About

The Innovation Booster Fashion & Lifestyle empowers operational, technological, and social innovations developed with and for the Swiss Fashion and Lifestyle sector.

Leveraging the Leading House community and network, the Innovation Booster Fashion & Lifestyle creates a unique ecosystem enabling the dissemination of radical solutions to the challenges of the sector.

Additional organs part of the program are: Program Jury and Industry Experts.

About Innovation Booster

The Innovation Booster Fashion & Lifestyle is led by Dagorà Lifestyle Innovation Hub as Leading House, responsible for the delivery and coordination of the Innovation Booster activities, as well as the methodological support and guidance of the Program.

Leading House - Dagorà Lifestyle Innovation Hub

Dagorà revolutionises the interaction between companies, promoting business networking and orchestrating a vibrant community of C-level Executives. Dagorà Lifestyle Innovation Hub is a collaborative space located at Via Peri 21b in Lugano where companies and investors meet to create new business opportunities, fostering connections with universities and institutions. Our mission is to stimulate creativity and provide the Community with the necessary relationships to develop their companies. Among its main activities Dagorà manages events, industry deep dives, community days at lifestyle brands and workshops for innovation.

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Jury - Call for Challenges #1 - "Beyond Digital: Technology & Sustainability Solutions to Reimagine Fashion & Lifestyle"

The Program Jury consists of experts in research, business and society who decide what ideas obtain funding. The Jury adheres to program rules and is trusted in the protection of all the ideas, being responsible for reasonable funding. The Jury is structured by expertise with dedicated members for each Call for Challenges.

Alberto Lampis

Senior Manager Strategic Sourc. RM & Sustainability

Hugo Boss

Svenja Reinhard-Schlauderaff

Founder and Managing Director

Heads for Excellence

Andrea Monti

CEO EHL NEXT

Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne

Paolo Agazzone

Chairman & Founder

Alpha Square Invest

Sanja Kordic

Head of Industry Liaison Office

EPFL

Gabriele Amadò

Head Corporate Banking Sopraceneri

UBS Switzerland AG

Simone Pulzato

Business Strategy Principal

HUGO BOSS

Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch

Founding General Partner

Privilège Ventures SA

Felicitas Morhart

Ordinary Professor of Marketing

University of Lausanne

Andrew Reid

Global Partner Solutions Director, Member of the Microsoft Swiss Leadership Board

Microsoft

Dafina Kokollari

Innovation Manager

EHL Hospitality Business School

Alberto Albertini

Strategic Marketing Director

Antares Vision

Reto Hofstetter

Professor Dr.

Universität St.Gallen

Andrea Bolla

Client Advisor Corporate Banking Ticino

UBS Switzerland AG

Nina Bachmann

Sustainability, Technology, Member of the management board

Swiss Textiles

Nicola Guarneri

Managing Partner

OF Design Sagl

Jury - Call for Challenges #2

Pascal Guilbert

Chief Information Officer

TAG Heuer

Vera Galarza

Global Head of Sustainability

Triumph

Thierry Vial

Editor-in-chief

PME (Ringier Media Switzerland)

Iohannès Bry

Responsable innovation et veille économique

Etat de Vaud

Lydia Schmeink

TL CAD,3D & Projects

HUGO BOSS

Marco D'Ambros

Director

CodeLounge, part of USI Software Institute

Martino Forcella

Global Sourcing & Operations Director

North Sails Apparel

Olga Burfan

Head of Global E-Commerce

Philipp Plein

Simone Pulzato

Business Strategy Principal

HUGO BOSS

Antonio Puntello

Vice President Global Sustainability

Timex Group

Roberto Lombardi

Senior Director Internal Audit, Global Sustainability & ESG

Guess Europe Sagl

Gabriele Amadò

Head Corporate Banking Sopraceneri

UBS Switzerland AG

Sara Munaretto

Head of eCommerce

7 For All Mankind

Heinz Zeller

Principal Sustainability

HUGO BOSS

Paolo Agazzone

Chairman & Founder

Alpha Square Invest

Nina Bachmann

Sustainability, Technology, Member of the management board

Swiss Textiles

Mauro Dal Bosco

Global CFO

7 For All Mankind

Alberto Albertini

Strategic Marketing Director

Antares Vision

Johanna Gollnhofer

Prof. Dr.

University of St.Gallen

Barbara Miller

Professor

FHNW

Nicola Guarneri

Managing Partner

OF Design Sagl

Experts

Selected experts will support the participants of the Program providing training and methodological guidance throughout the different stages.

Tamar Koifman

Senior Consultant

TEOXANE Laboratories

Gianni Vacca

CEO

Playmarketing.ch

Giulia Miniero

Associate Professor

Franklin University Switzerland

Paolo Cortelazzi

Brand Marketing Expert

Eleonora De Canio

Export Consultant Southern Switzerland

Switzerland Global Enterprise

Lorenzo Centi

Expert in Procurement and Sustainability

Vera Dianova

Assistant Professor of Economics

Franklin University Switzerland

Luca Innocenzi

Managing Director

Consulentia 3.0 AG

Alessandra Greco

Digital Transformation Consultant

Jawad Reddani

Agronomist

Proconseil

Tiziano Luccarelli

Co-Lead

Impact Hub Ticino

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board verifies impact and visibility of the Fashion & Lifestyle IB, fostering promotion of activities and growth. They provide feedback on events and criteria as diversity, inclusion and overall performance during the activities. The advisors include managers and experts from brands, associations, investors, Swiss and international academic representatives.

Elena Marchiori

Capoprogetto

Lugano Living Lab

Eleonora Borda

Industry Liaison Officer

EPFL