Startup Days 2024 | startup days | 29 May 2024 | Kursaal Bern, Kornhausstrasse 3, 3013 Bern, Switzerland

This event are the nationwide business and networking platform for startups, investors, enablers, SMEs and corporates in Switzerland. Every year, the Swiss startup ecosystem meets to network, exchange know-how and discuss relevant topics of the startup ecosystem. It’s a vibrant family reunion, where you’ll meet all key players in one day.

2024 Speakers

Alessandra Agnello
Principal, ACE & Company

Maddy Agrawal
Revenue Engineer | Sales Scientist, Innosuisse

Thomas Baumgartner
Co-Founder & CTO, PRiOT AG

Herbert Bay
Co-Founder and CEO, Earkick

Tatiana Benavides
Swissnex Project Manager, Swissnex / Switzerland Global Enterprise

Timon Binder
CTO, Almer Technologies AG

Regula Bleuler
Managing Director, Swiss Startup Association

Jacques Bonvin
Partner, NKF - Niederer Kraft Frey

Oender Boyman
Investor Expert & Relations, Kickstart Innovation

Andreas Brenner
Co-Founder and CEO, Jua.ai

Iohannès Bry
Head of Innovation & Business Intelligence, State of Vaud (SPEI)

Philip Bucher
Founder & CEO, Chopfab Boxer AG

Esther Cahn
CEO, Signifikant Solutions AG

Isabel Casado Harrington
Head of Startup Incubation Program, EPFL

Azzurra Casali
Junior Data Scientist, Axpo Group

Charlotte Chenu
Science and Innovation Project Manager, Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom

Anne CHEVRIER
Marketing Manager Switzerland, Dassault Systèmes

Bryan Cornelius
Head of Innovation, QoQa Services SA

Martina David
Trade Officer, Swiss Business Hub Spain

Leandro Davies
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, OOMNIUM AG

Alisée de Tonnac
Founder, Seedstars

Laurent Decrue
Co-CEO, Holycode AG

Sibilla Delorenzi
Patent Expert, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property

Marie Didier
CEO, MATIS

Severino Döbeli
Investment Analyst, Zürcher Kantonalbank

Yann Donon
Director of Communication & Intelligence, RUAG AG

Thomas Dübendorfer
President, SICTIC

Patric Eggler
Tax Expert, Wenger Vieli AG

Désirée Egli
Attorney, Law at Wenger Vieli AG

Simon Enderli
CEO, Swiss Entrepreneurs Foundation

Lucas Fiévet
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, ParetoLabs

Hugo Flayac
Co-Founder & CEO, csky.ai

Frank Floessel
Head of ETH Entrepreneurship, ETH Zurich

Michael Friedrich
COO, Distalmotio

Felicitas Gartmann
Consultant for Internationalization Starters, Swissnex / Switzerland Global Enterprise

Jonathan Gäumann
Deputy Head of Venture Unit & Senior Innovation Manager, RUAG AG

Tobias Giger
Co-CEO, evenito AG

Guy Giuffredi
General Partner, StealthVC AG

Andreas Göldi
Partner, b2venture

Ulf Grawunder
Co-Founder & CEO, T-Crux

Urs Gredig
Anchor, Swiss National Television

Patrick Griss
Member of the Foundation Board, DeepTech Switzerland Foundation

Marc Gruber
Professor of Entrepreneurship & Tech Commercialization, EPFL

Dominique Gruhl
CEO, Serpentine Ventures

Ronan Guirey
Managing Director, P&TS SA - Intellectual Property

Cornelia Gut
Managing Director Stiftung Startfeld, Switzerland Innovation Park Ost AG

Mahmoud Hadad
CEO, INERGIO Technologies SA

Julien Halnaut
Business Development Manager, Taurus SA

Thomas Heimann
Head VC Chapter & General Deputy Secretary, SECA (Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association)

Ruben Herrendorff
CEO, NXI Therapeutics

Stefan Heuss
Inventor, Stefan Heuss

Sebastien Hug
Head Innovation Office, Universität Bern

Christoph Inauen
Co-Founder, Choba Choba AG

Dominik Isler
Co-Founder,Startup Days

Damian Janzi
Investment Manager, Swisscom Ventures

Rajesh Jayachandran
Co-Founder & CSO, NXI Therapeutics

Wendy Jordan
Angel Investor | Entrepreneur | Board Member, Fyiar Ventures GmbH | EO Accelerator

