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 2023

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Luca Mascaro

Founder and CEO Sketchin | Regional Jury Chairman 2023

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.
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Leandro Bitetti

Head of MSc in Business Administration with Major in Innovation Management SUPSI

The MSc in Business Administration is an educational program that aims to develop in-depth and specialized skills in the design, planning, evaluation, implementation, and management of change and transformation processes in organizations at the strategic and operational levels.
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Giorgio Calderari

Deputy Chairman BoD Helsinn Group

Helsinn is a fully integrated global biopharmaceutical company with a track record of over forty years of commercial execution, a leadership position in the supportive cancer care for worldwide patients, and with a strong focus in oncology and rare diseases.
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Nicoletta Casanova

CEO FEMTOprint SA

FEMTOprint is a Swiss high-tech Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) specialized in high-precision 3D microfabrication in glass. With the ground-breaking FEMTOPRINT® microfabrication platform, it serves leading industrial Customers with feasibility, rapid prototyping, and pilot and industrial series manufacturing at the wafer-level.
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Daina Matise Schubiger

Lecturer and researcher CMI SUPSI, Head of Bachelor in Leisure Management SUPSI

The 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.
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Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch

Founding General Partner Privilège Ventures SA

Privilège Ventures SA is a Swiss Venture Capital firm, founded by entrepreneurs, with headquarters in Lugano, and a presence in Zurich and Boston. With a generalist approach the investment focus is in seed and early stage start-ups based mainly in Switzerland.
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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 2023

 

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Thomas Billeter

Member of the Executive Board and Director Ticino Investors SICTIC | National Jury Chairman 2023

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. It has offices in Zürich, Lausanne and Ticino.
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Regula Buob

CEO and Co-Founder Leadership Lighthouse

Leadership Lighthouse accompanies startups long term and equips them with the skills and support needed for resilient CEOS and strong teams.
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Guy Giuffredi

Co-founder and board member, Aare Ventures

Aare Ventures connects selected early stage startups with an active business angel community from the Bern Mittelland region. Aare Ventures organises four events per year, giving up to 40 Startups the opportunity to present themselves. Over the past three years, this led to more than 15 investments per year.
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Frédéric Lauchenauer

Lead of the BAS Suisse Romande Jury

Business Angels Switzerland (BAS) 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. These events lead to more than 10 yearly investments, and are appreciated by members and startups for their friendly atmosphere.
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Silvia Panigone

COO NLS Pharmaceuticals

NLS Pharmaceutics is a clinical stage Swiss Headquartered biotech listed at NASDAQ. Its R&D focus is based on a strong scientific understanding of neurobehavioral and neurocognitive disorders. It develops innovative treatment for Central Nervous System (CNS) diseases, rare and/or neurodegenerative.
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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.
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Valesko Wild

Head of the Office for Economic Development of the Canton of Ticino

The activities of the Office for Economic Development of the Canton of Ticino (USE) 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 region.
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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.
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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.