Anne Wildhaber
Anne Wildhaber is an attorney-at-law and heads the Swiss Litigation Team at UBS. She is responsible for litigation and arbitration, criminal proceedings (especially in connection with money laundering allegations), international administrative and legal assistance, internal and regulatory investigations on a national and international level, as well as strategic legal advice in this context.
Erwin Bollinger
Sonia Ponzo
Yahel Halamish
Yahel joined Nina Capital, a specialized venture capital firm investing exclusively at the intersection of healthcare and deep tech, in 2020. At Nina Capital, Yahel focuses on Women's health and hospital management investments. She is also in charge of Investors Relations and D&I in the fund, promoting an active approach to increasing diversity. Prior to joining Nina Capital, Yahel gained vast knowledge on the VC industry and Startups in different development stages by investing in Alternative Assets for a large investment house based in Tel Aviv. Yahel started her career as a corporate lawyer, working for a top law firm in Israel, managing ongoing legal matters of public companies and IPOs. Yahel holds an MBA from IESE Business School, LLB and, BA in economics from the Hebrew University.
Stasia Obremskey
Stasia Obremskey is the Managing Director of RH Capital Funds an impact venture capital fund of Rhia Ventures where she is responsible for investing in innovations in women’s reproductive health. She joined Rhia Ventures at its founding in 2018 after more than twenty-five years of experience as an interim CFO for non-profit organizations and start-up companies and an impact investor and philanthropist in women’s reproductive health. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. She has extensive experience as a member of several nonprofit boards where she has held a number of leadership positions. Stasia is a founding member of The Maverick Collective, an initiative of PSI. As the proud mother of three young adults, she is working with scientists and entrepreneurs to find the next generation of hormone-free contraceptives to meet their sexual health needs.
Valentina Milanova
Valentina Milanova is the founder of Daye, the gynae health research and development company on a mission to close the gender pain gap and overcome historical gender biases in medical research and product innovation. After years of research and testing, Daye launched its first consumer product in 2020 - the world‘s only cramp-soothing tampon. From the outset, Valentina has baked her core values into the DNA of the company - Daye‘s products are created by women who used to be in the prison system, and their tampons are produced in a fully carbon neutral operation. Born and raised in Bulgaria, Valentina moved to the UK to attend the University of Buckingham, where she got degrees in business, economics, and law. After considering careers in journalism and econometrics, Valentina soon found herself drawn in by the start-up world, working first at Techstars and then as a venture associate for Founders Factory. Meanwhile, she began working on her own idea for a company. After 180 pitches to investors, Valentina managed to raise £4.23 million in seed funding and in 2018, Daye started officially changing the face of female health for the better.
Marco Rüedi
Marco is Entrepreneur, Coach and Trainer in the Swiss Start-up ecosystem with 20+ years international experience in strategic and operational roles across the LifeScience Industry and Healthcare Management. He is also currently a mentor for the Tech4Eva program at EPFL Innovation Park.
He is a strong believer in well-balanced teams: motivated to challenge the status quo!
Passionate to work with the next generation of Entrepreneurs/Managers for the challenges of tomorrow. He focused on Start-up and Innovation Management, Translational medicine. His motto is “From idea to market”.
He holds a Medical Doctor from the University of Fribourg, Berne and Zurich, an Executive Masters in Medical Management from eMMM PHW Berne, and an Executive Masters in Business Administration from eMBA PHW Berne.