SEF.Founder Conference @SEF.22

Lars Mangelsdorf is the co-founder and Chief Customer Officer of the all-in-one spend management platform Yokoy. He co-founded the Swiss FinTech Yokoy together with his four co-founders in 2019. Today they have more than 140 employees across five different European offices, more than 500 customers and are backed by prestigious investors such as Sequoia, Left Lane and Balderton. Lars recently got featured on the Forbes 30 under 30 list. Moreover, he’s a big tech enthusiast and invests in new technologies that are challenging the status quo.

Vivek Ramaswamy is a successful entrepreneur and a New York Times bestselling author. He is the founder and executive chairman of Roivant Sciences, a new type of biopharmaceutical company focused on the application of technology to drug development. In 2020 he emerged as a prominent commentator on stakeholder capitalism, free speech, and woke culture. He has authored numerous articles and op-eds, which have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, National Review, Newsweek, and Harvard Business Review. Vivek serves on the board of directors of the Philanthropy Roundtable, the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, and St. Xavier High School.

Alan Frei is an entrepreneur, minimalist and vagabond from Zurich. In the past few years he has founded various companies which, with the exception of Amorana, have not been successful. In 2020 Alan Frei sold Amorana to the Lovehoney Group (UK) and remains the CMO of Amorana.
Alan Frei studied economics at the University of Zurich (UZH). He is a minimalist, owns about 80 items and lives in a hotel on about 17 square meters.

Nicole Herzog is an entrepreneur with experience in digital products, management and communication. She is a passionate business angel and professional board member of different enterprises like VIU Ventures and Skribble. Actually she is a chairwoman at Sherpany and is co-founder of the talent management software Haufe-Umantis. Nicole Herzog studied law at the University of St. Gallen.

In 1993, Michael Hobmeier joined PricewaterhouseCoopers and became Partner and Head of Financial Services Switzerland. Since 2014, he has been strengthening the start-up financing platform “investiere” / Verve Capital Partners AG as Chief Investment Officer (CIO). In 2018, he was also elected to the Board of Directors of Migros Bank.
Michael Hobmeier has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Swiss Air-Rescue Rega since 2007 and has been Head of the Finance Commission for many years. He was elected Chairman on 1.1.2019.

Jürg Schwarzenbach was co-founder and co-owner of DELEC AG, which he sold to the German group Bechtle AG in 2005. He is a member of the Powerpreneur Network of the Swisseconomic Forum and a jury member of the Swiss Venture Club. He is also the initiator and president of Aare Ventures, the start-up investor network in the Mittelland region. In 2007, he founded Marcaro AG as an investment company with a focus on start-ups and SMEs.

Mascha Santschi will guide you through the event. Mascha Santschi is a lawyer and managing director of Santschi & Felber JustizKommunikation GmbH, which supports companies and authorities in the area of conflict between law and communication. Previously, the Bernese worked as a presenter and editor at Radio Berner Oberland, and was clerk of the Superior Court and head of communications for the Lucerne court system.

Silvan Krähenbühl moderates the Investor Panel. He is the host of the Swisspreneur Podcast, co-founder and former CEO of Gymhopper (acquired by myClubs), co-founder of Unicorn Ventures. He graduated in business administration from the University of St. Gallen.