Seedstars Summit 2020 | Seedstars World SA |

A free, international, online event about entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Follow the latest trends in impact innovation by joining live sessions.

Why Should You Join?
• Fully Online and Accessible to Everyone - The Summit will take place virtually and welcome everyone interested in entrepreneurship, impact innovation, investment and tech to its online space. Stay tuned!

• Virtual Sessions and Networking - At the online Summit, you will get an opportunity to hear keynotes from tech leaders and founders from emerging markets and participate in the industry-focused conversations without leaving your home or office. You can easily follow any of the sessions or watch the recordings later.

• Online Seedstars World Competition - Traditionally, the Seedstars Summit hosts the finals of the Seedstars World Competition. This year, it will happen virtually! Everyone will be able to root for their favourite startups by voting, commenting and creating buzz around their ideas.

2019 Past Speakers

Géraldine Fasnacht
Freeride Snowboarder

Sannssi Cissé
Head of Collaboration, GreenTec Capital Africa Foundation

Matthew Hoffer
Managing Partner, Spire Strategy AG

Sushil Choudhari
Founder CEO, TravelX

Luis Rodrigues
CTO, QuickCheck

Amar Inamdar
Managing Director, KawiSafi Ventures

Tayfun Ugur
ICT business developmen, Company Builder

Fabio Cannavale
CEO, Lastminute.com Group

Raphaël Conz
Economic Promotion Manager, Vaud

Omar Itani
Founder, FabricAID

Khaled Ismail
Board Member, Feather Invest

Nichapat Ark
Advisor, Openspace Ventures

Tamara Zakharia
Innovation Consultant, UNICEF

Okka Maung
Founder, Recyglo Co., Ltd

Vivian Nwakah
Founder, Medsaf

Kim Neel Wyon
Senior Partner, Optiteam Julia Binder

Julia Binder
Project Leader, EPFL Tech4Impact Javier Rubio Rodriguez Viña

Javier Rubio Rodriguez Viña
Head of Business Development Switzerland, BBVA

Alec Maurice
Director, Thura Swiss Mark Ziade

Mark Ziade
BizOps & Strategy Director, ConsenSys

Govinda Upadhyay
CEO, LEDsafari

Tanvir Sourov
Founder and CEO, Socian Ltd. Prashanth Ranganathan

Prashanth Ranganathan
CEO, PaySense

Rakshit Mehta
Chairman & Managing Director, Euro Alliance S.A

Shruti Chandrasekhar
Head, IFC Venture Capital Tania Douglas

Tania Douglas
Professor, University of Cape Town

Maanasa Mendu
Student

Bernardo Bonjean
Founder, Avante Christine McDannell

Christine McDannell
CEO, Kndrd.io Reza Rahnema

Reza Rahnema
Co-founder & COO, natakallam

Ines Hamida Mestiri
Co-founder & COO, Seabex Valerie Khan

Valerie Khan
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Digital Equity Freddy Vega

Freddy Vega
CEO, Platzi

Martin Johnson
Board Member, Sophia Business Angels

2020 Partners and Supporters

PLATINUM PARTNER:
• Canton de Vaud

GOLD PARTNERS:
• HEG Fribourg
• EPFL
• MADA Assistive Technology Center
• Human Security Division of the Federal Department
• TRECC

SILVER PARTNERS:
• Ville de Lausanne
• innovaud
• Lausanne Region
• QBIC
• Dorier
• Presence Switzerland - FDFA

BRONZE PARTNERS:
• CVCI
• MiSK
• DOEN

LOCAL SUPPORTERS:
• Waterpreneurs
• Toilet Board Coalition
• GIZ
• Logitech