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Build a Circular Startup in 54 amazing hours

18-20 September 2026

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Startup Weekend Basel
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Startup Weekend Basel

Pitch your idea, rally your people, and INNOVATE FOR A CIRCULAR FUTURE

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What?

Startup Weekend Circular Basel builds on a proven approach to bring ideas forward that solve our current challenges with a focus on circular solutions. You get to jump into a 3-day hackathon where you turn ideas into circular solutions. Build new ventures, experience startup life, and pitch your ideas to create real impact.

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When?

Over the weekend from Friday, 18, September to Sunday, 20 September 2026

Where?

Memox Basel SBB, Peter Merian-Strasse 80, 4052 Basel.

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Public Information Session

  • Date: 17 February 2026
  • Time: 18:30 - 19:15
  • Online: Zoom
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What is the Circular Economy?

You’ll explore key principles of the circular economy, such as designing for reuse, reducing waste, and creating sustainable business models. Through hands-on workshops and expert mentoring, you’ll gain practical skills in circular innovation, resource management, and eco-friendly product development—essential tools for building ventures that align with a regenerative economy.

For more on what the Circular Economy is, click here.

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Agenda

  • 17:00 Aperó and networking
  • 18:00 Introduction & welcome
  • 18:30 Keynote and Inspiration
  • 18:45 Pitching of Ideas
  • 19:30 Pitching of Ideas
  • 20:00 Team Formation
  • 20:45 Close out and work

Why?

Connect with other creators

Startup Weekend Circular Basel is a great place to connect with passionate people driven to build something new and impactful. There is no better place to meet new friends, colleagues, mentors, and co-founders.

Start something great

Knowing you’re not alone can make all the difference. Startup Weekend Circular Basel provides participants many opportunities to engage and connect with like-minded individuals and experts — and truly start something amazing.

Learn about circularity

You’ll explore key principles of the circular economy, such as designing for reuse, reducing waste, and creating sustainable business models —essential tools for building ventures that align with a regenerative economy.

Startup Weekend Circular Basel is a great place to connect with passionate people driven to build something new and impactful. There is no better place to meet new friends, colleagues, mentors, and co-founders.

Knowing you’re not alone can make all the difference. Startup Weekend Circular Basel provides participants many opportunities to engage and connect with like-minded individuals and experts — and truly start something amazing.

You’ll explore key principles of the circular economy, such as designing for reuse, reducing waste, and creating sustainable business models —essential tools for building ventures that align with a regenerative economy.

YOUR TEAM FOR THIS EDITION

Facilitator

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Réginald Bien-Aimé

Entrepreneur | Community Catalyst | Corporate speaker & MC

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Keynote Speaker

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Emily Even

Primal

CMO Growth & Impact

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Close Emily is CMO of Primal, a Dutch B Corp transforming hospitality waste through circular products and systems. With a background in sustainability project management and advisory at the City of Amsterdam, she focuses on brand strategy, market development and strategic partnerships, helping turn circular innovation into real-world impact.

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André Moeri

BaselCircular

Ecosystems & Business Development

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Prof. Dr. Tina Haisch

University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, School of Business
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Close Circular thinker. Startup doer. Solution builder.
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Violeta Tomosoiu

TaSuVal

Founder & Executive Director

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Close Bridging science, business strategy, operational transformation and innovation. Startup mentor and investor.
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Marco Rupprich

FHNW

Professor

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Frank Krysiak

University of Basel

Professor

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Experts

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Andrea Bianchi

Energy Data Innovation Hub

Innovation program Manager

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Close Project Manager specializing in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. I design and execute complex intrapreneurship and startup programs for corporates, universities, and innovation networks.
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David Jutzi

Hejuba

Managing Director

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Close David Jutzi Bsc Informatics, Universität Basel, 2018 Universitätsrechenzentrum, 2005–2016 HEJUBA, seit 2012
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Gisela Andrade

Basel Area & Innovation

Senior Innovation expert and Innovation Program Manager

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Close 10 years of experience in innovation in different sectors, from IT to life sciences, sustainability to social impact. specialised in product development, product market fit and customer journey optimisation
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Janene Liston

The Pricing Lady

Founder

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Close Janene Liston is a pricing strategist who helps startups, scale ups and small businesses make structured, strategic pricing decisions instead of guessing their way to a number.
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Jimena Aguilar

Tica Doing Things

Founder

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Close Speaker & Facilitator | Identity, Migration & Belonging | Human-Centered Program Design
Jimena Aguilar is the founder of Tica Doing Things, where she designs workshops and programs exploring identity, migration, and belonging. With a background in digital operations, content strategy, and program design, she works at the intersection of community building, storytelling, and social impact.
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Kishore Singh

Marketing with Singh

Founder

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Close Passionate about startups, I help them scale through innovative marketing solutions. As the founder of Marketing with Singh, I focus on driving startup growth through strategic brand positioning and Marketing.
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Maria Fernanda Cladera Melgar

MCM WORLDWIDE

Startup and Business Analytics

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Close I help early-stage teams turn a broad sustainability problem into a clear business case: Who has the problem? How big is it? What should we validate first? And which numbers can prove the idea creates real value? Background in data analytics, startups and business strategy across Switzerland and Latin America.
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Marina Hasler

University of Basel

Sustainability Manager

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Close Building on seven years in the sustainable startup ecosystem of Northwestern Switzerland, I currently deepen my sustainability know-how as a Sustainability Manager at the University of Basel. Distilling complexity, resolving conceptual bottlenecks, and connecting people with the strategic expertise they need are some of my strengths I bring as a mentor.
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Pascal Mühry

ELUVA

Co-founder & Head of Sales

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Close Pascal Mühry-Städeli is the founder of Energiewende Cooperative Basel and has worked for years with photovoltaic systems and electric charging stations, including as managing director of an industry association. He has helped set up several start-ups and is strongly committed to sustainable business. He is currently establishing ELUVA, an energy management system for industrial batteries designed to stabilize the power grid.
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Patricia Vlad

Novo Nordisk

Patient Engagement Lead

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Close With the customer always in mind, Patricia drives performance excellence and impactful change through strategic leadership and transformation.
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Violeta Tomosoiu

TaSuVal

Founder & Executive Director | International Growth Advisor in Life Sciences

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Close Violeta is an innovation and international growth advisor with 20+ years supporting startups, SMEs, and corporates to scale ventures. She combines R&D, marketing, venture creation, investment, and cross-border expertise. Agricultural Engineer with 11 years at Syngenta, her background is reinforced by advanced medical studies, bridging agriculture, biotech, and healthcare innovation.
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Olena Bolger

Go Circular in Life Sciences (GCiLS)

Lead & Co-Chair Executive Board

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Close Olena Bolger leads Go Circular in Life Sciences (GCiLS) and works at the Institute for Ecopreneurship at FHNW School of Life Sciences. She specialises in circular economy, ecosystem development and building cross-sector collaborations that turn sustainability ideas into practical projects.
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Linda van Egmond

Linda Van Egmond

Brand Activation & Go-to-Market Strategist for Impact Startups

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Close Linda helps early-stage founders figure out who their customer really is and why they'd care, before they spend months building for the wrong one. 20 years in impact and startup and scale-up marketing, including The Ocean Cleanup.
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Carolina Rovira

University of Basel

Innovation Manager

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Close Carolina supports start-ups and established companies in integrating future-proof technologies in the food and health sectors, as well as students in an impact driven entrepreneurship course.