Organisation
Prof. Dr. Claus-Heinrich Daub
Lecturer for sustainable business management FHNW
Project Manager Swiss Sustainability Challenge
Ananda Wyss
Research Associate FHNW
Operational Management Swiss Sustainability Challenge
Our coaches
Dr. Ralf Michel
Dipl. Designer
School of Design and Art, Basel, FHNW.
Co-Head of CAS Circular Economy & Innovation
Annika Björck
Lecturer FHNW -
Customer and Brand Experience
Management
Coach and consultant for customer experience management
Owner of CX-Heroes and CX-Heroes Campus
Dr. Matthias Meyer, MPH, dipl Soz.Ök.
Lecturer for digital change and strategic management at three universities of applied sciences in Bachelor, Master and further education
Independent consultant for non-profit and public organisations
Chantal Vroom-Bezuijen
Training | Coaching | Communication
Janene Liston
Janene Liston | The Pricing Lady
Prof. Emilio Sutter
Professor for Accounting & Controlling
Head of Competence Centre Performance Measurement & Controlling
SME Board Member
Luise Antoinette
Global Transformation & Strategy Leader
Sustainability & ESG Advocate
Active member of NGOs (Circular Economy Switzerland, Wert!Stätte)
Simon Zysset
Responsible for Education Partnerships, WWF Switzerland
Managing Director at formatia - Education for Environment and Sustainable
Development
Daniel Maier MSc ETH
Entrepreneur, IP Consultant
Managing Director euromaier AG
Binci Heeb
Editor-in-chief and publisher of the online platform thebrokernews; writes about the insurance and risk industry, including digitalisation, AI, sustainability, health, etc.
Stefan Philippi, MA, EMBA
Lecturer for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, FHNW
Swiss Innovation Challenge, Swiss Startup Challenge,
Board member of Startup Academy Basel and genisuisse Aargau, Board of Trustees of Swiss Excellence Foundation, Board of Directors
Prof. Norbert Winistörfer
Lecturer in Corporate Communication, Institute for Competitiveness and Communication ICC, FHNW
Start-up expert (author of the guide «Ich mache mich selbständig», 19th edition, Edition Beobachter)
Roger Kirchhofer, lic.phil.I
School of Social Work, FHNW Institute of Counselling, Coaching and Social Management
Dr. Pavlina Pavlova
Research Associate, Sustainable Business and Circular Economy, Institute of Management, FHNW
Dario Meyer
Research Associate Entrepreneurship, Institute of Management, FHNW
Jury - Intake Interviews
Dr. Andrea Flora Bauer
Koordinatorin Diversity & Nachhaltigkeit, FHNW
Prof. Dr. Michael v. Kutzschenbach
Professor of digital business management with a focus on sustainable organizational design and sustainability, FHNW
Prof. Dr. Barbara Eisenbart
Professor with focus on international entrepreneurship, digital and circular business model innovation, FHNW
Prof. Dr. Christoph Hugi
Head of Research Group and Lecturer, Sustainable Resource Management
Prof. Dr. Grégoire Meylan
Professor for Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy at the FHNW Institute of Bioenergy and Resource Efficiency
Prof. Dr. Tina Haisch
Lecturer and Head of the Innovation and Space Research Group, Institute for Non-profit and Public Management
Stefan Philippi, MA, EMBA
Lecturer for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, FHNW
Swiss Innovation Challenge, Swiss Startup Challenge,
Board member of Startup Academy Basel and genisuisse Aargau, Board of Trustees of Swiss Excellence Foundation, Board of Directors
Jury - Final Pitches
Currently being updated for 2026
Prof. Dr. Uta Milow
Professor of Economics and Sustainable Entrepreneurship.
Head of MBA programmes and continuing education programmes,Institute for Management, FHNW
Jasmin Ott
Sustainability Management Specialist, PAX Swiss Life Insurance Company Ltd
Stephanie Csendes
Project Lead Startup Ecosystem, BaselCircular
Marilen Schwald
Co-Founder womenmatters. Co-Founder und Managing Director Innovation Basel
Maya Ladner
Program Lead MSc in Preneurship for Regenerative Food Systems, ZHAW
Dr. Franz A. Saladin
Owner and Managing Director
, Saladin Public Affairs
Bojan Hofmann
Founder Meat & Greet Foodtrucks
Co-Founder & Co-Owner Streetfood Company / Ulrich Hospitality AG (VR)
Startup Mentor Businesspark Baselland
Johannes Bohren
Director Startup Innovation, Basel Area
Markus J. Fischer
Managing Director of Startup Academy Basel