, LLC; General Partner, EuroUS Ventures, LLC
EuroUS Ventures (Switzerland)
Digital
Winfried Weigel
Clean Tech Capital

Winfried Weigel

Managing Director
Clean Tech Capital (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Sustainability
Digital
Pierre-Jean Wipff
Innovaud

Pierre-Jean Wipff

Life Sciences Innovation advisor
Innovaud (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Alessio Zolesi
KPMG (Switzerland)

Alessio Zolesi

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