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Meet our experts

We define our Kickstart Experts as individuals with extensive knowledge related to either a specific industry, or specific topics, methodologies or technologies.

Felix Stähli

Felix Stähli

Impact Hub Lausanne & Geneva

Impact Hub Lausanne & Geneva Co-Founder

Andy Schwarzenbach

Andy Schwarzenbach

Hitzberger (Exit to Migros)

Founder & former CEO

Anna Hakobyan

Anna Hakobyan

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Director Business Development

Audrey le Borgne

Audrey le Borgne

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Global Marketing & Innovation Advisor

Benno Burkhardt

Benno Burkhardt

STASH

Co-Owner & CEO

Carmen Spielmann

Carmen Spielmann

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Strategy Director

Chiara Rinaldi

Chiara Rinaldi

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Co-Founder

Chris Frey

Chris Frey

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Digital Transformation Officer

Conor Burke

Conor Burke

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Managing Director

Debbie Brown

Debbie Brown

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Procurement Hacker

Delphine Cordie

Delphine Cordie

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Executive Business Coach & Consultant

Derek van Brussel

Derek van Brussel

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Venture Capital investor

Dimitrios Matsakis

Dimitrios Matsakis

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Independent Consultant

Elena Siluyanova

Elena Siluyanova

Novocure

Digital Strategy EMEA, Assoc. Director

Emily Elsner

Emily Elsner

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Social Impact Manager

Ina Paschen

Ina Paschen

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Campaign Leader

Jade Sternberg

Jade Sternberg

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Innovation Manager

Jiri Petr

Jiri Petr

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Head of Application Development

Julien Weissenberg

Julien Weissenberg

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Founder & AI Expert

Konstantin Yershov

Konstantin Yershov

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Digital Transformation

Linus Gabrielsson

Linus Gabrielsson

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CEO & Founder

Lisa-Ann Preuss

Lisa-Ann Preuss

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Founder & Manager Partner

Lisette van der Maarel

Lisette van der Maarel

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Lead Circular Economy Transition

Lorenzo Manera

Lorenzo Manera

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Asset Management

Magdalena Picariello

Magdalena Picariello

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AI Solutions Architect

Marina Faiella

Marina Faiella

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Director of Hematology Market Access Europe

Martin Rosendahl

Martin Rosendahl

IKEA

Operations Leader

Matthias Eifert

Matthias Eifert

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Managing Director Zukunftsregion

Matthias Steinlin

Matthias Steinlin

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Attorney at Law

Mauro Ferrara

Mauro Ferrara

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Principal Software Engineer

Michael Bernhard

Michael Bernhard

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Bereichsleiter

Mike Hindi

Mike Hindi

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Value Creator

Mischa Seitz

Mischa Seitz

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COO

Nadine Zdych

Nadine Zdych

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Founder

Natalie Pankova

Natalie Pankova

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COO

Nicolas Lehmann

Nicolas Lehmann

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CFO

Oriana Kraft

Oriana Kraft

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ETHZ FemTech Summit 2021

Pascal Fröhlicher

Pascal Fröhlicher

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CEO

Patrycja Pielaszek

Patrycja Pielaszek

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Founder & Innovation Catalyst

Rafael Perez Süess

Rafael Perez Süess

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Head of Business Development

Raphael Felenbok

Raphael Felenbok

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Advisor & Investor

Renato Del Grosso

Renato Del Grosso

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Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

Rinat Abdrasilov

Rinat Abdrasilov

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Senior Partner

Ruth Armale

Ruth Armale

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Head of Open Innovation

Sara Fedele

Sara Fedele

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Marketing and Digital Strategy

Sasha Burkhardt

Sasha Burkhardt

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FinTech Business Development

Stéphanie Engels

Stéphanie Engels

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Partner

Thomas Amberg

Thomas Amberg

University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Professor

Thomas J. Pflüger

Thomas J. Pflüger

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Business Consultant & Advisor

Tobias Temmen

Tobias Temmen

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Broker

Urs Ryf

Urs Ryf

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CSA Engineering

Vikram Bhatnagar

Vikram Bhatnagar

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Digital Advisor

Violeta Paredes

Violeta Paredes

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Director

Vlado Petrushev

Vlado Petrushev

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Managing Director

Yanya Viskovich

Yanya Viskovich

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Attorney at Law

Zeynep Cansu Öner

Zeynep Cansu Öner

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Business Development Manager

Roger Wüthrich-Hasenböhler

Roger Wüthrich-Hasenböhler

Swisscom

Vice President

Benefits

Access to showcases, networking and community events to expand your own network

Cross-industry and cross-sector knowledge transfer, and best practice sharing 

Media exposure through our multiple social media channels, website and newsletters

Access to regional and international innovation ecosystems

Appreciation and recognition for altruistic nature and giving back to the startup community

Opportunity to be an active component in the success and scaling of our top-tier later stage startups disrupting the industry

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