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.
The organs part of the program are: Program Jury, Industry Experts and the Advisory Board.
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.
Hugo Boss
Heads for Excellence
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne
7 For All Mankind
UBS Switzerland AG
EPFL
HUGO BOSS
University of Lausanne
Microsoft
University of Lausanne
Swiss Textiles
Alpha Square Invest
Universität St.Gallen
OF Design Sagl
Breitling
The Honourable Merchants Group
HUGO BOSS
PME (Ringier Media Switzerland)
TAG Heuer
Etat de Vaud
CodeLounge, part of USI Software Institute
HUGO BOSS
lastminute
Logitech
Selected experts will support the participants of the Program providing training and methodological guidance throughout the different stages.
michaelsojka.com
TEOXANE Laboratories
Playmarketing.ch
Virens ingénieurs Sàrl
swissICT
Impact Hub Ticino
amplilabs
Consulentia 3.0 AG
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.
Lugano Living Lab
University of Bern
EPFL