Startup Nights 2024

31 Oct – 1 Nov 2024 | Winterthur, Switzerland

Friday, 1 November 2024 | 19:30 - 20:00

Beyond Chocolate, Pills and Banking: Rebooting Switzerland with DeepTech | Patrick Griss, Christian Wenger, Michael Friedrich, Ata-Tuna Ciftlik & Raphael Tobler

Format:In-person
Location:Main Stage "Unicorn" (Hall 1)
Track:
Panel Discussion
163 participants

DeepTech ventures that transfer technology research into successful high growth businesses are an imperative contribution to future Swiss prosperity. Although Swiss research is globally leading, success cannot be taken for granted. It is wise to diligently identify gaps that need bridging. The transfer of scientific research into high growth businesses is highly complex. We reveal common failure modes that prevent startups from attracting international capital and from becoming global players. We discuss how to avoid these failure modes based on experience. The DeepTech Playbook, which is freshly off the press, guides the conversation and we uncover actionable advice, best practices, and proven strategy frameworks.

Speaker

Patrick Griss, CEO Zühlke Ventures

Patrick Griss has been at the forefront of DeepTech innovation for 25 years – as investor, in corporate roles, as founder, board member, engineer, or advisor to Leadership teams. He is an engineer by training and contributed to more than 40 journeys from invention to industrialisation, to commercial launch, to scale-up, or failure.

Christian Wenger, Lawyer & Entrepreneur, Wenger Vieli AG

We live in a dynamic era driven by digitalization in particular the exponentiality of Moore's law. My passion lies with ambitious and passionate entrepreneurs driving innovative technology companies changing the world.

Raphael Tobler, CEO eduwo & President Swiss Startup Association

Founder Startup Nights, Founder eduwo, Founder Home of Innovation.

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