PEER EXCHANGE MEETUP

Swiss Entrepreneurship Program

JUNE 4-8, 2018

BIEL-BIENNE | BERNE | ZURICH

SWITZERLAND

WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT

The Peer Exchange Meetup 2018 brings together invited managers of startup support organizations from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Peru, Serbia, Switzerland and Vietnam. The aim of the week is a close and inspiring exchange on the state of ecosystems, ideation and facilitating business ideas, acceleration programs and how to push entrepreneurship. Peers will work in country groups as well as cross-regional. Swiss peers will join the workshops bringing in their input, views and expertise. The week is a unique opportunity to exchange with and learn from peers from different countries, enhancing networks and discuss burning topics to further drive entrepreneurship. Read more about the Peer Exchange Meetup 2018 or have an insight of the Peer Exhange Meetup 2017 here.

OUR GUESTS

Andi Gjokutaj

OFICINA - Albania

Ana Petani

Destil - Albania

Genta Rexha

Albanian University - Albania

Meliha Gekić Lerić

INTERA - Bosnia & Herzegovina

Sanjin Osmanbašić

SPARK - Bosnia & Herzegovina

Vladimir Sukara

Qlab - Bosnia & Herzegovina

Martir Dika

SEEUTechPark - Macedonia

Maja Trajkova

CEED Hub - Macedonia

Vesna Ivanoska

Seavus - Macedonia

Pedro Aramburú

UTEC Venture - Perú

Diana Castañeda

LIQUID Venture Studio - Perú

Marilia Montesinos

StartUp Perú - Perú

Fernando Ponce

StartUPC - Perú

Jaime Sotomayor

Wayra - Perú

Ljiljana Bjeličić

Startup Centar - Serbia

Nemanja Jovic

Business Development Center Kragujevac - Serbia

Sandra Nesic

ICT Hub - Serbia

Jelena Petrovic

Science Technology Park - Serbia

Nana Radenković

Nova Iskra - Serbia

ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK

We are currently designing the week and will update this section regularly.

#	Session	Who	Time	Venue
1	Morning Session: Getting to Know Each Other	Anaïs Sägesser , Teresa Widmer	09:00 - 12:30	Switzerland Innovation Park Biel-Bienne
2	> Welcome Note SECO	Lukas Schneller
3	> Welcome Note Innovation Park	Anita Jörg , Ivana Balic
4	Lunch		12:30 - 13:30
5	Afternoon Session: goal-setting for ecosystem building	Keith Ippel	13:30 - 17:00	Switzerland Innovation Park Biel-Bienne
6	Welcome Dinner	Teresa Widmer

#	Session	Who	Time	Venue
1	Morning Sessions:		09:00 - 12:30	Switzerland Innovation Park Biel-Bienne
2	> Master the challenges of business incubation	Patrick Stähler
3	> Smartup Program: pipeline creation	René Zeier
4	Lunch		12:30 - 13:30
5	Afternoon Sessions:		13:30 - 17:00	Switzerland Innovation Park Biel-Bienne
6	> Investment readiness - the best tool for your growth & revenue	Keith Ippel
7	> How to get business angels onboard	Roland Zeller
8	> Country Action-plan creation	Keith Ippel , Aron Braun , Roland Zeller , Adrienne Perramond , Christian Kranicke , Luis Allo
9	Free Evening

#	Session	Who	Time	Venue
1	Morning Session: Corporate partnerships & intrapreneurship	Sophie Bürgin	09:00 - 12:30	INNOSpace Berne
2	> Innovation at Swiss Post	Roland Keller
3	> Johnson & Johnson’s approach to exernal innovation & partnerships	Luis Allo
4	Swiss Exploration Event		12:30 - ...
5	Swiss Dinner

#	Session	Who	Time	Venue
1	Morning Session: Accelerator business models & programs	Axel Schultze , Katka Letzing , Thomas Landis , Mike Baur	09:00 - 13:00	Kraftwerk Zurich
2	Lunch		13:00 - 14:00
3	Afternoon Session: How metrics help: Be the best player in your ecosystem	Keith Ippel	14:30 - 17:00	Kraftwerk Zurich
4	Networking Dinner

#	Session	Who	Time	Venue
1	Morning Session: Mentoring	Axel Schultze , Marc Steffen , Heiko Trautwein	09:00 - 12:30	Kraftwerk Zurich
2	Lunch		12:30 - 13:30
3	Reflection on the week & Wrap up		13:30 - 15:30	Kraftwerk Zurich
4	Farewell with Coffee & Cake		15:30