Steffen Ehrhardt
Steffen Ehrhardt has worked for 20 years at Google, he was one of the first Account Managers for Google in DACH followed by 15 years work experience in Go-To-Market and Strategy for Google EMEA.
He is an active angel investor and is serving as a board member in several early stage start-ups and also runs a syndicate that invests in Ex-Google employee founded startups.
He is also a mentor in the ETH Entrepreneur Club, Rockstart, Techstars and Seedstars and was running communities within Google and also for many years in the heydays of AOL.
In recent years, his dedication is in the SDG/Sustainability space and how Tech can be used for Good.
Yuliia Chornei
Yuliia holds a Master’s degree in International Communicative Technologies from the Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and an advanced diploma in Digital Marketing from the International Business School, The Hague.
She has over 8 years of experience in marketing, communication, and events management. She has launched online medical congresses for Ukraine, CIS countries, the Balkan region, and Northern Europe.
In the past, she worked for the Design and Manufacturing Company Ukrainian Armor, where she created the brand strategy and established the marketing department from scratch.
Joëlle Stocker
After completing her masters degree at the University of Zurich, Joëlle found herself in the midst of the startup ecosystem in Switzerland and decided to stay.
As a born connector and with over five years of experience in project and event management in the FinTech and InsurTech area, Joëlle is poised to drive the success of the SICTIC ecosystem and elevate the event management and communications efforts. With online, hybrid and in-person events and event formats such as Demo Days, Masterclasses, webinars and more, Joëlle has contributed to the startup scene in her previous position at Tenity (formerly F10). She continues her work of bringing startups and investors together with SICTIC.
Kasia Krókowska
Kasia Krókowska brings over a decade of experience working for Google in developing strategic partnerships and contributing to both internal and external community-building efforts, including start-up engagements and mentoring initiatives (Google Campus for Startups, Startup Lab – Google Growth Engine, Xoogler Demo Day). Whether it’s coordinating a conference for thousands or a small gathering of entrepreneurs, Kasia is motivated by driving engagement and creating experiences that leave a lasting impact. She led fundraising initiatives that have raised over $2 million annually for charitable causes. Kasia is passionate about entrepreneurship both in practice and through formal education at Harvard Business School Online.