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.

Jury - Call for Challenges #1 'Innovation & Technology'

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.

Olga Burfan

Head of E-Commerce

Philipp Plein

Filippo Chiari

Senior Director Data & Analytics

VF International

Lydia Schmeink

TL CAD, 3D virtualization & Projects

Hugo Boss

Mauro Dal Bosco

Global CFO

7 For All Mankind

Simone Pulzato

Business Strategy Principal

Hugo Boss

Marco Esteri

Global IT Director

ETRO

Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch

Founding General Partner

Privilège Ventures SA

Paolo Agazzone

Chairman & Founder

Alpha Square Invest

Gabriele Amadò

Head Corporate Banking Sopraceneri

UBS Switzerland AG

Martina Dalla Vecchia

Prof.

FHNW

Andrew Reid

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

Microsoft

Dagmar T. Jenni

Director

Swiss Retail Federation

Stephane JG Girod

Professor of Strategy & Organizational Innovation

IMD

Alberto Albertini

Strategic Marketing Director

Antares Vision

Felicitas Morhart

Ordinary Professor of Marketing

University of Lausanne

Andrea Monti

CEO

EHL Next

Reto Hofstetter

Professor Dr.

Universität St.Gallen

Andrea Bolla

Client Advisor Corporate Banking Ticino

UBS Switzerland AG

Jury - Call for Challenges #2 'Sustainability'

Simone Pulzato

Business Strategy Principal

Hugo Boss

Vera Galarza

Global Head of Sustainability

Triumph