The FE+MALE Think Tank is supported by seasoned leaders and experts who bring diverse experience from various sectors. Their insights and guidance help shape our research and amplify our impact on key challenges.
Dannie Ivanova
Digital Transformation Leader and Partner at Deloitte Digital
“Women’s voices, ideas and business acumen deserve to be heard and supported. I believe that fair gender representation in business and technology is crucial for shaping a more prosperous future and I want to do my part in ensuring that the next generation of female leaders and innovators have the support they need to thrive.”
Ryan Cameron
Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer at CleanPlay
“My focus on leadership has been through empathy and inclusion and by strong female role models early in life. As an advisor for FE+MALE, I’m committed to driving impact to close the gender gap in entrepreneurship by leveraging my marketing, branding and advertising expertise to support female founders and foster innovation for FE+MALE.”
Désirée Dosch
Startup Investor at Alvicus AG and Board Member at Xlife Sciences
“I firmly believe that equalizing financial empowerment for both female and male founders is not just the right thing to do—it’s a significant business opportunity that can create a better future for our lives, our planet, and our society. Let’s shape a more inclusive and prosperous future together.”
Maria-Luisa
Fuchs
Co-Head Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center, University of S. Gallen.
“It is proven that diversity promotes innovation and boosts economic and team performance in companies in different verticals. My ideal is to support FE+MALE Think Tank with know-how and network, to create projects that challenge and improve business performance by fostering diversity.”
Diana Engetschwiler
Entrepreneur in the AI Space and Co-Founder of WolfPak
“I joined the External Advisory Council because everybody is talking about empowering women, but still only 4% of the VC money is invested in female founders. I am for less talking, more doing.”
Lorenzo Ambrosini
Managing Director at Fondazione AGIRE
“My motivation to supporting the FE+MALE Think Tank is to give my contribution in filling the gender gap in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship. In addition, I would like to make the politic and decision-making levels aware of the issue and the upside potential of a bias-free and diversity-reach environments.”
Henrik Wesemann
Entrepreneurship Professor at IE University
“I believe that diversity isn’t just about fairness—it’s about bringing fresh perspectives that help solve complex problems and lead to more sustainable business growth. I want to help break down the barriers that keep too many talented women from succeeding as founders. FE+MALE’s approach of turning research into real, practical solutions is something I strongly support.”
Gioia Deucher
Strategic Thinker, Strong Communicator and Networker
“I am personally committed to FE+MALE’s ambition to increase the number of female entrepreneurs and strongly believe in the power of diversity in general. I am convinced that a more equal share of women adds much needed new perspectives, approaches, solutions and leadership styles to the tech world.”
Stefan Jenni
Chief Executive Officer Itaú Private Bank Zurich
“I advocate for inclusion and equitable access, driven by global experiences and research showing women face challenges in leadership and entrepreneurship. Diverse teams drive productivity and innovation, and I believe scientific advancements can transform this legacy. I’m committed to contributing to this change.”
Elsa Callini
Innovator and Technology Enthusiast at University of Bern and Part-Time Entrepreneur
“I believe in diversity and inclusion as fundamental values, on which to base our decisions, and in sustainability as a prerequisite for our actions. I am honoured to support the FE+MALE Think Tank as its data-driven approach, created impact, and ultimate purpose perfectly align with my personal and professional aspirations.”
Alida Carcano
Founding Partner at Valori AM – Investment Management
“I dream of a day in which we will all be more aware of our biases and make an effort to better manage them, of a day in which diversity will be spontaneously embedded in our everyday life (be it private or professional), of a day in which women will never feel at a disadvantage for the mere fact of being women. “
Gabriella Skala
Strategic Bridge Builder & Founder, AMP Health
“The New Competition is Collaboration. Gender inclusion and innovation succeed when diversity is deliberately translated into business development, partnerships, and scalable models. I support FE+MALE Think Tank to help build ecosystems where collaboration becomes a strategic advantage and female entrepreneurship drives measurable economic impact.”
David Statna
Managing Director at Horváth Switzerland
“I believe that promoting diversity and inclusion in entrepreneurship isn’t just a moral imperative – it’s a strategic advantage. Serving as an external advisor to FE+MALE Think Tank allows me to support evidence-based efforts to raise awareness of unconscious gender bias in business and investment, and to help shape actionable solutions that drive more equitable opportunities for founders of all genders.”
Anna Valente
Professor of Industrial Robotics, Head of ARM Automation, Robots and Machines Lab SUPSI-DTI-ISTePS
Anna Valente is a Professor of Industrial Robotics. She got a PhD in Manufacturing Technologies and Production Systems at Politecnico di Milano. Since 2006, she has been working in cooperation with big research institutions and industrial stakeholders operating in the manufacturing value chain. She is currently Co-Director of DTI-ISTePS with SUPSI and head of the Laboratory for Automation, Robots and Machines with SUPSI-DTI-ISTePS, where the core research deals with the design, engineering, and prototyping up to TRL 7 industrial solutions integrating advanced process chains to realize high-value-added products. She serves a number of Research and Innovation agencies in Switzerland and Europe, including the Board of Directors of the Innosuisse Agency. She’s the author of several books and more than 150 papers on the fields of robotics and photonics.
Frederic Blanc
Managing Partner – Switzerland – DACH Region & UK at AC Mentoring
Aligning people, organizations, visions, values, and what they do.
Supporting people and global organizations in changing, improving, restructuring, and upscaling.
A big thank you to Lucía Librero Moure, Co-Initiator of the External Advisory Committee (EAC), for her invaluable work and contribution.