This was the first FemBizSwiss Award
The first FemBizSwiss Award was presented in Zurich on Friday. Under the motto "beyond the next level", women who are helping to shape the future of the country with their digital ideas were honored in the categories Leadership, Innovation and Communication.
The goal of the award is to give women and their exciting initiatives more reach and to emphasize the importance of them internationally as well.
"Making the great women and their projects visible is a big step towards more diversity," says Tijen Onaran, award initiator and founder of Global Digital Women. "It's not just the nominees who benefit from the award. As role models, they encourage others to follow their path and realize their ideas."
Together with business journalist Patrizia Laeri, Tijen Onaran led the evening. They spoke with host Anette Bronder, Group Chief Operating Officer of Swiss Re, about current diversity developments in the Swiss digital and technology industry. Before the winners were crowned, Kenza Ait Si Abbou, winner of the 2018 Digital Female Leader Award, encouraged the nominees in her keynote speech on "Lucky or Not?" not to downplay the hard work behind their success.
Award winners
LeadershipBettina Hirsig, CEO Powecoders
Innovation: Nadia Fischer and Valérie Vuillerat, founders of Witty Works
CommunicationLea Hungerbühler, President and Founder of AsyLex
Finalists
Leadership: Arijana Walcott and Sophie Lamparter, Co-Founder Dart Labs; Nadja Perroulaz, Co-Founder Liip.
Innovation: Melanie Gabriel, Co-Founder & CMO Yokoy; Sophie Achermann and Kathrin Bertschy, CEO alliance F
Communication: Gabrielle Lang, CEO Frontwerks and Pointcast.io; Sylvie Reinhard, President of the Board Republik
