Topic: Cooperation between Large Corporations and Start-ups
Date: Friday 21st September 2018, 11.15-13.45
Organized as a lunch meeting, sandwiches will be provided!
Location: EPFL Innovation Park, Building D, 1015 Lausanne
How to find: https://epfl-innovationpark.ch/access-contact/
Abstract:
Given the speed of innovation, the shorter technology lifecycles, both large companies and start-ups
have a vested interest in collaborating. Successful alliances can significantly speed up time to
market and scaling up, amongst others. However, there are many reasons why such partnerships
could go wrong. Hence the need for studying the best practices from successful case studies as well
as failures, learning from the best companies & start-ups that have developed collaborations
contributing to their success. In the workshop you will get first-hand experience from several large
corporations and start-ups.
11.15 Reception
11.30 Opening remarks
Jean-Philippe Lallement, Managing Director, EPFL Innovation
Park
Moderation
René Hausammann, President, Swissparks.ch
11.50 Case Study 1
Experience from Cisco and Samsung
Massimo Lucchina, Head Strategy and Innovation Center
Europe, Samsung
12.10 Case Study 2
Experience in Aerospace from scale-up Swissto12
Emile de Rijk, Founder and CEO
12.30 Lunch Break
12.50 Case Study 3
Experience in Life Science from Lunaphore Technologies
Dr. Ata Tuna Ciftlik, Founder and CEO
13.10 Case study 4
Experience from Swisscom
Raphaël Rollier, Digital Innovation and Transformation,
Swisscom
13.30 Q/A, discussion
13.45 Apéro
