EPFL Investor Day
The EPFL Investor Day, on EPFL campus, is a one-of-a-kind event event in Western Switzerland created to connect investors with high-potential and innovative technology startups.
While the first part of the day is dedicated exclusively to investors and high-tech startups, the second half of this year’s program opens to a wider audience.
On the day
- Startups pitches
- Conferences, plenary with keynotes and roundtable
- Startup and accelerator village
- Networking
- Highlights cutting-edge initiatives
- One-to-one meetings (for investors / startups only)
- EPFL discovery lab tours (for investors only)
Speakers includes:
Welcome
- Martin Vetterli, President of EPFL
- Alain Conte, Member of the Executive Committee UBS Switzerland AG
Keynotes
- “Lets Farm, Raise and Feed Unicorns” Daniel Gutenberg, Unicorn Hunter and Soonicorn Farmer
- “Staying Ahead” Patrick Aebischer, Senior Partner ND+ Capital, Former EPFL President
Roundtable
Daniel Gutenberg and Patrick Aebischer will be joined by
- Pascal Zumbühl, Economist at UBS,
- Emile de Rijk, Co-founder and CEO of Swissto12,
- Madiha Derouazi, CSO at AC Immune
Moderation: Jordi Montserrat, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Venturelab.
Closing
- Raphaël Conz, Head of the Department for Economic Promotion and Innovation, Canton of Vaud
The new Swiss Venture Capital Report was published on 26 January. It analyses 304 financing rounds closed in 2020 and includes further article such as an interview with Michael Hengartner, President of the ETH Board, and a list of Swiss "soonicorns". 
