Business Apéro 2025

Business Apéro is an annual information and networking event organised by USI Startup Centre in collaboration with SUPSI as part of the Innosuisse Entrepreneurship Training programme. This year’s edition will focus on corporate innovation and collaboration between startups and established companies.

The event is open to entrepreneurs, students, researchers, and anyone interested in the topic.

Event Programme:

17:30 – 17:40 | Welcome and introduction by USI Startup Centre

17:40 – 18:00 | “Corporate Innovation at TWINT” – Laura Binda, New Business & Innovation Manager, TWINT

18:00 – 18:20 | “Kickstart Innovation: Building bridges between startups and corporates” – Sara Fedele, Senior Manager, Kickstart Innovation

18:20 – 18:40 | Q&A with speakers

18:40 – 20:00 | Apéro & Networking

Speakers:

• Laura Binda
  
  Laura is the New Business & Innovation Manager at TWINT, Switzerland’s leading mobile payment app and Board Member of the Swiss Startup Association. With a strong background in digital business development, Laura’s experience spans from product innovation to ecosystem partnerships across multiple industries.
   
• Sara Fedele
  
  Sara is the Senior Manager, at Kickstart Innovation, one of Europe’s largest innovation platforms, and she is responsible for PR, communications and business development activities. She is a lecturer at SUPSI on entrepreneurship, marketing strategy, sustainable innovation, and mentors early-stage founders at Startupbootcamp’s Sustainability Accelerator. She brings experience from working across startup ecosystems and innovation strategies.

To attend the event, please sign up by 12 May 2025 at the following link: https://form.usi.ch/form/view.php?id=443383

For more information: startup@usi.ch