EDUCATION SESSION

Venture Capital: Opportunities and Challenges in the Current Macroeconomic Environment

Consider venture capital opportunities within Switzerland and explore how venture capital can drive growth and provide entrepreneurs with essential access to private capital. Learn about the strategies and opportunities available to businesses and early-stage companies and gain valuable insight into the venture capital landscape.

This session is taking place at the Lugano Finance Forum. 100 Women members and their guests should register via the RSVP button below and enter the code LFF23WIF when registering. There is no charge for 100WF members and their guests who use this code.

DATE

21 November 2023

TIME

11:50 AM

The program will begin promptly at 11:50 AM; please allow time to get through building security and to register before the event begins.

LOCATION

Palazzo dei Congressi

Piazza Indipendenza 4

Lugano, Switzerland

PARTICIPANTS

Lorenzo Leoni Ph.D

Tiventures

Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch

Privilège Ventures

Paola Bissoli

abrdn

Moderator

JOINTLY PRODUCED WITH:

CAIA

www.caia.org

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BIOGRAPHIES

Lorenzo Leoni Ph.D

Managing Partner, Tiventures

Lorenzo is a serial entrepreneur and founder of biomedical/medtech companies and investment funds in the US and in Europe. He has deep experience and extensive network in venture capital, pharmaceutical and medical devices development, strategic management and entrepreneurship. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of 8 companies in Switzerland and USA. Lorenzo was the founding managing director of the innovation agency of southern Switzerland (Agire) and started Agire Invest (now TiVentures), now TiVentures. He also c0-founded the investment fund VitaTech and Creadd Ventures. Lorenzo holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from University of Lausanne and was Assistant Professor at the department of Medicine of UCSD, San Diego, working in immunology and oncology.

Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch

Founding General Partner, Privilège Ventures

Jacqueline is a seasoned entrepreneur and an influential leader with over 20 years of experience. She started her career in the banking sector and founded her first company in 2011. Soon after she started investing in venture capital and became an experienced investor in seed and early-stage venture investing. She recently launched a fund that targets gender balance teams. She strongly believes that more diversity and inclusion are not only good for society but also a very rewarding investment case. As a passionate public speaker, she captivates audiences with her empathic style, engaging with participants on the topic. She serves on several boards as a member or as the chairperson. She believes that giving back and caring is the only way to move things forward.

Paola Bissoli

Director of Business Development, abrdn

Paola is Director of Business Development, EMEA and is based in our Zurich Office. She joined abrdn in 2015 from Saint George Capital Management (Unipol-SAI Insurance Group) where she held the position of CEO and Investment Manager since 2008. Prior to that, Paola was a Hedge Fund Manager. Paola is passionate about financial education and is Zurich Chapter head for the CAIA Association since 2017. From 2013 to 2018, she was a Director of 100 Women in Finance Ltd, the London board of the Association. Paola holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino (1998) and a Certificate in Advanced Studies in Sustainable Finance from University of Zurich (2022).

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