What?

Startup Weekend is a 3-day ideathon where groups of startup enthusiasts pitch their ideas, experience startup life and build new ventures.
For a quick overview of what Startup Weekend is, click here.

When?

Over the weekend from Friday, May 5th
2023 to Sunday, May 7th, 2023

Where?

At Westhive Co-Working Basel, Sandgrubenstrasse 44, 4058 Basel
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Why?

Connect with other creators

Startup Weekend is a great place to connect with passionate people driven to build something new. 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 provides participants many opportunities to engage and connect with like-minded individuals — and truly start something amazing.

Learn from the best

Learn what it really takes to innovate, disrupt, and start a company from people who’ve been there. Startup Weekend features deep experiential learning guided by an experienced hand.

Improve your knowledge

Sometimes you really need more skills and knowledge to go to the next level. Startup Weekend also goes deep on specific topics or skill sets. Just what you need to progress quickly.
Hear from former participants …
Get inspired by our experienced facilitators and speakers

Facilitator

Reginald Bien-Aime

Reginald Bien-Aime

Managing Partner Synerdreams Ltd

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Either as startup coach, mentor, advisor, consultant speaker, event host or jury. Reggie loves to keep busy with the Startup Community. His wide expertise extends to all fields of innovative business.

Co-Facilitator And Happiness Manager

Rebecca Roberts

Rebecca Roberts

Coach, Speaker and Spacemaker Inner Architecture

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Rebecca is a spacemaker and natural storyteller – she creates and holds space for exploration and discovery. She works as a facilitator for clarity and understanding and uses her gift to help teams and individuals declutter headspace for increased creativity, mental-ease and intentional action, so that they can fully step into the role of creator in their own lives.

Speaker

George Papa

George Papa

Project Manager and Startup Activities Coordinator Berlin Architectural Network

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George was involved for the last 12 years in the startup scene in Berlin after he founded there his e-learning startup in 2010. George has written two books on Metaverse and Artificial Intelligence. He has organized and was guest speaker at over 30 startup events and hackathons.

Coach

Janene Liston

Janene Liston

Pricing Consultant and Business Coach

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Janene is a highly trusted Pricing Consultant & Business Coach working with small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs across industries and the globe. She’s also a Certified Pricing Professional who has been helping businesses improve pricing and profits for over 25 years

Coach

Daniela Zumthor

Daniela Zumthor

Community Manager at Impact Hub and Pitching Coach

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Daniela works for Impact Hub Basel as community building manager and she dedicates her time connecting with different stakeholders, and planning content and activities that bring value the growing community of impact-driven startups, individuals, and organizations

Coach

Anna-Elina Pekonen

Anna-Elina Pekonen

Senior Lecturer, Coach and Business Development Expert

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Anna- Elina has experience in entrepreneurship education, design process and methods - coaching startup teams and entrepreneurs. Her background lies in the development of the startup ecosystem. She can also help you build a dream team.

Coach

Reiner Mueller

Reiner Mueller

Coach and Startup Mentor

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Reiner is Startup Coach and Mentor with more than 30 years of experience in business economics and IT Security in an international environment. He speaks German, English and French.

Coach

Gisela Andrade

Gisela Andrade

Service Solution Designer

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Gisela has over "12 years experience" in design thinking and product/service design in the IT and life sciences sector. She also coaches startups on their business development and product strategy as well as storytelling

Coach

Adam Collins

Adam Collins

Consultant for Sustainability Development

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Originally from the UK, Adam has lived and worked in Switzerland for over +10 years in sustainable development, impact measurement and consulting roles for non-profits and startups. He is a problem solver and creative thinker who loves connecting different disciplines and helping people maximize their collective potential.

Coach

Kishore Singh

Kishore Singh

Digital Strategist and Marketing Specialist, Founder at marketingwithsingh

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A marketing enthusiast, brand strategist and an avid mountain climber. He is the founder of Marketing with Singh, a digital agency that helps start-ups and SME’s build and establish a Marketing roadmap. With 10+ years of corporate experience, he currently leads two other startups whilst focusing on Social Impact projects.

Coach

Moslem Rouis

Moslem Rouis

Testmanager at Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG

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Moslem is an expert in software quality assurance and has a deep understanding of the regulatory requirements and guidelines for testing and validating Software. He is adept at managing project scope, timelines, and budgets and has the ability to identify and mitigate project risks, as well as adapt to changing circumstances and priorities to ensure project success. Moslem is also a hobby Graphic Designer for Mobile Apps.

Coach

Michael Minder

Michael Minder

Founder & CEO of mindset.swiss

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Michael is a highly experienced Entrepreneur and Digital Transformation Innovator. With a passion for people, developing businesses and digital products, he founded Mindset with the purpose of helping business owners translate their ideas into scalable digital platforms.

Jury

Marilen Alison Schwald

Marilen Alison Schwald

Co-Founder and Managing Director at INNOVATION BASEL

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Marilen is co-founder of INNOVATION BASEL and women matter/s as well as Managing Director at Donati Vini AG. She is also an external lecturer at the FHNW and HWZ and regularly speaks in the national press and on stage about networking, leadership and sustainability. Before she started her own businesses, she was Head of Sustainability at BLKB.

Jury

Heron Mochny

Heron Mochny

Strategy and Business Development Manager

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Heron brings together his experience from engineering, edtech, fashion, and sports to change the status quo one thing at a time and deliver results across varied areas such as Project Management, Business Development, Innovation, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Strategic Execution, and Social Media.

Jury

Daiana Cocora

Daiana Cocora

Digital Marketing Expert

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Passionate about marketing and digital transformation, Daiana helps businesses to become visible and successful in the “digital days”. Daiana founded her advertising agency 'Days Events' www.daysevents.com in 2007, which offers online and offline marketing solutions.

Jury

Andrea Bianchi

Andrea Bianchi

Intrapreneurship Program Manager

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With a passion for entrepreneurship and experience in open innovation, Andrea is known for always asking WHY and ensuring that projects always have a meaningful purpose.