Program

16:30 - Door Opening & Registration

• Come in, grab your name tag and start networking with your fellow participants

17:00 - Welcome and Keynote Session

• Welcome speech by Ian Roberts - CTO, Bühler and Abir Oreibi - CEO, Lift
• Keynote speech by John Harthorne, CEO, MassChallenge
• Welcome video by Mr. Schneider Ammann - President of Switzerland and Federal Councillor
• Keynote speech by George Koukis - Founder, Temenos

17:30 - Pitch Session - Swiss Startups

Discover on stage which 6 of the 15 initial Swiss startups were selected by our jury!

18:00 - Keynote Session

• Stefan Catsicas - Executive VP, Nestlé S.A Chief Technology Officer, Head of Innovation, Technology, Research and Development
• Suzan G. LeVine - U.S Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein

18:30 - Pitch Session - MassChallenge Alumni Startups

Discover 9 amazing MassChallenge Alumni startups from around the world!

19:00 - Keynote Speech

• Pierre Maudet - Minister of Economy of State Geneva

19:10 - Prize Ceremony and Closing Remarks

• Discover the winners of the MassChallenge Switzerland accelerator program prize, Woman Entrepreneur award, UBS Audience award, CTI Fact Finding Tour award

19:30 - Networking Cocktail

• Continue the evening with some food and drinks, get to talk with the presenting startups and network with your fellow participants