Selection Panel Members

All companies joining the Tech Tour Sports 2021 programme have been selected by the Selection Panel. This Selection Panel is responsible for nominating companies and will select the best 30 companies to take part in the programme. 
 

Lajla Aganovic

Head of Venture Engagement

LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)

Riccardo Aimerito

Co-founder & Partner

ERA Kapital (Italy)

Yann Baffalio

Head of Havas Sports

Havas Switzerland (Switzerland)

Jason Ball

Partner

GR Capital (United Kingdom)

Gregory Barbezat

Head of International Development Decathlon Experience

Décathlon Expérience (France)

Susanne Battegay

Privilege Ventures (Switzerland)

Tiffany Beers

Head of Gaming Innovation at Logitech G

LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)

Alberto Bichi

Executive Director

European Platform for Sport Innovation (Belgium)

Christian Birk

CEO & co-founder

Roster Athletics (United States)

Platforms

Guillaume Bouvaist

TitleCoordinateur Entrepreneuriat – Innovation & Développement Durable

Outdoor Sports Valley (France)

Christian Brink

CEO & Private Investor

Brink (Denmark)

Sasha Cahill

Private Stakeholder, Board member, Investor (Switzerland)

Isabel Casado Harrington

EPFL School of Life Sciences (Switzerland)

Andrea Casati

Vice President

Growth Capital (Italy)

Jean-Baptiste Casta

Head of Strategy & Business Operations

Eurovision Sport (European Broadcasting Union) (Switzerland)

André Catana

Head of the Startup Unit, Vice Presidency of Innovation

EPFL School of Life Sciences (Switzerland)

Josh Chapman

CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER

Konvoy Ventures (United States)

Jean-Michel Chardon

Head of Technology Innovation, CTO Office & Site leader

LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)

Nicolas Chauvin

Innovation & Technology Lead

LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)

Brad Chedister

Chief Technology & Innovation Officer

DEFENSEWERX (United States)

Raphael Conz

Managing Director

State of Vaud, Office for Economic Affairs and Innovation (SPEI) (Switzerland)

Natalie Cook

Board Member

Australian Sports Technology Network (Australia)

Ken Crease

GM Global Sport + Healthcare

AU10TIX (Israel)

eSports & Gaming

health and nutrition

Training

Keith D'Amelio

Keith D'Amelio, PhD, Director of Athlete Services

Keith D'Amelio - Sports performance (United States)

Hoby Darling

Senior Executive

LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)

Emerald de Leeuw

Global Head of Privacy

LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)

Kristof De Mey

SportUp Program Manager

imec (Belgium)

Patrick Degen

Founding Partner

Swiss Founders Fund (Switzerland)

David Dellea

Head of Sports Business Advisory

PwC (Switzerland)

Sylvie Didelle

Development Director

DAES SA (Switzerland)

Patrick Dixon

Head of Applied Sports Science

Momentous (United States)

Performance

Training

Frederic Dot

Senior Software Product Manager

LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)

Sam Farah

LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)

eSports & Gaming

David Fowler

Marketing Consultant & Co-Founder

SportsTech Match (Netherlands)

Charles Frémont

Innovation Hub Manager

UEFA (Switzerland)

Pierre Germeau

Head of Digital Services

GAISF - Global Association of International Sports Federations (Switzerland)

Platforms

Training

Christophe Grasso

Innovation Business Manager

Swiss Timing (Switzerland)

Cyprien Hallé

Associate

Samaipata (Spain)

Anna Hellman

Director

ThinkSport (Switzerland)

Eoghan Hickey

Principal & Head of Research

Jolt Capital (France)

Nicholas Hyett

Digital Products & Partnerships Manager

Volleyball World (Switzerland)

Elisabeth Häusler

Head of Human Motion Analytics Research Group

Salzburg Research (Austria)

Semih Kacan

Investment Director

Swisscom Ventures (Switzerland)

David Kappeler

Head of Investments, Investor relations

Foundation for Innovative Technology (FIT) (Switzerland)

Alexandra Karacsonyi

Founder & Director

Elixir Consulting (Switzerland)

Dennis Kirpensteijn

Managing Director

Faraday Venture Partners (Spain)

