Programme

Martin Barth, World Tourism Forum Lucerne

Dominique Gruhl-Bégin, Innosuisse

Introduction of sponsors & 5-minute start-up pitches

Category Hospitality

mice.market
smartTONi

Category Transaction

Enterprise Bot
Qynamic

Introduction of sponsors & 5-minute start-up pitches

Category Mobility

Kido Dynamics
V-Locker

Category Impact

caresocius
Eaternity

Category Destination

PuraWorka
Smeetz

Keynote Speakers 

- Itai Green, Founder, Innovate Israel: Corporate open innovation - Innovate now or die later
- Svend Leirvaag, Vice-President Industry Affairs, Amadeus IT Group SA: Innovation through successful collaboration: Practice examples and what we can learn from them 
- Dr. Lars Sonderegger, Founder & CEO, Quantonomics LLC: Fastfoward collaboration - Start-ups x Existing Players 

Closed session for Start-Up Finalists only: 1:1 Coaching Talks 

- Tricks and tips how to get investor on board - Christian A. Märki, President & Owner, amerbiZ AG
- Pitching: How to keep their attention - Douglas MacKevett, Head of the Major in Online Business and Marketing, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
- Build your company culture through values, not things - Juliana Gallo, COO, The Trip Boutique
- How to get investments? - Alexander Fries, Partner, ALPANA Ventures
- Leadership assessment in a nutshell - Regula Buob, Managing Director, W.A. de Vigier Stiftung

Workshops

Input speeches by
- Mireille Lattion, SECO: Promoting entrepreneurship as a part of tourism strategy 
- Dominique Gruhl-Bégin, Innosuisse: The role of Innosuisse in supporting start-ups 
- Martin Barth, WTFL: Tourism by Tomorrow

Moderated discussions
- Dominique Gruhl-Bégin, Innosuisse: Do we know the needs of the start-ups?
- Rafael Enzler, gutundgut: How to encourage the exchange between start-ups and existing companies? 
- Marius Disler, WTFL: Digital cooperation thanks to the new WTFL Dealflow Tool

Closed session for Start-Up Finalists only: 1:1 Coaching Talks 

- Tricks and tips how to get investor on board - Christian A. Märki, President & Owner, amerbiZ AG
- Pitching: How to keep their attention - Douglas MacKevett, Head of the Major in Online Business and Marketing, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
- Build your company culture through values, not things - Juliana Gallo, COO, The Trip Boutique
- How to get investments? - Alexander Fries, Partner, ALPANA Ventures
- Leadership assessment in a nutshell - Regula Buob, Managing Director, W.A. de Vigier Stiftung

- Alexander Fries, Partner, ALPANA Ventures
- Jonny Suter, Managing Partner, Helvetica Capital
- Johann Schlieper, President Zurich, Business Angels Switzerland
- Sascha Hausmann, Partner, HOWZAT Partners

Moderated by Prof. Dr. René Zeier, Head of the Startup Programme Smart-Up and the Master Programme Business Development and Promotion, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts 

Announcement of Start-Up Winners & Final Word