Juries
REGIONAL JURY
The regional jury is involved in the semi-final phase, where the teams will be evaluated and trimmed from 20 down to 10. This jury evaluates:
- the documentation developed during the acceleration program
- the pitch of the 20 projects participating in the program
The regional jury will establish the 10 teams which will accede to the final round.
MEMBERS OF REGIONAL JURY 2021
Giambattista Ravano
Director of Research, Development and Knowledge Transfer SUPSI JURY CHAIRMAN 2021
SUPSI offers a cutting-edge university education characterized by a classical theoretical-scientific education and a strong professional orientation. Research is carried out in key areas through projects acquired competitively at major European and national agencies or on behalf of companies and institutions.
Thomas Billeter
Member of the Executive Board and Director Ticino Investors SICTIC
Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC) connects smart money investors to Swiss seed and early-stage technology startups. SICTIC is a non-profit association, which has a strong investor community and organizes the deal flow and matchmaking of startups and investors online and at pitching events. We have offices in Zürich, Lausanne and Ticino.
Leandro Bitetti
Lecturer-researcher Competence Center Management and Entrepreneurship SUPSI
The Competence Centre for Management and Entrepreneurship (CMI) operates with the aim of offering support to companies, organizations and institutions in the area, in facing the increasingly complex challenges posed by a constantly changing reference environment.
Gianluca Colombo
Dean of the Faculty of Economics USI, Director EMBA USI
USI's Executive MBA is an international program with an innovative content and format: one transformative weekend per month plus one day online. It focuses on digital transformation, change and sustainability and offers personalized career development.
Guy Giuffredi
Director Investments Serpentine Ventures
Swiss Startup Capital AG, a fully owned subsidiary of Swiss Startup Group AG, is the investment arm of the group. The dedicated unit offers exclusive access to venture capital investments, unlocking new opportunities in the early stage venture asset class.
Luca Mascaro
Founder and CEO Sketchin
Sketchin is a strategic design studio that works globally to anticipate the experience of the future. Founded in Switzerland in 2006, today it interprets the latest technologies to drive digital transformation, evolve new businesses, anticipate the human experience and create sustainable value over time.
Michele Merazzi
Deputy Director of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Canton of Ticino, former entrepreneur
The Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Handcrafts and Services of the Canton of Ticino, the umbrella association of Ticino's economy, is a privileged interlocutor of the federal and cantonal authorities, promotes the activities of companies through a series of concrete initiatives in various fields and provides information and training to its members.
Giuseppe Perale
Professor of Regenerative Medicine USI, Executive Vice President and Founder I.B.I. SA
IBI is a highly innovative biomedical company focused on the research, development and manufacturing of medical devices for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. It has patented technologies that have enabled it to offer cutting-edge products and services in the field of bone regeneration.
NATIONAL JURY
The national jury is involved in the final phase of the program to decree the five winners. It evaluates:
- the documentation developed during the acceleration program
- the pitch and the answers to their questions
MEMBERS OF NATIONAL JURY 2021
Jean-Pierre Vuilleumier
Managing Director Startup INVEST JURY CHAIRMAN 2021
Startup Invest is a private non-profit organization founded in May 2003 and the leading financing platform for swiss deep tech startups. The mission is the professionalization of the Swiss investment ecosystem ( Business Angels, Venture Capital, Corporate Ventures
Silvia Panigone
COO NLS Pharmaceuticals
NLS Pharmaceutics is a clinical stage Swiss Headquartered botech listed at NASDAQ. Our R&D focus is based on a strong scientific understanding of neurobehavioral and neurocognitive disorders. We develop innovative treatment for Central Nervous System (CNS) diseases, rare and/or neurodegenerative.
Stéphane Rousset
Board member, business angel and member of Business Angels Switzerland
BAS – Business Angels Switzerland – is the leading business angel network in Switzerland since over twenty years, with chapters in Suisse Romande and in Zürich. BAS organises 20 events and 60 startup presentations per year. They lead to more than 10 yearly investments. Our members and the startups like the friendly atmosphere of our events.
Marco Vencato
Deputy Director Gebert Rüf Stiftung
Gebert Rüf Stiftung was founded by entrepreneur Heinrich Gebert as a foundation for science and innovation with the aim of strengthening "Switzerland as an economic and living space.'' With an annual budget of 15 million francs it promotes entrepreneurial science, innovation and education projects throughout Switzerland.
Valesko Wild
Head of the Office for Economic Development of the Canton of Ticino
USE's activities are focused on three macro-themes - promotion of entrepreneurship and innovation, development of the tourism sector and repositioning of peripheral regions - and aim to promote a lasting and sustainable economic growth that enhances the territorial peculiarities and the network of academic and business excellence present in our territory.
Gabriele Zanzi
Member of the Executive Board of BancaStato
BancaStato is the bank of reference in Ticino. It promotes economic development in the Canton and gives Ticino's people the opportunity to invest their savings safely and profitably. The Bank supports hundreds of Ticino-based companies, associations and organisations involved in sporting, cultural and charitable activities as well as research.
PUBLIC JURY (the audience)
During the final ceremony, the audience will also be involved and will decree the 6th prize among the 10 finalist teams.