Kurt Kaltenegger
Head of ABB Technology Ventures, ABB

Pauline Koelbl
Founder & Managing Partner, ShEquity

Pascal Koenig
Co-Founder, Malaica AG

Silvan Krähenbühl
Host, Swisspreneur

Jens Krauss
VP, CSEM

Dr. Milan Kumar
Chief Information Officer (CIO), ZF Commercial Vehicles

Michael Kündig
Attorney, Law, Walder Wyss AG

Simon Kurmann
Team Section Lead Data Analytics, Helbling Technik

Stefan Kyora
Editor in Chief, Startupticker.ch

Barbara Lax
Founder & CEO, Little Green House

Victoria Lietha
Investment Director, Swisscom Ventures

Carin Lightner
Co-Founder & CEO, ENANTIOS

Carlo Loderer
Founder & CEO, Zippsafe AG

Christian Lundsgaard-Hansen
Head Startup Program, be-advanced AG

Gianluca Mancini
Portfolio Manager, Axpo Group

Adrien Marcone
Patent Engineer, P&TS SA - Intellectual Property

Pascal Mathis
Partner, Founderful

Dominique Mattmann
Associate, Wenger Vieli AG

Jeremias Meier
Entrepreneur & Investor, session.vc

Serge Morisod
Chief Digital & Information Officer, CSEM

Dr. Nicolas Mosimann
Partner, Kellerhals Carrard

Kudah Mushambi
Co-Founder & CEO, Adaire

Lennig Pedron
CEO, Trust Valley

Brad Peppard
Special Coach for Fundraising, Innosuisse - Swiss Innovation Agency

Matthias Pfister
Head of Optical Data Science, Helbling Technik

Dr. Mariusz Platek
Head of Investments, Pensionskasse Stadt Winterthur

Andrew Reid
Director Commercial Partner Switzerland, Microsoft

Lucie Rein
COO, Cultivated Biosciences

Christina Reitenbach
Education Partner Sales Manager Central Europe, Dassault Systèmes

Rebecca Ribi
Financial Advisor, Finpact Solutions

Lena Robra
Head of Academic Engagement, Swissnex in India

Bahaa Roustom
Vice President Marketing & Business Development, CSEM

Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch
Founding General Partner, Privilège Ventures

Eric Rufer
Partner, Substring AG & Aare Ventures

Stuart Russell
Director | Professor, Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence | UC Berkeley

Laura Santos Carreras
Team Section Lead Active Implants, Helbling Technik

Luca Saporita
Trade and Investment Advisor, Swiss Business Hub Japan

Michael Sauter
Head of Entrepreneurship, ZID Bernapark AG

Janina Schäfer
Product & Platform Strategy, IPAI - Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence

Kevin Schmid
Founder & CEO, bakerybakery AG

Christoph Schneeberger
Executive Lead & Co-founder, Antefil Composite Tech AG

Dominic Senn
Co-Founder & CEO, machineMD

Dario Silberschmidt
Startup & VC Lawyer / Partner, Kellerhals Carrard Startup & VC Desk

Anna Spitznagel
Co-Founder, trail GmbH

Manuel Stagars
Founder & Filmdirector, 8GR8 Films

Cyril Stoller
Principal Engineer, Helbling Technik

David Studer
Founder & CEO, Vengrow AG

Peter Studer
Head of Communication, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property

Celine Udriot
COO, Largo Films SA

Thuy-Linh Uong
Senior Investment Associate, Lightbird Ventures

Virginie Verdon
Managing Director, Startup Board Academy

Lea von Bidder
Founder, Expeerly

Alice Vorburger
Attorney at Law, Walder Wyss AG

Lucian Wagner
General Partner, Privilège Ventures

Maximilian Werner
Associate Director and Research Fellow, IMD Business School

Michelle Wiki
Attorney at Law Wenger Vieli / Co-Founder of FEM'UP Switzerland, Wenger Vieli AG

Anselma Wörner
Founder & COO Exnaton, Exnaton

Ramona Wyss
MLaw, LL.M. Attorney at Law, Walder Wyss Ltd.

Katrin J. Yuan
Chair, AI Future Council

Simon Zimmermann
Head Innovation Hub, RUAG AG

Aileen Zumstein
Member, EO Zürich

Merle Zur
Program Manager Diversity & Entrepreneurship, Impact Hub Zürich

2024 Partners

MAIN PARTNERS:
• Bekb|BCBE
• Innosuisse-Swiss Innovation Agency
• IGE|IPI

PRESENTING PARTNERS:
• Wissenschaft.Bewegen
• swisscom

NETWORK PARTNERS:
• Ace & Company
• axpo
• be advance
• FH
• csem
• Dassault Systemes
• Empa
• EPFL
• ETH zurich
• esa
• Fon Git
• helbling
• Vaud
• Ipai
• lc
• Microsoft for Starups
• Switzerland Global Enterprise
• sitemStartupsClub
• Swiss Enterpreneurs Foundation
• swissnex
• TD
• ub
• ViPartners
• walderwyss
• wenger vieli
• Wyss Zurich
• Zurcher Kantonalbank

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
• Fem
• holycode
• IMD
• impactHUB Switzerland
• In Ar Ti S Foundation Inartis
• S2S Ventures
• Tech4Eva

EVENT PARTNERS:
• Bern
• Films For Reel
• Form
• Kilchenmann
• novu office
• familizy
• siradis