Marco Arnold

Dipl. Ing. (FH)
Many years of management experience at executive level
Managing Director CEO, ARNOLD IT Systems GmbH

Alain Dieterlen

Lecturer Researcher IUT de Mulhouse at the University of Haute Alsace
Many years of experience as a researcher

Prof. Dr. Manuel Hess

Associate Professor

Part of the Finance, Innovation and Governance (FIG) research team focusing on entrepreneurial finance and entrepreneurship

Stéphan Kohler

Ingenieur Arts et Metiers ENSAM
Deputy General Manager Production
Project Manager

Oliver Laux

Master of Science
Many years of experience as project manager and product development manager
Head of Product Development

Cyrille Monnin

• CEO of the company Productec SA
• 30 years of experience in the B2B environment in various roles

Markus Mühlemann

Marc Nass

• Business Unit Manager at Actemium Romandie
• Many years of experience as an automation engineer
• Active for more than 30 years in the chemical – pharmaceutical – biotechnology industry in the region

Prof. Dr. Marc K. Peter

• Heads the Digital Transformation Competence Centre at the FHNW School of Business in Olten. The center offers research, consulting, and educational services around the digital transformation to help organizations and employees develop and successfully implement digital growth strategies.Important studies and publications: www.kmu-transformation.ch, www.digitale-transformation-artikel.ch, www.arbeitswelt-zukunft.ch, www.digitales-marketing-kmu.ch, www.it-sicherheit-kmu.ch

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Franz Quint

• Professor for Communications Engineering at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences since 2002
• VP for Research at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences since 2017
• Previously employed at Daimler-Benz Aeropsace / EADS in the field of communications and radar as a developer/department head.
• His research interests are digital signal and image evaluation, 3D vision, and communications engineering. He is a reviewer for international journals and conferences, for the DAAD, and for the accreditation of study programs.
• Since the beginning of 2021, he has been the spokesperson for the tri-national university alliance TriRhenaTech of the universities of applied sciences on the Upper Rhine.

Martin Scheidiger

• Head of Department | DRP Process & Test Engineering Endress+Hauser Flow
• 20 years of experience in electronics and electrical engineering (development QA, production)
• 13 years of management experience at executive, departmental and project management level
• 3 years i4Challenge Jury Member

Isabel Steinhoff

Matthias Wagner

• Many years of experience as project manager and member of the executive board in the areas of IT and operations for companies in the health care, FMCG and finance industries
• Focused on international business areas and digitization projects

Dr.-Ing. Frank Schönung

• Since 2012 in the SEW research department responsible for:
  Logistics solutions with mobile logistics assistants
  Production concepts based on mobile assistance systems
  Urban logistics and transport logistics
  Knowledge network and university cooperation
• Previously: Head of Department for Materials Handling at the Institute for Materials Handling and Logistics Systems at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Dr. Urs Ch. Hofmeier

• Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, University of Basel; MBA, IMD Lausanne
• Enthusiastic and experienced to use the social changes towards sustainability and digital transformation as a basis for innovative services and products.
• Dedicated to guiding young entrepreneurs on their path to becoming successful leaders.

   

Nina Habicht

Serial AI and Tech Entrepreneur, Startup Investor

Experienced in AI, Analytics, and Business Intelligence, Marketing with a background in Computer Engineering and hands-on experience in building companies (3x).

Entrepreneurial Track Record:

1) Current: Co-Founder & CEO, VOICETECHHUB – revolutionizing the future of work for SMEs and enterprises through Generative AI and Agentic AI platform.

2) Early venture Paixon GmbH: Managing Partner of a chatbot startup (grew from 0 to 8 employees, generated over $1M in revenue within less than 3 years, bootstrapped).

3) Head of Business Development & Marketing: Warehouse automation software company (exited in 2021 with global branches and over $XXM in revenue).

AI Track Record:

As AI Director at UBS, led and executed Generative AI initiatives with a team of 40-70 FTEs. Previously, developed NLP, AI, Voice, and Chatbot products for Swisscom, SBB, banks, insurance companies, and SMEs both in Switzerland and internationally. Over a decade of practical and strategic experience in AI, particularly in digital humans and AI automation, dating back to 2011.

Joëlle Tosetti

• Program Manager Innovation
• Trained as an engineer at the EPFL in microtechnology
• Several years as an engineer at Philip Morris for the coordination of international projects
• Trainer of teenagers
• Since 2021, at arcm as Program Manager of the Innovation Booster – Microtech at 50%: implementation and operational management of the programme, support to companies, networking, support to collaborative project teams

Ines Kljucar

• MBA INSEAD, MSc of Business Administration HU-Berlin
• Responsible for the digital transformation, sales- and marketing strategy and M&A. Prior to her engagement at Phoenix Mecano she worked for Körber Group, Bosch Building Technologies and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
• Advisor to the Equity Alliance, a NYC based VC fund investing in underrepresented founders
• Active angel investor in Industry 4.0 startups, Climate Tech, Hardware and SaaS business models

Kerstin Flötner

• Founder of FLÖTNER CONSULTING – Business Consultancy for marketing and communication supporting StartUps und C-level management with go-to-market, brand building, innovation thought leadership and reputation management
• Creative influencer helping entrepreneurs and StartUps to successfully convince and excite customers, partners, and investors to support their innovative ideas fostering profitable growth
• 30 years industry experience, proven track record for growing the value of businesses and brands by positioning them as innovation leaders in sustainability, digital transformation, and future mobility (hp, Goodyear, SCA, Bitburger, Oerlikon)
• Business angel and investor at StartUp companies
• Member of Female Investors Network (FIN)

Guido Eckhardt

Eva-Maria Bonetti

• Life Sciences Entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience in the (Bio-)Pharmaceutical industry, in strategic and organizational  consulting, in coaching and as a sparring partner for  C-level leaders and managers in the industry

Uziel Zontag

• Expert in Digital and AI transformation within multiple segments such as:, AgTech, CyberSec, ICT, E commerce, Water management, Machine Vision and more. Main focus since 2017 within Industry 4.0, Digital and AI for manufacturing, Digital Twin and robotics and automation.
• Wide background in Tech companies: business transformation consultancy, B2B digital services, investment strategy, start-up identification, successful exits, BOD participation, growth planning and implementation.