George Kotrotsios

VP, Marketing & Business Development

CSEM - Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA (Switzerland)

Melvin Kuek

Senior Advisor

Global Esports (Singapore)

Mike Kurt

President

Swiss University Sports (Switzerland)

Edouard Lambelet

Gold Member

YPO (United States)

Pascal Levensohn

Managing Partner

Levensohn Venture Partners (United States)

Maxime Lingjaerde

Private French market customers

Banque Lombard Odier & Cie SA (Switzerland)

eSports & Gaming

Andrey Lunev

Founder

XR Insight Europe (Switzerland)

Roberto Magnifico

Board Member - Partner

LVenture Group (Italy)

Laleh Makarem

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)

Jan-Anders Mansson

Professor

Purdue University (United States)

Benoit Mariani

Swisscast SA (Switzerland)

Pascal Marmier

Director, unlimitrust campus by SICPA

Sicpa (Switzerland)

Olivier Martret

Principal

Serena Capital (France)

eSports & Gaming

Guillermo Marín

Digital Transformation Consultancy Services Director

GSIC powered by Microsoft (Spain)

Grégoire Millet

Vice Director

Institute of Sport Sciences (Switzerland)

Nalain Naidoo

Swiss Quality Events / Head of Business Development

AISTS (International Academy of Sports Science and Technology) (Switzerland)

Fernando Parente

Director for Healthy Campus & Universities Relations

FISU (Switzerland)

Christophe Pasquier

Head of Audio & Innovation

Eurovision Sport (European Broadcasting Union) (Switzerland)

Benjamin Penkert

Founder

SportsTechX (Germany)

Yohann Perron

Innovation Advisor

Innovaud (Switzerland)

Olivier Perrotey

Director

Sword Group (Luxembourg)

Data Analytics

Christian Perrudet

Brand Manager Rheumatology

Eli Lilly and Company (United States)

Karim Piguet

Founding partner of CPV Partners

CPV Partners (Switzerland)

Olivier Pochelon

Head of Sales

Ofac Group (Switzerland)

Michael Proman

Managing Director

Scrum Ventures (United States)

Zhigang Qian

Director

Wuxi Capital (China)

Emilien Schenker

Grants & Program Manager

State of Vaud, Office for Economic Affairs and Innovation (SPEI) (Switzerland)

Stephane Schwander

Head of Digital

International Equestrian Federation (Switzerland)

Oren Simanian

Founder and General Partner

Colosseum Sports (Israel)

Lise Sissler

Sports Performance Simulation Leader

DAES SA (Switzerland)

Matt Smith

Executive Director

World Rowing (Switzerland)

Leesa Soulodre

General Partner

R3i Ventures (Singapore)

Wilhelmina Jewell Sparks

BITHOUSE Capital Group Food2050 (Germany)

health and nutrition

Benjamin Stoll

Director of Strategic Alliances & Innovation

FIFA (Swaziland)

Jessica Summersby

Innovation Project Leader

LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)

eSports & Gaming

Niels Henrik Sørensen

Head of Sports-Tech INNOVATION LAB - SPORTS CONFEDERATION OF DENMARK

DIF Innovation Lab (Denmark)

Anne Mette Trier

HEAD OF INNOVATION LAB

DIF Innovation Lab (Denmark)

Dominique Truchot-Cardot

Head of Source Innovation Lab

Institut et Haute Ecole de la Santé La Source (Switzerland)

Pascal Vuilliomenet

Strategic Project Manager

EPFL School of Life Sciences (Switzerland)

Benjamin Vullioud

LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)

Jidong Wang

ASOIF (Switzerland)

René Wijlens

Cluster Manager

Cluster Sports & Technology (Netherlands)

Jakob Wikenstaal

Co-founder

Nordic Sports Tech (Sweden)

Jonathan Wojcik

Co-Managing Director at Havas Village Geneva

Havas Switzerland (Switzerland)

Mike Yang

Founder & CEO of AquaBloom International Sports Technology Group Founder

AquaBloom International Sports Technology Group (China)

Rui Zhang

Vice President

AquaBloom International Sports Technology Group (China)

Alex Zurita

Head of Sport Tech Hub

London Sport (United Kingdom)