The Swiss Startup Conference 2021

The Swiss Startup Conference 2021 is our first annual conference for Swiss Startups, gathering founders, VCs, executives, seed fund partners, general partners, journalists and bloggers from diverse backgrounds and industries. Time is your most valuable resource, and it’s scarce - we want to give you the best selection of Startup Growth Practices in ninety minutes. This is a pitch-free, no-nonsense, practical event where you will get ideas you can implement in your Startup tomorrow.

Hosted by Startup Network Europe, this webinar will focus on Practical Steps to Scale your Startup. A large proportion of speakers and guests will be Swiss Startup Founders based in Silicon Valley and elsewhere in the United States.

Join us and get access to industry trends and innovative tools, keynote speakers and virtual discussions on everything related to the startups of tomorrow. Please note that this webinar is completely free to attend.

Agenda (Switzerland Time)

5.00pm-5.15pm: Webinar Opening

• Adam Patrick Fulham, Founder of Startup Network Europe
• Raphael Tobler, President of The Swiss Startup Association
• Olivia Zollinger, CEO of Swiss Healthcare Startups
• Nicolas Bürer, Managing Director of digitalswitzerland
• Marcel Hofstetter, Scientific Officer at Innosuisse - Swiss Innovation Agency

5.10pm-5.25pm: Silicon Alps Rapid Fire Talks

• Trudi Schifter, Founder & Chairman of AquaSPE and TallyFox Social Technologies
• Michael Chrisment, CEO of farmer connect
• Victor Bergonzoli, Chief Executive Officer at SportsEdTV
• Patrik Marty, CEO/CMO & Founder of HEGIAS
• Jean-Luc Affaticati, Founder of DigitArena
• Dr. Nasser Hefiana, Founder & CEO of NANOGA
• Ian Rousseau, Founder of Hexisense
• Boris Paskalev, Head of Product, AI Code Analysis at Snyk

5.25pm-5.35pm: "How to Engage and Retain Your Customers" Fireside Chat

• Frank Yaw-Owusu, Ecosystem Developer, EMEA & Global Emerging Markets at Twilio Startups

5.35pm-5.50pm: Silicon Alps Rapid Fire Talks

• Serban Mogos, Co-Founder & COO of Eyeware
• Katrin Siebenbuerger Hacki, Director at Medows Sàrl and Scale-up Coach at Innosuisse
• John Klepper, Founder & CEO of PIPRA
• Valerij Stepanov, Co-Founder of WatchAdvisor
• Diego Gladig, Founder of Gossik
• Mehdi Cherif-Zahar, Co-Founder & CMO of Smartest Learning
• Rolf Luchsinger, CEO & Co-Founder of TwingTec

5.50pm-6.00pm: “How to Outsource Effectively” Fireside Chat

• David Miltner, Head of Growth Marketing International Expansion at Fiverr

6.00pm-6.15pm: Silicon Alps Rapid Fire Talks

• Sylvain Massot, Co-Founder of Impaakt and Fondation ReBin
• Cindia Luest, Chief Executive and Creative Director at Spice Journeys
• Mathias Nöbauer, Chief Executive Officer of Exoscale
• Dave Hengartner, Co-Founder & CEO of rready
• Romain Kirchhoff, CEO of Uzufly
• Oriol Saludes, Co-Founder & COO of Kemiex
• Roy Bernheim, Co-Creator of TBô & Founding Partner of Com»On - Ecommerce Accelerator

6.15pm-6.25pm: “How to Recruit for Startups” Fireside Chat

• Kálmán Györy, Senior Technical Talent Acquisition Manager at Personio

6.25pm-6.40pm: Silicon Valley Panel Discussion (U.S.-based speakers, or speakers with experience in the U.S.)

• Franziska Steiner, Head of Entrepreneurship at swissnex San Francisco
• Allison Fromm, Executive Vice President at CYBERA
• Roger Cattaneo, Founder & Officer-in-Charge of Ambit Contra
• Alfredo Faubel, Co-Founder & CFO of Carbon BioCapture
• Karine Wittmer, CMO of Swiss Business Hub USA
• Mershad Javan, Founder & Chairman of Octiive and CEO of Mictic
• Ralf Hirt, Founder & CEO of 8W8 Global Business Builders

6.40pm-7.00pm: Silicon Nation Presentation (this section will focus on the Swiss Tech Startup investment landscape, with data covering early-stage investment rounds throughout Switzerland and a breakdown by sector)

• Tanya Fröhlich, Chief Operations Officer of Swiss ICT Investor Club

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Interested in being a sponsor of this event? Email Adam at adam {at} startupnetwork {dot} eu

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Please note that this event will be recorded and published on online video-sharing platforms such as YouTube.

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By signing up to this event, registrants agree to allow Startup Network Europe and the event sponsors to contact them regarding their registration and attendance at the event. The data that is collected will also be shared by Startup Network Europe and the event sponsors for post-event follow up communications, such as new event announcements, newsletter updates and sales & marketing outreach.

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Registrants will receive an email with Zoom login information on the day of the event.