Marc Gruber |Full Professor at the College of Management of Technology, EPFL

Marc is full professor at the College of Management of Technology at EPFL where he holds the Chair of Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization (ENTC). Marc also acted as Associate (2013-2016) and as Deputy Editor (2017-2020) at the Academy of Management Journal (AMJ). Furthermore, Marc is co-author of the book “Where to Play: 3 Steps for Discovering Your Most Valuable Market Opportunities”, which introduces the Market Opportunity Navigator used by tens of thousands of startups and established firms to improve their capabilities in opportunity identification and new wealth creation.

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Sara Lev |Head of the Start-Up MBA

Sara leads the Start-Up MBA program at the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management. She is an expert in the intersection between Academia, Technology and Business. Prior to her arrival to the Technion, she led entrepreneurship and innovation programs in academic and business organizations in East Africa, focusing on Tanzania. Sara also developed and managed Carmel, the Technology Transfer company of the University of Haifa and worked for several years in the start-up hi-tech industry.

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Aviv Zeevi Balasiano  | VP, Technology Infrastructure Division

Aviv has vast experience in the field of technological developments, in developing online systems as well as training and simulation systems. In his most recent role he served as the head of the ICT department in the Israeli Research Directorate of the European Research Program. He  has a PhD in Information Systems Management from the Tel Aviv University. He holds several additional degrees in Economics, Political Science and Management.

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Hilda Liswani | Tech4Dev Sustainability Engagement Manager

Hilda is a sustainable investments and inclusive innovation professional. She is the Sustainability Engagement Manager at Tech4Dev, Tech4Impact’s dedicated global South program housed at the Vice-Presidency for Innovation (VPI), EPFL where she is helping to bridge the gap between technology, innovation and social impact.

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Daphna Managern| Design Program Manager

Daphna worked for 8 years in the field of architecture and design before specializing in design and innovation management. For the last four years, her focus is to develop the appropriate tools and services to accelerate the startup growth with design.

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Iris Schilthuis and Remco Aalbersberg | Chairs of the SensUs Organization

Business beyond borders: The European Venture Programme.

Steven van Huiden (TU/e), Kristoffer Buch (DTU), Shuli Shwartz (Technion), are at their universities responsible for supporting startups with coaching, network, entrepreneurship programs and funding. Sylke Hoehnel (SUN Bioscience), Arnold Bitner (Modelwise), Freek van Welsenis (Hable)  are co-founders of their respective companies.

Steven van Huiden (TU/e)	Kristoffer Buch (DTU)	Shuli Shwartz (Technion)
Arnold Bitner (Modelwise)	Freek van Welsenis (Hable)	Sylke Hoehnel (SUN Bioscience)

Jes Broeng | Professor and Director

Jes Broeng is serial entrepreneur, professor and director of DTU Entrepreneurship. He is a member of the Danish Research and Innovation Council and serves the European Commission as part of an expert group for the European Innovation Council.

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Carlo van de Weijer | General Manager of the Eindhoven AI Systems Institute (EAISI)

Carlo van de Weijer (1966) has a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the TU Eindhoven and a PhD degree with honors from TU in Graz. Currently he is managing director of the newly founded Eindhoven AI System Institute EAISI at Eindhoven University of Technology. He advises ministries and industries around the world on the future of mobility and is member of the supervisory board of several high-tech companies and start-ups. He is an international speaker on exponential technology and the future of high-tech, amongst others as faculty member of Silicon Valley based Singularity University. Furthermore, he is a weekly columnist in the leading Dutch financial newspaper.

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