Female Innovation Forum honors most innovative female founder

At Female Innovation Forum In Dielsdorf, crowd intelligence is put into practice - in the sense of "make ideas bigger better faster together". Speakers from Switzerland and abroad are expected in the five key innovation areas of sustainability and globalization, blockchain, the age revolution, digitalization and people, and social entrepreneurs, including one of the rising stars of the international blockchain scene, 32-year-old Irra Ariella Khi, founder of the blockchain company "VChain London". In the following Workshops four female founders will discuss and analyze the biggest challenges of the young companies selected in advance together with the attendees in order to enable the start-ups to take the next step together.

Female Innovation Forum Award Night

At the end of the forum, the jury prize "Female Innovator of the Year" and a "Recognition" Award. The Innovation Award honors women who have implemented a product, process or service innovation with a leverage effect for promoting competition and creating jobs with a major impact on the sustainable strengthening of the Swiss economy. "Recognition" Award honors women whose innovation is either already very well developed and known in the market or which represents a sustainable idea with impact for a local community. 21 personalities make up the jury, which is exceptionally diverse and broadly supported. Among them are Simona Scarpaleggia, CEO of Ikea, Birgit Pestalozzi from Digital Switzerland, Christoph Birkenholz from Impact Hub, Dr. Carole Ackermann from Business Angels Switzerland, Nina Reinhart from SICTIC, and Christine Schmid from Credit Suisse.