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Meet the team

Our dynamic and international  team comprises of successful entrepreneurs and executives with 150 years of accumulated experience in business innovation.

Kickstart team

Katka Letzing

Katka Letzing

CEO & Co-Founder

Anikó Ivanics

Anikó Ivanics

New Work & Learning Lead

Franziska Böhm

Franziska Böhm

Food & Retail Lead

Katerina Klezlova

Katerina Klezlova

Health & Wellbeing Expert

Ray Neubauer

Ray Neubauer

Smart Cities Expert

Ria Oana

Ria Oana

Special Projects Lead

Sara Fedele

Sara Fedele

PR & Communication Lead

Tiziano Luccarelli

Tiziano Luccarelli

Sustainability & Circular Economy Lead

Andrea Bianchi

Andrea Bianchi

Senior Program Manager

Blanka Skácelová

Blanka Skácelová

Operations Manager

Elisabetta Chiarantoni

Elisabetta Chiarantoni

Senior Program Manager

Fritz Seidel

Fritz Seidel

Intrapreneurship Expert

Jürg Stuker

Jürg Stuker

Partner

Markus Geissler

Markus Geissler

FinTech Expert

Sabina Kalamujic

Sabina Kalamujic

Senior Program Manager

Sara Piva

Sara Piva

Program Associate

Oender Boyman

Oender Boyman

Investor Relations Expert

Advisory board

Anna Schindler

Anna Schindler

City of Zürich

Stadtentwicklung Zürich

Adrian Werren

Adrian Werren

Coop

Chief Financial Officer

Ron Schneider

Ron Schneider

PostFinance

Chief Transformation Officer

Dimitri Gitas

Dimitri Gitas

MSD Switzerland

Dimitri Gitas, Managing Director

Reto Conrad

Reto Conrad

Conrad Consulting

Founder, Professional board member

Paloma Bosco

Paloma Bosco

Swisscom

Group Head of New Business & Innovation

Andreea Prange

Andreea Prange

AXA

Head Customer Experience & Strategy

Christina Ulardic

Christina Ulardic

Astanor Ventures

Partner

Board of directors

Katka Letzing

Katka Letzing

CEO & Co-Founder

Jürg Stuker

Jürg Stuker

Partner

Christoph Birkholz

Christoph Birkholz

Co-President & Co-Founder

Georgios Kontoleon

Georgios Kontoleon

Co-Founder

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