Online workshop: Entrepreneurship – A Career Path to promote innovation and fuel economic growth – Discover the Swiss startup scene.
N.B: This workshop will be held in English.
Switzerland is continuously being ranked as the most Innovative country in the world by the WIPO. From Velcro to Nespresso, the country has seen many businesses flourish over the last decades and is well recognized for the quality of its products and innovation richness.
What’s its recipe to stay ahead of the game? And how could you benefit from its strong ecosystem? Either as a deep-tech or low-tech entrepreneur, numerous organizations and systems are in place to support you on the journey!
Join us on February 12nd 2024 12.15 PM CET to hear from Jérôme Michaud, EPFL Alumnus and serial entrepreneur, and learn more about how it looks like to be an entrepreneur.
This workshop will address the entrepreneurial journey as an alternative path to traditional employment, give you a strong understanding of the Swiss startup ecosystem and resources you need to navigate the complexity of starting and growing a business.
Topics covered in the workshop:
- Understanding of what is entrepreneurship about
- Addressing key challenges entrepreneurs face during the journey
- Addressing key skills required to succeed as an entrepreneur
- Presenting the multi-layer Swiss startup ecosystem
- Explaining the role of incubators, accelerators and innovation hubs
- Presenting the Fundraising Canvas (startup accelerator)
- Tips and advises from a serial entrepreneur
This workshop is for you if:
- You want to learn what is entrepreneurship and why we need it
- You want to discover an alternative career path to ‘traditional’ employment
- You want to optimize your chances of success as an entrepreneur
- You want to discover the richness of the Swiss startup ecosystem
- You want to get hands-on tips and advises from a serial entrepreneur
Speaker
Jérôme is an EPFL Alumnus, MSc in Material Science Engineering (2011) and CAS in Management of Life Sciences Ventures (2023), Project Management Professional (PMPÒ 2021) and Situational Leadership Trainer (SLIIÒ 2022) with 15 years of experience in innovation, operations management, 1 successful exit and two businesses up and running (Augeo Business Coaching and PhenomX Health SA).
Jérôme is currently an active startup coach/mentor at Tech4Eva, FemTechLab, MassChallenge Switzerland and, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of PhenomX Health, an early stage Swiss FemTech startup.
That’s his passion for entrepreneurship that pushes him to create his first company in 2010 while studying and after 5 years and a successful exit, join Procter & Gamble to drive and scale-up innovation. During more than a decade managing corporate innovation Jérôme developed a strong expertise in the consumer goods and healthcare industries, notably managing P&G/Teva Pharmaceuticals JV post dissolution and the integration of Merck consumer health from an end-to-end technical operations point of view.
As a coach and mentor since 2021 Jérôme regularly supports startups and SMEs in the fields of MedTech, Digital Health and BioTech. These activities helped him develop a strong understanding of the Swiss and International startup ecosystem and, network. His fields of expertise include business strategy and operations, portfolio and resources management, digital transformation, organizational design and development, strategic partnerships.
Registration conditions:
Registration for this workshop is reserved for EPFL alumnae and alumni. It is nominative, non-exchangeable and non-refundable. The EPFL Alumni organises this workshop and reserves the right to cancel it for organisational reasons. In this case, registrants will be informed by email before the date of the workshop and refunded.
Transmission of the Zoom link: The Zoom link and any relevant course materials will be sent to registered participants via email (please remember to check your spam/junk folder). In case you have not received any communication within 2 hours before the workshop, kindly reach out to us at career.alumni@epfl.ch up to 30 minutes before the workshop commencement. Unfortunately, beyond this point, we will not be able to provide you with the link. We appreciate your understanding.
